I think the Preds pass pretty easily. I think you might be overvaluing Buch in the post Covid world.
This is a real thing to the extent some outlet on Yardbarker said so a month ish ago, except they did not have the 4ths. I felt it was light as is, so I threw them in as sweeteners.
Just to be clear, I did not say this was a slam dunk done deal.
I said it was real as to having been a topic of discussion, reportedly.
I don't think they'd be interested in Strome at this point. Johansson (heaven help us) is their 2C next year and one of Khovanov/#9/Eriksson-Ek/etc. will take over beyond that. Hanging into that top-10 this year is relatively important.
That's not an unreasonable scenario, but that's a draft day trade depending on who is available when we're on the clock.
That said, I can't really see a scenario where I would want to move down from 9. I'd rather just have our choice of what's left at 9 versus moving down 2 spots to pick up Strome as well.
Like Bazeek has said, for better or worse, Johansson has made Strome unnecessary for us.
Thank you both for the constructive feedback.
With the illumination from this perspective, unless there is something completely different someone wants to suggest to see if it moves the needle for MIN, I think we should abandon hope of 9OA to NY.
As for Strome we should keep the market open and see what turns up, even if that is less and less likely to Wild.
The consensus remains 2nd +, but I believe there is a team that will offer next yrs 2nd and two 2020 3rds, but that is another topic for another thread as to if that is the top offer to date.