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Chopper02

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Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 1:11 pm
Thread: What dman does this package get
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>2021 may be a weak draft, and that is valid reason not to take the picks this year. 2020 was probably on par with 2021. Neither years were as good as 2019 or will be as good as 2022.

That is different than being a crapshoot.

Devils have #7 pick. If a scouting department does not have a book in 7 guys in this draft, they should be replaced. And only a handful of players haven’t played at all this year. Most leagues have had games.</div></div>

It really is a crap shoot. The books from the past can change year to year. Given the fact most barely played compared to other years, it's so much different than any other "weak draft". Even in the top 10. They're taking a shot at someone. Doesn't mean a top 10 pick doesn't have value, but not nearly the value it would in a normal draft year.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 10:52 am
Thread: What dman does this package get
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Its a 7th overall pick.
That high in draft, guys have been heavily scouted.
Its rounds 5, 6, 7 that are a crapshoot.</div></div>

Anything after 2nd round is a crapshoot in any normal year, even if scouted well. Given this year though where the OHL wasn't playing and scouts didn't have the flexibility to travel as much to watch players, yeah this year is a crapshoot too even for top 10 guys. Owen Power looks like a great defenseman, but it's not like he dominated. And he's the number one overall pick right now?
The 2021 draft was already seen as a weak draft. Adding in lack of scouting and several leagues restricting play, doesn't help. If that 2021 becomes a 2022, maybe you have something. But not 2021. Why do you think even most of the draft picks that were traded this year were 2022 and not 2021?
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsThu at 10:36 am
Thread: Eichel to Vegas idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>scottkoz20</b></div><div>This would not work out because

1) Fleury has a Modifed NTC clause in his contract and I doubt he'd want to be in Buffalo at this point in his career.

2) Vegas has so much top heavy contracts (Stone, Pietrangelo, Patches, Wild Bill, Theodore, Reilly Smith, Lehner, Fleury and Marchessault are all over $5 Mil per) - I agree they would need to move at least 1, if not 2 contracts out to make it work.

3) Krebs and Hague are the kind of contracts they need at this point, especially with playing the daily cap dance, they can be "reassigned" to the minors regularly.


I think if I deal were to be make here - Tuch AND Theodore would need to be included (neither have a NTC/NMC) as a start - and I can't see Vegas letting Theodore go.

Just my thoughts</div></div>

I doubt Fleury would too, but who knows. He went to an unknown Vegas team so maybe he feels like he could bring Buffalo up? In any trade for Eichel it will likely have to be a 3 team deal to move other pieces.
In terms of Krebs and Hague, if Vegas were to want Eichel, they'd have to give those guys up. They still have Glass as well and Smith only has two years.

I think a trade would work, they just need a 3rd team involved.