Um that pick turned into andrei vasilevskiy and Quincy went on to just be the mediocrity stop gap streak extender we all expected him to be. Some of us still care very much about that trade and are glad the terrible GM that got owned is gone and the GM that did the owning is here.
Still liking the Fabbri trade, its an example of the kinds of trades Yzerman did that added a lot of punch to Lightning depth.
And would the wings have picked Vasilevsky? Particularly when they were not picking Russians much at the time.
Maybe they go for Mark Jankowski, Malcom Subban, Jordan Schmaltz, Henrik Samuelsson, Brendan Gaunce, Stefan Matteau of other first round picks after Vasilevsky. Maybe they go for one of the early second rounders of that year , most of whom haven't even made the NHL.
From picks 20 to 43 that year there are 5 players that have made any real impact in the NHL, including Vasilevsky. The rest have all been less productive than Quincey was, and most wouldn't have done a damn thing for us until after the streak ended anyway.
When a team is a cup contender, they nearly always trade away picks for players come the playoffs, especially as their window looks to have limited time left. The trade didn't work out, and it wasn't one I liked or would have made, but it made sense in principle.
