Just something that I was thinking about in regards to the upcoming Euro Draft is Rimouski’s situation.
Right now Rimouski have the 6th overall Euro pick and also currently have 2 good Euro’s so they will have a decision to make.
On one hand they could trade their 6th overall Euro pick to a team like Lewiston or Gatineau for something like their 1st overall selection in the midget draft. This would allow them to keep Frolik and Skokan, but these guys will both be 19 yr olds next season and the core of their team is still developing.
So
The other option could be to use their 6th overall pick and resources to bring in a younger Euro with high potential. That option could mean that Skokan would be available for trade. To me this would make the most sense for Rimouski.
And that option got me wondering if Skokan might be a good option for the Rocket.
Last season Skokan’s stats were
Games - 52
Goals - 14
Points - 35
and he is rated as a potential Top 70 pick in this season’s NHL draft.
And so as a 3rd yr Euro if he played with maybe Morrison & Latal, Skokan could produce something in the range of 25/30 goals and 70/80 pts.
Potentially somewhat comparable to what Bartos did going from 11 goals & 28 pts in 43 gms with the Sea Dogs to 24 goals and 81 pts in 62 gms with Bathurst.
The problem with this idea is that we would then have two 19 yr old Euros but Skokan is a reasonably proven player compared to what we could get (eg. Skorykh, Cmorej) and would certainly help boast our offense in a year that we could contend so I think for the right price it could be a good move.
Question is what is a reasonable price?
Well comparing to what Bathurst paid for Bartos who was an 18 yr old (3rd & 20 yr old starting goalie). I think a reasonable price could be Boutin and a 4th round pick.
Especially given that Rimouski looks like they need to add some size and experience to their defense which Boutin could certainly provide and he will be a 2 yr player for them.
The Rocket could then move our Euro pick (33rd overall) for something like a 4th round pick in the midget draft to a team like CB or Gatineau who will be looking to acquire 2 Euros.
Just a thought what do other people think?