With the trade Barrie just pulled of, one has to wonder the cost of Konnor Smith at the deadline
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If you ask the Barrie GM, it'd cost Owen Griffin and a bunch of picks apparently lol
And if you asked the Barrie GM about the cost of Barlow, he would say too much.
Somehow prices keep going up. All of Wakley, Leenders, Barlow, Rehkopf could be considered over pays.
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Could just be the way the Market is moving these days. What was once considered overpaying could now just be the norm.
DeGray said he wanted the same return Peterborough got for McTavish in 2022 (2 players, 6 picks) and that's exactly what he got.
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I think you can be a player without badly overspending and limiting your teams “win window”
You can’t just make things up lol. Barrie made multiple offers for Barlow, they were just told no because they didn’t have the pieces needed because OS didn’t like Moses and that’s all Barrie has player wise until Jan 1.
And not really can you say the others were overpays because cost goes on precedent and in the past all of Barlow, Rehkopf and Leenders type Team Canada World Junior players have gone for much more than what they went for this year, and that’s usually for half a season of them whereas Oshawa/Brampton got them for a full season (Leenders for 2 full years)
The plus minus stat has always been a questionable measure of productivity and capability.
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What’s better? No stats and you are +3 or no stats and -3?
Are you now saying Barrie did not overpay because Moses is not good and the picks just 4th, 5th? And saying Barrie GM thought too much was asked for Barlow as evidenced by making multiple offers that OS did not like?
I think every top team will be in for Konnor Smith and I don't think he'll be cheap. He's exactly what a team wanting to go deep will be looking to add. I don't care how deep you think your D is. He's a monster, he's a leader, he's tough and he can play. He has Mem Cup experience. I'm guessing it will cost your 1st round '08 plus. Could be wrong, Oshawa was able to get Punnett last year for another overager but whoever gets him will be able to slot him in a top 4.
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Definitely. But when you’re a rookie getting a 9 game look, you’ll take any positive stats you can haha. Could bad negative games in a row and the coach starts to wonder why it’s always you on the ice when the other team scores..
A good coach should know a good player when they see one. And when a coach sees a player that’s not ready for the NHL, they send them back to their junior team.
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He will definitely be highly sought after. Don't see him going for an '08 first rounder though when full seasons of Rehkopf, Barlow, Leenders, Wakely, Bertucci have netted a combined total of 0 '08 1st rounders. Brantford has a million picks and a brutal D core, they should be alllllll over Konnor Smith
Unless the team has 5 of their top 9 forwards out, then they keep the player until 9 games hit and then sends him back to their junior team.... lol
Good point but they obviously all went early when 08's can't be traded unless its with a wink wink get you later. It will be interesting to see how far teams that may not have a lot of picks will go at deadline.
