This came up as a hypothetical situation in the Flames forum that I thought was interesting.
Essentially, the question was would you trade a Selke winner in the middle of their prime (late 20's) for 1st overall in a draft year where there isn't a generational/elite talent available?
For sake of discussion, I'd label the last 5 1st OA like so:
1. Mackinnon (Not elite)
2. Ekblad (Not elite)
3. McDavid (Generational/Elite)
4. Matthews (Generational/Elite)
5. Hischier (Not elite)
So like last year, would you trade a selke calibre player for 1st overall?
Essentially, the question was would you trade a Selke winner in the middle of their prime (late 20's) for 1st overall in a draft year where there isn't a generational/elite talent available?
For sake of discussion, I'd label the last 5 1st OA like so:
1. Mackinnon (Not elite)
2. Ekblad (Not elite)
3. McDavid (Generational/Elite)
4. Matthews (Generational/Elite)
5. Hischier (Not elite)
So like last year, would you trade a selke calibre player for 1st overall?
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