Sellers are asking something very unusual to buyers ahead of the trade deadline
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Wilson SalaunMarch 15, 2022 (11:49)
It has been often said that this year's draft isn't the strongest one. And teams seem to agree with that. With the trade deadline in less than a week, Frank Seravalli revealed that the organizations who are sellers prefer to acquire draft picks in 2023, rather than 2022.
"I think there's a general feeling that the first round in 2022 isn't especially exceptional outside of the lottery range. There has been a perception for some time that the top of the 2023 Draft is much more plentiful than the top of 2022 in terms of true difference makers. Beyond Connor Bedard and Matvei Michkov, who will be two of the best players to come through the draft in the last few years, there's also Adam Fantilli, who leads the USHL in goals now and led the league in postseason goals last season. Charlie Stramel at the U.S. NTDP was out for most of the year with an injury, but he's back and scoring and looks like the power forward teams dream about. So there's an especially high-end group at the very top," said prospect and draft analyst Chris Peters.
However, Peters continued by saying that if some teams are interested to target defensemen, this year's draft is better. For the record, the Flyers are one of the teams that could acquire a first round pick this season if Claude Giroux is traded.
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