Should have just used the 4th overall to trade for him but alas, we fumbled...
Jiri Kulich
Radim Mrtka
2027 1st (top 5 protected)
To CBJ for
Kirill Marchenko ($10M ร 7 years)
@JDKillingham@Joe_McCoy12 Have been pondering draft all day and I think I've come to the conclusion Chase Reid is the move. Trade Mrtka, Quinn, 20th, and 45th for Marchenko and sign John Carlson
Have not done quarter of the amount of research on this draft as I usually do, so I'll limit it to a top 10
1. McKenna
2. Stenberg
3. Bjรถrck
4. Reid
5. Malhotra
6. Verhoeff
7. Rudolph
8. Carels
9. Smits
10. Hermansson
I've narrowed my list of trade targets down to a few that really excite me
1. Kirill Marchenko
2. Robert Thomas
3. Dylan Larkin
4. Elias Pettersson (needs retention)
Would be willing to deal 4OA in a deal for any of these players, but completely okay with making the pick
@boomertang I'd laugh all the way to the bank and then while at the back withdraw $9.5M to set aside for Marchenko's first year of his newly signed 7 year extension
IF there's any sparks with this Hellebuyck thing this is as much as I'd be willing to pay
4th overall
Jiri Kulich
Ukko Pekka Luukkonen
45th overall
For
Connor Hellebuyck
8th overall
Goaltending was not an issue last season and it's the least of our worries right now
Hypothetical:
Sabres send picks 4 and 20 to San Jose to select Ivar Stenberg at 2nd overall
Arguably the most complete player in the draft class
Overpay or smart aggression? Do you make this call?