Rumor: Montreal has contacted Anaheim about moving up to 2

[Breakers]

I can imagine the cost being astronomical

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[PuckNorris]

They likely want a big center in Carlsson or Fantilli and don't see the talent at #5. Also probably don't want Michkov.

 

[Mr Kot]

So 5th + who? I dont rly see anything that could make the ducks give up on fantilli.,

 

[sansabri]

prob for Michkov

 

[howkie]

Wating for the classic prospect suggestions like Harris, kidney maybe mesar or dvorak

 

[Moridin]

Slafkovski + 5th overall ?

 

[jackjohnson]

Slafkovski + 5th overall ?

Probably Caufield and 5th lol

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

ask would be huge probably something like #5 + Dach

 

[Brodeur]

Unless Anaheim was targeting Michkov, I'd imagine they would politely decline. I don't think this is a case where you stack a bunch of draft picks and the other team says yes.

Florida approached Colorado about flip flopping #1 and #2 in 2013. Columbus offered something to flip #3 to Winnipeg for #2 in 2016. Vegas tried to move up from #6 to #3 in 2017 but Dallas said no. LA pinged the Rangers a couple times about swapping #2+ for #1 in 2020.

The only times a team has traded down is if they still landed the guy they were originally targeting. Off the top of my head:

1993: One co-GM made the team take Viktor Kozlov, while the other co-GM traded down while still getting him.
1998: San Jose had just drafted Patrick Marleau so they wanted a D instead of David Legwand.
1999: Tampa (and NYR) preferred Pavel Brendl, so Tampa safely traded down with Vancouver.
2002: Florida was going to take Jay Bouwmeester #1, but they worked out a creative deal and still got Bouwmeester at #3.
2003: Florida had Nathan Horton on top and figured they could trade down and still get him.

 

[Darren McCord]

ask would be huge probably something like #5 + Dach

I would do that in a heartbeat if i was the canadiens.

 

[stevo61]

Team doing their job and asking about desirable pieces, shocking. They can ask but nothing will happen

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Drouin for 2nd overall straight up.

 

[sxvnert]

0% chance Ducks are moving the #2 pick.

 

[lucaseider]

Well, since a certain Montreal fan said it would cost the wings 9oa, seider, + to get 5oa, I would imagine it's quite a bit more to move to 2oa.

 

[tomd]

I don't think Anaheim or Columbus is moving off of 2/3 respectively. When you have a chance to draft a franchise center you do it.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Cost I imagine is next years first unprotected and another asset.

If you are the ducks you can take a good center now risk free and know you likely have a future #1 C, the hardest spot to get. And no further proof than Canadians wanting a center badly this far into their rebuild.

On the other, the Ducks will be bad for many years and will get their #1 C. If they think the Habs pick top 10 next year, they would essentially get 5th OA + top 10 lottery pick + some highend prospect.

It is a huge ask to basically slow down the rebuild like that though, even if in the long term they get more value. The price is probably even higher than I said.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

ask would be huge probably something like #5 + Dach

Bigger than that

 

[pickles555]

Slafkovski + 5th overall ?

Lol, good one!!

Suzuki or CC would have to be included

Every year we hear about teams wanting to move up, it never happens in the top 5

 

[Richiebottles]

We don't have the assets to make a trade like this.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Bigger than that

yea probably

 

[Breakers]

Lol, good one!!

Suzuki or CC would have to be included

Every year we hear a out teams wanting to move up, it never happens in the top 5

it does mention montreal wanting to lock down the top 2 center position for the extended future.

 

[hawksrule]

Trades that will never happen for $1000, Alex.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Ryder, Halak, 2nd

 

[LemonSauceD]

5th, Slaf and Caufield or Suzuki, + 31st etc m

regardless can’t see both teams being happy with the outcome of a potential trade. Ones giving up too much while also not giving much in value, the other needs some legit star power

 

[EK392000]

Slafkovski + 5th overall ?

If this happened and Anaheim selected Leonard at 5, their top 6 would be so tough to play against. Imagine a line of Slaf - MacT- Leonard.

Anaheim doesn’t trade that pick, but fun to imagine the kind of havoc a line like that wreak