It’s the trade that keeps on giving. Last July’s James Neal-Milan Lucic swap between the Flames and Oilers included a third round draft pick heading south if certain conditions were met. But because the 2019-2020 season has been deemed complete in unprecedented fashion, that conditional pick is floating in a grey area. Or is it? It all depends on who you ask, which is why a compensatory pick could solve this rather painlessly.
For those who aren’t familiar, Calgary would have received a third round pick if the following conditions were met: Neal scores 21 or more goals and also finishes with ten or more than Lucic.