The New York Islanders would move a first-round pick, but it has to make sense
Frank Seravalli: New York Islanders GM Mathieu Darche, when asked how aggressive they could be leading up to the trade deadline. He said he’d be open to moving a first-round pick, but it would have to make sense for the organization. Darche doesn’t want to make a trade for the sake of making a trade.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Seravalli: “You made two moves this week (defenseman Carson Soucy and forward Ondrej Palat). You mentioned that you wanted to reward this group. I guess maybe the easiest way to say that is you did improve this team, but you also kind of got paid to do it at the same time. You’ve got some cap space left, some assets. How aggressive do you envision being between now and March 6th.”
Darche: “But every day, I’m talking to different teams. If there’s an opp, like, if there’s an opportunity to make a move to improve the team, I’ll do it.
And someone this morning asked me, when I did the local media, would you move one of your first-round picks? If it makes sense, I would. I’m not like, ‘Oh, I can’t move a first-round pick.’ First of all, I work with Julian BriseBois, so we all know that I don’t mind moving a first-round pick. So honestly, if there’s a deal that makes sense and moving one of those picks, I will.
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So, is there one right now I’m working on? No. Can something come up? Possibly. But I’ll keep kicking tires and see. Maybe we do something else, maybe we don’t. It just depends.
Because I won’t make another trade just to make a trade. It has to make sense. So if it makes sense, I’ll try to, I know it’s a, it’s a generic answer, but the reality of it is true. And I’m sure every team’s the same way. Like you don’t make a change for sake of change. You want to make a change that improves your team. And, you know, the what you have to pay for that change makes sense. So, and that’s what we’ve done so far, and we’ll see where it goes in the next few weeks.
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