The 2026 draft
The Flames still have their own picks in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. They’ve also acquired Vegas’ first-round pick – from the Noah Hanifin trade – and Vancouver’s third-round pick – from the Nikita Zadorov trade.
They traded their seventh-round pick to Detroit at last year’s draft in exchange for Detroit’s 2025 seventh-round pick.
The 2027 draft
The Flames still have their own picks in all seven rounds. They’ve also acquired Vegas’ first-round pick, from the Rasmus Andersson trade.
Vegas’ 2027 first-round pick is top 10 protected, so if it lands in the top 10 after the draft lottery, they retain that pick and the Flames would receive an unprotected 2028 first-round pick. (If the Flames already own Vegas’ 2028 first-round pick before this condition is triggered, then they would get Vegas’ 2029 first-round pick instead.)
The 2028 draft
The Flames still have their own picks in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. They’ve also acquired Vegas’ second-round pick, from the Rasmus Andersson trade. If Vegas wins the 2026 Stanley Cup, then the Flames would receive Vegas’ 2028 first-round pick instead.
The Flames traded their seventh-round pick to Philadelphia in the Joel Farabee/Morgan Frost trade.
The 2029 draft
The Flames still have their own picks in all seven rounds.
If Vegas wins the 2026 Stanley Cup (and the Flames receive their 2028 first-round pick) and then their 2027 first-round pick is in the top 10 (and Vegas retains that pick and sends the Flames a future first-round pick instead), then the Flames would receive Vegas’ 2029 first-round pick.
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