Speculation: Trading Down in the Draft

[StatsNightHero]

Assuming the Leafs pick between 4-8, how would people feel about moving down in the draft?

I wouldnt be opposed to moving down from 6th (where we are right now) to around 10 to if we could get a late 1st, future first or even an early 2nd in this draft. All depending of course on who's still on the board. I realize that its early but given the deep draft I thought it might make for interesting conversation. If the LEafs have a guy they are high on and think that he will still be on the board later I could see them going for it. I think one of Werenski or Provorov might be around at 10.

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[highslot]

no. you don't turn down marner, strome, barzal, zacha, ratanen if the chance is available. any of them could have been top 3 in an average draft year.

 

[WilliamNylander]

no.

no.

 

[SprDaVE]

It depends on the return but probably not. I'd drop down with the late 1st round pick we have though.

 

[Stats01]

nope!!! not in this draft

 

[Maple Leaf]

No. Just draft Prov, Werenski, Barzal, etc

 

[Stats01]

there is no way I'd be a happy fan if I had to deal with this season and watch this crap and then have this team move down. NO! we stay and pick up one of Strome (#1 C) (Marner- elite winger) Hanifin (#1-#2 D)

 

[Warden of the North]

No. Noooooooooooo. Nope. No.

 

[Apotheosis]

10 times out of 10, NO.

 

[p.l.f.]

I......... don't like it

 

[WilliamNylander]

So pretty much...take your pick of Barzal/Werenski/Provorov at 6 OR trade down to 10 where you might not even get a chance at any of them, and if you do its whoever the other teams passed on?

 

[Al14]

If anything, you try to move up in this draft. It would be a good thing to improve on the Nashville pick! No?

 

[AlbertaLeafFan31]

If we have 6 and 25 and Carolina has 8/9 and 17-20 do you make that trade?

 

[KGL]

No, wouldn't do it. Barring a ridiculous return, it wouldn't be worth it. Take the best prospect available on the board.

 

[StatsNightHero]

no. you don't turn down marner, strome, barzal, zacha, ratanen if the chance is available. any of them could have been top 3 in an average draft year.

If we pick at 6th theres a good chance Strome and Marner are both gone. IMO theres the clear 1+2 in MCEichel. Hanifan at 3 (maybe marner, crouse or strome have a shot here)then 4 and 5 are likely to be strome and marner. To me 6-11 with Crouse, Werenski, Provorov, Barzal, Rantanen and Zacha are all pretty interchangeable.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Not a fan

 

[WilliamNylander]

Better Question:

Do we move NSH 1st + 6 OA for 5 OA?

 

[Silver91]

If we have all of Marner/Strome/Barzal rated pretty equally, then I'd be willing to move down to 6 if we end up at 4. Pick up an early 2nd to go with that pick. And if Nashville keeps falling and Pittsburgh ends up in the conference finals, swap Nashville's pick (hopefully around 20) for PIT 1st and EDM 2nd.

Walking out of the draft with 4 picks in the top 40, Barzal + 3 of Bittner/Svechnikov/Greenway/Blackwood/Harkins/Erikson-Ek/Dergachyov/Beauvillier/Novak looks good to me

 

[hfdshdh]

Trade what we have for future assets, suck ass, draft well, get better. No need to try and get creative/risky with it.

 

[Al14]

Better Question:

Do we move NSH 1st + 6 OA for 5 OA?

To move up 1 place? Nope, take whomever is still on the board at 6!

 

[StatsNightHero]

If we have 6 and 25 and Carolina has 8/9 and 17-20 do you make that trade?

I think I do. Admittedly, i'm not as sold on some of the 4-6 guys as others though.

 

[Stats01]

Better Question:

Do we move NSH 1st + 6 OA for 5 OA?

ewww no! Why would we do that?

 

[Stats01]

so one spot to move up is worth a 1st round pick LOL wtf

 

[EmceeYan]

In Lil' Jon voice "Trade Down for WHAT!?"

We need to take the best player available.

 

[ACC1224]

Better Question:

Do we move NSH 1st + 6 OA for 5 OA?

Shouldn't cost that much to move up one spot.