Quoting: drewjenks
Are you suggesting that Montreal does not select Dahlin with the 1st overall pick, but also does not trade down so someone else can? W-T-F ?
1) The #1 overall pick with Dahlin available would be worth the 3rd overall + 6th overall + 20th overall if another team were to own all 3 (as an example).
- That might be the largest lapse in judgement I've seen on CapFriendly.
2) Karlsson didn't have great stats before he was drafted - which is why he was a 15th overall pick. He just got a LOT better over the next few years.
- Assuming Boqvist is Karlsson based on his current stats is a massive lapse in judgement. By that logic there would be 30+ Karlsson's in the NHL right now.
3) The whole premise of your argument MASSIVELY contradicts itself.
- You're quoting a scouting report to help make the argument that Boqvist is a better 1st overall pick than Dahlin....
- We'll where does Joe Curtis have Boqvist ranked? I've haven't seen a scout rank anyone higher than Dahlen since last year. And nearly all of them have Boqvist at 4-7.
- What does that mean? The source of your argument directly disagrees with you & would probably laugh at this idea.
- Unless your smarter than every single scout / analyst in North America & willing to make a decision that would get 9/10 GM's fired on the spot, then it's a non starter.
4) Nashville & Detroit are going to say no.
- Detroit has no intention of getting older while they rebuild & Alzner is an anchor.
- Nashville won't think 26 year old Carr's a prospect. They got that advice from the rest of the world. They also know Byron won't be so speedy after his 30th bday next season.
HAB'S FANS REALLY GOTTA GIVE THEIR HEAD A SHAKE.
- McDonagh for Gomez
- Subban for Weber
- Sergachev for Drouin
- Beaulieu for a 3rd
- Kassian for Scrivens
- $10.5 million for Price
- Radulov & Markov walk over 500k
Expect more of this kind of decision making until some major changes are made.
1. Big risk for sure, but an interesting idea. Trading down to draft a few decent prospects in a deep draft, could work out really well.
2. I think the point was more that you don't necessarily have to draft the consensus number 1 in order to hit a home run. Ekblad and Johnson were the last 2 defensemen to go 1st overall, and it's debatable whether they would still go 1st in hindsight.
3. Like I said. It's a risk, but any scout out there would at least consider the option, rather than dismiss it out of hand. They are well aware that it is more difficult to properly evaluate D or G at a young age when compared to forwards.
4. Alzner is on the same level as Dekeyser. Change of scenery type trades aren't a foreign concept. Maybe it wouldn't happen, but it's not outside the realm of possibility.
Last point. Why do so many people think you magically hit some kind of speed bump on your 30th birthday? Yes, players slow down over time, but it's different for every player and doesn't happen over the course of a single season.