The Calgary Flames have not been worried about trading away their first round pick in the past. In 2015, the traded their first round pick to the Boston Bruins, along with a couple of second rounders for defenceman Dougie Hamilton.
Two years later, at the 2017 NHL Draft, general manager Brad Treliving was wheeling and dealing once again. He traded his 2018 first round pick as part of a package to the New York Islanders for Travis Hamonic.
The pick that went to Boston turned into Zach Senyshyn while the first rounder that went to Long Island ended up being Noah Dobson.