Originally Posted by Robbob
it was an obvious yes to me. I think it will still be the case after this trade deadline.
Flames picks in the first 3 round.
2024 - 9, 28, 41, 62, 74, 84
2025 - 18, 32, 54, 80
Currently expected to pick as of Jan 27
2026 - 4ish, 29ish, 36ish, 65ish 69ish
2027 - early first, late first, early 2nd, early 3rd
Sitting at 19 picks with the potential of more higher picks from Kadri, Coleman, and Whitecloud.
So top picks ranging from 19 to 24 over a 4 year period.
Obviously the key is the player selected in the next few drafts.
Compared to other rebuild teams:
SJ - 17th picks
2023 - 4, 26, 36, 71
2024 - 1, 11, 33, 53, 82
2025 - 2, 30, 33, 53, 95
2026 - 17ish, 20ish, 64ish
Chi picks - 24 picks
2023 - 1, 19, 35, 44, 55, 67, 93
2024 - 2, 18, 27, 67, 72, 92
2025 - 3, 25, 29, 66
2026 - 6ish, 16ish, 38ish, 45ish, 51ish, 70ish
These are 2 of the pro rebuild teams. I picked 4 years but even if you add that 5th year I think the Flames are right in there with the picks. I think a lot of what is driving the rebiggle is that we haven't gotten that one piece yet. If I have time, I might go back and add up the draft pick value, which might also be an interesting exercise or metric.
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