Sure 2nds are a step down from 1sts by only briefly but at the time, they were 2nds. They became 1sts but it wasn't a certainty for Copp that they'd get the 1st.
Lol what are we splitting hairs over here? It was two conditional 2nds, one of which became a 1st because of the Rangers advancing to the ECF.
Idk… the result was a 1st + 2nd + Barron with some ancillary. Toews fits the mold of all the 1st + prospect rental deals we’ve seen over the years.
Not really… has enough talent to think that he might be something, but just ends up sucking
The Avs pick won't be there and won't really be valued at that level. Teams will expect that if the Avs make the playoffs, they are going to make it to the 28th pick (conference finals). You might get some conditional padding around that to absorb some risk, but that will be the idea.
The Giroux trade says otherwise. He agreed to move to Florida and Florida only.
That doesn’t really refute my point.
Good draft or not, picks still move. I think 3 have been moved already. 03 had 12 move hands. 15 had 10.
Not disagreeing. We’ll see the quantity. Only so many can move. All depends on the supply. Still yet to see how many players will truly be available.
Yeah only 32 can move... we just hear that song and dance most years where teams don't want to move 1st round picks and each year we see about a handful move. The impact rentals (top 6F/top3D) will be in the 1st + prospect range. Your elite rental guys like Horvat will be more. The 3rd line/#4D will be in the 2nd to 2 2nds range... unless the bidding really gets going (or they are physical RD who are former 2/3s) where they may get a first. 3Cs tend to get 1sts when the market is tight. 4th line guys and 5/6D will filter around between 3rd-5th round picks. Every year players filter in to those groups. You might see some ancillary changes around the prices, but the basis is always the same.
