San Jose can have Mathieu Joseph for the #42 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

San Jose can have the #7 overall pick for the #14 overall pick + Vegas' 1st in 2025.

Joseph is not worth anywhere near the 42nd overall, and it would not cost an unprotected 1st to move up 7 spots.

This should already 100% be out of the question for the Sharks. ADDING a 1st to move up 7 spots is such a massive overpay

https://puckpedia.com/pickvalue

OTT declines

Holy Overpay on the Pesce and Skjei. I like them both but 3 x 8 is crazy.

Also, what's the point of even bring in Skjei if you're not moving Ferraro. It's just adding to the logjam at LD and preventing Shakir a shot at the NHL.

I do like Teuvo though. May cost a bit more though. Laine would likely cost more as well.

That's great, this is not how it works in the real world. If it was top 25 protected I'd say yes, but it's not. Vegas could have a similar year that NJ/PIT had this year, in which case that value is massively skewed considering next years draft is very deep.

This is how it works in the real world:


1. Each team will make a list of the 225 best prospects for the upcoming draft in a hotel boardroom somewhere.

2. On that same list, each team will assign a numerical trade value to each of those 225 prospects.

3. On the day of the draft, when it is Ottawa's turn to pick at #7, the phone rings from another team asking for that pick.



4. That team makes an offer for the #7 pick, taking into account ...

------- their own list of the same prospects
--------the numerical trade value they've assigned to the BPA at #7 from their perspective
--------how much draft capital or liquidable assets they have to spare to acquire the #7 pick.



5. Ottawa then either accepts or declines the offer.

It's that simple.

Great, we're agreed. It's all subjective on the draft strength, available players at the time of the trade, internal value of their own picks and prospects, etc.. In other words, it can't be assumed by a very basic calculator. I provided real world context why it Doesn't make sense for the Sharks and why the value would be very skewed.

Essentially it boils down to the uncertainty of where that Vegas pick will be. If it has a lot of protections on it, I'd be game to move a late 1st with 14, but it doesn't.