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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.
Respect the TC decision. That's what we're here forAlso 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!
Too many teams have a lot of cap space, and the addition of 3.8m isn't likely to make as big a difference as those potential picks.
I see that this trade has been re-jigged, so just using the thread for convo
For interests sake, I paid $5.4m (Mikko Koivu) for the 3rd round pick in the Suter deal. Monster deal for me, not saying it wasn't, but $5.4m for what is likely the last pick in next years draft is setting kind of a low bar for the value of cap space.
You also got a 2nd round pick in the Koivu deal.Which, I get your point for this trade thread, which is why the 2nd rounder was taken out along with another 3rd rounder.