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What would it take to move the 1OA pick?

You also realize by getting an established player you're likely losing 5-7 years as that player will likely be 24+ years old. It's the Kessel falacy again but sub a defenceman for Kessel in this case.
 
Joe S. said:
You also realize by getting an established player you're likely losing 5-7 years as that player will likely be 24+ years old. It's the Kessel falacy again but sub a defenceman for Kessel in this case.
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But Kessel came to a team where he was pretty much the only guy. A 24+ year old 1D would be complementing 2 of most talented players the franchise has ever had.
 
mr grieves said:
But Kessel came to a team where he was pretty much the only guy. A 24+ year old 1D would be complementing 2 of most talented players the franchise has ever had.
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That maybe you only get 2-4 years out of depending on contract and UFA status.

And keep in mind I'm not talking about Kessel as a player here - I'm just using this as an analogy.
 
Joe S. said:
That maybe you only get 2-4 years out of depending on contract and UFA status.
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I mean, if it doesn't happen in that window, they're rebuilding anyway.

I think there are three paths: keep McKenna and trade Matthews, Nylander, etc to get the rebuild going; trade McKenna to contend now; keep McKenna and the rest to recreate that 2018-2025 magic. #1 might be smartest, but it isn't happening with the team's ownership.
 
Okay, I feel like I want to jump in here. I will do my best to stay level headed and not get crazy, so that I don't annoy people and get asked to leave.

There are bad scenarios in this no matter what you do. If you keep the pick, it is possible that McKenna is more Alexis Lafrenière than Macklin Celebrini or Connor Bedard.

You could trade the pick, pick up some assets. But then McKenna could be off the charts good and you passed up on that prospect.

They do need a #1 defenceman and they need a path forward there. They also probably need another good centerman, more than they need a talented winger. Winning the first overall pick is awesome, but it is unfortunate that it happened in a year where the first pick is not really what they are looking for.

My problem is that I don't trust this management team, so no matter what direction they go in, it will color it, for me at least, towards the negative. It will take some time for the management team to gain my trust. I've just been burnt too many times over the years, and this one looks like one of those times Leaf fans are gonna get burned.

Personally I will need to see decisions that are made that seem like coherent competent decisions. I guess in this case you keep the pick. You might be able to sell me on a trade where you flip the pick with Vancouver and pick up Pettersson at the same time. You'd really have to hope though that Mats could bring Pettersson back to what he was before, so I would probably still have reservations.
 
cabber24 said:
That's why you trade for picks and accelerate a rebuild.
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My only problem with that is whatever team trades a 1st round pick as a return for a Matthews or a Nylander is not (probably) going to be a high pick. It will probably be a later round 1st round pick as the teams Nylander or Matthews go to will be going for it.

Rebuild in 2 years when you have your 1st round picks if you need to go that route. McKenna will still be young.
 
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