This trade is mostly just a bunch of spare parts.
Why would that entice Anaheim?

Why that much though?

I'm not sure our scouts are bad. I think higher management values size too much.

None of those prospects hold much value for Anaheim tbh

Smith and Barlow would be perfect if Barlow is available at the panther's pick, gotta get a 2nd line winger that isnt 5'10 or under. Barlow is prob gone by the 13th or 14th pick, But or Wood would be good too if Barlow isnt available. We would just need another top 4 RD. CBJ has some RDs, Boqvist, Ceulemans both have top 4 potential. Jiricek is pretty much untouchable.
Caufield-Suzuki-Dach
Slaf-Smith-Barlow/But/Wood
Roy-Beck-Heineman

There would need to be significant value for Anaheim to consider trading out the potential Bedard pick.

If it doesn't make you cringe thinking about giving it up, or you don't question if you paid too much to trade up, then it isn't significant value.

drafting #1 or 5 doesnt seem.to affect much how bad our decisions are!

no one is trading the bedard pick so once may 8 is here anahiem would only trade if they had fallen to third.... and to go from 5 to 3 is not even a guarentee that your player is better so this trade does not work for either side.

Why not figure out a way to trade down?

Habs need quality and not quantity

Seems like our fan base does as well. benson being overlooked for Barlow, Wood and Reinbacher when they are clearly leaps and bound better