Apparently the Canucks wanted Carlo from the Bruins and they said no. The Canucks probably think Beau is better than what the rest of the league thinks. Raty was a ppg player in Liiga in his D+1 season. He is a little above 0.5 ppg in the AHL. He had a poor 12 game audition for the Islanders but they are also a mess overall. I'd probably rate him as a B/B+ tier prospect similar to Neighbors, HIs ceiling is probably a low 2C but he probably is a middle six center. It's a decent return for a rental as we don't know yet if there is an extension. I also don't expect that much from a ROR/Tarasenko trade other than a first plus a small add.
If we get a 1st for tank or ROR, I don’t think most folks realistically expected prospect as good as raty (except perhaps from leafs) On top of it. I’d rate him higher than any of our forward prospects outside our big 3. high end rental price is generally 1st, mediocre prospect, cap dump. Unless you think beau has negative value, and i don’t think Canucks see him that way, they did quite well. especially when you consider that isles 1st is much more valuable than Boston or Toronto 1st.
For me the thing we prize the most in our ROR and Tarasenko rentals is the quality of the first piece of the package. The top end part. It's good that a mid-first got moved here. The pick on a playoff team that wins two rounds is 29-32 but if it's not, it's pretty likely to still be in the mid 20s. Armstrong can in good conscience argue the difference between the value of the pick traded for Horvat and the pick traded for ROR/Tarasenko is meaningful and he can settle for less on the secondary pieces if necessary. I don't think it puts Armstrong in a tough position. There was a case being argued by some that 2024 1sts might move easier than ones in this draft. Maybe that will be true in the end, but this is a good start.
Did the Islanders not trade their own pick? Or is this projecting where they are likely to finish?
It’s their pick. Top 12 protected this year.
It’s also a great opportunity if we need a second team for retention because it will cost them virtually nothing to trade that cap space for an asset.
This is really an underrated part of that deal. The Islanders could easily finish outside the playoffs, which most teams we'd be acquiring a first round pick from will do. The Islanders could also easily hit this protection this year, but that could also quite possibly end up decent for the Canucks too, since it could happen again in 2024 and that pick will not be protected.
The biggest thing for me is that I didn't think the Isles would be buying at the TDL given where they stand. There still is Boston, Leafs, Hurricanes, Jets, Avs, Devils as potential trade partners who still have their first round pick
The bolded is what NYI fans are terrified about.
