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I mean I can't say I blame them for "trying" to enter the top 4, its kind of the GM's job to at least poke around and see what options are out there... but I just can't see it happening. Those top four teams all really need one of these top guys, they need quality over quantity.
 
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Le Zairafim said:
They have the assets. But they likely wouldn't be willing to move them.

Like, I doubt they'd be willing to part with Kemell, Evangelista and their own 1st as a package.
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If you were any of the teams in the Top 4, would that really be attractive to you?

I don't think so.

Pure quantity over quality.

Dropping to #15 is too much.
 
Mersss said:
They don't have the assets.

Their 1st is too far, their core is too old, and their prospects aren't good enough to justify to any team in the top5 to drop.
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Kemell, Evangelista are both really good young players and both look like to be potential top 6 players, at least statistically. Small sample but Luke did have 15 points in 24 games as a rookie, and that's despite a pretty lackluster PP production (only 2 of those 15 points are from the PP). His "fancies" are also solid in that limited span, and he's not benefiting of anything "unsustainable" at first glance.
 
Le Zairafim said:
Kemell, Evangelista are both really good young players and both look like to be potential top 6 players, at least statistically. Small sample but Luke did have 15 points in 24 games as a rookie, and that's despite a pretty lackluster PP production (only 2 of those 15 points are from the PP). His "fancies" are also solid in that limited span, and he's not benefiting of anything "unsustainable" at first glance.
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Still talking about 2nr liners, no real top line / star potential here.

A team in the top5 won't trade thay pick for players with 2nd line potential
 
Mersss said:
Still talking about 2nr liners, no real top line / star potential here.

A team in the top5 won't trade thay pick for players with 2nd line potential
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Evangelista definitely has top line potential based on him producing - and visibly not looking out of place - at a 2nd liner level as a rookie. Just because he wasn't a first round pick, or because he wasn't a 1st liner the minute he jumped in the NHL, doesn't mean he doesn't have that potential, honestly.

"Elite top line" potential though? Probably not.
 
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Haven’t seen anyone trade completely out of the top couple of picks for a while now. Dudley did while in TB in 1999/2000 but those were not great drafts.

Milbury with 2OA for Yashin but that was 2001.

Lately if someone got a top 5 pick that was not theirs the deal was done a year earlier.
 
I was going to say flyers may entertain #7 for #15 and #24 but that is just such a steep drop from 7 to 15.
 
I could actually see something like Nashville dangling major cap space in front on Montreal to see if they'd bite.

15ov+EDM 1st+Saros
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5ov+Gallagher+Hoffman+Price?
 
Michoulicious said:
Bidding war coming between Nashville, St-Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington for one of those #4-#5 OA.

It will be really interesting to watch, it will cost A LOT. Dropoff in talent is massive from the "big 5" to the rest.
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Not true. Leonard and Perreault are very talented. In fact some would take Leonard over Smith and that would not be a crazy take.

Benson is very very talented as well
 
Nico Cauzuki said:
Nashville absolutely has the assets to move up but would they part with Askarov + 15
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I don't see any team.moving top5 pick for an unproven goalie anr a mid 1st

I know for sure Habs don't do this especially since we van have Hrabal at 31st more than likelly.

Only offer k'd consider wpuld be Askarov + 15 + evangelista for 5 + 37
 
BB88 said:
Nashville doesn’t have the assets for it
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Kemell, Tomasino, evangelista, Schaefer, askarov, svechkov, saros, forsberg, the most amount of picks of anyone in this draft….

You were joking right?

I agree it likely doesn’t happen but they for sure have the assets my friend.
 
Juxtaposer said:
None of those assets are attractive to any of the teams in the top-4.
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Wrong.

You’re telling me if preds offered kemell, askarov, Tomasino, forsberg, 15th overall and a second for fourth overall someone would say no to that?? Preds would never offer that but they 100% have the assets. Thankfully Trotz is not insane lol.
 
Juxtaposer said:
None of those assets are attractive to any of the teams in the top-4.
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I'd imagine if they gave up every single one of those things it would get it done, but it would take pretty close to that

maplepred said:
Wrong.

You’re telling me if preds offered kemell, askarov, Tomasino, forsberg, 15th overall and a second for fourth overall someone would say no to that?? Preds would never offer that but they 100% have the assets. Thankfully Trotz is not insane lol.
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I don't have 4th overall, but I'd keep 4th overall over that easily if I did
 
Maukkis said:
They have four extremely good assets in #15, #24, Askarov and Kemell, but I'd assume three of those would have to be involved to get anything done. Even then, it might not work out for both teams. I'm sure San Jose would want all four for #4, for example.
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Nobody in the top4 would care to pass on that caliber prospect they are getting

Djp said:
They do, but it be a crazy unrealistic deal.
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They really wouldn’t
 
To Montreal: Tomasino, Parssinen, Askarov, 15oa 2023.
To Nashville: Armia, Allen, 5oa 2023.
 
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