Here's my reasoning, Montreal has expressed interest in moving the 16th for top 6 help. This trade is based on the value that TOR got for kapanen. Labanc was drafted the same year, had a bad season but has a higher single season point total. TOR also got Wallander which is what the 2nd represents. This is just a framework so more AHL contracts and bottom 6 can be thrown in to even it out. MTL might prefer to trade a prospect instead of the 2nd but because of this deep draft, if I am SJS I want more picks

SJS is already very thin on Rw but there are tons of cheap bargain bin options in FA like Ryan, Simmonds, fast leivo etc. So SJS could sign some stopgaps to keep treading water while adding some high end prospects to the organization.

My son the Sharks fan loves this trade. his father, the Habs fan, laughed in disbelief. Rutherford is tossing in all the chips for the next three years; Bergevin is not.