Confirmed Trade: [CHI/NSH] F Ryder Rolston for Future considerations

[BagHead]

Hahaha, what year was that going around the most? Been so long I'd like to see who was actually available in the 2nd round that year (or the next).

Would have been either '06-07 or '07-08, I think. If it were the former, PK Subban was the guy that was drafted with that pick, if it were the latter Danny Kristo would have been the lost player.
So, better hope it was '07-08, I guess. There were a handful of good players taken after Kristo, but what are the odds the team receiving the 2nd would have used it on one of those guys?

 

[NHL1674]

Wow. I remember seeing Rolston's kids down on the glass during warm-ups all the time when he was with the Wild. Time flies.

 

[Rock Paper Sissons]

Well this certainly softens the blow of losing Fabbro and Tomasino for peanuts…. SMH

 

[Devilsfan2326]

Micheal Ryder and Jaroslav Halak were teammates in Montreal for 2 seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) but Halak wasn’t a full time NHL player yet(16 games in 06–07 and 6 games 07-08). He broke in full time in 2008-09 but by then Ryder was already in Boston. This means it presumably would have been a 2nd for the 2007 or 2008 draft.

Montreal picked 43rd in 2007 (P.K. Subban), with the only other notable 2nd rounder after them being Wayne Simmonds (61st).

Montreal picked 56th in 2008 (Danny Kristo), with the only other 2nd rounder to appear in the NHL after them being Jimmy Hayes (60th).

The first year it could have been a thing was 06-07. If that was the year, Montreal actually selected PK Subban with their 2nd in 07.

Would have been either '06-07 or '07-08, I think. If it were the former, PK Subban was the guy that was drafted with that pick, if it were the latter Danny Kristo would have been the lost player.
So, better hope it was '07-08, I guess. There were a handful of good players taken after Kristo, but what are the odds the team receiving the 2nd would have used it on one of those guys?

Thanks for the prompt answers fellas, definitely no guarantee who would have gotten picked.

I would like to see Rolston's son make it if that's still in the cards. We remember his classic winks during interviews over in NJ.