sampler
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- Aug 3, 2018
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I agree with what several people write here:
The timing of the deal makes ZERO sense. If they had a single player targeted that they believe is there at 11 and not 14, then the deal runs a hug risk!
1. The target player is taken before 11: then they threw away a mid 2nd rounder and should not have moved up.
2. the target player is available at 11: then make this deal right before the 11th pick to ensure that you get your guy
3. Several "off the board" picks happen and there are several target players available. Then you can get what you want at 14 and no need to trade at all.
The timing of the deal makes NO sense, and Grier is really struggling. I also think the 43rd pick is very expensive to move up 3 spots. maybe trading it to NJ to move up to 10, but 11 is not a big difference.
I figure this is to land one of the big 6 D (Levshunov, Silayev, Buium, dickinson, perekh, or yakemchuk). Nearly every mock draft had all 6 gone by 14, but at least one or two left at 11. Eiserman was predicted to be available in many mock drafts at 14, so executing such a deal now makes little sense.
Grier knows we have Eklund, Graf, Smith, Mack, Bystedt, Edstrom, Musty, Haltunnen, and even lund, gushkin, and bordy along with newly acquired Afanasyev who was point per game in the A. The promising forward list is very long.
The D is bascially empty. Shakir is a B- prospect and thats the best we got. It seems obvious that grier wants one of the top 6 D and that 11 almost guarantees one, while 14 is likely to miss all of them. I love the move to get one of the top D, but I hate the timing of the move as I do not understand why Grier could do this on the draft floor o ensure the value and target of the deal.
The timing of the deal makes ZERO sense. If they had a single player targeted that they believe is there at 11 and not 14, then the deal runs a hug risk!
1. The target player is taken before 11: then they threw away a mid 2nd rounder and should not have moved up.
2. the target player is available at 11: then make this deal right before the 11th pick to ensure that you get your guy
3. Several "off the board" picks happen and there are several target players available. Then you can get what you want at 14 and no need to trade at all.
The timing of the deal makes NO sense, and Grier is really struggling. I also think the 43rd pick is very expensive to move up 3 spots. maybe trading it to NJ to move up to 10, but 11 is not a big difference.
I figure this is to land one of the big 6 D (Levshunov, Silayev, Buium, dickinson, perekh, or yakemchuk). Nearly every mock draft had all 6 gone by 14, but at least one or two left at 11. Eiserman was predicted to be available in many mock drafts at 14, so executing such a deal now makes little sense.
Grier knows we have Eklund, Graf, Smith, Mack, Bystedt, Edstrom, Musty, Haltunnen, and even lund, gushkin, and bordy along with newly acquired Afanasyev who was point per game in the A. The promising forward list is very long.
The D is bascially empty. Shakir is a B- prospect and thats the best we got. It seems obvious that grier wants one of the top 6 D and that 11 almost guarantees one, while 14 is likely to miss all of them. I love the move to get one of the top D, but I hate the timing of the move as I do not understand why Grier could do this on the draft floor o ensure the value and target of the deal.