Équipe: 2022-23 Devils du New Jersey

Date de création initiale: 13 mai 2022

Publié: 13 mai 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

In my previous post, I talked about the types of trades NJD would want in dealing away the #2 pick.

Read it here: https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3241423

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This post is intended to give some examples of possible trades NJD could be interested in.

First, some historical context. There have only been two instances where a #2 overall pick has been traded for a player once that pick is known:

--- 2001: NY Islanders send the 2nd overall pick, 24-yr old LHD Zdena Chara and 27-yr old RW Bill Muckalt to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin. Ottawa selected Jason Spezza at #2.

--- 1993: Hartford Whalers sent veteran winger Sergei Markov, and picks #6, #45 and #58 to San Jose for the 2nd overall pick. Hartford selected Chris Pronger at #2

There were also a few instances where the #2 pick was traded long in advance of knowing where the pick would end up: 1976 (144 days before draft), 1998 (95 days), 2010 (210 days)

And a few instances where the pick was involved in picks-only transactions (1973, 1998, 1999)

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So I am offering a few different ideas here, some based on historical comps, some based on the previous post.

1. Using the 2001 comp.

i) 2nd - 2nd
ii) Chara - Siegenthaler (young defensive LHD on good contract, after 4th season)
iii) Muckalt - Johnsson (26yr old winger, both career 0.46 ppg players heading into last year of contract)
iv) Yashin - Tkachuk (Top winger without a contract, both top scorers in most recent seasons (Yashin was 11th in most recent season before trade, Tkachuk ws 8th. Over previous 6-seasons, Yashin was 33rd in points, 23rd in ppg, Tkachuk was 25th in points, 31st in ppg)


2. Using the 1993 comp:

i) 2nd - 2nd
ii) 6th - 6th
iii) 45th - 44th
iv) 58th - 90th
v) Makarov - Voracek (both older scoring wingers with 2-years remaining on contract. Makarov was 40th in NHL in previous four years, Voracek was 41st. Makarov was coming off 0.80 ppg season, Voracek a 0.78 ppg season)

(and yes, had to go back to 1993 and 2001 since their there were few recent comps...I am well aware that a lot has changed since then).


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Using other offers discussed on ACGM

3. Fiala, #27, #47 for #2, #197: If you use the draft pick value chart, this would infer that Fiala's value is similar to that of the 6th overall pick:

#2 overall = 12.3
#197 overall = 0.2
#27 overall = 3.2
#47 overall = 1.7
Fiala = 12.3 + 0.2 - 3.2 - 1.7 = 7.6 (6th overall = 7.6)


4. Meier, #11, #203 for #2, #69, #165: If you use the draft pick value chart, this would infer that Meier's value is similar to that of the 6th overall pick:

#2 overall = 12.3
#69 overall = 0.9
#165 overall = 0.2
#11 overall = 5.7
#203 overall = 0.1
Meier = 12.3 +0.9 +0.2 - 5.7 - 0.1 = 7.6 (6th overall = 7.6)


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If you have better comps...better ways to construct fair deal, please offer it. I know these methods are limited in what they can do. But just asking for the Devils best pick and best prospect is even less tied to reality. "Starts with Holtz and your 1st" is getting a little old...

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