Hynh
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I don't think there's a single 1D I'd trade Lafreniere for who would actually be available. They're either old and extremely expensive, young and the team is building around them, or decent money/age but with limited term. After his 3 year ELC the Oilers have $8M in dead cap clearing up ($1.5M Sekera, $6.5M Lucic/Neal). Keeping Lafreniere would mean not just having a stacked top 6, it would also give the team the option to spread the wealth to 3 lines like the Penguins did during their cup runs.idk, maybe you're right on that but I still think at least going for that 1D, especially considering that if we won the lottery it would just be such a crazy gift from the gods that we really do not need at all. Because, honestly on our team how it is growing we could get elite numbers from a winger we draft late in the first round.
And ultimately the funny thing about all this is that the odds we get that pick are so very low. It's a 1/8 shot in that lottery but honestly I think the odds are even lower that Chicago beats us.
-McDavid-
-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Lafreniere-RNH-
Who do you send your third pairing out against?
I agree that this is all improbable but it's fun to discuss. IMO the most likely thing to happen is they cancel the whole thing and they hold the second lottery without the Oilers/Pens/Leaf/etc..