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Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
I have to say I love the idea of picking up Florida's pick without trading our own. 1st and 4th overall in a very tight, very top heavy draft would be orgasmic. There isn't much I wouldn't consider trading outside of Gio, Brodie, Monahan, and Gaudreau. Possiboy tje 2015 1st rounder as well. Sadly, we would have to give up a lot to make it happen without those, and I'm not quite sure we have what it takes.
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So Brodie is untradeable...
Looking at his draft year 2008 enough time for things to settle, out of all the Defensemen drafted he is:
13th in NHL games played
19th in goals scored
16th in pts scored
15th in ppg. ( more than 100 games)
These guys all were 18 in 2008 and are the same age as Brodie is today.
If there was a way to convert Brodie into Ekblad the Flames, who are at least 2 years away from the play offs would be crazy not to do it.
The defenseman in Brodie's draft year that are ahead of him in ppg (as well as all the other categories are:
Erik Karlsson
Alex Pietrangelo
Drew Doughty
Justin Schultz
Tyler Myers
Roman Josi
Vyacheslav Voynov
Patrick Wiercioch
John Carlson
Michael Del Zotto
Jake Gardiner
Jason Demers
Jared Spurgeon
Zach Bogosian
The upside of the best d-man in this draft is significantly higher than Brodie's.
The only reason that Florida would consider the trade is that it will be a year or 2 before Ekblad is better than Brodie. Ekblad might not help the Flames next year at all.... but unless you are counting on them making the playoffs with Brodie.........
It took 2011 #9 pick Dougie Hamilton 3 years to get even with where Brodie is today.... not much chance of Boston trading Hamilton for Brodie now.