[Joborule]

It's an interesting thought. If my scouts truly believe MacKinnon or Jones would be a player that would yield much so impact that he'll become a generational player for my team, and the productional from an additional 1st rounder I would not equal out the benefit, along with the lucky of the other remaining picks possibly yields some great players in the long term, I would make the trade.

The only player I would make the kind of trade for is someone you know is going to be an instant hall of famer. Someone like a Crosby, Gretzky, Lemieux. Someone who's going to produce at a level that no one else can simply come close to matching. Don't know if MacKinnon is that type of player. Is one single player that good that he's better to have rather than getting three first round players which could feature at least one franchise player in itself, and several additional players through later rounds? Some who could be steals and become a key players for your organization down the road? I would think not in this case.