Quoting: NYRangers2716
He's a 22 year old goalie capable of being a starter. Why wouldn't they?
Because 23 year old goaltenders are very rarely worth 1st round picks. Calgary also has David Rittich, who has pretty comparable numbers at this point.
The Cam Talbot trade is probably reasonably comparable. He netted the Rangers a late 2nd, 3rd and 6th. Zero 1st round picks.
Look at the guys who passed through waivers a month ago as well-Casey DeSmith (while 5 years older), has a comparable, if not better, track record, and passed through unclaimed. (Though the charges against him probably didn't help his case).
To my knowledge, the last goalie that netted a 1st round pick in a trade was Robin Lehner in 2015, who had a sky-high ceiling at the time, and through 85ish games with the Sens, was basically the top goaltending prospect on the planet.