Confirmed Trade: [SJS/BUF] 2024 1st (11OA) for 2024 1st (14OA) and 2024 2nd (42OA)

[Chainshot]

Sharks are gonna get two great players.

Might even be good friends off the ice.

 

[TheKingPin]

If it’s a game of leapfrog we’re playing, what’ll Philly offer the Devils to move from 12 to 10 and outsnipe the snipe?

Don’t do it Briere!

 

[Chainshot]

Sounds like 43 is in play for Buffalo :

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806426094834507847

 

[Jared Dunn]

I wonder if it’s Carter Yakemchuk.

I think this is very fair and a smart deal from both sides.

Yeah this was my first thought, seems like RD is far from a strength and I feel like he's available at 11 but not 14

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

What happens if Buffalo uses those 2 picks and move up to 9 as an example ?

 

[Nico Hischier]

Wish the devils made this trade

 

[themelkman]

What happens if Buffalo uses those 2 picks and move up to 9 as an example ?

Then the sharks look really stupid

Wish the devils made this trade

Don’t they want to trade 10 for a player? Probably harder to do with 14

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Love it. Lotta worrisome rumors about Buffalo, but I’ve liked Adams’ actual trades so far.

 

[periferal]

wonder who they have their sights on?

Weird trade before seeing how the board falls

And yet...

Easier to understand who's going to be available in the top 11 a day before the draft than the 18th pick which the Blackhawks traded up for a month ago.

 

[Chainshot]

What happens if Buffalo uses those 2 picks and move up to 9 as an example ?

Doubt they do this. I still wonder if they will have 14OA when it comes time to select.

 

[Fig]

I think this confirms that many teams think this draft has very wide tiers. Some might have it between 5-15, other teams might have it closer to 10-20.

But the weird part is that the cost to move down from 11 to 14 seems surprisingly low (42OA). In other years, wouldn't it be closer to a late first to move around in the top 15?

I mean, I guess it might make sense and many of us are overvaluing the cost to get into that range, because in 2020, Calgary was picking up third rounders to move down 2-3 slots from 19 down to 24.

This might make more sense in more than one way when Conroy is saying he's investigating trying to get into the top 15 of this draft.

There's the tier, there's the cost to get in being lower than other years (not as prohibitive as previously thought) and then there's the fact it seems teams are more likely to trade picks this year around the draft vs last year nothing happened.

 

[wetcoast]

wonder who they have their sights on?

Weird trade before seeing how the board falls

Doesn't have to be a single guy it might be 2 forwards and 2 Dmen they are targeting.

Frankly if they get Catton to go along with Celebrini watch out in 4 or 5 years.....

The fact that they would make a trade this big on the night of the NHL awards is just gutless. Why are they trying so hard to upstage the awards??? Will anyone even watch them now?

WTF?

 

[JRichard]

Why does SJ do this now?

Bc Buffalo said now or never.
Of course they dont know who will be there at 11

 

[TBF1972]

I can't help but read this as the Sharks thinking the Flyers intend to take someone they want, and needing to get in position to cut us off.

devils offer you 10th for 12th + 32nd

 

[JRichard]

There will no bidding war to get pick 10-13 when cutoff is at 14.

15 and up you are in he Connely, Jiricek, Norwegian guy zone.

 

[CornKicker]

i get it more ammo for buffalo to trade, they need to turn the corner to be a perennial playoff team so they need to make a splash here this off season.

 

[wetcoast]

i get it more ammo for buffalo to trade, they need to turn the corner to be a perennial playoff team so they need to make a splash here this off season.

It will be very interesting to see what the Sabers do and if they take the next step this season.

 

[Ace]

I’d like to think Adams was in tough negotiations on a deal including the 11OA and traded it to go back to the table with “14 and I will do it again”

 

[Boy Hedican]

Love for for SJ

 

[Ace]

Love for for SJ

Love?

You love giving up 42 for a 3 spot move up in a draft everyone agrees is the same tier from 6-18?

Not even “like”…you full on love it?

 

[JRichard]

Love?

You love giving up 42 for a 3 spot move up in a draft everyone agrees is the same tier from 6-18?

6-14…

 

[BillR10]

Love?

You love giving up 42 for a 3 spot move up in a draft everyone agrees is the same tier from 6-18?

6-18 is not the same tier at all. Maybe 11-14 might be but if they can grab a guy like Yakemchuk that defintely won't be available at 14 it's a huge win

 

[Sota Popinski]

This is going to be looked at as a major mistake. Why would you spend such a high second to move up a few spots

Because they had three seconds and just got one of them for basically nothing. They obviously think there is a guy they like that will be there at 11 but not 14.

 

[Boy Hedican]

Love?

You love giving up 42 for a 3 spot move up in a draft everyone agrees is the same tier from 6-18?

Not even “like”…you full on love it?

Oh ya? Everyone? Who is everyone? I’ve heard plenty of all over the place, including dropping off right at 14.

So ya I HELLA love this. I love that we have a GM who is making good moves, so I’m comfortable LOVING this one. Especially considering we just acquired a 2nd FOR NOTHING from Detroit.

Who the hell are you to tell me what I can or can’t love.

 

[Sota Popinski]

My opinion is he's trying to move up even more. If he was content on staying at 11 this could've been a draft day deal.



That's a weird way of spelling "Michkov+Konecny"

That's what everyone said about the Vikings in the NFL draft this year but they stayed put after trading pre-draft.