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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Another couple thoughts / question I had/have;
1) would this trade have been possible at the draft? At the beginning of the year? In November? Is the timing of this material to the value?
2) does this reset the “market” for the other UFAs? Does this set higher expectations? The trade market at the draft was horrendous but this seems to be a much better “market”. The strategy of wait to the deadline / pressure pay off?
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Picks have their highest possible value the day of the draft. At that point, roster players at at their lowest value. It’s the inverse at the trade deadline. Seems strange that NHL GMs would fluctuate so much but that’s the truth of it. A great example is how many first round picks in the 2023 draft were traded the summer before or at the trade deadline but absolutely no one was willing to make trades at the draft. Conroy himself was trying to get more picks with some of the 2024 UFAs but no one was biting.