We’ll take a deeper dive as the smoke clears, but as it stands Calgary Flames General Manager has admitted a desire to “manufacture picks… due to their aggressive strategy this season in terms of trading futures for roster players. As it stands, the Flames make their first selection at #59 in the second round.
Would you like the Flames to move roster players or current prospects for picks this year? What do you think the signing rights to Johnny Gaudreau, allowing the option to sign an eighth year, would be worth? Do you think it gets you into the first round? With the Flames’ recent success in the later rounds (Mangiapane, Kerins, Wolf) would you be content in just adding a few late round picks?
All questions worth asking. Another piece coming out tomorrow after the Flames make their picks— that is unless Treliving makes a move.
Trevor Neufeld