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Originally Posted by ComixZone
The Oilers did embrace their futility, which the Flames still may do (although it is not what they're saying) - but what they did kind of aligns with what I'm hoping to see.
They made the following sell-off trades:
Jeff Petry for a 2nd + 5th
David Perron for 1st
That's effectively the equivalent of trading Rasmus Andersson and 1 of Nazem Kadri or Blake Coleman in the Flames current world (Flames may be better positioned from a returns perspective).
Edmonton finished with the 3rd best odds (11.5%) trailing Buffalo (20%), and Arizona (13.5%) while Toronto had 9.5%.
Edmonton 1st Overall: Connor McDavid
Buffalo 2nd Overall: Jack Eichel
Arizona 3rd Overall: Dylan Strome
Toronto 4th Overall: Mitchell Marner
Carolina 5th Overall: Noah Hanifin
It's a good example of taking a path forward to maximize their own draft lottery %. A bottom two finish is important. You want to give yourself a shot at 1st or 2nd overall (3rd overall is in that conversation this year as well).
Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel are both foundational pieces. McKenna, and Stenberg could be that, although at wing they may not be as important - however, look at that impact drop once you get beyond those top two picks.
So while they didn't tank going into the season, which is not what we're talking about at this point with the Flames anyways - we're talking about seeing the opportunity in front of them, that their play has earned. Embrace this season in a proactive way - that's what I'd like to see. More proactive than what Edmonton did, as their trades I believe didn't happen until the trade deadline.
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The Flames have traded bigger names than that...Ras is being traded 100%. Coleman and Kadri arent finishing their contracts here.