Draft day trade

Just because of how weak they are on D, i could see them doing this. But with the #12, they could just take Yakemchuk or Buium. I still would take the offer

Barron
Struble
Kiviharju ( WPG 1ST )
2nd (?)

For Yakemchuk or Buium

We wouldn’t pick a dman

Either Iginla if available or MBN

Yes yes i know, was talking from SJ perspective!

We could do nothing and get that.
More D are ranked top 50 now then any Draft class since 2003
It was regarded as one of the most stacked drafts of all time

So top two you got
1. Cellebrini
2. Levushunov

Thats it and after that its situational as Analysts dont agree on D Rankings.
Many have Dickinson top 3, some have him ahead of Levushunov to but they're the minority.
Same with 6'7 Mobile KHL RD regarded as the next Chara but again can skate. He's a 17 year old KHL stand out and some think he should be top 3.
Even Buiuum has people who think he should be in the mix but they're in the minority.
The only D everyone seems to mostly agree on is Levushunov #2 and Yakemchuk #10 around

As such guys like Lidstrom could fall to 4 or 5
Pushing a Eiserman,Helenus or Catton down further too and thats all before we even talk about Demidov or Iginla.
It helps that there's Offensive Dmen , Defensive Dmen, Special Teams Dmen of all sorts of size's with Righty's and Lefty's

Even Cole Hutson brother of Lane Hutson set to take his Brother role on his Brothers team when he signs with MTL next month
He's pretty high Quality ranked 20th-35th OA mostly due to his size like his brother was small at the draft but the skill is there and off the charts

MTL wants Forwards?
Well this is the year to target 1st round picks at the expense of other draft picks down the road.
I'd be making a deal with SEA who has a set expected timeline for a Stanley Cup just like Vegas and are not building via the draft as much as other teams as Rebuilding or Retooling isnt an option really.
For them they have to Adjust and find a way to Compete ASAP under the cap and MTL could use that as leverage to get them to trade their 8th OA pick ,10th OA of BUF or NYI 13th OA

Tough sell but if MTL was going to overpay for draft capital i think it'd be this year given Hughes wants us competing for a playoff spot next year.
Question becomes what do those 3 teams need to consider giving up a top 15 pick this year?
For Seattle i'd think Barron , WPG's 1st and Beck addresses their needs pretty well (but im not a SEA fan so who knows)

Even if none of that happens
I'd keep our top 10 pick at the very least.

From the sharks pool perspective we only need a top pair d man, an elite forward, and a goalie prospect. So i would rather keep the pick that has the best chance at turning into an elite piece we are missing from our pool.