https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...rade-deadline/
Interesting article, basic opinion is that picks past 22 are not worth as much this year.
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When the Flames made the decision to move Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks, they targeted more than just the Canucks' first-round pick. The fact that they acquired Andrei Kuzmenko and defence prospects Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo speaks to the strategy I’m describing. It’s entirely possible, if this year’s first round was deeper than it is, this trade would have involved fewer additional assets outside of the Canucks' first-round selection.
If Toronto wanted to add a player like Hanifin they would have to invest their first-round pick, one of their fifth-round selections (I would ask for the Chicago fifth in 2025 if I were the Flames because it should have the most value) a depth roster player (possibly Bobby McMann or Nick Robertson) and one of their prospects (possibly Fraser Minten).
The Flames already set the market with what they received in return for Lindholm. If this year’s first-round was deeper than it is, it wouldn’t cost teams as much to acquire a rental player like Hanifin. But the fact of the matter is the late first doesn’t carry the same value this year, meaning further assets will have to be moved to satisfy both clubs in the deal.
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