If Hayton does come back to the OHL what do you guys think we could get for him ? and where do you guys see him ending up?
Any deal for Hayton would be of the magnitude of Jason Robertson last year. Just to make it easy, let’s mirror much of that deal last year to a deal this year involving Hayton.
The Robertson deal was:
To Nia:
Robertson
Paquette
To King:
Martin
Constantinou
Four 2nds
Three 3rds
One each 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th
So:
To Flint:
C-Hayton
D-LeGuerrier
To Soo:
Othmann
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Othmann is younger and higher end than Martin and Constantinou. Therefore, one less second is included in the deal and the four other picks are scratched as well (but really, add them if you want, lol).
I suspect that there will be a bidding war for Hayton’s services. Therefore, it’s going to take somebody’s 2019 1st rounder plus multiple high picks to land him. Even if other teams offer up their 2019 1st rounders, Othmann trumps all of those as he was the top 2003 player selected in the draft.
Some may see this as a bit of an overpayment. But I feel that Flint sees an opportunity to go all in and have a very good chance of winning the conference. After a run of bad years, they’ll want to capitalize on their current position in the standings and have a winning season for their fan base. That means they may do the unexpected and offer up Othmann and Vierling (see below) in a deal for the best player in the league and a very good veteran D to boot.
I am presuming that Othmann waves his no trade clause. If he’s going to report to Flint, which he did, he’ll likely report anywhere. No disrespect to the Soo, and also respecting the fact that they have been successful in attracting high-end players, not to mention developing them for the pros, I presume Othmann may feel that the Soo will be a good landing spot for him.
Flint needs scoring. Currently, they are one of the top teams in the Western Conference. However, they only have one player in the top 50 in league scoring right now. They could use some high end scorers. With that in mind, they complete the above deal plus the following (its been suggested on the Rangers board) and they would be set for a long run this postseason:
To Flint:
Damiani
Yantsis
To Kitchener:
Vierling
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
5th
That’s Othmann, Vierling, five 2nds, five thirds and a 5th out.
That’s C-Hayton, C-Damiani, RW-Yantsis and D-LeGuerrier in.
Add the fact that they already dealt for D-Lalonde and Flint looks very good going forward this post season.
Flint would have to find a landing spot for OA-Phibbs to make way for Yantsis (included in the Kitchener deal in favour of the 5th rounder?)
Also, after these deals, Flint would still have a 2nd and two 3rds in the bank. Also, if they chose to, they’d have decent 01’s to sell off if they choose to rebuild next season.
Would you guys up in the Soo be happy with that deal?