Wright on the Block

[Pierre McGuire]

Seattle would definitely have to add

Seattle is not going to have to add. The entire league knows Army has been trying to move Kyrou. Wright may be stalled in his development but he’s still a #4 overall pick and he’s only 22, not mention that he’s a center. Blues would likely have to throw in at least 3rd rounder to get that deal done.

[MandatoryDenial]

Seattle would definitely have to add

Seattle is not going to have to add. The entire league knows Army has been trying to move Kyrou. Wright may be stalled in his development but he’s still a #4 overall pick and he’s only 22, not mention that he’s a center. Blues would likely have to throw in at least 3rd rounder to get that deal done.

If a #3 is all it costs, then I would do this immediately. To be clear its not a dislike of Kryou, its a belief that we need to get a top draft pick this year and a minimum of another top pick next year. If Wright hits, that would just accelerate the transition from not enough talent to multiple legit chances at elite level talent.

[Pierre McGuire]

Seattle would definitely have to add

Seattle is not going to have to add. The entire league knows Army has been trying to move Kyrou. Wright may be stalled in his development but he’s still a #4 overall pick and he’s only 22, not mention that he’s a center. Blues would likely have to throw in at least 3rd rounder to get that deal done.

If a #3 is all it costs, then I will do this immediately.

It might be a couple of picks, it might be a 2nd rounder but no way we it’s just a one for one trade. Seattle has all the leverage here. I make the trade as well

[Rollin' on the River]

Makes sense to target a young center if we’re going to trade Kyrou. Apparently the blues were talking to Seattle about Kyrou for the 8th overall pick at the draft so they might have interest also.

Yeah this was brought up at the end of last season. I was hoping we could send them Kyrou before his NTC kicked in for a top pick, and someone mentioned Wright.

I don't know much about him other than he was a top prospect/pick, plays center, and is for some reason available at 22.

With Bill in charge over there, everything is known. He either wants Kyrou or doesn't. Didn't he draft him?

He’s available because he’s a huge dick and a clubhouse cancer. When you trade for Shane Wright, you get a guy who could be game breaking AND you trade for his massive ego

[zamadoo]

Makes sense to target a young center if we’re going to trade Kyrou. Apparently the blues were talking to Seattle about Kyrou for the 8th overall pick at the draft so they might have interest also.

Yeah this was brought up at the end of last season. I was hoping we could send them Kyrou before his NTC kicked in for a top pick, and someone mentioned Wright.

I don't know much about him other than he was a top prospect/pick, plays center, and is for some reason available at 22.

With Bill in charge over there, everything is known. He either wants Kyrou or doesn't. Didn't he draft him?

He’s available because he’s a huge dick and a clubhouse cancer. When you trade for Shane Wright, you get a guy who could be game breaking AND you trade for his massive ego

I see. This prompted me to look around, and now know about the MTL staredown at the draft

What about Thomas and Kyrou for Wright, Schwartz, and Dunn? We'll take the attitude, they can have two top-6 forwards in their prime on good deals

[TheJackBurton]

Seattle looking for an impact winger. Kyrou for Wright, straight up.

At this point Seattle would have to add at least a 2nd rounder to make the value come somewhat close to adding up.

[Pierre McGuire]

Seattle looking for an impact winger. Kyrou for Wright, straight up.

At this point Seattle would have to add at least a 2nd rounder to make the value come somewhat close to adding up.

No way…Wright was a first round pick and is a better player than Kyrou when comparing the time line of their careers. Wright while a bit moody is a really good player. He’s not a 3rd line player and when he played top 6 he produced. Seattle has all the leverage here.

[Frank Underwood]

Seattle looking for an impact winger. Kyrou for Wright, straight up.

At this point Seattle would have to add at least a 2nd rounder to make the value come somewhat close to adding up.

No way…Wright was a first round pick and is a better player than Kyrou when comparing the time line of their careers. Wright while a bit moody is a really good player. He’s not a 3rd line player and when he played top 6 he produced. Seattle has all the leverage here.

