Good assessment! As long as tavares waives I would do every move here.

I think trading up is actually really important here to select a quality Dman ,I have no problem going LD either, I would just get the best Defensemen available. Dmen tend to take a little longer to develop the pro game as well, so I think it is really important to get one in the prospect pool as quick as possible

It makes more sense to me for Seattle to keep the pick and get their favorite of the defensemen available since that’s a bit of a weakness in our prospect pool, especially when the proposed trade down is that many spots

Yup, the D core needs their leader.
Shakir is amazing and Ferraro is gonna be here a while; but the rest are question marks or need more to time showcase what they truly are.

None of them are going to jumpstart this process tho like these new prospects. I’d rank my personal favourites as:

1A Parekh (RD) 1Aa? Buium (I can’t choose between them)
2A Dickinson 2B Lev (RD)
3 Silayev

For who I want. But it’s close as you can see. End of the day each one is completely different.

Buium is LD - incredible skater who’s amazing offensively but has continued to get better and better at defence. A safe bet, but a really good bet.

Parekh is RD - easily compared to Erik Karlsson offensively, comes with that defence/ off the puck issue. It’s an all in bet, you either win it big and reap the rewards or you bust.

Dickinson is LD - don’t know much/ don’t have a large opinion but heard he’s arguably the safest pick, and is large. He’s great at a lot, physical, and he’s very good in his own end.

Silayev is LD - heard the Hedman comparisons. Skeptical of that but hard to deny what he’s done/ doing and how he’s a giant.

Lev is RD - so much hype, is it maybe too much? Idk.

Don't think that's enough to move from 14 to 8, especially considering what you said about the drop-off.

I think someone more or less consensus top 11/12 will fall to 14, even if it's not a D and SJ will take them. The 2nd rounders will be used on D and so will the 1st(s) in '25.

However, if that were accepted by SEA then I certainly would love to move up to get Buium.

Def yes to that TOR deal too for SJ.

Fair.

I just think someone like EJ Emery and Cole Hutson (my picks probably at 33 and 41) are going to be available and I’m a fan of both so maybe Seattle is too. There’s going to be quality prospects available at 14 (like the guys listed or Nygard) Especially if a single team goes of the board (to get Iginla early or Nygard).

By the data the payment (14 and 33rd) is arguably an overpay for 8 but I agree.

I’d consider adding a better forward prospect than Coe to get it done.

Walking away with Buium would be amazing, No way Lev falls to 8 given all the hype for better or for worse.

Buium would be the best option, but it is worth noting LD vs RD. Getting Parekh would be huge.

A lot of ifs here. Getting someone to trade down from a top-10 is tough and I don't see Coe as enough of a sweetener vs another pick. That pains me to say as I was really high on him after watching his prospects game performance when he was transitioned out of juniors. His development has been sloooow. Plus, the way the #5-20 picks have been fluctuating it seems like a serious gamble on packaging picks when Buium may go higher than #8, and Jiricek who is a high ceiling 2-way RD will be available if the order lands like McKenzie has it. That leaves 33 and 42 for guys like Letorneau and Freij who could very easily pop as well. If there was more consistency in the rankings I would be all in on the move-up, but past the top 3, scouting has been super volatile this year.

I’m down for Jiricek at 14.
If we could do:

Jiricek, Emery, Hutson

That would be fantastic with our 3 picks.
Thing is…

Buium, Parekh, Dickinson, Silayev, Lev are enticing and the likely hood of each being a star is quite high.

Dickinson and Levshunov are expected to be guaranteed top4 d players in scouts eyes. Silayev about the same. Buium has number 1 potential, so does Lev. Parekh is a coin toss but a good one at that.

Freiji is getting Lots of hype to from amateur scouts.

Oh they are absolutely enticing. It would just be sad to move into that spot and have them both gone.

I also like the idea of a 2nd used to take a run at Luke Misa and then snag brother Mike in 2025.

Oh no I outlined in the post this happens draft day - if the top 5 play out like that. It only happens draft day with knowledge of the order.

I see. So Seattle also has knowledge. Even then, Buium 6, Parekh 7, is totally feasible. Yeah, that's going to be a tough sell for a trade partner. I would be quite surprised to see it work out.