The Flames traded for two very different defensemen at the 2020 NHL trade deadline. In Erik Gustafsson, they got a power play quarterback who can play both sides and generate a lot of assists. The Flames sacrificed a third-round pick to the Blackhawks in exchange for his services; Chicago wound up selecting defenseman Wyatt Kaiser at pick 81.
Brad Treliving and co. won’t know who the Los Angeles Kings will select with the fourth-round pick they traded for Derek Forbort until the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, whenever it takes place. Here’s what they do know right now: Forbort is strictly a defensive rearguard who looked, at best, okay in his 17 games with the team.