Jeez, you try to have a quiet Sunday afternoon/evening with the family and this stuff happens. :-)
Swift Current has dealt Cody Eakin to Kootenay for eight players/picks. Yes, eight. The Ice are giving up '92 forward Christian Magnus (who was originally Swift's first round pick in the 2007 bantam draft, he was sent to the Ice in the John Negrin deal two years ago), plus prospects Colby Cave (Ice first rounder 2009), Jarrett Zenter (Ice 4th round 2008), Ryan Bloom (Ice 2nd round 2008), and Steven Myland (Ice 10th round 2009), plus 2011 1st and 2nd round picks (no word on whether the first rounder is Vancouver's or Kootenay's own) and a 2012 3rd round pick.
Can you say holy crap? That's basically 3 first rounders, 2 second rounders, a 3rd, a 4th, and an 8th. All for half a season of Cody Eakin.
The prices this year are insane....if that is what Eakin is worth, we can only shudder at what Brandon might get for Brayden Schenn, if/when they move him.
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that is nuts,i cant believe how much these teams are giving up for these players...with the canes sucking slew water i wonder how much they could get for fyten or braes, i relize they are not as good as schenn or eakins but i would take half of the eakins trade right now for either.....this year if you are not in the hunt,it definately time to sell....
Kootenay must feel they have all the pieces in place, because they just sold the farm. A first or second round exit will leave a lot of red faces in that organization.
Funny the different ways this trade can be viewed. As you spell it out Alan it sounds like a lot. As a Kootenay Ice fan I really do believe it was good for us. Our one WHL'r Magnus has a good start to this season and yet has only been just able to hold onto his third line position. the rest of the players I don't believe would have made our team next year. That leaves the 1st, 2nd and 3rd picks, a fair price perhaps. Secondly our protected list was bursting at the seams. This allows some room for our upcoming draft picks. George
First round pick likely would be their own pick. WHL likely would have identified the pick was originally Vancouver's if that was the first rounder on their transaction page.
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