News: Preds trying to trade into top four

[PriceIsGod]

I mean I can't say I blame them for "trying" to enter the top 4, its kind of the GM's job to at least poke around and see what options are out there... but I just can't see it happening. Those top four teams all really need one of these top guys, they need quality over quantity.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

They have the assets. But they likely wouldn't be willing to move them.

Like, I doubt they'd be willing to part with Kemell, Evangelista and their own 1st as a package.

If you were any of the teams in the Top 4, would that really be attractive to you?

I don't think so.

Pure quantity over quality.

Dropping to #15 is too much.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

They don't have the assets.

Their 1st is too far, their core is too old, and their prospects aren't good enough to justify to any team in the top5 to drop.

Kemell, Evangelista are both really good young players and both look like to be potential top 6 players, at least statistically. Small sample but Luke did have 15 points in 24 games as a rookie, and that's despite a pretty lackluster PP production (only 2 of those 15 points are from the PP). His "fancies" are also solid in that limited span, and he's not benefiting of anything "unsustainable" at first glance.

 

[RationalExpectations]

Seems weird, but they have Kemell and askarov and 15OA so maybe somebody bites.

 

[Mersss]

Kemell, Evangelista are both really good young players and both look like to be potential top 6 players, at least statistically. Small sample but Luke did have 15 points in 24 games as a rookie, and that's despite a pretty lackluster PP production (only 2 of those 15 points are from the PP). His "fancies" are also solid in that limited span, and he's not benefiting of anything "unsustainable" at first glance.

Still talking about 2nr liners, no real top line / star potential here.

A team in the top5 won't trade thay pick for players with 2nd line potential

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Still talking about 2nr liners, no real top line / star potential here.

A team in the top5 won't trade thay pick for players with 2nd line potential

Evangelista definitely has top line potential based on him producing - and visibly not looking out of place - at a 2nd liner level as a rookie. Just because he wasn't a first round pick, or because he wasn't a 1st liner the minute he jumped in the NHL, doesn't mean he doesn't have that potential, honestly.

"Elite top line" potential though? Probably not.

 

[Soundgarden]

Still talking about 2nr liners, no real top line / star potential here.

A team in the top5 won't trade thay pick for players with 2nd line potential

I think you're underrating Kemell by a whole lot.

 

[Jovavic]

3rd comes with Elvis and Gudbranson...still interested?

 

[StreetHawk]

Haven’t seen anyone trade completely out of the top couple of picks for a while now. Dudley did while in TB in 1999/2000 but those were not great drafts.

Milbury with 2OA for Yashin but that was 2001.

Lately if someone got a top 5 pick that was not theirs the deal was done a year earlier.

 

[FlyguyOX]

I was going to say flyers may entertain #7 for #15 and #24 but that is just such a steep drop from 7 to 15.

 

[SundherDome]

Since we rarely see deals like this, I do wonder what the cost would be. We love to inflate values on this board

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Nashville absolutely has the assets to move up but would they part with Askarov + 15

 

[SEALBound]

I could actually see something like Nashville dangling major cap space in front on Montreal to see if they'd bite.

15ov+EDM 1st+Saros
for
5ov+Gallagher+Hoffman+Price?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Bidding war coming between Nashville, St-Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington for one of those #4-#5 OA.

It will be really interesting to watch, it will cost A LOT. Dropoff in talent is massive from the "big 5" to the rest.

Not true. Leonard and Perreault are very talented. In fact some would take Leonard over Smith and that would not be a crazy take.

Benson is very very talented as well

 

[Mersss]

Nashville absolutely has the assets to move up but would they part with Askarov + 15

I don't see any team.moving top5 pick for an unproven goalie anr a mid 1st

I know for sure Habs don't do this especially since we van have Hrabal at 31st more than likelly.

Only offer k'd consider wpuld be Askarov + 15 + evangelista for 5 + 37

 

[maplepred]

Nashville doesn’t have the assets for it

Kemell, Tomasino, evangelista, Schaefer, askarov, svechkov, saros, forsberg, the most amount of picks of anyone in this draft….

You were joking right?

I agree it likely doesn’t happen but they for sure have the assets my friend.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Kemell, Tomasino, evangelista, Schaefer, askarov, svechkov, saros, forsberg, the most amount of picks of anyone in this draft….

You were joking right?

I agree it likely doesn’t happen but they for sure have the assets my friend.

None of those assets are attractive to any of the teams in the top-4.

 

[maplepred]

None of those assets are attractive to any of the teams in the top-4.

Wrong.

You’re telling me if preds offered kemell, askarov, Tomasino, forsberg, 15th overall and a second for fourth overall someone would say no to that?? Preds would never offer that but they 100% have the assets. Thankfully Trotz is not insane lol.

 

[treple13]

None of those assets are attractive to any of the teams in the top-4.

I'd imagine if they gave up every single one of those things it would get it done, but it would take pretty close to that

Wrong.

You’re telling me if preds offered kemell, askarov, Tomasino, forsberg, 15th overall and a second for fourth overall someone would say no to that?? Preds would never offer that but they 100% have the assets. Thankfully Trotz is not insane lol.

I don't have 4th overall, but I'd keep 4th overall over that easily if I did

 

[Soundgarden]

I'd imagine if they gave up every single one of those things it would get it done, but it would take pretty close to that


I don't have 4th overall, but I'd keep 4th overall over that easily if I did

 

[BB88]

They have four extremely good assets in #15, #24, Askarov and Kemell, but I'd assume three of those would have to be involved to get anything done. Even then, it might not work out for both teams. I'm sure San Jose would want all four for #4, for example.

Nobody in the top4 would care to pass on that caliber prospect they are getting

They do, but it be a crazy unrealistic deal.

They really wouldn’t

 

[QCNords]

To Montreal: Tomasino, Parssinen, Askarov, 15oa 2023.
To Nashville: Armia, Allen, 5oa 2023.

 

[Scintillating10]

I wonder who they are after? I’m hoping it’s a Russian player….

Predators hoping to enter top 4 of 2023 NHL Draft via trade | NHL.com

Desire 'right dance partner' to bolster prospect pool

www.nhl.com

Trying to make splash for home town fans?

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

It's about time Nashville makes a splash. The last time they had a legit #1C was Peter Forsberg.

 

[Seachd]

It has to be Michkov

I think it means it’s less likely to be Michkov.

That said, moving that high would be extremely difficult.