HF Habs: Flames or Panthers 1st Round Pick 2025

[HabsCode]

Correct.

If both Florida and Calgary are from 11-32, then we take the higher of the pick.
If Calgary is a top 10, we take Florida’s pick
If Florida is a top 10 (unlikely), we get Calgary’s pick
If both is a top 10 (unlikely), we get the higher of the top 10 pick (except for 1st overall)
If Calgary’s pick is 1st overall, and Florida’s pick is top 10 (unlikely), our pick is deferred to 2026.

Out of all these scenarios, the most likely is both Calgary and Florida not top 10 pick. So most likely we will get 11-32.

Still we got two first round picks to take on a contract.

I guess this is the prefered scenario? We want Calgary to finish closest to 11th without being top 10?

So how do you people cheer for CGY games? Hope they play a little under .500?

In no world are the Flames a playoff team. They finish .500 at best. They aren't going to give up a top 10 pick for half a dozen points at end of meaningless season.

How could Calgary possibly give up a top 10 pick? Flo would have to pick top 10 too.

 

[SakuKoivu11]

I guess this is the prefered scenario? We want Calgary to finish closest to 11th without being top 10?

Ideally it would be both Calgary and Florida top 10, but Calgary isn't the 1st overall pick. In this case for example if Calgary is the #2nd overall pick, and Florida is 9th overall pick, then we get the #2nd overall pick.

I double Florida will finish top 10 worst, and Calgary might be top 10, so its highly likely we will get Florida's pick.

So how do you people cheer for CGY games? Hope they play a little under .500?


How could Calgary possibly give up a top 10 pick? Flo would have to pick top 10 too.

 

[HuGort]

How could Calgary possibly give up a top 10 pick? Flo would have to pick top 10 too.

How? Flames are about .500 team at best. Why would they finish 11th to 14th from bottom when they could sit couple guys final few games and finish in bottom 10? Thus keeping their top 10 pick and giving Montreal Florida pick.

Calgary not a playoff team but not bottom feeder neither. West has several terrible teams. Ducks, Sharks, Hawks, a few hapless teams from east. Maybe another if Nashville goes rebuild. Unless Flames run into rash of injuries they will draft around 10-14th.