SLC is a great location for hockey. They have an ardently fan base already for the Grizzlies that will support NHL hockey in SLC. New name Salt Lake Salt! Locals will understand.
Unfortunately the teams offering reported first and/or second round picks are the top 5 or 6 teams this year, meaning that the picks they are offering are at slotted at number 26 to 32. How many players selected with picks taken this late in the first round turn into stars, or even top six forwards or top four defensemen?
I thought about this and began to realize If the Flyers end up drafting tenth, which I suspect is possible, the players have to play well. That means that the team and individual players are playing well enough to entice other teams to look favorably them at the trading deadline.