Edmonton Oilers: Should Peter Chiarelli Take Notes From The Coyotes?

Getting full value for your assets

If most of these high pedigree players are still holding significant trade value for the first few years after they are drafted, why aren’t more teams assessing the player’s likelihood of contributing to their team?

And focusing on getting full value for their asset before it’s too late? Many franchises are electing to hold onto these prospects. Whether it be because they are afraid of admitting the failure of drafting among scouting personnel, or in fear that the player will end up finding his way and did just need some more time.

But in reality, the odds aren’t all that great. I’d be even more curious to find out the percentage of top draft picks that end up fulfilling expectations after not cracking an NHL roster in the first two years after their draft year.

So why not allocate more time to assessing the probability of your prospect being able to transfer his dominance from juniors or other leagues to the NHL? And making that assessment within the time frame that these high pedigree picks could still be used as a valuable bargaining chip rather than watching their worth deteriorate with every waiting season.

It’s not something you see teams do often, but John Chayka has once again gone off untraditional tactics to get the full value of his assets. Which brings us to an essential part of the article…