To clarify, I got the 2nd for an additional $5.4m. So, I paid $10.8m for 2 very late picks (the last 2nd and 3rd for NEXT year!).

Hey now.... We're not just handing the 2017-18 league title to Shooter, haha.
Guy's gotta earn those back to back 'ships!

I don't think I'm the only one interested in dethroning the Blues to get that ugly pic of Tarasenko off our homepage haha. I can't even minimize it anymore since the site is all out of whack lately.

Respect the TC decision. That's what we're here for


Also to Slack's point - this year was really weird for draftees. Even with all of the keeper draftees we take, there were still 1st round players remaining to be had for some reason.
People were taking 2nd rounders over the 1st rounders, and taking NCAA college and some AHL guys, along with Swedish and Finnish league players.

I don't think I've ever seen 1st round draftees from the same year left at the end of our 60-pick rookie draft! Especially when there's only maybe 15 or so of them left after our keepers!

Vancouver confirms the trade.

I realize it looks like a lot coming back on paper. This was the reasoning the trade ended up happening like it is:

PIT wants to clear cap space for FA, and this swap clears up $3.8m in cap for PIT.

Bozak was actually the better fantasy player last year too:
Shaw: 143.5 fantasy points  (2.11 per game)
Bozak: 189.5 fantasy points  (2.43 per game)

Realistically neither of these 2 players will be re-signed in the off-season, given the high re-sign values for Centres in our league.
So PIT wanted to give the future picks to get cap space right now to sign a longer-term FA for his roster.

Overall, in exchange for the $3.8m in cap and the slightly better production, VAN gets some late round draft picks in the future. The 2nd will (hopefully) be a very late 2nd rounder, and the 3rd's are 3rd's

Also, we all value draft picks differently.
Some of us value 3rd rounders because like to dig up the older prospects in hopes that their NCAA college success turns into NHL playing time.
I know others hate draft picks all-together outside of top-10 selections, and then others just auto-draft the current year's rookies.

Either way - I'll let the TC decide what happens.
This is just the deal that was drawn up that was acceptable to PIT in order to clear some more cap space before FA starts.

Approve

Capitals Trade:
Pick 3-17
X- 2018 3rd Round Draft Pick, Washington, $m this year

Canucks Trade:
C/RW Seth Griffith, $m (P-18/19)
D Maxwell Gildon, $m (P-n/a)
RW Ty Rattie, $m (P-n/a)


Canucks Confirm.

Still have a handful of gamble picks left so taking a chance it'll be there in a few picks this year, and add another 3rd for next year too.

Lose out on Rattie and Griffith joining new teams with fresh starts, so hopefully they don't go bonkers this year and finally find the scoring touch in the NHL.
Gildon's a longer term project but scouts seem to have nice things to say about him, and he's already got the size which you can't teach.

Either way, I'll take the gamble on whatever I get at 3-17

Thanks for the deal Brian.