In all seriousness though, I think Vancouver wins solely because it makes more sense for them. Nilsson doesn't fix Ottawa's goaltending, nor does he come close to making it adequate, while losing Nilsson allows Vancouver to give Demko that roll as backup. Vancouver is also getting the 6th so I suppose that is somewhat relevant. Otherwise, all the other pieces involved are irrelevant.
Even trade. Swapping sets of tweeners on expiring contracts. Vancouver picks up the 6th round lotto pick to keep the fans more invested late in the draft.
Would give the advantage to Vancouver simply because of that 6th round pick.
Regardless, it's really a nothing trade.
VAN also picks up some cap space and Nilsson has been pretty terrible lately. And don't expect his numbers to improve that much w/ OTT, who is one of the worst defensive teams in the league.The 6th rounder probably gives VAN the slight edge at this point.
Unless it's a scenario where a team makes a trade on draft day go target a specific prospect, you can't really judge a trade by what the prospect selected with the pick became. A draft pick is just an x percent chance at getting an NHL player. That's what they traded for.
Unless it's a scenario where a team makes a trade on draft day go target a specific prospect, you can't really judge a trade by what the prospect selected with the pick became. A draft pick is just an x percent chance at getting an NHL player. That's what they traded for.