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Honestly the 1sts being off the table for a lot of teams may be beneficial for Anaheim.... we could end up with a better prospect then we planned on. I do think Silf has a strong market tho and I think a lot of teams will ask about him. Great 2nd/3rd liner and penalty killer. And would help some teams out with their match up lines. Boston/Predators/flames seem like the best fits for me... but a lot depends on if either is willing to pay the price for stone/duechene/pannarin. I think the fact that he can play both wings might give him a few extra suitors also.Current playoff teams:
NYI: unlikely to trade 1st for winger, C/D much more pressing need
WSH: unlikely to trade 1st for winger, forward group already stacked
CBJ: more likely to sell Panarin than to trade a potentially mid-1st for a winger
TBL: no 1st to trade
TOR: no 1st to trade
BOS: just traded a 1st for Nash, might trade a 1st again
MTL: not trading a 1st
PIT: just traded a 2nd, traded a 1st last year.
WPG: looks like their priorities are Duchene/Stone, doubt they move a 1st for Silf unless they strike out on both
NSH: already moved a 2nd, first pick last year was in the 4th round.
STL: unlikely to have 1st available this year, recently moved 1sts
CGY: maybe? 1st for an improvement on the 3rd line is pretty steep.
SJS: already moved the next 2 firsts
VGK: traded 1st last year, have 2 better RWs already
DAL: probably the best fit, questionable playoff team though.
MIN: Fenton might be stripping the team down, unlikely to add a 3rd line winger for a 1st.
So we have Boston, Calgary and Dallas in a realistic position to consider giving up a 1st, maybe Winnipeg if they strike out on the big game they're hunting.
You have to assume that all of those teams strike out on the other wingers in this TDL class and still want to spend their 1st.
It's not impossible, just looks a lot more likely that Anaheim settles for a 2nd + prospect they like.
Boston- Silf is a boston style player... they have a lot of decent prospects. When you look at their division they are prob the weakest out of tampa/Toronto and them, they'll make a move.
Nashville- idk what they can offer , but silf does seem like a player that would fit into their game plan/style well... might feel a lil pressure to make a move to compete with jets
Flames- Added depth... they are a good team but I think they need to make a decent add to their forward depth if they want to compete with teams like Preds/Jets
HM:
Sharks- another team that might want to add another top 9 player, to compete with the other top teams in the west.