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Brad Treliving seems to like trades involving conditional draft picks

On Friday, the Calgary Flames made a big trade. Heading to Calgary are three players that the Flames get to have at their disposal immediately, along with a draft pick that they’ll get to use in 2025 or 2026, depending on a few factors.

The inclusion of a conditional draft pick in this trade is part of a trend under general manager Brad Treliving. Let’s dive into the history of Treliving’s conditional picks.

There have been 14 trades made by Treliving that involve conditional picks. We’ll break it down by the types of conditions involved.

Games played minimums

In 2015, Treliving’s second off-season, he traded Max Reinhart to Nashville for a conditional seventh round pick, contingent on Reinhart playing 18 NHL games in the following season.