Will trading up or down at the draft be easier than usual

[Blue Sabbath]

I'm thinking it might be since getting the best player available might be harder to discern and teams will be more likely to go for need. I believe Army has tried to trade up in the past but couldn't find a partner. If he wants a player like Coontes at #12/13 over Lackovic, Carbonneau, or Bear at #19, what are his chances of trading up? Same thing for Jackson or Hensley at #15/16.

[a smell of green grass]

I'm thinking it might be since getting the best player available might be harder to discern and teams will be more likely to go for need. I believe Army has tried to trade up in the past but couldn't find a partner. If he wants a player like Coontes at #12/13 over Lackovic, Carbonneau, or Bear at #19, what are his chances of trading up? Same thing for Jackson or Hensley at #15/16.

I think that the Blues will find it hard to trade up because they have fewer draft assets to give up.

They have only 5 drafts picks in rounds 1-3 in the next 3 drafts.

We started with the normal 9, but
Gave one up for Broberg
Gave one up for Holloway
Gave one up to dump Hayes
Gave one up for Fowler

[StlFanInVA]

I'm thinking it might be since getting the best player available might be harder to discern and teams will be more likely to go for need. I believe Army has tried to trade up in the past but couldn't find a partner. If he wants a player like Coontes at #12/13 over Lackovic, Carbonneau, or Bear at #19, what are his chances of trading up? Same thing for Jackson or Hensley at #15/16.

I think that the Blues will find it hard to trade up because they have fewer draft assets to give up.

They have only 5 drafts picks in rounds 1-3 in the next 3 drafts.

We started with the normal 9, but
Gave one up for Broberg
Gave one up for Holloway
Gave one up to dump Hayes
Gave one up for Fowler

Wait. It normally takes draft picks multiple years to develop. These missing draft picks over the next few years won't affect the team until 2030 at the earliest. You are saying that Armstrong has instead leveraged these picks into high quality players contributing in 2025 and beyond. Pure genius!

[a smell of green grass]

I'm thinking it might be since getting the best player available might be harder to discern and teams will be more likely to go for need. I believe Army has tried to trade up in the past but couldn't find a partner. If he wants a player like Coontes at #12/13 over Lackovic, Carbonneau, or Bear at #19, what are his chances of trading up? Same thing for Jackson or Hensley at #15/16.

I think that the Blues will find it hard to trade up because they have fewer draft assets to give up.

They have only 5 drafts picks in rounds 1-3 in the next 3 drafts.

We started with the normal 9, but
Gave one up for Broberg
Gave one up for Holloway
Gave one up to dump Hayes
Gave one up for Fowler

Wait. It normally takes draft picks multiple years to develop. These missing draft picks over the next few years won't affect the team until 2030 at the earliest. You are saying that Armstrong has instead leveraged these picks into high quality players contributing in 2025 and beyond. Pure genius!

Oh man... Dropping the gloves so early in the morning, eh? OK. Here we go.

I'm all for bringing in special players to compliment a strong roster, and you pay for them with future draft picks. That is a sound practice reflecting good team management.

However, that is not what is happening here. Douglas P Armstrong did not bring in side-dishes with Broberg and Holloway. He brought in 2 main courses.

The 2 questions that needs to be asked of Army....

1. It's clear that Broberg and Holloway are quality talent. They instantly have become the brightest young stars on our team. That's great--BUT WHERE IS THE TALENT THAT YOU DRAFTED FOR YOURSELF FROM THE BEGINNING?!!! The Blue stole 2 bench players from a team that has McDavid and Draisitl, and those 2 are significantly better than anything else we have. Why was Edmonton's roster so much better than ours?

2. How do you propose to get the additional Holloways that are needed? Robbing another bank?

[Nublues69]

Green grass

your brand grows tiresome.

blues drafted thomas and kyrou. They are the two best players on our team.

blues then drafted Neighbors who at 23 had is second 20 goals and almost 50 point season

yes we hit with holloway (who is 23) and broberg *(soon to be 24) lottery

we also hit dvorsky, snuggerud, lottery. Dvo is 19 years old and snuggy is 20 years old

Then we have Lindstein Jircerk fisher and Raplph with tucker and kessel basically ready for nhl thir line duty.

we also have stancl pekrik and jecho and several others that will be here in 3-4 years.

SO greener go cry in your car