S72 PT #0: Trades, Trades, Trades
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Nokazoa
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Prompt 1
You know I am not the most invested fan as I could be and I have really only followed the sport within the last few years, so to me most trades take a while to pan out to really get the scope of it. So I looked at some articles about older trades that the Nashville Predators did, and one that stuck to me was a trade they did with Ottawa during the 2008 draft. Ottawa traded up 3 spots to the 15 overall pick and in return, Nashville traded down to 18 overall and received Ottawa's 3rd Round pick in next year's draft. On the face, it isn't a terrible deal depending on the market that season, but with that pick, Ottawa selected Erik Karlsson. Yes, the 3-time Norris Winner, and who did Nashville pick out of those draft picks? Chet Pickard, a goalie who never played in an NHL game, and Taylor Beck who never made any lasting impact on any NHL franchise and currently plays in Europe. |
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