Confirmed Trade: [MIN/CBJ] David Jiricek, 2025 5th round pick for Daemon Hunt, 2025 1st round pick, 2027 2nd round pick, 2026 3rd and 4th round picks

[MMC]

Makes the Drysdale trade look even better for the Ducks

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Wake me when that happens in our favor literally ever in our history.

atleast you can say you’re consistent in your views it’s funny reading other Bj fans shitting on jiricek now and acting like this is a w.

You absolutely want a trade for a similar level prospect ala yager/mccgroarty , gauthier/drysdale or it’s bad. I would’ve been happy swapping reinbacher. A package of late picks is pretty brutal

 

[CanadienShark]

Wake me when that happens in our favor literally ever in our history.

IIRC, Fantilli was supposed to go #2 and "fell" to Columbus. I'm a Carlsson fan, but I think popular opinion was Fantilli was the #2 and could've been #1 in many drafts. That was "in your favour" at least at the time. Meanwhile Sharks were "unlucky" and had to pick Smith.

 

[614 CBJ]

I can't believe Waddell picked him in the first place

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Why would any parents name their kid demon?

Problematic if his last name was Friend, but his last name is Hunt. Not a name so much as destiny. Hopefully his goal song is by this band:

 

[olli]

No way CLB fans are happy with this, right? A lot of the proposals posted here were way better than the actual return yet turned down by the CLB fans here

Fans almost always expect more in trades than what actually happens unless their team is selling a veteran player with intangibles at the deadline.

 

[PanniniClaus]

blah. I just don't like it.

See if Minnesota becomes the platform for Jiricek to improve his skating and then becomes a 10 year guy for them.

 

[seafoam]

This is an interesting deal. I like it for Columbus but if Jiricek hits it’s a win-win.

 

[SteelCityCannon]

I can't believe Waddell picked him in the first place

If you're talking about Jiricek he didn't lol. That was Jarmo. Waddell would have never taken him.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Yeh pretty much 4th only slightly better than 5th so let’s cancel it out.

So that’s still 4 picks for one.

I don’t know much about Hunt but someone must have liked him.

That said, Jiricek is a guy that still needs to develop his skating and has shown issues with AHL deployment. There’s question marks with him too.

You can think it's a fair return for Jiricek, but that doesn't change the fact that no team would ever consider trading down from 8th overall to the late 1st (where Minnesota's pick sits right now) to get a 2027 2nd, 2026 3rd and a fringe prospect.

 

[Hockeyfan200]

blah. I just don't like it.

See if Minnesota becomes the platform for Jiricek to improve his skating and then becomes a 10 year guy for them.

Minnesota has the best skating coach in the NHL. He helped Rossi improved.

 

[seafoam]

He will play behind both Faber and Spurgeon in the near future which should bode well for him. He will be highly sheltered and look great in this case.

 

[MNRube]

Columbus got basically 2 1st rounders worth of draft capital plus an NHL ready D. Pretty decent haul. Waddell has quite the war chest to use to build his team.

 

[CanadienShark]

Because, y'know, we totally got the future #3 overall pick as part of this deal.

I'm talking about combining lots and lots of late picks to get higher-end assets. Which we've literally never been able to do before.

Fair enough. Hopefully the Jackets manage to "win" a big trade in the near future, but only if it's not with one of my teams.

 

[goonybird]

that's a haul for CBJ who were on an accelerated rebuild/retool until one of their best players was mowed down by some hick. Sucks but the timeline has changed and getting this kind of return on sulky want-aways is solid work given the circumstances

 

[TheNumber4]

Generally you can get those without giving away blue-chip prospects.

Can’t get 4 picks tho…

 

[CBJx614]

Minnesota has the best skating coach in the NHL. He helped Rossi improved.

That's if he accepts that he needs help, part of the reason he's even being moved is that he thinks he's NHL ready right now, when the coaches have told him otherwise.

 

[TheNumber4]

This place is always so reactive to say some team got fleeced.

You really won’t know until the trade plays itself out.

Like the the famed 1 for 1 “fleecing” of Hall. Which is not at all a fleecing in hindsight.

 

[SirPaste]

lol wow, seems like a lot to give ip

 

[Sombastate]

Well done, Wild. Wish Flyers had a GM that didn't spend 2 seasons trying to determine if that hole in his lower back is indeed his anus or just a regular hole in the ground

 

[bleuetbio]

It was a derby and that was the best offer. Cant blame both GM for the work. That trade is tough to judge

 

[toomuchsauce]

just seeing this...was this trade made in real life, or some kind of dynasty fantasy league? did they consult the sub-reddit for value before finalizing?

 

[GoChill]

I call Jiricek Frankenstein because he is big and imposing like Frankenstein and moves like Frankenstein too. Maybe Minnesota’s skating coach can fix him. He moves okay up the ice but he has no agility. He just can’t make the quick stops and turns that other players can do particularly in the NHL.

I don’t like giving up on a player before age 23 so we will see what happens. On the other hand Minnesota is giving up on Hunt before age 23 also.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

lol wow, seems like a lot to give ip

The Wild are second in the West.

That 1st has a high chance of being in the last few picks of the round.

It reminds me of the Jeannot trade. Where it looks like a lot more than it is on paper because of the quantity of the picks, but if you add up the value of all the picks using a draft chart it's probably like 16th OA in value if Minnesota wins their division.

 

[GoChill]

The Wild are second in the West.

That 1st has a high chance of being in the last few picks of the round.

It reminds me of the Jeannot trade. Where it looks like a lot more than it is on paper because of the quantity of the picks, but if you add up the value of all the picks using a draft chart it's probably like 16th OA in value if Minnesota wins their division.

It will become a much earlier first round pick if Minnesota plays Jiricek regularly this year.