Lovejoy is better than all of them! Becuz it's the cup!McDavid? Are you kidding me? Chiarelli would ask for Lovejoy and we can't afford to lose his Cup experience.
A fun thought experiment: On July 23, well before this season starts, would you ever trade the Devils' 1st round pick for another team's?
One plus is that it gives you another reason to root for a win at all costs mentality. And you may end up with a pick from a team like Montreal which is all but guaranteed to be top-10. Remember, the Devils drafted Niedermayer by acquiring a 1st way in advance. I believe Tyler Seguin and Dougie Hamilton were both drafted in this way as well.
On the other hand, if someone were to have tried acquiring the Devils' 2018 pick in July 2017 thinking they had a top-5 lotto pick they were in for a rude awakening when the Devils finished better than half the league. Moreover, it removes any silver lining from a bad season – your bad performance is somebody else's reward.
I wouldn't. Like you mentioned we were thought to be out of the playoffs as well as Colorado and look what happened. There is more parity in the NHL than other leagues, so I'd rather control my own destinyA fun thought experiment: On July 23, well before this season starts, would you ever trade the Devils' 1st round pick for another team's?
One plus is that it gives you another reason to root for a win at all costs mentality. And you may end up with a pick from a team like Montreal which is all but guaranteed to be top-10. Remember, the Devils drafted Niedermayer by acquiring a 1st way in advance. I believe Tyler Seguin and Dougie Hamilton were both drafted in this way as well.
On the other hand, if someone were to have tried acquiring the Devils' 2018 pick in July 2017 thinking they had a top-5 lotto pick they were in for a rude awakening when the Devils finished better than half the league. Moreover, it removes any silver lining from a bad season – your bad performance is somebody else's reward.
I wouldn't. Like you mentioned we were thought to be out of the playoffs as well as Colorado and look what happened. There is more parity in the NHL than other leagues, so I'd rather control my own destiny
if im reading this right do you mean something like what sam pollock pulled off to get lafleur?
Right, for example: Devils trade 2019 1st and Taylor Hall to Washington for 2019 1st
that example was an obviously extreme hypothetical.Umm... no.
that example was an obviously extreme hypothetical.
What if it were instead: Devils trade 2019 1st and Colton White for Canadiens 2019 1st?
Right. The point wasn't to rattle off trade offers, it was the notion of trading our 1st round pick and acquiring somebody else's instead.That's obviously better value-wise. I would consider it.
A fun thought experiment: On July 23, well before this season starts, would you ever trade the Devils' 1st round pick for another team's?
One plus is that it gives you another reason to root for a win at all costs mentality. And you may end up with a pick from a team like Montreal which is all but guaranteed to be top-10. Remember, the Devils drafted Niedermayer by acquiring a 1st way in advance. I believe Tyler Seguin and Dougie Hamilton were both drafted in this way as well.
On the other hand, if someone were to have tried acquiring the Devils' 2018 pick in July 2017 thinking they had a top-5 lotto pick they were in for a rude awakening when the Devils finished better than half the league. Moreover, it removes any silver lining from a bad season – your bad performance is somebody else's reward.
McDavid? Are you kidding me? Chiarelli would ask for Lovejoy and we can't afford to lose his Cup experience.
Right, for example: Devils trade 2019 1st and Taylor Hall to Washington for 2019 1st
Can’t believe we traded him to the Panthers. Then the Panthers punted their cup chances by not even bringing him to the NHL.Here to remind everyone about Graham Black