This would need to be a draft day trade.
If Crowe thought the player he was going to pick at 28th OA would be available at 36th OA, I could see him making the deal.
Quoting: Lenny7
Draft pick value chart has it at:
your chart https://mapleleafsnation.com/2016/05/01/is-it-worth-it-to-trade-up-in-the-nhl-draft/
Mtl out: 392 (36 OA + 67 OA)
Buffalo out: 283 (28 OA)
Not that Arizona would (should?) ever give up that 2nd for Drouin, but it's technically an overpay on the Habs end.
I guess it depends on the chart one uses.
https://www.broadstreethockey.com/2013/4/25/4262594/nhl-draft-pick-value-trading-up 28=
16.30 v. 36=10.84 + 67=2.89 total =
13.73
https://theathletic.com/1798463/2020/06/12/by-the-numbers-revisiting-the-true-value-of-a-draft-pick/ 28=
3.1 36=2.4 + 67 = 1 total =
3.4
I have always used the first one as it is based on actual trades and when I check it against recent trades it seems to still hold up.
There is a certain flair selecting three times on the first day that cannot be overlooked.
On the other hand, Jeramiah Crowe may want to have that extra dart to throw at the draft board.
Let's agree to disagree as the charts are just guesses at the value of each pick and do not correlate well.
Who would have thought the 79th OA pick (Point) in the 2014 draft was more valuable than the 2nd OA pick (Reinhart) from that year's draft.
Quoting: Tjm220
Buffalo has no interest in trading quality for quantity, especially since they already have a quantity of draft picks. If anything they may be looking to package draft picks for players that fit the current core.
I tend to agree and I also think MTL would need to add, but those extra darts are intriguing.
There is another side, those extra picks may allow Crowe to move up in the draft to get a player as Peterka.