Flames Eye a Draft-Day Swing Into the Top Five

Calgary is at the stage where staying put may not be nearly as tempting as making a move. The question is whether the Flames have the pieces and the nerve to climb into the top five, where the price always gets ugly and the patience gets thinner. Draft rooms love talking about “aggressive” teams right up until the bid gets real, and then the whole league starts asking who blinked first. If Calgary is serious, this is exactly the kind of move that changes a rebuild’s timeline.