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Steven Ellis

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
312 total appearances

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The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

is worth it.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

The number two, the idea of potentially trading down is interesting.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

But I think if you look back to the start of the salary cap era, I think in the top 10, that's happened like 11 times, it just doesn't happen often.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

I think if you look, like in the last decade, the top five, I think has only had two picks traded.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

So it's something where it's very rare that that happens.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

which is why I'm a little like hesitant to suggest that's the move.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

But it's almost like that's a team that didn't really need to pick second overall because it makes it more complicated.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

Do you pick best player available or do you pick for need?

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

And I always say pick best player available because your needs going to change over the next couple of years.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

You start adding all those players.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

But then also adding another winger like that opens up the ability to trade someone like Eklund and maybe get a defenseman who's already in the NHL and could be an impact.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

Like maybe, you know, obviously there was rumors of both Pavel Menchukov maybe leaving the Ducks or Olin Zellweger.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

Like, could that be a deal that works out obviously to Californian teams trading?

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

Kind of hard to see, but like there's something where it opens up a trade avenue.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

where you're still getting the best player available, but then you're using your other assets to address your needs.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

That's where it feels like is the right move.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

That's why I think Stenberg is the right fit.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

That's the thing.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

You look at the depth that that Bulldogs team had.

The Sheet with Jeff Marek
Leafs Win Draft Lottery and Avalanche Continue to Roll ft. Brian Burke & Steven Ellis

And I think if you looked at the beginning of the season and you look at what Malhotra did last year in the BCHL, knowing the Bulldogs were going to go all in this year...