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If Ottawa hypothetically won 1st overall, and Arizona didn’t win a lottery pick and wound up choosing 4th (I guess that would assume they slightly edge out Montreal and finish 2nd last), how much would Ottawa need to add to a 1oa for Guenther + 4oa trade? I feel like Arizona really needs a high end centre (Hayton didn’t turn out as planned and their only good prospects are Guenther + Soderstrom tbh, everyone else is lower end or boom/bust fliers) and they won’t get that at 4oa this draft (some drafts are deep at C, like 2019 where you had Cozens, Turcotte, Zegras, and Dach all available after the top 2 are off the board, but this year you have Wright/Cooley likely going top 2 and then guys like Geekie, Savoie, or Nazar who project as either 2Cs or NHL wingers). Arizona is also not guaranteed a top 2/3 pick next year, so Bedard or Fantilli isn’t a lock (I’m not really sure how good the C crop is starting at 4oa behind those 2 elite prospects + Michkov).
Do you think Arizona would be interested in trading up to lock in a long term 1C/potential future captain that can step right in and help them be at least watchable next year in their new building? What would Ottawa need to add? I’m thinking 1-2 assets like our 2nd (38oa), Brannstrom (Swedish connection with Soderstrom?), Jarventie, or Greig.