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Old 03-14-2016, 09:42 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by sureLoss View Post
I believe the closest that someone came to trading up to #1 that is public knowledge in the salary cap era is when the Islanders tried to move up from #4 in the 2012 draft to #2.

The Islanders offered all their draft picks (#4, 34, 65, 103, 125, 155 and 185 OA) to Columbus for #2. Wasn't enough to get Columbus to drop down, although Howson said it was "very attractive".
in hindsight, who actually got picked with those picks (at least first few rounds), am curious if it would have been worth it.
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