Speculation: Trading the 1st overall

[hemmer_forever]

Would you do this trade? Personally I would have to say hell yes.

"One guy from Buffalo told us that the Sabres offered the 2nd overall pick, their 2nd 2015 first round pick, a 2016 first round pick, and a 2017 first round pick to move up one spot".

http://www.draftutopia.com/2015nhlmockdraft.html

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[Oilception]

NO, Just draft McDavid

 

[Stud Muffin]

Meant to vote no but iPhone chose yes

 

[oXo Cube]

If Buffalo is thinks Eichel is that much worse than McDavid then so do I

EDIT: They don't though.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I'd vote yes.

Are you kidding me? That's hilariously lopsided.


The difference between Eichel and McDavid isn't that wide. Think Ovechkin vs Malkin.

 

[6 God]

No because if McDavid vaults Buffalo to a top 15 team, then Eichel and a plethora of late first rounders isn't what I want.

If it's Eichel, Risto, and Reinhart then yes.

 

[dem]

That is definitely a good return.. if Buffalo keeps sucking..


But there is no passing on McDavid at this point. The McDavid name is printing money for the Oilers already. Daryl Katz see's his franchise value going through the roof.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

no...simply for the optics

the package is lopsided for the Oilers cause Eichel is great and its most likely a top-5 pick in 2016 as well next year (along with the others) but ZERO chance I'd make this year

McDavid is going to make Katz even richer and the fans may burn down Rexall is they traded him

 

[Diamondillium]

Meant to vote no but iPhone chose yes

Way to go Apple.

 

[Oilfan2]

Would you do this trade? Personally I would have to say hell yes.

"One guy from Buffalo told us that the Sabres offered the 2nd overall pick, their 2nd 2015 first round pick, a 2016 first round pick, and a 2017 first round pick to move up one spot".

http://www.draftutopia.com/2015nhlmockdraft.html

Nope.

I take the franchaise player and call it a day.

We already have a better 1st round pick(16th) and the rest..meh.
We don't need more 'future' draft picks.

 

[Crabapple]

Nope just draft McDavid

 

[The Bored Man]

1. No to all McDavid proposals.
2. The source and rumour are garbage.
3. Nuke this thread from orbit.

 

[Faelko]

If we were just starting a rebuild I'd think about it

 

[belair]

We should take this quote seriously.

One guy from Buffalo has never steered me wrong before.

 

[McTrashBoat]

We need a third option besides yes or no, something along the lines of no g*d d@mned f***ing way

 

[Young Lions*]

Would you do this trade? Personally I would have to say hell yes.

"One guy from Buffalo told us that the Sabres offered the 2nd overall pick, their 2nd 2015 first round pick, a 2016 first round pick, and a 2017 first round pick to move up one spot".

http://www.draftutopia.com/2015nhlmockdraft.html

I really doubt this is true and if it was I still wouldn't do it.

 

[Raab]

In order for me to trade Mcdavid you'd have to convince me that the package coming back would help us win more Stanley Cups then Mcdavid potentially could over his career. I don't think this package guarantees that.

 

[KMart27]

Trading McDavid is a mistake you would regret for a very long time.

 

[I am the Liquor]

Where is the **** no option?

 

[Kayen]

Chia just squashed that.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

In order for me to trade Mcdavid you'd have to convince me that the package coming back would help us win more Stanley Cups then Mcdavid potentially could over his career. I don't think this package guarantees that.

In order for me to trade McDavid, I'd have to know that I was handicapping the other team through their roster as well. It's to make sure that those draft picks stay high. If they're dumb enough to carry through with it, I'd gladly trade Buffalo the 1st overall for:

Eichel, 2015 1st, 2016 1st, 2017 1st, Ristolainen/Zadarov and Evander Kane.

They'd never do it, but it's the only way I'm doing it.

 

[Fourier]

Buffalo never even interviewed McDavid. They are picking Eichel and that is the only option they are looking at right now. There is no trade happening for McDavid.

 

[The Nuge]

We should take this quote seriously.

One guy from Buffalo has never steered me wrong before.

Ya, that's all that needs to be said. Closed.

If people want to discuss the pick, we have the draft thread, and the trade thread.