Unlike other draft years where you have Bedard, Celebrini, McKenna, there isn't a prospect this year that is head and shoulder above the 2nd best prospect, so a trade is more plausable. By all accounts, the Islanders need a forward more than anyone else. Just wondering what the fair value would be if you were to swap 1OA and 2OA? What would be the fair value that San Jose needs to give the Islanders if you're comparing the values of Schaefer and Misa, who are both studs in their own rights?
San Jose has the 2025 Dallas 1st round pick which is like 28th and their 2nd rounder which is 33rd pick. They also have Ottawa's 2nd round pick.
Is the 28th pick too much/little. Likewise, is the 33rd pick too much/too little?
Now, the Islanders might even have Misa at the top of their board so they might even be willing to take less than the fair value to swap Schaefer for Misa. But it would be good to know what that fair value is first. (This, of course, is entirely dependent on the Islanders wanting Misa. If they consider Schaefer as a generational talent, then the asking price would be skewed exponentially into un-tradable territory.)
From San Jose's perspective, if the difference in value between Schaefer and Misa is too high, they would be perfectly happy with Misa and use those 28th pick and 33rd pick to maybe trade up to 16th or 17th to get another quality prospect. There's also a real good chance Schaefer will be there at 2OA anyway.
San Jose has the 2025 Dallas 1st round pick which is like 28th and their 2nd rounder which is 33rd pick. They also have Ottawa's 2nd round pick.
Is the 28th pick too much/little. Likewise, is the 33rd pick too much/too little?
Now, the Islanders might even have Misa at the top of their board so they might even be willing to take less than the fair value to swap Schaefer for Misa. But it would be good to know what that fair value is first. (This, of course, is entirely dependent on the Islanders wanting Misa. If they consider Schaefer as a generational talent, then the asking price would be skewed exponentially into un-tradable territory.)
From San Jose's perspective, if the difference in value between Schaefer and Misa is too high, they would be perfectly happy with Misa and use those 28th pick and 33rd pick to maybe trade up to 16th or 17th to get another quality prospect. There's also a real good chance Schaefer will be there at 2OA anyway.
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