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Originally Posted by D as in David
Teams rarely want to pick players that other teams want. That's why we consistently see teams move up from later picks to earlier picks without providing any additional compensation. 34th gets you 28th every time. If the Flames are the team that wants McKenna, they could use a later-round pick to grab him. It's a coincidence that highly desired players get picked early.
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It's an exponential decay curve, when it comes to value, so that wouldn't quite work that way.
I think both sides are right, and at this point are just arguing for the sake of arguing. A late 1st is better than an early 2nd. That said, you're likely going to get a pretty similar player a couple of picks later. I'm certain the Flames would've loved to get a 1st in the early-late teens, but teams fighting to get into the playoffs rarely give up 1sts for rentals.