Sabres add, Leafs add,
Habs pass on draft pick swaps with Min

I think you meant MIN passes.

nope

#39 pick plus #40 pick doesn't land you the #25 pick you'd need to add a prospect as well or another 2nd You're talking moving up 14 positions not nearly enough.

2 choix de 2iem ronde + 1 3iem choix?

Nah sabres dont.

late 1st pick is as likely to become an NHLer than an early 2nd rounder, Habs pass

non

This is posted from a Habs POV, they're the one's making the trade offer not the other way around. Wild decline this hard.



^This^

So? Doesn't mean the values are the same. A first round pick, even a late one, is worth more than that.

Habs are the one making the offer, Not Minnesota. So the Habs would accept it Minnesota that would decline.

http://statsportsconsulting.com/main/wp-content/uploads/Schuckers_NHL_Draftchart.pdf
Gms use charts like this when trading picks.

25th overall - 302
39th overall - 209
40th overall - 208

Montreal is adding more value, and players between 20-50 are so close together Montreal would do better to just stay 14 spots back and add two good prospects instead of just one.

This is a hypothetical trade, kinda dumb to put value on whos starting the offer?

Highly overvaluing moving up 14 spots when all the players in that range are roughly the same. 39 and 40 have more value than 25.

Sabres maybe add a 4th or C prospect