Just last year at the NHL Expansion Draft, Garth Snow made a very wise move. He traded a first-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for them to take on the Mikhail Grabovski contract, and to ensure the New York Islanders didn’t lose anyone important.
This trade helped the Islanders land, and have the room for, Jordan Eberle. Obviously, losing out on a first-round pick is something you don’t necessarily want to have to do but in some cases, it’s more beneficial for a team to use their pick for something other than drafting a player.