In last week's article on the Draft Lottery chances of the Calgary Flames, Eric Francis of Sportsnet argued that Calgary's ability to flip the first overall pick might be more useful than retaining it, especially if the Arizona Coyotes were involved:
Given how happy the Flames are with their budding centre-ice strength, the door would also be open for the boldest of moves, which would be to shop the first pick overall — namely to the Arizona Coyotes.
As a former staffer, GM Brad Treliving has a tight relationship with ‘Yotes GM Don Maloney and knows how much the Franchise would crave having the Phoenix-raised product.