Speculation: Who brings a 1st?

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Lots of chatter about where guys will go, but what will they bring? Specifically, who will bring a 1st? Not a prospect equivalent, but an actual 1st for us to use in coming drafts.

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[kimzey59]

Tarasenko and O'Reilly should for sure.

Would not be surprised if Barbashev brings us a 1st in '24 or(more likely IMO) '25.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I expect we may well get more for Barbie than for Tarasenko. Less salary, more versatile, fits with pretty much any contender so more likely to be a bidding war.

 

[TK 421]

I would bet ROR does.

If we don't get an extra 1st I'm going to throw an epic temper tantrum before taking my ball and going home.

 

[BadgersandBlues]

I think there's a good chance BBShev becomes that player that a lot of teams covet, thus driving up his price to an otherwise unreasonable level.

 

[BlueSeal]

I’ll say Vladi, ROR and Buch

 

[Mike Liut]

I’m becoming less optimistic of receiving a kings ransom like we thought on ROR and Tarasenko. I hope im wrong

 

[PJJJP]

I’m becoming less optimistic of receiving a kings ransom like we thought on ROR and Tarasenko. I hope im wrong

I don't think we would have ever received a Kings Ransom for either unless they were playing healthy and playing very well. If we can get a 2 firsts out of them I'll be happy. I don't really need anything else

 

[Mike Liut]

I don't think we would have ever received a Kings Ransom for either unless they were playing healthy and playing very well. If we can get a 2 firsts out of them I'll be happy. I don't really need anything else

I think we’ll be lucky to even get a 1st. Early on, we wanted 1sts + top prospect.

 

[LetsGoBooze]

I think we'll move out multiple players and end up with a combination of assets including:

One 1st round pick
One A-tier prospect
Multiple B-tier prospects
Multiple later round picks

 

[Xerloris]

I’ll say Vladi, ROR and Buch

If we trade Buch then we're going full rebuild.

 

[BlueSeal]

If we trade Buch then we're going full rebuild.

Agreed. I was only answering the op thread title question lol. He’d be the -last- person I’d trade but he’s definitely worth a 1st.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Agreed. I was only answering the op thread title question lol. He’d be the -last- person I’d trade but he’s definitely worth a 1st.

I think you misunderstood. Question was who do you think we will actually trade that will yield a 1st. Not whether any of those players are worthy, but who will we end up dealing that brings a 1st back. Buchy is obviously worth more than a 1st, but I think it is highly unlikely he is dealt.

 

[Fez Whatley]

I think there's a good chance BBShev becomes that player that a lot of teams covet, thus driving up his price to an otherwise unreasonable level.

I hope that's the case. It's going to be extremely sad to see him leave. A 1st as a parting gift is a nice cushion.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Hoping for a 1st from both Tarasenko and ROR.

I guess it’s not impossible that Barbashev could land one as I think he’s a really nice player that could help any team and maybe the right bidding war gets it there, but I doubt it.

Buch should not be traded at all and thus I didn’t vote for him, but he would absolutely return a 1st +.

 

[Fez Whatley]

I think you misunderstood. Question was who do you think we will actually trade that will yield a 1st. Not whether any of those players are worthy, but who will we end up dealing that brings a 1st back. Buchy is obviously worth more than a 1st, but I think it is highly unlikely he is dealt.

Meh idk. I think blias + 2nd gets u buch.
/s

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Meh idk. I think blias + 2nd gets u buch.
/s

doubtful. can't believe any GM would be that stupid. they should fire Army for even thinking about it.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

1 down 1 to go

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I'm pleasantly surprised we got 1st for Tarasenko. Hopefully can get 2 more.

 

[Mike Liut]

I'm pleasantly surprised we got 1st for Tarasenko. Hopefully can get 2 more.

if ROR comes back and plays well, I would assume he’d fetch a 1st. But who’s the other one?

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

if ROR comes back and plays well, I would assume he’d fetch a 1st. But who’s the other one?

Barbie.

 

[Mike Liut]

Barbie.

im only hoping for a 2nd. A 1st would be awesome.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

im only hoping for a 2nd. A 1st would be awesome.

Same. Maybe 2nd a prospect or 2nd and 3rd

 

[tfriede2]

Gotta admit, I only voted for ROR to receive a 1st. Thought Tarasenko would only return a 2nd.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Interesting from Staples at Athletic “It’s believed that the Blues jumped at this deal now because there simply weren’t any other offers with a first-round pick on the table. And Armstrong may not have anticipated any, so he took what Drury was offering, which was likely only a confirmed first if Mikkola was in the deal.”