Without knowing what they were offering it’s kinda silly to speculate
victorianucks
We won’t know for year what the offers actually were. Nobody trading out likely means the offers weren’t enough
jsseven777
So you are saying the Canucks turned down four firsts again?
Chipmunk-Adventurous
We can be upset in 5 years. Until then just relax.
blackpeppersnakes
13 + 45 for 11. Buffalo still got their guy
crap4you
Did someone get this info from watching the draft video?
-GregTheGreat-
Willander clearly must have been their guy if they were hesitant to trade down two picks (with one of the picks being Benson). It says a lot that they were that hesitant in Arizona taking Willander over them.
CJK_420
If the offers were poor and not worth trading down for… and their guy was there at 11… I’m not understanding why this is noteworthy lol.
AppealToReason16
Everyone had trade offers for every pick. The day before the draft all the insiders wouldn’t shut up about how 31 picks were up for grabs in trade.
mediumyeet
If your guy is there you take him. Too risky to move down even if consensus is the player will drop.
You only move down if you’re not enamoured with anyone.
ropa_dope1
Click bait.
SpectreFire
My guess is that they saw Reinbacher and Simashev go way higher than expected and were worried that Willander would’ve been taken had they traded down.
ProphetofElias
Watching the BTS of the 2023 draft, I think I heard Jim say something like « If we drop 2 spots, I don’t think he is gonna be available there ».
Sounds like they felt like they needed to secure Wilander at that spot. Hopefully, that calculation pays off.
No_Flockiin
Honestly we probably could’ve traded down. Sabers wanted Benson anyway
jack_of_zero_trades
Y’all a buncha psychics in here
Fourmanaseven7
People say this shit EVERY. FUCKING. YEAR. Doesn’t even matter if it’s the trade deadline or before the draft.
its_the_luge
Fire Benning
BrockHard69
Side note, but does anyone actually think Reinbacher will end up being the best dman of this class? It seems like everyone is bullish on his upside
Far_Out_6and_2
What is done is done get over it time to move on
PaperMoonShine
Reinbacher and Simashev being drafted higher than expected probably spooked our scouts into making sure Willander was picked at the position we had.
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Without knowing what they were offering it’s kinda silly to speculate
We won’t know for year what the offers actually were. Nobody trading out likely means the offers weren’t enough
So you are saying the Canucks turned down four firsts again?
We can be upset in 5 years. Until then just relax.
13 + 45 for 11. Buffalo still got their guy
Did someone get this info from watching the draft video?
Willander clearly must have been their guy if they were hesitant to trade down two picks (with one of the picks being Benson). It says a lot that they were that hesitant in Arizona taking Willander over them.
If the offers were poor and not worth trading down for… and their guy was there at 11… I’m not understanding why this is noteworthy lol.
Everyone had trade offers for every pick. The day before the draft all the insiders wouldn’t shut up about how 31 picks were up for grabs in trade.
If your guy is there you take him. Too risky to move down even if consensus is the player will drop.
You only move down if you’re not enamoured with anyone.
Click bait.
My guess is that they saw Reinbacher and Simashev go way higher than expected and were worried that Willander would’ve been taken had they traded down.
Watching the BTS of the 2023 draft, I think I heard Jim say something like « If we drop 2 spots, I don’t think he is gonna be available there ».
Sounds like they felt like they needed to secure Wilander at that spot. Hopefully, that calculation pays off.
Honestly we probably could’ve traded down. Sabers wanted Benson anyway
Y’all a buncha psychics in here
People say this shit EVERY. FUCKING. YEAR. Doesn’t even matter if it’s the trade deadline or before the draft.
Fire Benning
Side note, but does anyone actually think Reinbacher will end up being the best dman of this class? It seems like everyone is bullish on his upside
What is done is done get over it time to move on
Reinbacher and Simashev being drafted higher than expected probably spooked our scouts into making sure Willander was picked at the position we had.