Confirmed Trade: [NSH/NJD] Brian Boyle for 2019 2nd round pick

[BKarchitect]

I think he'll help them come the playoffs. Nashville is not in a position to be fretting over late 2nd round picks - they need to win now.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Modern era of scouting, drafting, development at an all time high. The odds are increasing that 2nd rounders will be far better players than the rentals they're traded for.

Especially just a Boyle type. Nashville is desperate and with good reason to get over the hump but... not a good trade.

Same is true for all 31 teams. The odds of a late 2nd still aren't much. Plus, the Devils won't find out for years. Meh.

Admittedly I probably would have guessed a 3rd, but to call it a bad trade? Not at all.

 

[McSuper]

Modern era of scouting, drafting, development at an all time high. The odds are increasing that 2nd rounders will be far better players than the rentals they're traded for.

Especially just a Boyle type. Nashville is desperate and with good reason to get over the hump but... not a good trade.

Can someone teach the Oilers how to do this .

 

[Osprey]

That seems like an odd fit, considering the Predators have like a billion centers and are deep at forward.

Turris is seemingly always injured. Also, though Johansen is pretty durable, his injury during the SCF a couple of years ago really hurt the team. I think that Poile is nervous about being in the playoffs and losing centers, so he's making sure that he has plenty.

LA Kings legend on the move.

Of all of the giant forwards that Dave Taylor was so infatuated with drafting, Boyle might be the only one to have actually panned out... and his successor traded him only 36 games into his NHL career... even though he had 8 goals in those games. I'm still trying to figure that out.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Eh, not a bad get, don’t like that we gave up a 2nd for em doh.

 

[780il]

A 2nd for Boyle?

Seems bad for the Preds tbh.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Better than a 1st for Gaustad, so they're trending in the right direction at least.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

The idea of Brian Boyle have cost a lot of draft picks over the years.

 

[Predsrule]

Do not like. Would of been fine with a 3rd all the same so not like it’s the end of the world.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

setting the price for Carl Hagelin as a 3rd rd pick? fair?

 

[McSuper]

A 2nd for Boyle?

Seems bad for the Preds tbh.

I think at this stage draft picks mean very little to the Preds . They want a cup .

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Kings
Rangers
Lightning
Leafs
Devils
Predators

With a likely 7th team next off-season. Still ways to go until he's Mike Sillinger but hey, it's a start.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

This is a cromulent trade.

 

[Pens x]

Nice trade for nashville

 

[codswallop]

A pick in the 50-60 range gets you what: a grinder/depth player about 1 in 5, top 4 D and/or top 6 forward about 1 in 10. And how many years down the road you can't tell.

Of course you could get really lucky and hit the jackpot with a star player there, but how many times does that really happen.

2nd round picks in this range have more value to a team (in general) if they flip it with another asset for a better pick or a player who is useful or cost controlled now.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Death, taxes, and Brian Boyle being traded for a 2nd round pick.

 

[CommissionerGordon]

STRONG - good market and value

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Thankfully he isn't coming to Montreal.

Lmao because your centre depth is tremendous. Teammates love Boyle, don’t discredit him with nonsense.

 

[llamateizer]

Lmao because your centre depth is tremendous. Teammates love Boyle, don’t discredit him with nonsense.

I hope that he meant that we don't need him as the Habs aren't in a winning position to give away a 2nd round pick

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

Death, taxes, and Brian Boyle being traded for a 2nd round pick.

He's the new Dominic Moore

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Of all of the giant forwards that Dave Taylor was so infatuated with drafting, Boyle might be the only one to have actually panned out... and his successor traded him only 36 games into his NHL career... even though he had 8 goals in those games. I'm still trying to figure that out.

Somewhere out there CBGB is silently weeping to himself that Boyle managed to carve out a pretty decent NHL career.

 

[LCPreds]

2nd... 3rd... really splitting hairs here. Nashville really hopes the 2nd will be so late it's basically a 3rd in which case they won't really give a shit about having made this trade.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Lmao because your centre depth is tremendous. Teammates love Boyle, don’t discredit him with nonsense.

Most Habs' fans would be happy with a guy like Boyle as our 4th line C, he's a very solid player. However at this point it doesn't make sense for the Habs to give up a 2nd rounder for a 4th line C as they likely won't get out of the first round.

As a Leaf fan you should be well aware of giving up second rounders for 4th line Cs and then not making it out of the first round.

 

[A Loyal Dog]

Lmao because your centre depth is tremendous. Teammates love Boyle, don’t discredit him with nonsense.

We don't need to give futures away for Brian f***ing slowpoke Boyle. Besides, that's rich coming from you considering your "elite" team is just 1 point ahead of the Habs. That's sad, since you supposedly have (according to you guys) the greatest players on Earth, the best of everything, bla bla bla, and the Habs just don't have any good players, nor any depth, on their roster.

 

[ACC1224]

From what I've seen from Devils fans, his play is not as good as his stats lead on. Could be wrong tho if any Devils fans want to chime in.

Saw him in Montreal on Saturday, was amazed how much he played especially on the PP.
Looked like the same guy who was in Toronto 2 deadlines ago.
Little slow but knows how to play.