I have no basis on these trades other than what I think should happen.
I also believe it would make a very fun draft day. I will explain the bigger trades, some just don't really need explaining.
Trade 1
Edmonton receives
3rd overall pick (Hanifin)
29th/30th pick (Chicago)
63rd overall pick (Arizona)
Arizona receives
Leon Draisaitl
16th overall pick (Pittsburgh)
Edmonton gets a D-man to grow with Mcdavid
Arizona gets A possible franchise Center a year further in his development (good for a quicker rebuild) and moves up several spots in a deep draft
Trade 2
Edmonton receives
Robin Lehner
Ottawa receives
33rd overall pick
Trade 3
Toronto receives
Jonathon Huderdeau
Dave Bolland
11th overall pick (Florida)
Florida receives
Phil Kessel
4th round pick (95th overall )
Tortonto gets one of Florida's promising young forwards, a bad contract and another high draft pick
Florida pays I high price but removes a bad contract and gets a star scorer to go with a deep young core
Trade 4
Vancouver receives
39th overall pick (San Jose)
San Jose receives
Eddie Lack
Trade 5
Winnipeg receives
Louis Erickson
Boston receives
47th overall pick
Jets get a right now top-9 forward
Trade 6
Boston gets
cap relief
St. Louis receives
Radek Faksa
12th overall pick (Dallas)
Dallas receives
T.J. Oshie
56th overall pick (St.Louis)
Trade 7
St. Louis gets
reload players. They've got too much depth and need to get a little cap relief. Selling High
Dallas gets
a solid top-6 forward
Trade 8
Chicago receives
66th overall (New Jersey)
New Jersey receives
Bryan Bickell
Chicago
CAP RELIEF!!!!
New Jersey
Buying a forward for cheap!
Trade 9
L.A. receives
31st overall pick (Buffalo)
Buffalo receives
Mike Richards
Tanner Person
L.A. gets
7+ Million Cap-Space
Buffalo gets
An awful contract (who can mentor the young players) another piece in the rebuild at a relatively low cost
Trade 10
Toronto receives
Stephan Weiss
Anthony Mantha
73rd overall pick (Detroit)
Detroit receives
Dion Phaneuf
Toronto gets
rid of Phaneuf with an ok payback with taking Weiss's contract
Detroit gets
A top-4 d-man who's contract isn't so bad when you include dumping Weiss
Pretty decent trades
Hell no to the first one. It is just ridiculous!
must be a leafs fan cause the leafs aint getting close to that for kessel or dion.
Please the Kings-Sabres trade!
how does taking Stephen Weiss make Phaneufs contract better? His contract is what it is
phaneuf shoots left
who cares he got all of you talking about it and for your info chris not all leaf fans think there guys are worth a hell of alot but that could be said about the Flame fans
devils would never do that trade