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Vancouver Canucks Draft: 4 Proposals to Trade Down

By Janik Beichler

Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2015; Sunrise, FL, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft at BB&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Samuel Bennett poses for a photo with team officials after being selected as the number four overall pick to the Calgary Flames in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Calgary Flames — 6th Overall

The Calgary Flames currently own the sixth-overall pick — the one right after Vancouver’s. There are two scenarios where Calgary would be interested in a trade up:

  1. They view Dubois and Tkachuk as one tier higher than the remaining forwards and want to secure one of them over the likes of Nylander, Brown and Keller.
  2. They want the top defenseman, Juolevi, and are scared Vancouver could pick him up at No. 5.

When a team can get a top prospect like the mentioned Nylander, Brown or Keller, or Jakob Chychrun or Mikhail Sergachev if they want a defenseman, selling a pick to move up one slot may seem like a waste. However, Calgary currently owns 10 picks, including three in the second round, so they definitely have a couple to spare.

If one of the scenarios above turns out to be true, and the Flames want to make sure they get the player they want, they could send one of their late second-round picks to Vancouver to move up to five. The trade could then look like this:

With the sixth pick, the Canucks could still get one of Dubois, Tkachuk, Juolevi, Nylander and Brown. It is hard to predict who will be available at 54, but there will be several interesting options. In my final 2016 Mock Draft, I have the Flames selecting Swedish defenseman Jacob Moverare at 54, which is also a pick the Canucks could make in that position.

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