Ummm.... where did you get that from?
At most you could surmise that Holland isn't willing to trade more than a late round pick for Martin Jones.
I forget where I read it, but I swear it was on HFboards somewhere for sure. It might have been a slight extension of something and part of the comment (or perhaps string of comments?) was definitely deduction from a string of facts. I think it may have been someone saying that loosely in response to a few other tidbits. I definitely recall seemingly reading it sometime around or after reading this thread though. Not all of the info was from HFboards but perhaps linked? (ie: Maybe some tweets and insider shows stuff?)
Basically the gist was (IIRC):
- You can assume that most teams won't be wanting a 2023 pick as the main pick. So most likely assume the ask is 2022 pick rather than purely 2023 picks.
- If Flyers balked at a late pick, deduction likely means a 2022 5th or later or maybe a 2023 3rd or later?
- Oilers have no 4th round pick in 2022 (Kulikov trade)
- Oilers likely don't have a 3rd in 2022 (Keith trade conditional to a 2nd if Oilers make the finals)
- Holland has either historically never traded firsts and/or expressed he would not trade a 1st for a goalie recently (?)
- Holland has expressed he isn't super interested in trading a 2nd (dunno how recent)
- Holland is back into a corner on goalie availability, so maybe something to guess is that similar to the Keith trade, if Oilers trade their 2nd (conditional) the pick turns into a first if the Oilers go far enough into the playoffs? (Going back to something that said Holland didn't want to spend a first on a goalie).
The comment that Holland didn't want to spend more than a third definitely IIRC was based upon the 1sts and 2nd comments combined with the concept that a few of the 2022 picks have already been traded away. It was a little bit beyond just whether he'd trade currency for Jones. But indeed it was speculation, but with some pretty reasonable facts to back it up. It wasn't some straight up insider saying it. Again, I do not recall where I read it. My apologies.
Even if certain starter calibre goalies pop up, if the MAF rumor is correct, Edmonton also has to compete with contenders for the big names that enter the market. The supply is already low and potentially demand is going to increase. However, I was thinking the other day that perhaps a goalie that might fit the Oilers and the other team might be Binnington? Jones doesn't make sense.