Trading up only 5 spots like that I wouldn’t wanna give both of our 1sts or at least make it the 2025 Colorado instead of 2024 Florida. Personally if I’m trading both 1sts, I’m throwing in the CBJ 2nd and moving into the top 5. It feels like a waste to move up only 5 spots personally but maybe that’s the true value unfortunately I guess we will see how stingy GMs are lol. It would also make me feel better about doing this trade you have above if we get another 1st from Laughton somehow. I feel like we really need to pick twice in this 1st round to get a good center and good RHD or go real high up to get a top center.

I want Iginla and Jiricek if possible or one of Demidov/Catton if moving up

It depends on who is available at 7; if Parekh is there, Ottawa isn't trading out of it.

Ottawa accepts if both Levshunov and Parekh are gone when it is our turn to pick at #7.

Ottawa declines if either Levshunov or Parekh are still available at #7.

Honestly, between the fact that the Flyers should be going BPA with their top pick regardless of what happens and the fact that the gap between the 3rd and 13th best prospect in this class is small, I'm not sure this makes a ton of sense for Philly

2025 draft is really deep from what I hear. I am holding onto that COL 1st even if its super late.

Flyers desperately need a 1C and I dont see FA being an option. I based moving 5 up based upon a draft pick value chart I found online plus historical trades. It'll cost the FLA pick to move into top 7.

Agreed like I said above if I’m going from 12-13 and moving up I’m going to like 5 if someone in the proposed top 4 drops out otherwise stay where you are and go BPA

Fair enough, like I said I’m only comfortable doing that if we get another 1st this year somehow then. Too many RHD to pass up on in this draft. So if you are going center with the 1st pick you have to get another one to take a RHD.

Im not eyeing RD at all unless its Parekh or Yakemchuk. Maybe Mews if I hold onto 26. IMO, we just need to be all in on a top C who can be paired with Michkov for awhile.

I mean realistically we need both that’s what I’m trying to say lol. Center is the more pressing need realistically we need a 1C and a 2C but I still think we need a 1RHD. I think Drysdale and Bonk will both top as 2RHD.

I get that. I would rather find someone to take on Risto and give Montour a ridiculous contract.

Sanheim - Montour
York - Drysdale
Seeler - Bonk

I wouldn't worry too much about Drysdale, but if he doesn't show signs of improving next year, then I would start looking at RD in the draft. If Drysdale doesn't become a 1RD for us then we got absolutely shafted in the Gauthier trade lol.

I don’t think we have a #1 D-man in the Org. I think York is a good 2, Sanheim a good 3, and Drysdale could be a strong 2 but we still need a #1 Big Physical take over the game d man

Not a fan of that personally. I think this blue line needs a big physical player. York Sanheim Drysdale Bonk are all seemingly the similar play style as Montour even tho not as good. I think his numbers are inflated on Florida. We want a version of Risto that can actually play hockey lol

That still pisses me off.

Then the question becomes how can we get a player like that? Levshunov would fit that description but he is going in the top 5 likely. Yakemchuk is another D who comes to mind and would be more likely available for them, but does he have the potential to be a 1RD?

Well that’s what I’m saying tho. If we are trading up for anything I’m trading into the top 5 and taking a top Center or top RHD.

At the 2022 draft when they drafted Gauthier, I thought they should have gone with Jiricek and oh boy would that be a better pick looking back at it now.

If we got a top pick and you had the choice between Catton or Lindstrom, which one are you taking?

You should have heard the cheers at the Columbus draft party when your guy said Gauthier (sorry, don't recall if it was Fletcher who actually said the name or not). We were 100% sure the Flyers would take Jiricek.

I wanted Slaf for months when he was projected to go 5-7 and then a month before all of the sudden he was the top pick and then I shifted to Jiricek. I said the same thing when they drafted Cutter that it was a mistake not to go Jiricek. Two totally different reasons between why and what happened but same outcome

Catton. Center is the highest priority.

It wasn't Fletcher who announced the pick, but some girl who was with them. It made too much sense to pick Jiricek back then so I guess Fletchers brain short circuited due to the amount of logic and went with Gauthier instead lol.

Lindstrom is really intriguing option, but Catton probably has the better offensive ceiling compared to him.

Sorry got him mixed up with Levshunov. I would think long and hard about Lindstrom if he is available. Would be a hard choice between him and Catton

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