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An (extremely brief) history of the Calgary Flames trading up in the first round

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This year's draft is expected to be a deep one, and the Flames should be able to get a good player at 15th overall. The only real downside is that they aren't picking higher, because that's where the better players are usually taken.

It's a shame, too, because there are a number of players expected to go before 15th that would be perfect fits for the Flames. Ivan Provorov or Zach Werenski on defence aren't happening, and neither is a big bodied right winger like Mikko Rantanen. (Timo Meier is a possibility, though.