Confirmed with Link: Sharks trade Eklund, Halttunen and Svoboda to Ottawa for 9th overall.

[gaucholoco3]

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[tahoesharksfan]

Has something else happened lol

No, but something else is going to happen. At least that's the way I read this move.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

nothing against Wenny, who I like fo-show.. But i think Ekky's value would have been higher this week had he played a majority of the season with a top 6 center that played more his style/pace

Ekky could very well have a Wild Bill Karlsson type of break out season really soon which could really make this trade look baffling in years to come. I hope GMMG has a plan for this #9 pick

Eklund got to play with Mack for a stretch, and it generally looked like he was dragging Mack down. Mack would get him the puck in good spots to shoot, and Eklund would flub it.

 

[Cowboy Bill Flett]

 

[OrrNumber4]

In the world where he's consistently averaged 22+ minutes a night while putting up elite even strength scoring numbers?

Caufield and Dorofeyev aren't going ahead of him in a redraft and they're certainly not returning a 4th overall pick.

Sure. In a magical world you have imagined, he's ahead of Caufield and Dorofeyev....

 

[Hodge]

Sure. In a magical world you have imagined, he's ahead of Caufield and Dorofeyev....

Top pairing defensemen are a lot more valuable than one-dimensional wingers

 

[sharski]

i wonder who GMMG IS actively shopping

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

In the world where he's consistently averaged 22+ minutes a night while putting up elite even strength scoring numbers?

Caufield and Dorofeyev aren't going ahead of him in a redraft and they're certainly not returning a 4th overall pick.

Caufield not going ahead of Byram in a redraft is one of the most insane things I've ever read on this forum, no hyperbole.

 

[Hodge]

Caufield not going ahead of Byram in a redraft is one of the most insane things I've ever read on this forum, no hyperbole.

Do you think if Caufield was one year out from being a UFA he would return anything close to a 4th overall pick?

The market values top pair D much higher than smurf PP merchant wingers who disappear in the playoffs

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[LilLeeroy]

Top pairing defensemen are a lot more valuable than one-dimensional wingers

 

[Hodge]

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You might as well cite astrological charts for how useful public NHL WAR models are

Value is determined by what the market will bear

 

[LilLeeroy]

You might as well cite astrological charts for how useful public NHL WAR models are

Value is determined by what the market will bear

So two highly valued members of the organizations that drafted them vs. a guy who has been shipped off twice now?

 

[Hodge]

So two highly valued members of the organizations that drafted them vs. a guy who has been shipped off twice now?

There was a bidding war between the Sharks, Rangers and Blackhawks involving the 9th, 5th and 4th overall picks plus other assets to trade for Byram and sign him to what will surely be a 10M+ AAV contract

I can't see that ever happening with Caufield or Dorofeyev

I'll admit Byram might not go top 5 in a 2019 redraft but the only guys clearly ahead of him are Seider, Hughes, Boldy and LaCombe with Harley and Broberg being debatable

 

[Barrie22]

The more I think of this trade, the less I like it. The 9th overall was in play for Byram and it fell through. What now? This trade sets the team back unless the pick is packaged for an established player.. but who?

But how does it set the team back exactly? Stenberg is projected to be better then eklund, and then whatever we do with the 9th will most likely be better then whatever halts and svoboda will be.

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

Can't believe this almost turned into Ekund, Halttunen, Svoboda, 27th OA, AND another prospect for the right to overpay a #4 shitty soft defenseman.

Literally thank lord at least KDx2 (Davidson & Dubas) exist so Grier isn't out there pantsing himself

 

[themelkman]

i wonder who GMMG IS actively shopping

I can't see anyone being actively shopped. Grier is looking to buy, not sell

 

[OrrNumber4]

There was a bidding war between the Sharks, Rangers and Blackhawks involving the 9th, 5th and 4th overall picks plus other assets to trade for Byram and sign him to what will surely be a 10M+ AAV contract

I can't see that ever happening with Caufield or Dorofeyev

I'll admit Byram might not go top 5 in a 2019 redraft but the only guys clearly ahead of him are Seider, Hughes, Boldy and LaCombe with Harley and Broberg being debatable

There are a lot of players where it is debatable. Byram could go 7th, or he could go 13-15.

 

[timorous me]

His name is Daxon and he fashions his hair so that it looks like he's wearing a coonskin cap.

PASS!

 

[Chairman Mallard]

Our team is soft and you don’t want a guy who models his game after Davey Crockett!?

 

[JTB1974]

Celly/Smith
Misa/cherny
Wenny/stenberg

That is 3 solid lines. No matter who you get to fill out as the 3rd guy for each line.

 

[Surfer Dude]

Can't believe this almost turned into Ekund, Halttunen, Svoboda, 27th OA, AND another prospect for the right to overpay a #4 shitty soft defenseman.

Literally thank lord at least KDx2 (Davidson & Dubas) exist so Grier isn't out there pantsing himself

9th and 27th is pretty fair for Byram imo. That's like the very edge far of the top tier in this draft while 4th is right in the sweet spot plus they added their own RD who was arguably one of their top 5v5 defender last year. There is prob about 3-4 top pair Ds in the draft per experts and they're likely gone by 9th leaving Rudolph who is riskier or Gustaf who has lower upside.

i do love that Sharks moves are really screwing with the Hawks rebuild to overpay lol.

 

[Jargon]

9th and 27th is pretty fair for Byram imo. That's like the very edge far of the top tier in this draft while 4th is right in the sweet spot plus they added their own RD who was arguably one of their top 5v5 defender. There is prob about 3-4 top pair Ds in the draft per experts and they're likely gone by 9th.

i do love that Sharks moves are really screwing with the Hawks rebuild to overpay lol.

Sharks casually f***ing with Chicago is one of my favorite rebuild storylines.

 

[sharski]

I want to be leaf that all of these reports of "GMMG was DEFINITELY in on {highly sought after somewhat flawed player}" are him just trolling other GMs and gaining intel without actually being willing to pull the trigger on his offers

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

9th and 27th is pretty fair for Byram imo. That's like the very edge far of the top tier in this draft while 4th is right in the sweet spot plus they added their own RD who was arguably one of their top 5v5 defender last year. There is prob about 3-4 top pair Ds in the draft per experts and they're likely gone by 9th leaving Rudolph who is riskier or Gustaf who has lower upside.

i do love that Sharks moves are really screwing with the Hawks rebuild to overpay lol.

9+27 is fair at peak value, but that wasn't what the initial trade would be. Eklund for Byram 1 for 1 is a terrible trade and this would've obviously been much more than that

Can't fully laugh at Chicago yet until after RD1. If they reach on Reid at 2 its just as bad as Levshunov, and MGs comments after the deal seems that Stenberg wasn't thought about at all. MG traded Eklund mostly cause he wanted Byram.