LAK - STL

[The BBKL Insider]

To Los Angeles:
2020 1st Rounder (1st overall)
Oscar Dansk

To St Louis:
Mark Stone
Darnell Nurse
Ryan Poehling
Arthur Kaliyev
2021 1st Rounder (LAK)

[koomzzz]

Accepted.

[KapG]

Nice trade fellas

[Florida Chris]

Well done Koomzzz

[CasperX22]

Good to see Koomzz got someone to pay up

[Bruyns]

Hard not to like it for Koommz but makes a lot of sense for Steve too.

[Chuck Norris]

Yup easy deal for koomzz to make but steve solves a 15M problem in one shot.

[Loki]

Nice deal guys, makes a lot of sense

[Matthew]

Steve is savage. Seems like he gets 1st overall every couple years. Laf is gonna be a good one.

[Shoalzie]

The value of that #1 pick changed quite a bit with the unusual lottery results. When you consider Lafreniere goes from likely joining a bottom-feeder rebuilding team to potentially a playoff-caliber team. His fantasy value obviously is higher than what you would've expected a few months ago.

Very different circumstances from recent drafts with hyped #1 picks like Matthews and McDavid where you know where they're going and they can put up good numbers on their new team early on but probably not get as much help. Just imagine what kind of supporting cast Lafreniere will have and much more productive he'll be out of the gate knowing that he could have top flight line mates.

You do have to wonder if he gets insulated in the lineup by other established players or does his new team throw him into the deep end and play him on the 1st line right away and see what you have in him. I also have to imagine the lottery winner can cross off acquiring a top flight scoring winger from their shopping list and his ELC will be a bargain.

With a flat salary cap for a couple more years, having a cheaper contract on a young top 6 forward is going to be super valuable. Might also mean that he rings the bell big time on his second deal if he lights it up. It'll be hard to give him a cheap bridge deal if he's an elite offensive player by the end of that rookie contract similar to what McDavid and Matthews received. Plus, the economics of the league could be improved by the end of year 3 so the environment might right for him to get a big contract.

[dave1959]

Crosby + Lafreniere

[Shoalzie]

If this whole RTP thing goes according to plan, we'll know his future home in less than a month.

[Handsome&FairMike]

NOICEEE.... great return for 1st OA

[koomzzz]

NOICEEE.... great return for 1st OA

I didn't operate as if this was #1 honestly. This was #12 for me. I lucked into #1 and I knew I was never going to make the pick. Sure I moved #1, but in reality I was able to turn #12 into the return.

[Handsome&FairMike]

Lol sure you can think that way if it makes you feel better but #12 doesn’t get you Close to that return... nevermind a 1OA in most drafts.

[koomzzz]

No 12 doesn't get this. But in most years 12 would've stayed 12. I couldn't pass up trying to see what I could get for 1 given I was gifted it from 12 for nothing other than pure luck

[Da_Hawks]

No 12 doesn't get this. But in most years 12 would've stayed 12. I couldn't pass up trying to see what I could get for 1 given I was gifted it from 12 for nothing other than pure luck

You did very well. I would have done the same in your shoes 100x over.

[thom54]

good move for both

[Matthew]

Would like to know what st louis traded the LAK 2021 1st for

[foofnik]

Would like to know what st louis traded the LAK 2021 1st for

To NYR:
Braden Holtby
2021 1st rounder (LAK)
2021 1st rounder (STL)

To STL:
Semyon Varlamov
2021 3rd rounder (PHI)
2022 7th rounder (CGY)
2022 7th rounder (NYR)