Speculation: The price to move the 3rd overall to the Islanders ?

[Kevin Musto]

Or you can do what the NBA has done for years....pick the players and then trade them and they can swap hats, jersey/name plates right on the draft floor.

it's so funny to me that there's this unspoken rule that after a pick is made they can't be traded on draft day

like your guy gets taken 2 spots before your pick... and then you just give up? Pick up the damn phone!

 

[kmwtrucks]

We’re not overloaded anywhere on our roster. Vlassic is the only one proven to handle regular top 4/top pairing minutes at the NHL level. The rest of those guys are either not established yet or haven’t proven consistency as a pro. Certainly not to the degree I’d balk at drafting a LD 1st OVR.

Our rebuild is looking good, lots of momentum carrying into next year, but we still SUCK. There’s a long way to go and we need elite talent anywhere and everywhere on the roster.

my point is you could draft Martone or frondell and then use those 1sts to trade for a top 6 wing/center that is younger with some term.

 

[CallMeShaft]

It's not happening. You don't trade top 3 picks.

 

[Muffinalt]

my point is you could draft Martone or frondell and then use those 1sts to trade for a top 6 wing/center that is younger with some term.

But who?

 

[featherhawk]

It's not happening. You don't trade top 3 picks.

I hope you are correct, just draft your guy at 3

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Teams in a rebuild dont trade away 3rd overall for futures further down line

If anything you would try to speed it up if you love someone (Like how Davidson tried to get back into #4 spot last year to grab Demidov after selecting Levshunov)