Calgary Flames: What could happen at the 2018 NHL Draft
By Ramina Shlah
Trading for a draft pick
As I mentioned, Treliving supposedly has intentions to trade for a draft pick. More specifically, a first-round draft pick. The Calgary Flames have made a few trades under Treliving in the last few years that involved first-round draft picks, but they gave those away. They gave it away with the Dougie Hamilton and, most recently, the Travis Hamonic trade.
After it was revealed that the New York Islanders won the 12th pick with the trade they got for Hamonic, Flames fans were slightly relieved. Especially since the Isles could have had the second overall pick since they would have also had Carolina’s lottery balls if the Flames lost their final game of the season against the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Some fans (mainly on Twitter) have been speculating (read: wanting) Treliving to trade for the fourth overall pick to draft Brady Tkachuk. In an ideal world, the Flames would have Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and will be well on their way to being the most hated team in the league. But that most likely won’t happen. And I don’t think the Ottawa Senators will want to trade their fourth-overall pick. But who knows.
If Treliving does trade for a first-round pick, I’m thinking it may be more in the middle of the first round.
As I mentioned, I wouldn’t prefer for Treliving to trade for a pick. But, if he does, a fun scenario would be trading for somewhere between the 10-12th pick and draft D Quinn Hughes. He along with Adam Fox at the World Juniors this year were a force together. Imagine them in the same organization together as well? Lethal.
It’ll be funny if the Flames trade the Isles for their pick back. I mean, we know it won’t happen, but just imagine.