Ban Price trades
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Wanna finish filling out your roster so I don't need to move this to the SJS subforum? I don't want to immediately dust this because you have some trades here for a hypothetical scenario but neither the discussion or title are wholly relevant to the rest of the AGM. Just something we've been asked to keep an eye on.
In terms of actual discussion, I'll refer to this source: https://bluebulletreport.com/2020/10/05/2020-nhl-draft-rankings/
The #2 pick has a value of 87.31. The combination of picks #6 and #26 (based on where NYI is in the standings by points percentage today) has a value of 59.93. The Sharks are being cheated of value equivalent to the #10 pick here. I'm not particularly sure how New Jersey bridges that gap without Ty Smith or Holtz.
Secondly, the Sharks - should they have pick #2 - only stand to benefit with the quality of prospect available to them. Any of Beniers, Clarke, Eklund, Guenther, Hughes, Power, or Wallstedt would be phenomenal picks for this organization. I don't think San Jose stands to gain much by trading back here. Just take whomever management deems is the BPA and start accumulating pieces for a long rebuild. If anything, a defender taken this year should have more than enough time to over-ripen and be NHL ready by the time the Sharks are done accumulating top picks.