Speculation: Lets assume the Wings pick 6th

[SirloinUB]

That said, I love Marchand, cheap shots an all.

I hoped Tatar might be more like Marchand, but his development has stopped.

To be fair, even when he was Tatar's age, no one thought Marchand would be the player he is today.

The way he exploded at 28 was phenomenal.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

At 6th?

Bouchard
Wahlstrom
Wilde
Kotkaniemi

Not in any order, just wouldn't be upset with the pick.

 

[PelagicJoe]

We don’t wait for 3 decades to get some top 10 picks only to trade down once we get them.

Ken Holland will probably reply with "Hold my beer."

 

[Tomas W]

A top 6 pick gives some great options by the sound of it.

 

[Heaton]

Some good trades at the deadline and a top >6 pick will get me really excited for the future.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Some good trades at the deadline and a top >6 pick will get me really excited for the future.

Agreed

6th overall
Plus perhaps 27th overall
Plus 35th overall
Plus 37th overall

Should be good to restock the cupboard with high end depth

 

[rhef3]

Just looking at this years draft and being we are looking at defensemen, IF we had the 6th pick and someone from the the 9th slot wanted to move up, what would it cost ?
because I'm not seeing that big of a gap between the likes of bouchard/hughes to dobson/smith. I mean don't you think it would be worth it if we could pick up another pick around 40th to drop down a couple slots ?

9th
27th
35th
37th
40th

doesn't sound appealing to you ?

 

[rhef3]

well, here we go boys

 

[Oddbob]

Only way we should drop down from 6 to 9 is if we get another late 1st, very early second. 40th isn't good enough to drop 3 spots. Dropping needs to be because of an overpayment to do so, not an ordinary payment for it. Now if we got 9, and a really good young roster player, that might be enough.

 

[silkyjohnson50]

No interest in trading back. We worked too hard for drafting this high. We already have enough late 1st/early 2nd picks and we'll be lucky to get a really good player out of those. So just do your homework and take the best player you can at 6.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Only way we should drop down from 6 to 9 is if we get another late 1st, very early second. 40th isn't good enough to drop 3 spots. Dropping needs to be because of an overpayment to do so, not an ordinary payment for it. Now if we got 9, and a really good young roster player, that might be enough.

watch us trade 6 plus 33 for 10 and 11

 

[lilidk]

watch us trade 6 plus 33 for 10 and 11

It whold be sweet

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

This thread totally jinxed us

 

[rhef3]

Yea...... it was a thread that didn't give us dahlin.....

 

[rhef3]

What are the odds that Kenny goes wahlstrom at 6 and heavy on D with the with the next 3 picks assuming wahlstrom is available ?

 

[The Geelee]

Evan Bouchard. Big RHD, led London in points, wore the C. Pretty much a guarantee wings pick him if he's there at 6

 

[dragonballgtz]

Will this pick get the ripen treatment?

 

[rhef3]

Possible scenerio

Carolina picks zadina at 2 due to necas/zadina chemistry

Montreal is already open to trading the 3rd pick.

Does Detroit move up to 3 to grab svech or is it too high of a price ?

 

[Sparty]

If they covet Mantha what about Mantha + 6 for 3 if Svechnikov is on the board?

 

[Pavels Dog]

Will this pick get the ripen treatment?

Given that Larkin didn't and Rasmussen won't, I doubt it.

 

[Claypool]

If they covet Mantha what about Mantha + 6 for 3 if Svechnikov is on the board?

What a horrible trade idea.

 

[Leronziia]

How about we accumulate as many picks + talented young players as possible before we decide to trade them?

Success isn't on the horizon, build a competitive young roster and assess what you have from there.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Possible scenerio

Carolina picks zadina at 2 due to necas/zadina chemistry

Montreal is already open to trading the 3rd pick.

Does Detroit move up to 3 to grab svech or is it too high of a price ?

It makes sense for Detroit to draft a winger if they're a big upgrade and they've already got the pick. But I think it would be a net loss to add and trade up just to draft a winger. It would be mediocre value to upgrade at a position of strength. All the while they could keep their picks and get a great defenseman that they actually need.

 

[rhef3]

I'm all for accumulating picks, but a good portion on this board want quality talent on the team, and the lower picks are borderline nhl players. I would atleast entertain the idea of packaging the vegas pick and our 2nd to move up to the late teens if possible and someone we like slips.

 

[Leronziia]

I'm all for accumulating picks, but a good portion on this board want quality talent on the team, and the lower picks are borderline nhl players. I would atleast entertain the idea of packaging the vegas pick and our 2nd to move up to the late teens if possible and someone we like slips.

That's definitely an option if a desired player serendipitously slips.

Vegas pick (~28) + Ottawa 2nd (~33) should yield a mid/late-teens pick.

We do have multiple 2nds and 3rds to work with, decent position this year.