HF Habs: Flames or Panthers 1st Round Pick 2025

[SwiftyHab]

I wouldn't trade all that for Andersson unless it's a sign and trade. Guy is 18 months away from UFA. Seeing what D got this past summer, and the fact he's RD, he's going to command a lot. I can see him wanting to test the UFA waters. A lot of teams are going to have the money to pay him. He has no reason to stay with a mediocre Flames team or a rebuilding Montreal team.

Pay za man hiz money!

 

[danboulie]

Pay za man hiz money!

 

[HabsCode]

Anthony Mantha out for the rest of the season. Might hurt the CGY pick

 

[WeThreeKings]

Anthony Mantha out for the rest of the season. Might hurt the CGY pick

For every goal he scores, he costs ya two.. they'll probably be more of an identity team without him. Good thing, imo

 

[red devil]

Calgary with a 3-1 win against the Kings

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Calgary wins again. Pick is currently at #22. I expect both Dallas & Vancouver to pass them soon. Calgary is only ahead because they've played more games. If they could stay in top 20, that would be sweet.

 

[Intangir]

Calgary wins again. Pick is currently at #22. I expect both Dallas & Vancouver to pass them soon. Calgary is only ahead because they've played more games. If they could stay in top 20, that would be sweet.

They'll crater at the end of the year like they usually do. We just have to hope their pick doesn't quite land into top-10 territory.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

They'll crater at the end of the year like they usually do. We just have to hope their pick doesn't quite land into top-10 territory.

That's why wins now are so important. It builds a safety net of points. They're 5 pts up on 10th place Philadelphia.

 

[Riggins]

That's why wins now are so important. It builds a safety net of points. They're 5 pts up on 10th place Philadelphia.

Also if you look at their schedule they get Anaheim and SJ twice each in their final 7 games.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Yeah the Flames aren't a good team, so I hope they keep adding to their points buffer so they can stay out of the bottom 10.

We should find out how many points is traditionally needed last 4 years to make it 8th spot in the West, even the worst teams in the league get 4 points out of every possible 10. So what's their magic number they need to get to before they crater like that.

 

[HuGort]

Anthony Mantha out for the rest of the season. Might hurt the CGY pick

We could give Flames a good buy on one of our veteran forwards?

 

[OneSharpMarble]

I've said it before, Calgary is a gritty team and they don't tank. I fully expect them to compete and grind out enough points to be where we would like.

 

[FrankMTL]

We could give Flames a good buy on one of our veteran forwards?

You would be doing a Sam Pollock "light" trade.

Pollock traded Ernie Hicke to the Golden Seals to help them "not" finish last so that the Habs could finish last and draft Guy Lafleur.

 

[Gustave]

Just a quick shoutout to the Pens 2nd round pick. Looking gooooooood.

 

[26Mats]

Just a quick shoutout to the Pens 2nd round pick. Looking gooooooood.

Same with Jackets 2nd next year.

We could give Flames a good buy on one of our veteran forwards?

Definitely. I wish we had done this to the Penguins when they were fighting Florida for that last playoff spot the year we had the Florida 1st from Chiarot

 

[Rapala]

This pick may have optimal value around the TDL.
If we want to make a splash with a hockey trade and not a rental and plan to use this asset that would be the time.
Calgary is going in one direction and I wouldn't put it past them to pull the tent pegs for the lottery pick.
If we want their righty and we should I'd definitely include that pick. I think finding a balance at the back is CRITICAL for next season.
How many teams can pay what we possibly could?