Proposal: [MTL/SJ] #5 vs Will Smith

[polpolpro]

If Deminov and Lindstrom are already gone at #5 maybe a trade can be made by MTL

Habs: Get the center they wanted to draft last year with Will Smith

Sharks: the possibility to draft one of the best defensemen like Anton Silayev, with adding the best center (Celebrini) and another very good player at #14 (like Sennecke, Eiserman or Connelly) could be a very good draft for them

Habs can maybe add a little +

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[CanadienShark]

Fan of both sides here.

Habs: f*** yes.
Sharks: f*** no.

 

[Lockin17]

Congrazt on your first message on HF .

Don't think SJ does that,
Might have to add a bit on the Habs side.

 

[Internazionale]

SJ aren't trading Smith. /thread.

 

[weastern bias]

No from the Sharks, not close

 

[HockeyVirus]

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Smith is better than every 2024 prospect outside of Celebrini.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Smith is better than every 2024 prospect outside of Celebrini.

Well, yeah, as Celebrini just did more with less and being a year younger.

Also, not entirely sure. If you compare how he was at this point last year to others, there's another 2 players I'd say are better, maybe 3. Those would be Demidov, Levshunov and Dickinson.

That said, Smith has played as well as San Jose could hope for, so they're not trading him for the 5th. Would need an overpayment and that's not an overpayment.

 

[Lockin17]

Smith is better than every 2024 prospect outside of Celebrini.

I would also take Demidov and Lindstrom before Smith.
And the defense are great this year,
Levshunov is a better prospect then Reinbacher.
Parehk and Buium, Dickinson are beast as well.
Depends what the biggest need with SJ, Defense is up there for sure.

If Levshunov is available at #5 i am sure SJ thinks about it hard.
Might come with WPG first as well as the #5.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Smith was just drafted #4 in a deeper class a year ago…before he led the NCAA in scoring. So why trade him for #5?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Didn’t we have this thread like two weeks ago or something?

It’s not horrible or anything but I don’t see how the 5th overall pick in this draft, and only even contingent on three specific players being gone, is close to landing last year’s 4th overall pick in a way stronger draft who has done nothing but shatter expectations in the past calendar year.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Sharks say no easily

 

[Maurice of Orange]

If Deminov and Lindstrom are already gone at #5 maybe a trade can be made by MTL

Habs: Get the center they wanted to draft last year with Will Smith

Sharks: the possibility to draft one of the best defensemen like Anton Silayev, with adding the best center (Celebrini) and another very good player at #14 (like Sennecke, Eiserman or Connelly) could be a very good draft for them

Habs can maybe add a little +

So let me get this straight in your trade proposal the sharks would be trading Will Smith for the 2024 5th overall pick.

If that’s the case the Sharks would need a lot more then just the 2024 5th overall pick to even think about moving Smith.

 

[BerthMania]

As A Habs fan I'd be ecstatic if that happens, but no way SJ accepts that. I'd take Smith before any forward that aren't named Celebrini in this draft. Demidov is close, but the fact he played in the MHL keeps doubts in my evaluation

 

[thefutures]

makes no sense for SJ

 

[BillR10]

As others have said, definte no from the sharks. Will Smith would be going #2 in this draft. Some have mentioned team needs and the Sharks need is top end talent. They are not In a position to be looking for a position in particular. Maybe in a year or 2 that will be the case but for now it's best available talent. If the sharks really want to grab another top 10 pick for a dman in particular they have the #14 and 2 seconds they can package to try and move up without trading Smith.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Even if they were exactly equal in terms of value and upside (which they probably are not), San Jose takes an asset that is literally one year behind in development. Why would they want to do that?

 

[Hunter368]

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