Trade speculation swirling around the Montreal Canadiens will be picking at 9th overall in this years draft, and the Edmonton Oilers, who are picking 4th. The two teams have been linked together right after the Draft Lottery, to swap their first round picks and core players on each team.
At first glance this could sound very enticing, from the Habs perspective, to trade up and acquire a top 5 talent like Matthew Tkachuck of the London Knights, or Pierre Luc Debois of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. The reality is, what is the cost to trade up?