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Going to copy/paste what I wrote in another recent ACGM regarding a Draisaitl to Ottawa trade :
Ottawa can't afford to do that simply because Draisaitl only has 3 more years on his contract. Unless there is a change in ownership, high profile players won't want to stay in Ottawa with current ownership/management
Shane Pinto is hard to give up on but Draisaitl is among the players I'd be ready to sacrifice Pinto for.
If the pick really was the first overall then it has gigantic value as well. Brannstrom, White and 2nd add value but the main pieces are that 1st and Pinto. Despite what people will say, I wouldn't add another elite piece on top of that. At the beginning of his contract sure, but not when it's more than 50% done.
That being said, why would Edmonton do that? They want to compete now, not when that first OA, Pinto, Brannstrom all peak...
If they trade Draisaitl, it has to be for a top pairing D-man and a good top-6 forward but young enough to compete for years, let's say Miro Heiskanen and Roope Hintz for example
Change Pinto to Norris
Yes that 2022 first round pick could possibly be 1st overall at the moment, you just don't trade that
In the other thread, on top of Pinto and that first, it was Brannstrom, White and 2nd
Here, it's Jake Sanderson, Egor Sokolov, another first and a 2nd
A BIG RESOUNDING NO.
As good as Draisaitl is, I would never give up :
- a 22 y/o 2-way center who looks like a 35 goals scorer
- a 19 y/o future defensive stalwart in the Jaccob Slavin mold
- a probable top-5 pick in a really great draft
- another first next year when we have no idea if Ottawa will be out of the basement or not
- Egor Sokolov who is a fan favorite prospect and has 40 pts in 55 AHL games
- a 2nd round pick like if the 5 pieces above weren't enough
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