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- Jul 27, 2010
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Exercise in theory here.
For the sake of argument, let's assume a ''worst case scenario" of Vegas winning it all, so their pick is 31.
What would be the combined value of 31+34+36 overall? Is that enough to be worth a top 10 pick? A top 5 pick? I've seen draft charts from a few years ago that suggest it's worth as much as 3 or 4 overall, but I'm not convinced that Montreal or Ottawa would go for that deal.
I'm not necessarily advocating for Detroit to make a move like this. Just trying to gauge the currency of the picks. But, if something like that ended up being on the table, would any fans here be willing to exchange all 3 of those picks for having another top 10 (or maybe even a top 5) to go with the 6th overall pick? I'm normally not interested in relinquishing extra picks once acquired, but the thought of coming away with both a Bouchard/Hughes/Dobson AND either another one of those same defensemen, or a Wahlstrom/Kotkaniemi, gives me pause...
I can appreciate that someone took the time to try and quantify the price of trading draft picks.
But at the end of the day, it's going to be highly subjective and come down the opinion of each GM as far as what that costs. I think we are probably better off keeping 31/34/36 then what we would be able to acquire for trading those 3 picks.
Having 4 picks in the top 40 is a damn good spot to be in as is. I am working on a top 40 ranking I will post in the near future, I see a lot of talent available there.