Rejoint: juill. 2021
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So Montreal trades the #69 & #101 picks to Edmonton for the #56 pick, which they then trade to New York along with the #37 pick for the #23 pick.
I could see Edmonton being interested in this kind of trade because they only have one pick in the first 5 rounds, so they may prefer quantity over quality, but most likely they'll want to wait until their pick comes up and see if they like somebody who's still available. By then the 23rd pick will already be gone, so if Montreal's goal in this is to get another first-rounder, that won't work for them. Would Edmonton still be interested if Montreal insists they make the trade before the draft (or at least before the 23rd pick)? Maybe they would be, but I think the deal would be less appealing since there would be less certainty around who they'd be giving up. Montreal might have to throw in one of their other 4th-round picks.
So what about the New York part? Their cupboard isn't as bare as Edmonton's, but they also might be interested in giving up quality for quantity. Going from #23 to #37 sounds like a big drop though, and I'm not sure #56 is enough compensation for that. I'm almost certain that they'd insist on waiting to see who's available at #23 before agreeing to that. Montreal would have had to have already made the deal with Edmonton by then, so they'd have to be happy with that trade regardless of whether New York trade goes through, unless Montreal tells Edmonton why they want the #56 pick, and Edmonton is willing to let Montreal back out of it if New York refuses their offer.