Confirmed Trade: [NYI/CHI] #18 and #50 for #20, #54, and #61 (ALL '24 Picks)

[JTToilinginToronto]

I'm having a hard time understanding why the Islanders would do this

Farm is dead. Need picks to start loading the farm again.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I understand this from the islanders pov, I don't understand it at all from the hawks pov.

 

[Chelios]

It’s the opposite for me. Chicago gives up an extra 2nd to move up a total of 6 spots? Feels a bit strange

If I am not mistaken, the Hawks just had their first round of scouting meetings. I am wondering if they maybe solidified their draft list a bit and wanted to make sure they get 2 guys on it.

 

[Kevin Musto]

It’s the opposite for me. Chicago gives up an extra 2nd to move up a total of 6 spots? Feels a bit strange

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Very happy with this move. Got an extra second round pick to move down a collective six spots.

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

Got the mega millions lotto numbers as well?

 

[Juxtaposer]

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

Wow, you should really put that prognosticating ability to greater use than posting on HF boards dot com if that’s the case.

 

[Gecklund]

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

I mean sure but the quality at 18 is the same as the quality at 20 and same thing with the second round picks. Also feels weird about speculating that they like a player or something when you have absolutely no idea if that player is going to be there on draft day.

 

[Superlative Soup]

Hawks obviously have a tier break in the late teens

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

This is the kind of post that curses them into drafting a 50 goal scorer at 61

 

[ShelbyZ]

This is the kind of trade I'd make on EHM after going scorched Earth selling at the deadline but then realizing I now have way more draft picks than I have open reserve spots...

 

[Gecklund]

If I am not mistaken, the Hawks just had their first round of scouting meetings. I am wondering if they maybe solidified their draft list a bit and wanted to make sure they get 2 guys on it.

It’s definitely possible but just weird to do this when teams are guaranteed to have different boards.

 

[Peasy]

What a weird time to make this trade...

 

[Lights911]

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

A 2nd rounder is a 2nd rounder. Isles get another for moving down two spots in the 1st round and a few in the 2nd, in what you call a "shit draft". You do that all day when you have the Isles cap situation and limited prospect pool.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Wild that this is happening now and not at the draft. Like…why?

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Deal is whatever but so intrigued on how this convo between Lou and Davidson even starts lmao

 

[belfour30]

Wild that this is happening now and not at the draft. Like…why?

Hawks will run out of contracts if they keep their picks this year and next.

 

[CanadienShark]

Huh? Strange.

 

[Peasy]

Like did Chicago have a hard top 18 or some shit lol?

But like even then, the odds of your top 18 all being gone within the first 19 picks is nearly impossible.

 

[Sanderson]

In a shit draft. Who cares about a pick outside the top 50?

Quality over quantity.

I can assure you the Islanders are not drafting a worthwhile player at 61.

Yeah, that's just not a good argument at all.

First of, there is no magic line which makes the 50th pick very good and the 54th and 61st bad. By that time of the draft teams' preferences are all over the place.
Secondly, if the draft is having questionable quality, you are more likely to get one good player out of it if you have two second round picks than if you only have one. Especially when the picks are so close to each other. It's not like they gave up picks for a future, "better" draft.

There really is no reason to make such a trade unless the pick is coming up and you want to be sure you get the exact player you want, which is not something you would have any idea about one month prior to the draft.

 

[Jozay]

Seems like horrible value for the Blackhawks unless im missing something

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

This is the kind of trade I'd make on EHM after going scorched Earth selling at the deadline but then realizing I now have way more draft picks than I have open reserve spots...

Speaking of which, anyone know if there's a way to not have to go through and cancel every single trade offer when it isn't the deadline/draft day and they get canceled automatically?

 

[Jacob]

One team feels there's a steep drop-off in talent after their top 18 ranked players and the other team doesn't feel that way and both are willing to take that bet.

And, also, they're both willing to take that bet now when they can rather than wait until the draft (when one side might change their mind).

 

[Siidekik]

Weird deal for the hawks

 

[GRob83]

Was it simulated on NHL 24 yet?

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Thanks for the free second