Quoting: Celtics21
To be fair, I think puckpedia is great for cap space and picks 15 and on. I think it’s literally dog crap with getting into the range where this is.
The open challenge is probably a 1/3 of the top 15 are going to be disappointing. Trading down represents a bit of Russian Roulette.
Quoting: dgibb10
I’d agree with that to an extent. In terms of picks in the top 10 or so, you can really only make a trade if the other team is actively selling that pick, as Nashville found out last year. They apparently offered the moon, with reports of as much as 2 1sts+Askarov, but nobody bit.
I know every draft is different but just for the most recent times top 10 picks were moved in draft pick deals
2004 Carolina trades 8 and 59 to Columbus for 4
2005 Atlanta trades 8 for 12, 49, and 207
2007 San Jose trades 13 44 and a future 3rd to STL for 9
2008 Anaheim trades 12 to the kings for 17 28 WILD for 5 spots
2008 Islanders trade 5 to Toronto for 7 68 and a future 2nd
2008 Islanders trade 7 to Nashville for 9 and 40