I doubt the Petes are looking to trade Connor Lockhart at this point. I expect he will be one of the Petes three overage players. If he is traded it likely will be at the deadline.
How are the Petes looking to recoup picks? Their cupboard is the emptiest of all the teams right now it looks like.
I was thinking Zito, Ertel, or Lawrence.
The database shows Sarnia with 3x2nds, 2x3rds, 3x4ths, 0x5ths, 1x6ths over the next 4 years.
They will likely trade overages Michael Simpson and Sam Mayer. They should be able to get at minimum a 2nd or a 3rd round draft pick plus a 4th for Mayer and 2nd and a 3rd round draft picks for Simpson. They also will likely be trading Owen Beck which allow them to acquire a good 16 or 17 year old player plus at minimum two, 2nd and one, 3rd round draft picks for him. With these trades the Petes could acquire three or four, 2nd round draft picks, two or three, 3rd round draft picks and a 4th round draft picks. This would rebuild their draft pick cupboard. The Petes will likely keep Connor Lockhart, Jax Dubois and Cam Gauvreau as their overages. Lockhart would only be traded if a team makes an offer that is too good to pass up.
The more I look at the depth charts, the more I'm convinced we don't go for it. The strength is in the 05-07 group. Sure kud and bmb are strong but there's only the two of them. I'd feel better about selling or at least waiting and going all in next year or the year after. Just my opinion
i have sarnia with one 2nd in in 2027, but they will get the 2nd in 2025 back i would think, moldenhouer condition.
they will not get a 2nd and 3rd for simpson, overage goalies are not worth that historically. mayer perhaps a 2nd plus another pick.
i think petes can trade more guys to fill the draft board back up, ie mayer, simpson, beck and smith, maybe mccoy as well as lockhart. sarnia doesnt have that luxury, so i guess i see them as in a much worse place.
I like Carlisle's look as an OA defenceman for next year. I would run with the 3 06's for now, see where that takes us.
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The Petes have all their picks in 2027. They also have a 3rd in 2025. They need to acquire three, 2nds, two, 3rds and three, 4ths to totally rebuild their top four picks in 2024, 2025 and 2026. They will be able to recoup most of those draft picks by trading Simpson, Mayer and Beck. They may trade Lockhart at the deadline. If they trade Donovan McCoy and Konnor Smith it be at the deadline and would be for players and a few draft picks for each player. They may trade Smith but I doubt they will trade McCoy. They will also want a good young player for Beck. The Petes are looking to make the playoffs so they will not be going into a total rebuild. They will likely be looking to do similar to what Hamilton did last year.
I was just looking at lunch and he wasn't in there. Maybe just a call up for next exhibition game?
Matters what your looking for in an OA. Sikic is a tremendous 2way guy. Great skater. Strong down low, great defensively & a solid passer. But if u need goals or big points he's likely not your guy.
Ertel is probably ppg as an OA, something like 25g and 45a with a full season and health for the most part. He was at that pace last season before breaking a finger.
