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Calgary Flames unlikely to trade back into 1st round

June 16, 2018, 11:01 AM ET [37 Comments]
Todd Cordell
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The Calgary Flames do not own a pick in the first three rounds of next weekend's draft.

It's no secret they'd like to change that – ideally by acquiring a 1st round pick – but GM Brad Treliving doesn't seem too optimistic.



To me, this isn't at all surprising. The price of a 1st round pick is always high, especially around draft time when teams get attached to certain players, and the Flames don't really have the assets to pay a premium.

In order to move up, they'd have to dent a prospect system they don't have the picks to properly replenish or subtract a quality player from their NHL roster. Given they want to contend sooner than later – as they should – it just doesn't make sense for them to do that.

Using T.J. Brodie, for example, to acquire a scoring winger seems like the better path to take.

I still expect they'll move up next weekend. Just not as high as some would have hoped.

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