09 pick for berglund

[jman]

i have an opportunity to deal a first rounder in 09 which will likely land somewhere between pick 3 and 7, for patrick berglund. there is a chance that that pick turns into 1 or 2 which equals hedman or tavares. do i do it?

[jman]

ps - only the actual 2009 draftees will be available in that draft in our league.

[rumrunner]

You need to evaluate the entire situation.

1) What are the chances that pick moves up from 3-7 to be 1 or 2. Obviously you want Hedman or Tavares if you can get either.

2) Do you need a guy like Berglund? He may not be an impact player this year, but likely will see decent minutes in the 09-10 season.

If you answer \"yes\" to question 2... than the only reason not to do the deal is that the chance of moving up to #1 or #2 is great enough to pass on Berglund.

[Ari]

I traded away my 1st round 08 and 1st 09 pick last year when I decided I was trying to win. Almost a third of my team got injured and a bunch of guys had terrible years and I found myself in need of a rebuild. That put me last... which means I gave up Stamkos, and had to trade an arm and a leg to get my Tavares pick back. I\'m just saying anything can happen, be very careful when dealing this. You can always trade your 1st round pick later.

[natgeo]

It sounds like there could also be some other top notch players to grab in next year\'s draft: Paajarvi (LW), Rajala (LW), Roy (G). SO you wouldn\'t necessarily need to have a top-two pick to do well in next year\'s draft.... B)

Not sure if positions are important in your league, but Berglund is a centre, which is tradionally the easiest position to fill. The upside, of course, is that Bergland is a couple of years closer to making an NHL impact (likely) than any of the guys in 2009 draft class.

[mbrown]

I agree with Natgeo, there is too much talent in the top 6 next year to trade for Berglund.

NO to the trade.

[Goalin Crazy UK]

I struggle to see how that team in your sig will finish anywhere near the bottom of a 20 team league?
I\'m not saying that Berglund is your answer, but if you are drafting say 14th next year, I like the trade for you. Plus, if you are in a race, Berglund will be better trade bait than a late 1st! Well assuming he isn\'t a complete flop?

[jman]

youre right UK, my team will likely be top 5 in my league. but it is another team\'s first rounder that i have been offered berglund for. a much weaker team. i also need to change my sig to include spezza instead of zherdev.

[Goalin Crazy UK]

Ah got ya\'