Speculation: Picks that will be traded

[Unbiased Fan]

You need two good goalies to be successful in today’s nhl. I’d rather have two good ones to split ice time than a good one and a mediocre backup.

Free agency...

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Free agency...

If there’s a goalie that makes it to free agency then he’s really not that good or at least good enough to be considered a 1b.

Signing a free agent goalie to back up Marty Brodeur is one thing because Marty would play 75-80% of the games. But Goalies don’t start that many games anymore and Blackwood is still relatively unproven. If/when the Devils are competitive again I’d rather have two good goalies to split the starting time. Not a good one and an ok one.

 

[TBF1972]

CAR may be after him with the TOR pick?
Who else needs a legit goalie?
Would BUF go after him at 8? Too high?

Nashville could have interest. Saros wasn't inspiring in the PO.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Depending on the how the draft board shakes out, the Rangers could move CAR’s first rounder.

 

[Djp]

Wild would trade Brodin/Dumba +#9 for Hischier....I think?

Not that i have a clue what Guerin is thinking.

And NZj packages all thrir 1sts for McDavis...about just as likely..

 

[Djp]

CAR may be after him with the TOR pick?
Who else needs a legit goalie?
Would BUF go after him at 8? Too high?

Buffalo is not drafting a goalie in the 1st

They drafted a finish goalie eho helped them in their WJC.

I see him competing in 21/22 for starter

 

[Flukeshot]

Teams will have to consider that they are a year away from the expansion draft. There is a lot of potential that anyone good enough to be traded for a 1st or 2nd rd pick will have to be protected. That means someone else on the roster gets exposed.

For example if the Flyers wanted to add 3c if Patrick doesn't look good to start next year, than it means they add another F to JVR or Voracek that would be exposed already

 

[Liferleafer]

Buffalo could potential trade down in the 1st for an NHL player they need.

They aren’t trading out of the 1st. There is nobody I’d trade 8OA outright for.

In any trade of picks....is this something a team would trade for and not protect or it forces them to expose a protect ed player in the ED then it’s a bad trade

Not a fan of either team, but i wonder if this would work....

To Buffalo
14OA
Domi

To Montreal
8OA
???

 

[Djp]

Not a fan of either team, but i wonder if this would work....

To Buffalo
14OA
Domi

To Montreal
8OA
???

No. Domi is not a long term solution at 2C.

Montreal would be drafting at 16 if they don’t make conference finals not 14.



Montreal would have to add more to trade up from 16 and buffalo ads nothing.


If you think it be easy to trade up you’d see more teams go from mid teens to top 10... but it’s not.

 

[Liferleafer]

No. Domi is not a long term solution at 2C.

Montreal would be drafting at 16 if they don’t make conference finals not 14.



Montreal would have to add more to trade up from 16 and buffalo ads nothing.


If you think it be easy to trade up you’d see more teams go from mid teens to top 10... but it’s not.

That's fair, i guess i was putting to much value on Domi.

 

[Djp]

That's fair, i guess i was putting to much value on Domi.

The issue is the difference between 8 and 16.

Just the difference in potential in those picks is huge. Too 10 you will usually get a First line player or very strong 2nd line player or top pair Dman.

In mid terns it’s more of a middle six player or mid pair Dman.

Domi has just 2 yrs of team control. At the deadline Domi gets a playoff team 1st in 20s, a B prospect and maybe a secon prospector pick depending on quality of first prospect. A 20spick and 16 doesn’t get you into the top 10.

If Domi was signed to a 4-5 yr contract at a reasonable rate is value goes up. Even then trading a top 10 pick doesn’t happen because Domis avg point production is the low bar of what you could get at 8.