Mëds wrote:Hence the entire reason why Elmer is an idiot if he has no plans to try and move Edler to Dallas for the 3rd overall. Seriously, take back one of Niemi or Lehtonen as cap dump in return, they both have 1 year left. That alone is a boon to the team that just signed Bishop. I suspect Edler would waive to head to Big D where his old buddy Hamhuis is currently playing, and his recent WC gold medal partner is a fixture. Toss in our 2nd and something. Just make it work.
I can see both sides, and wouldn't mind an Edler trade in general, but if you come from the school that the Oilers were so bad because they didn't surround their kids with vets I get not being in a rush to move him.
That said, I don't think I move him for #3OV this draft. There is always hype about all the prospects for fans at this time of year - but when Bob McKenzie says Dallas might not be able to get a top-4 Dman for the 3rd pick that tells you what GMs around the league think of this draft. The odds are not great that the 3rd overall is ever as good as Edler.
If all it takes is the 5th and taking a year of Niemi or Lehtonen to move up and take your first choice from the next tier, then maybe you go for that - if you don't think Miller is coming back. (Loved what I saw with Miller and Goldy last year - would be happy to have Miller back.)
Mëds wrote:3rd overall gets us one of Patrick, Hirschier, Vilardi, or Middelstad. 5th needs a miracle to get us one of them.
I'd be surprised (and not unpleasantly) if Dallas and Colorado both pass on Miro Heiskanen.
Mëds wrote:3rd and 5th get us 1 of them, and hoping that with said miracle we can snag 2 of them.
If Elmer doesn't pay the price, and the only pieces off the table should be Demko, Bo, Juolevi, and Boeser, right now, then Elmer and Co should go.
Overpaying to move up in a crappy draft would get me on the fire Benning train. We shouldn't be moving multiple assets to pick up picks in a weak draft. Moving Tanev or packaging Dahlen, Goldobin, etc with other pieces shouldn't be considered for a crapshoot. (Tanev in a deal for Drouin or S. Reinhart - sure.)