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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I'd have jumped at Ritchie and the 2026 1st - anything else would been crazy and a gross overpayment.
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A bit dramatic with the firable offence I'd say.
It's possible the Flames are just not that high on Ritchie. They reached a bit for Honzak in that same draft.
Sure Kadri is not young, but he's still producing. It's not unreasonable to think Ritchie, that late 26 first, and third eventually yields nothing. When teams are willing to trade a recently drafted player now...it's usually a decent indicator that they're not as high on the player now vs. When the player was drafted.