Aftermath of the Memorial Cup. They traded a lot of picks and some prospects last year for a run and now their cupboard is empty.
They weren't supposed to be so high this year because of all the players they lost and I'm sure right now they would prefer bringing in some good players to help them for another run but like I said, they don't have much picks left.
The rumoured price for Timashov is 1st pick, 2nd pick and 16 yo forward Ethan Crossman. That is a lot for a player who has 4 months left in junior hockey.
Junior hockey isn't the same reality as NHL, players are only there for 2-3-4-5 years so picks become important. Before the beginning of trades their first pick in 2016 was a 4th rounder, in 2017 a 3rd rounder and in 2018 a 2nd rounder. Now with Murphy, Graaskamp and Timashov traded, they have acquired a 1st pick, 4 2nd picks, 5th pick and two prospects.
Timashov has not lifted his NTC yet. He should do it, he won't win anything with Quebec this year.