scoop 3,309 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Deadline Passed, Maxwell Remains a Viking With the passing of the trade deadline on Saturday night, nothing has changed. While some depth players had been moved to competing teams a few days prior, as well as the expected Edwin Reencarnacion to Toronto deal, no major shakeups happened on deadline day. There were, however ultimately insignificant, rumors of discussions between Stockholm and multiple other teams regarding Diana Maxwell. Maxwell, the S50 1st overall pick, may not seem like someone that the Vikings would want to trade early in their rebuild, but she has been visibly frustrated with how the season has been playing out. While Stockholm was not thought to be a competitor this season by any stretch of imagination, no one on the team envisioned themselves playing as poorly as they have. Maxwell is certainly one of the leaders on the team and would likely be performing better on another roster. As a player who is still developing, she would not have had the impact that an acquisition such as Reencarnacion has made, but her value lies in what she could provide for the future, as well as some depth this season for a competing team. Diana Maxwell leads the VIkings with 26 goals, giving her nearly 40% of Stockholm's scores. Teams that could have been in talks with the Vikings include those who are slightly ahead of Stockholm in their rebuilding phase, but are still young enough that Maxwell fits into their core; the three that most fit the bill would be Calgary, Seattle, and Helsinki. These teams are all fringe playoff teams; Calgary and Seattle had been competing for the third seed in North America, a spot which the Wranglers seem to be gaining grip of. Helsinki is in a battle with Riga for Europe's final playoff spot. However, as noted, the main value in trading for Maxwell is in her future, so even if she hadn't made the difference in getting to or advancing through the playoffs, any of these teams could have benefited from adding her. One factor that likely kept Maxwell in Stockholm is her price tag. The deal would likely have had to begin with a Season 52 1st round pick, which would rule out Calgary as a potential trade partner. But even with the strength of the S52 draft, the Vikings would have sought more: from Seattle, another S52 1st round pick; from Helsinki, Asher Donovan. While it is believed that the Vikings were in talks about dealing their star forward, there was certainly no eagerness to make it happen. It's likely that any discussion was them testing the waters on what they could get, while potentially putting Maxwell in a situation where she can compete as soon as possible. In holding on to Maxwell, GM Christopher Miller is making a bet on his team's future. He is aware that Maxwell expects to be competitive sooner in her career rather than later, and if the team can get there by the time she hits the open market, they'll lose her for nothing. With regards to the future, the Vikings are not in a terrible spot. They have prospects developing in the VHLM and they have plenty of cap space to potentially make a splash in free agency next season. Perhaps Miller is confident in how things will go. With a couple seasons yet to go before she could potentially become a free agent, the Vikings should have the necessary time to develop into a top team behind Maxwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banackock 7,841 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 #InflatedMarketPrices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,585 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 you would be a great addition to any team for the both present and the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel 565 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 If this draft class wasn't so pathetic we'd have definitely been in the hunt, 3 1sts could have had a lot of value but as it is 2 of them are trash and 1 has a high chance of being trash it'll be interesting to see what happens when the market opens again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop 3,309 Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 32 minutes ago, Daniel said: If this draft class wasn't so pathetic we'd have definitely been in the hunt, 3 1sts could have had a lot of value but as it is 2 of them are trash and 1 has a high chance of being trash it'll be interesting to see what happens when the market opens again Y'all missed your chance to get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Claimed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,319 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 This will be featured in the Magazine due to lazy writers - please accept an additional 1 TPE for this. scoop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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