I hate to agree in this case, but I do. We need "Pond Hockey Kyrou" to go on a hot streak to try and improve his trade value.

[zoiks]

Wright is terrible on faceoffs and has worse offensive production this season than Kyrou, and this is the player Blues fans want? NHL draft busts rarely improve from a change of scenery. I wouldn’t trade more than a late 1st/early 2nd round draft pick for Wright. If the Blues front office wants to dump Kyrou’s contract, I guess this is 1 way to do it, but why would Kyrou waive his NTC to go to Seattle?

[BalotelliMassive]

Does anybody think that Kyrou wants to play/live in Seattle? It doesn't seem like a free agent hot spot or anything...

[TheJackBurton]

Seattle looking for an impact winger. Kyrou for Wright, straight up.

At this point Seattle would have to add at least a 2nd rounder to make the value come somewhat close to adding up.

No way…Wright was a first round pick and is a better player than Kyrou when comparing the time line of their careers. Wright while a bit moody is a really good player. He’s not a 3rd line player and when he played top 6 he produced. Seattle has all the leverage here.

ehhh just like with Lafrenierre the further away we get from his draft year the less important his draft position becomes.

At this point he isn't producing like a top 5 pick whereas Kyrou has for the vast majority of his career. Kyrou is under contract for 5 more years, Wright has one more season then is a RFA. The one difference being Wright is a center which does bring more value to the table.

If you were to remove the draft position, would you trade Kyrou straight up for Wright or feel you have to add? I wouldn't. I'm trading the better player with cost certainty.

[Harry S Deals]

Hasnt Kyrou's value taken a bit of a hit this year. Every NHL scout is seeing what we are seeing every NHL GM sees his contract.

[the miracle]

I'd have to think a Kyrou for Wright trade all but guarantees a Thomas trade; otherwise, why make it? Dvorsky-Thomas-Wright could be pretty solid down the middle, but I'd think one of those guys isn't going to want to be on the 3rd line.

[the miracle]

Hasnt Kyrou's value taken a bit of a hit this year. Every NHL scout is seeing what we are seeing every NHL GM sees his contract.

I hold a minority opinion on the board and I like Kyrou. However, I'd hazard a guess that most scouts/GMs probably look at one down year and call it a down year. Two down years in a row become a trend and that's when I think his value would plummet.

I'd be certain that there are many orgs out there that would say "we can fix him". Fortunately for the board trade hawks, the Blues record this year probably increases his value. If he was having a bad year on a good team - that's when I'd think scouts and GMs would get cold feet.

[ratonmono2]

I'd make that deal on a surface level, however do we really want to transition into a retool/rebuild/rewhatever/corporatebuzzword with a guy like Wright? One of the major problems with this team beyond lack of elite talent, is a mentality and competitive problem. Is Wright the kind of player you want to build with under these circumstances?

[Pierre McGuire]

Seattle looking for an impact winger. Kyrou for Wright, straight up.

At this point Seattle would have to add at least a 2nd rounder to make the value come somewhat close to adding up.

No way…Wright was a first round pick and is a better player than Kyrou when comparing the time line of their careers. Wright while a bit moody is a really good player. He’s not a 3rd line player and when he played top 6 he produced. Seattle has all the leverage here.

ehhh just like with Lafrenierre the further away we get from his draft year the less important his draft position becomes.

At this point he isn't producing like a top 5 pick whereas Kyrou has for the vast majority of his career. Kyrou is under contract for 5 more years, Wright has one more season then is a RFA. The one difference being Wright is a center which does bring more value to the table.

If you were to remove the draft position, would you trade Kyrou straight up for Wright or feel you have to add? I wouldn't. I'm trading the better player with cost certainty.

I do the trade today and I believe the Blues make that trade as well. This is the kind of trade the Blues are in position to make at this moment in time. We get a young center with a load of potential who has proven he can play when given the opportunity. The ship has sailed on Kyrou and this organization. He’s not really even engaged anymore and appears to be a shell of his former self.