Looking at all the trades for this year dating all the way back to the Thibodeau trade in June (this is net - I didn't add picks/players that were both acquired and traded away this year)
Players
IN - Tuomas Uronen, Cedrick Guindon, Ethan Hay, Will Bishop, Joey Willis, Charlie Schenkel
OUT - Gabriel Frasca, Caleb Malhotra, Jakub Chromiak, Christopher Thibodeau, Matthew Manza, Xander Velliaris, Ethan Weir, Luke McNamara
Draft Picks
IN - FLNT 2 2028*, BFD 3 2028*, SAR 4 2027*, BFD 4 2028*, SAR 4 2028*, NIAG 5 2025, FLNT 5 2027, BFD 5 2028*, KIT 8 2027*, ER 10 2026, SAR 10 2027*
OUT - SAR 2 2026, KGN 2 2027, KGN 2 2028, NIAG 3 2025, KIT 3 2026, GUE 3 2027, KGN 3 2027, KGN 3 2028, NIAG 4 2025, KGN 4 2026, KGN 4 2028, BRAM 5 2025, KGN 5 2026, KGN 5 2027, KGN 5 2028, KGN 6 2028, KGN 7 2025, SAR 7 2027*, SOO 8 2026, KGN 10 2026
Net Draft Pick Change
2nd ---> -3 (-2 if Thibodeau plays OA)
3rd --> -4 (-3 if Malhotra reports)
4th --> -3 (-1 if Manza reports, -2 if Malhotra reports, even if both report)
5th --> -2 (-1 if Malhotra reports)
6th --> -1
7th --> -2 (unknown condition on SAR 7 2027 - traded away for Uronen)
8th --> -1 (unknown condition on KIT 8 2027 - acquired for Chromiak)
10th --> +1 (Even if Manza reports)
By the sounds of it Manza will report, and I would guess Thibodeau plays an OA. With those assumptions, only trading 2 2nds, 4 3rds and 1 4th to upgrade the roster is significantly better than I thought.
Obviously the Uronen trade was a heist, the Guindon trade has been above market and although much too early I like the Schenkel return.
The Lalonde experiment cost them a 3rd and a 7th - not ideal but unlikely those extra picks would've made a major difference in any additional moves. The Saginaw trades although an overpay, fit needs, and in a year like this I'd rather overpay to get their guys rather than stand pat.
