Yep. Trading that 1st round pick for Keith Ballard then taking Niklas Jensen in 2011 really hurt. Of course there were no assurances both of them would come over, but I guess that’s what hindsight does.
I’m still only 22 so I didn’t see any hockey before 2003, but has there ever been a team that gets more aid from the officials than San Jose? This is actually ridiculous.
Ok let’s flip the script. If we had the 13th overall pick, would you trade it to Florida for Vincent Praplan, the 40th overall and the 129th overall picks? You can’t honestly tell me that’s a fair deal, let alone an overpayment by Florida.
Panarin and Karlsson are obviously the dream signings, but it’s still a pretty decent FA class outside of them. I’d be very interested in Lee, Duchene, Nelson, Skinner etc., if we can’t get Panarin.