Confirmed with Link: #156 traded to Toronto for 2019 6th Rounder

[Chainshot]

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[Chainshot]

Traded!

 

[Ace]

The hatred of wing prospects has reached a new peak

 

[26CornerBlitz]

I don't get this at all!

 

[krt88nc]

6th for a 6th next year. That makes no sense. If it was a 5th, ok

 

[Chainshot]

Well this is a genius move.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

6th for a 6th next year. That makes no sense. If it was a 5th, ok

The last 3-4 years, this has been a fairly standard move, swapping a current year's pick for next year's in the same round.

 

[jBuds]

How do you give up the first pick of the sixth round for a pick guaranteed to be later than that next year??

 

[Ace]

“Who is the top player on our board”

“Winger...”

“Trade the pick and also you’re fired.”

 

[couture23]

This trade literally makes no sense. Someone explain the logic behind it?

I get you may not "love" any of the players, but you are guaranteed the move back since the Leafs are not coming last next year.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Deleted member 27798]

How do you give up the first pick of the sixth round for a pick guaranteed to be later than that next year??

^^^ This!

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

There's a few unranked Scandinavian defensemen that will be there in next year's 6th that Botts has his eye on already.

 

[SabresFan26]

A lot of people think next year is significantly deeper in talent. That’s all I can think of.

 

[Ace]

You know who has to feel like a real piece of shit is the guy they take in the seventh round

 

[Team Cozens]

How do you give up the first pick of the sixth round for a pick guaranteed to be later than that next year??

You can use the two 6th rounders next year to move up to the 5th round? Clearly there was nobody they wanted. Should have take a flyer on a GOALIE.

 

[Djp]

6th for a 6th next year. That makes no sense. If it was a 5th, ok

I agree....

Wouldnake more sense to trade a 5yh this yr for a 4th next.

 

[Chainshot]

How do you give up the first pick of the sixth round for a pick guaranteed to be later than that next year??

Good question. Seems foolish asset management.

 

[Chainshot]

Next year isn't 170 picks deeper.

 

[jBuds]

You can use the two 6th rounders next year to move up to the 5th round? Clearly there was nobody they wanted. Should have take a flyer on a GOALIE.

It reads more to me like a lack of preparation

 

[Yatzhee]

WTF?
Why would you do this? Hell Botts, just throw a dart at the available left list for petes sake.

 

[Moskau]

The 6th round is one of my most anticipated moments each year. Botterill really ruined this for me. Looking forward to 2019 though!

 

[Uberpecker]

You can use the two 6th rounders next year to move up to the 5th round? Clearly there was nobody they wanted. Should have take a flyer on a GOALIE.

That's what I thought. There must have been some obscure goalie they could've taken.

 

[debaser66]

Probably Botterilsson sent all his scouts to Sweden and is out of IKEA manuals

 

[Moskau]

The 6th round is one of my most anticipated moments each year. Botterill really ruined this for me. Looking forward to 2019 though!