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.

 

[HabsCode]

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.

My point is that for calgary to give their top 10 pick, Florida would have to be top 10 pick to, which won’t happen

 

[Gustave]

A point vs Bruins. Big point.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

A point vs Bruins. Big point.

Yeah, they're 3rd in Pacific and 3 pts up on Edmonton in 9th. Good work!

 

[HuGort]

A point vs Bruins. Big point.

Like for Flames to get as many points as possible

 

[Riggins]

There are a lot of crap teams. Nashville playing like a dumpster fire is nice. All these teams are bad to mediocre at the very best:

SJ
ANA
CHI
MTL
CBJ
PHI
PIT
SEA
NSH
OTT/DET/BUF/STL/UTA/NYI

I'm believing more and more we've got a real chance to get a #11-15 pick from Calgary.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

1st overall + 11-15 sounds delicious

 

[HuGort]

Caleb Desnoyers be good with this pick. Guite had great Hlinka Gretzky but done little since ​

 

[OneSharpMarble]

I feel like Wolf is playing well enough that this team can be outside of the bottom 10. It will be a photo finish for sure.

 

[FrankMTL]

Caleb Desnoyers be good with this pick. Guite had great Hlinka Gretzky but done little since ​

I said the same basically....Him or Malcom Spence. I don't think Spence would drop out of the Top 10 but I sincerely think teams are more careful drafting out of the Q so Desnoyers might slip into that 11-15 range.

Imagine adding two big boys in Martone and Desnoyers.

I think we also need another RHD but I just don't want to force the pick if they aren't the BPA.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I said the same basically....Him or Malcom Spence. I don't think Spence would drop out of the Top 10 but I sincerely think teams are more careful drafting out of the Q so Desnoyers might slip into that 11-15 range.

Imagine adding two big boys in Martone and Desnoyers.

I think we also need another RHD but I just don't want to force the pick if they aren't the BPA.

More likely to be able to package our MTL and PIT 2nd (both should be high) to jump in late 1st and have a shot at Tretheway, Fiddler or Mrtka.

Martone/Misa/Frondell + Spence/Desnoyers + Tretheway/Fiddler/Mrtka

That'd be a mighty fine haul to turbo charge the rebuild.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Calgary pick will be top 10. Habs will have Florida's pick.