Friedman: Flames trying to acquire a first round pick

[JuniorNelson]

Calgary wants a first round pick? Benning would be my number one target!

Canucks have shown their hand. They want to reassemble the 2017 initial roster. Ferland could be sold as a Dorsett replacement and Benning might bite? If Flames add an out of favor prospect, I bet Benning would do it!

 

[Spirit of 67]

I don't see this ending well.

I remember the last time in TO when Burkie didn't have a first round pick. It hurt. A lot.

 

[Flamesjustwin]

I would not give up a 1st round pick, even a late one, for Sam Bennett, but I think there are teams out there that might.

We would not trade him for a late 1st either. At worst he will be a hard checking 40 point guy and could still be much better than that, he is only 21. I get the vultures are circling but BT is not a total idiot and the ridiculous values placed by many posters on this board really mean nothing.

 

[Irishguy42]

Yeah I'd send them either the BOS or TBL pick. Fox, please.

 

[Jarey Curry]

Col might get Brady but I would trade that possibility for Matthew right now #Tkachuk

 

[TheGroceryStick]

You can have ours if you want.
Just have Burkie give us a shout.

 

[TS Quint]

You're right, 21 year old 4th overall picks who are fast and tenacious would never be something a GM might give up a 1st round pick for. You may not think he's worth it, and HFBoards may not. Hell, 29 GMs might agree. But all it takes is one guy to think "this kid could be greta with a change of scenery; we can fix him."

4 years after the draft I don’t think the position the player was drafted in means anything to anyone except fans of the team. Fans really seem to value the draft position of their own players very highly. You would some how value the player less if he was drafted in the 2nd or 4th round? He has almost 3 full NHL seasons to judge his play at this point. That seems like a better method to evaluate a player good or bad.

 

[HugginThePost]

Brodie would be my guess, and I'd be okay with that.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

You realize that Fox had the best PPG for a freshmen defencemen since Brian Leetch like 30 years ago, right?

Brian Leetch is still the greatest American defencemen to ever lace me up.

 

[Jame]

The Sabres will most likely have a 1st in the #2-5 range. If they get #1 through the lottery, they are obviously taking Dahlin. If they don't win the lottery, I could see this pick in play given Calgary's abundance of D at all levels.

What's Calgary offering for a top 5 pick?

Hamilton and one of the D Prospects?

 

[Brock Radunske]

I remember the last time BB overestimated the quality of his team and traded their 1st...
Good luck, Calgary. You'll need it.

That being said, I'd be happy to include the Leafs first in a package for one of your surplus of defensemen. Hamonic probably isn't worth more that 1st + prospect, is he?

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

The Sabres will most likely have a 1st in the #2-5 range. If they get #1 through the lottery, they are obviously taking Dahlin. If they don't win the lottery, I could see this pick in play given Calgary's abundance of D at all levels.

What's Calgary offering for a top 5 pick?

Hamilton and one of the D Prospects?

You think Hamilton, a 6’5, 50 point defencemen with some of the best analytics in the NHL isn’t worth a top 5 pick on his own? Wut?

 

[TS Quint]

Lazar got a 2nd, no reason to think Bennett wouldn't get a late 1st

Tom Kurvers was traded for a 1st round pick why can’t Bennett land a 1st overall?

Dumb trades don’t have to lead to other dumb trades.

 

[ffh]

Lazar got a 2nd, no reason to think Bennett wouldn't get a late 1st

unless you believe what they paid for lazar was an overpayment. which everybody does.

 

[XXIV97]

You think Hamilton, a 6’5, 50 point defencemen with some of the best analytics in the NHL isn’t worth a top 5 pick on his own? Wut?

I wouldn't trade a top 5 pick for Hamilton. I would give a mid range 1st + 2nd round pick.

 

[Baxterman]

I remember the last time BB overestimated the quality of his team and traded their 1st...
Good luck, Calgary. You'll need it.

That being said, I'd be happy to include the Leafs first in a package for one of your surplus of defensemen. Hamonic probably isn't worth more that 1st + prospect, is he?

He would be worth a lot more than that.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I wouldn't trade a top 5 pick for Hamilton. I would give a mid range 1st + 2nd round pick.

So he’s worth the same as Hamonic... lol

 

[phlocky]

You're miles off. Any deal around Tkachuk would start with Provorov or Konecny and a first and go from there.

Lol, he doesn't hold that kind of value. For Provo YOU'D be the one adding and a lot more than just a first

 

[guzzy]

LOL Treliving. What a **** up.

he's hardy a f*** up. He's only made two real mistakes as GM. Paid too much for Hamonic. Paid too much for Brouwer. Everything else he has done has been quite good actually. Thanks for coming out though.!!!

 

[Baxterman]

Lol, he doesn't hold that kind of value. For Provo YOU'D be the one adding and a lot more than just a first

Not a chance the Flames are adding anything in a Provorov for Tkachuk trade, let alone a lot more than a first.

 

[Baxterman]

he's hardy a **** up. He's only made two real mistakes as GM. Paid too much for Hamonic. Paid too much for Brouwer. Everything else he has done has been quite good actually. Thanks for coming out though.!!!

And he didn't even pay too much for Hamonic so he is actually even better than you thought.

 

[Spectra]

We will give you the NAS pick for Sam Bennett.

Or Saad + Murphy + the pick for Bennett and Brodie.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Huh

that is his form of sarcasm

 

[ChiHawk21]

hawks send nashville 1st+ for fox

 

[Deadly Dogma]

I hope the Flames don't offer too much for a 1st in this draft. This draft looks like a total shot in the dark after 7th-10th