For (frank)s sake.. he was just saying that, in his example, no team hosting the Draft over the past 25 years has drafted in the top three. No teams have made that kind of splash either. Plain and simple... no team has made a "move into the top 3 of the draft to get the 1st 2nd or 3rd pick" SPLASH. (frank).

EDIT: DONE.. have fun.
- jak521

Yes, I was referring to a specific kind of "splash", trading into the top-3 to pander to the home crowd. I was just pointing out that there's no precedent for it.

Maybe I should have been far more explicit with the parameters of my argument, because seems a lot of people got carried away by the word splash and didn't notice that it was sitting inside quotations.

- Giroux_Is_God

Look's like CSP's crown!

Look's like CSP's crown!
- MJL

*looks

Learn2grammar

This thread and my soul for reading it

*looks

Learn2grammar


- Giroux_Is_God

Hard to see past the orange shades.

Just for you GIG.

(I kid I kid)

- Giroux_Is_God

That's pretty.

That's pretty.
- mayorofangrytown

#17 and BSchenn and move up.

Pull the trigger Hom...er, Hexy.

- Giroux_Is_God

#17 and BSchenn and to acquire a top pairing defenseman.

Pull the trigger Hom...er, Hexy.
- 77rams

Fixed and agreed.

Fixed and agreed.
- bradleyc4

Agreed. Have to be acquiring a sure thing to pay that kind of price.

Agreed. Have to be acquiring a sure thing to pay that kind of price.
- MJL

1. The Flyers should be gunning for the playoffs

2. There is very little difference in the expected outcome/probability of an NHLer of guys drafted in the 8-20 range. Trading up from #17 to #10, for example, is a complete waste of assets, imo.

1. The Flyers should be gunning for the playoffs

2. There is very little difference in the expected outcome/probability of an NHLer of guys drafted in the 8-20 range. Trading up from #17 to #10, for example, is a complete waste of assets, imo.
- bradleyc4

I guess that may be correct statistically. I just think that you can't afford to pay that price and get the wrong guy, or have the player chosen not pan out. I want an established player for that cost.

1. The Flyers should be gunning for the playoffs

2. There is very little difference in the expected outcome/probability of an NHLer of guys drafted in the 8-20 range. Trading up from #17 to #10, for example, is a complete waste of assets, imo.
- bradleyc4

I'd agree to that but I can't believe you'd find a top pairing dman for that offer. It's much more probable to move up.

move up to get elhers. kid is legit

move up to get elhers. kid is legit
- MrPerfect316

Im in.

I'd agree to that but I can't believe you'd find a top pairing dman for that offer. It's much more probable to move up.
- 77rams

Trade the #17 pick for a quality bottom-6 player and a second round pick. Use said second round pick to draft the next Subban/Weber.

Trade the #17 pick for a quality bottom-6 player and a second round pick. Use said second round pick to draft the next Subban/Weber.
- jmatchett383

boomgoesthecoburn

I'd agree to that but I can't believe you'd find a top pairing dman for that offer. It's much more probable to move up.
- 77rams

Perhaps there would be more in the deal, but the gist of my reply is that the Flyers should be dangling their assets for immediate upgrades to the current roster. Not moving up in the draft.

Perhaps there would be more in the deal, but the gist of my reply is that the Flyers should be dangling their assets for immediate upgrades to the current roster. Not moving up in the draft.
- bradleyc4

Any chance they could trade the #17 pick straight up for the #10 pick?

- PhillySportsGuy

I find your animated gif to be offensive to the Fatty McFatburgers living the fat life in the Fat World.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/ne...721611&navid=nhl:topheads

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=721611&navid=nhl:topheads


- Streit2ThePoint

Now that school's out for the year and he's not on here, I'm guessing stayinthefnnet is working on some sort of voodoo curse to keep Pierre far away from the Pens.

Trade the #17 pick for a quality bottom-6 player and a second round pick. Use said second round pick to draft the next Subban/Weber.
- jmatchett383

I don't know that I disagree with that -- in a weaker draft, and because the Flyers do need another quality third-line player, I don't know that you don't go "bird in the hand" and take a shot in the second round

Can't be scared to move down in a weaker draft year