Asset Management And The Last 5 Drafts

THE 2010 DRAFT

• Jokinen was eventually flipped to the NY Rangers in a terrible trade that netted the Flames Ales Kotalik and Chris Higgins. Higgins walked as a free agent, while the Flames had to give the Sabres a 2nd round pick to take Kotalik’s deal off their hands. (See: the 2011 Draft.) But Jokinen was a reasonably useful player when he was in Calgary.
• And then the Flames signed Jokinen as a free agent again anyway.
  

• Fun fact: As general manager for 8 drafts (2003-2010), Sutter used his team’s own first or second round pick just four times: Dion Phaneuf & Tim Ramholt in 2003, Matt Pelech in 2005 and Leland Irving in 2006. The other 12 first and second rounders were either traded up, traded down or otherwise traded away.
• Bourque was eventually traded to Montreal as part of a package that netted Calgary the services of Karri Ramo, Mike Cammalleri and a draft pick that turned into Ryan Culkin. Bourque, Ramo and Cammalleri all played a bunch of games with Calgary. Ramo’s a pending unrestricted free agent, while Cammalleri left as a free agent.

• Pick was acquired for Anton Stralman.
• Reinhart has played 23 NHL regular season games with the organization. He’s a pending restricted free agent.

• Leach wasn’t signed and re-entered the draft.

• Ramage was signed after college and has played 1 NHL regular season game. He’s a pending restricted free agent.

• Pick was acquired for Dustin Boyd (Sutter).
• Arnold has played 1 NHL regular season game with the organization (after signing after college). He’s a pending restricted free agent.

• Ferland signed an entry-level contract and has 26 NHL regular season games under his belt. He’s a pending restricted free agent.
  

• Karlsson was eventually traded to Chicago for a 7th round pick in 2013 after playing 26 games with Calgary. The 2013 pick was used to take John Gilmour.
  

• Holland was traded to Montreal as part of a package for Karri Ramo, Mike Cammalleri and a draft pick used to select Ryan Culkin.

THE 2011 DRAFT

• Baertschi played 66 games for the Flames before being traded to Vancouver for a 2nd round pick in 2015.

• Stralman was traded to Columbus for a pick that turned into Max Reinhart. Stuart left as a free agent. The 2012 pick was used to select Matthew Deblouw.
  

• 2009 1st round pick Tim Erixon was going to walk (and Calgary was going to get a compensatory 2nd round pick that would’ve been 53rd overall). The Rangers wanted Erixon, and sent Calgary these two picks (and Roman Horak) in exchange for Erixon and Calgary’s 5th round pick.
• Horak played 82 games for Calgary before being flipped to Edmonton as part of a package that turned into Ladislav Smid. Wotherspoon has played 15 games and Granlund has played 55 games. Both are still under contract. Arguably the most productive trade Jay Feaster has ever made.

• Staios played 57 games over two seasons, inspired the “Staios! Is! Available!” meme, and left as a free agent.
  

• Gaudreau signed after college and is currently an NHL player of some repute, with 80 NHL games under his belt. (And a season left on his entry-level deal.)
  

• See the 2nd round picks for an explanation.
  

• Brossoit was traded to the Oilers (with Horak) for Ladislav Smid (and Olivier Roy)

• Modin barely played, struggled with injuries, and left as a free agent.

THE 2012 DRAFT

• In a now-infamous move, Feaster traded down to get a 2nd round pick and more kicks at the can. (Calgary had traded their own 2nd rounder at the previous draft and wanted to recoup the asset).
• Jankowski is still in college. Sieloff is in the second year of his entry-level deal.

• The previously-mentioned “please take Kotalik’s cap hit!” deal, giving the Sabres a second round pick for their troubles. Butler and Byron both logged several games with Calgary, with Butler leaving as a free agent and Byron still being part of the organization as a pending RFA.
  

• Signed to an entry-level deal out of college. His deal has two more seasons left on it.

• Just finished first season of three-year entry-level deal. Played 1 NHL game so far.

• Just finished first season of three-year entry-level deal.
  

• Letourneau-Leblond left as a free agent.

• Gordon didn’t sign and re-entered the draft.

• Currently in college. He’ll be a senior next season.

• Seabrook was traded to Florida for Jordan Henry, and Henry was traded to Washington in the Wideman deal.

THE 2013 DRAFT

• Signed with Flames. He has played 156 NHL games so far. Has one season left on entry-level deal.

• Acquired along with Reto Berra and Mark Cundari in exchange for Jay Bouwmeester.
• Signed. He has played 6 NHL games so far, and has two years left on his entry-level deal.

• Acquired along with Kenny Agostino and Ben Hanowski in exchange for Jarome Iginla.
• Signed. Three-year entry-level deal begins next season.

• Signed. Three-year entry-level deal begins next season.

• Knight was traded back to Florida in exchange for Drew Shore, who is now a pending RFA.
• Both Knight (9 games) and Shore (11 games) spent time with Calgary over the past two seasons.

• Acquired from Columbus in exchange for Blake Comeau.
• Roy has until June 1 to sign or he becomes a free agent.

• The Ottawa pick was acquired from Chicago in a trade for Henrik Karlsson.
• Harrison (college), Rafikov (Europe) and Gilmour (college) have not signed yet, but Flames retain their rights until (a) they leave school or (b) four years for Rafikov.
  

THE 2014 DRAFT

• Signed, and played 1 regular season game for Calgary so far. He has two seasons remaining on his entry-level deal.
  

• Junior player. The Flames have until June 1, 2016 to sign.

• Junior player. The Flames have until June 1, 2016 to sign.

• College player. The Flames retain rights until he leaves school.

• Colborne (144) and Russell (147) played many NHL games for Calgary. MacDermid played 1, then was sent back to the AHL, and then retired. As Meat Loaf once said, “two outta three ain’t bad.” Pretty solid asset management.
  

• Flames acquired this pick in exchange for Tim Jackman.
• He’s a European player, so the Flames retain rights for up to four seasons.

• Signed to a three-year entry-level deal that begins next season.