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Originally Posted by bucksmasher
Is that a trade they couldn't refuse though? I think they want scoring instead of shuffled draft picks and a later NHL ready player.
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I think they'd find it hard to turn down
#6 + #28 (if PIT doesn't come back) for #4
Getting a late first in a deep draft to trade down two spots is a deal they couldn't refuse IMO unless they see a steep dropoff after #4 or #5 which I doubt they see.
Now is that worth it to us? Depends how our list looks and how big the dropoffs are on our list.
If our list looks like this based on talent:
1. MacKinnon
2. Jones
3. Drouin
4. Barkov
5. Nichushkin
6. Lindholm
With a dropoff after #4 or #5 then maybe we would do it. Because I don't think the Flames are going to be ecstatic to have to take Nichushkin or pass on him strictly because of Russian worries. It might be easiest to trade up ahead of where you have him ranked and grab Barkov.
If they don't see much difference between Barkov and Lindholm/Monahan then trading up doesn't make sense.
But just as the NSH Assistant GM Paul Fenton has said Barkov is a perfect fit for them, he's a perfect fit for us too. Big #1 playmaking centre.