LeapOnOver
Mackenzie is a hack!
I would argue against using a football draft pick value chart to assign value to hockey draft picks. 2nd round picks are worth a lot more in football than hockey.
At the time, I argued that the package that the Islanders offered up sounded more sexy than it was.
Without the benefit of hindsight, I posed the question of "Who would you have taken with the extra picks?" in this thread: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?p=53053553
Not many people answered (since picks are always more valuable until you attach a name to it).
Popular choices include:
Matt Finn - Split time between the AHL/ECHL so far during his two pro seasons.
Martin Frk - Nice breakthrough season in the AHL in 2015-16, but will he be able to crack an NHL roster before he loses waiver exemption?
Brian Hart - Split time between AHL/ECHL in his rookie pro year.
Dalton Thrower - Spent majority of pro time in ECHL.
Nic Kerdiles - Development got derailed a bit from concussions.
One fan took the challenge and came up with:
I put out my hypothetical list knowing that it would more than likely look very underwhelming in a few years:
Were those hauls worth not picking the guy you want at #2?
Yeah, I didn't think that offer from Snow was all that overwhelming like some Islander fans did. Probably why Columbus didn't take it.