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PFellah · 11-27-2018, 04:13 PM

2018 Amateur Draft

GIVE-BACK TRADES
I ended up working on five, executing on three.

FAILED DEALS

Del Zotto to Vancouver. They just didn't want him back and I didn't feel like forcing the issue.
Petrovic to Florida. Interest was there, but I just couldn't find a return -- no player leapt out and the best pick I could get was a 3rd, and that wasn't really floating my boat. Figure I'll hold on and see what opens up later.

COMPLETED DEALS

Stralman returned to Tampa Bay for RW Taylor Raddysh and Tampa's 2nd round pick (2-29-61). Nothing particular about Raddysh; Tampa just had him as "looking to move" and he made the trade work.
Martinez returned to LA for their first-round draft pick (1-21-21). Tried to make it work for a player, but nothing really balanced properly, so in the end I just took a pick straight-up.
Ekholm returned to Nashville for RW Craig Smith and their 2nd round pick in 2019. Figured I'd take on a little salary to make the deal more palatable and get a true starting forward in the return.

Didn't get the center I wanted, but it's progress.

2018 DRAFT PICKS
1-5-5 - LW Nikolai Sbruev. Central Scouting had him #2 overall. We'll see.
1-21-21 (from LA) - C Manuel Greffe - general playmaker-y guy.
2-4-35 - D Ryan Merkley - seemed to have decent offensive skills
2-29-61 (from TB) - C Filip Hallander - "elite" speed caught my eye
3-3-67 - D Xavier Bernard - tie goes to a guy named "Xavier". Prepare for lots of X-Men jokes if it pans out.
The remainder of the draft can be summarized by "scouting is iffy, but it's at least reporting a chance of Elite ceiling"
4-3-99 - RW Ray Finley
5-3-131 - G Austin Quincey - possible over-reach on a goalie, but I wanted to grab at least one
6-3-163 - RW Jared Olsen
7-3-195 - C Krystof Hrabik - exception to previous statement: his ceiling was only Top 6 Forward, but he had a little firmer scouting.

Next up... FREE AGENCY.

11-27-2018, 04:13 PM	#5
PFellah Rookie OVR: 5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Re: Third Time's The Charm(?) - Atlanta Firebirds 2018 Amateur Draft GIVE-BACK TRADES I ended up working on five, executing on three. FAILED DEALS Del Zotto to Vancouver. They just didn't want him back and I didn't feel like forcing the issue. Petrovic to Florida. Interest was there, but I just couldn't find a return -- no player leapt out and the best pick I could get was a 3rd, and that wasn't really floating my boat. Figure I'll hold on and see what opens up later. COMPLETED DEALS Stralman returned to Tampa Bay for RW Taylor Raddysh and Tampa's 2nd round pick (2-29-61). Nothing particular about Raddysh; Tampa just had him as "looking to move" and he made the trade work. Martinez returned to LA for their first-round draft pick (1-21-21). Tried to make it work for a player, but nothing really balanced properly, so in the end I just took a pick straight-up. Ekholm returned to Nashville for RW Craig Smith and their 2nd round pick in 2019. Figured I'd take on a little salary to make the deal more palatable and get a true starting forward in the return. Didn't get the center I wanted, but it's progress. 2018 DRAFT PICKS 1-5-5 - LW Nikolai Sbruev. Central Scouting had him #2 overall. We'll see. 1-21-21 (from LA) - C Manuel Greffe - general playmaker-y guy. 2-4-35 - D Ryan Merkley - seemed to have decent offensive skills 2-29-61 (from TB) - C Filip Hallander - "elite" speed caught my eye 3-3-67 - D Xavier Bernard - tie goes to a guy named "Xavier". Prepare for lots of X-Men jokes if it pans out. The remainder of the draft can be summarized by "scouting is iffy, but it's at least reporting a chance of Elite ceiling" 4-3-99 - RW Ray Finley 5-3-131 - G Austin Quincey - possible over-reach on a goalie, but I wanted to grab at least one 6-3-163 - RW Jared Olsen 7-3-195 - C Krystof Hrabik - exception to previous statement: his ceiling was only Top 6 Forward, but he had a little firmer scouting. Next up... FREE AGENCY. Last edited by PFellah; 11-28-2018 at 06:14 AM.