Talk:2011–12 NHL transactions

Wisniewski trade

I don't understand the insistence that Wisniewski was traded for a conditional 7th round draft pick. All sources at the time of the trade indicated that the trade was for a 7th round draft pick which would be upgraded to a 5th round draft pick if Columbus signs him, i.e. a conditional 5th round draft pick. I can't find any source that indicates that the trade was for a conditional 7th round draft pick.

I realize the end result may not be relevant but it should pass the sanity test. It doesn't make sense for a conditional 7th round pick to magically become a 5 round pick, whereas a conditional 5th round pick becoming converted is rational. It would be correct to indicate the trade was for both a conditional 5th round pick and a 7th round pick where the conditions are mutually exclusive, but that seems overly verbose and unnecessary.

Finally your own edit in 2012_NHL_Entry_Draft#Round_5 clearly indicates the trade was for a conditional 5th round pick at the time of the trade. "The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 29, 2011 that sent James Wisniewski to Columbus in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade)." (emphasis mine) 174.119.19.211 (talk) 04:39, 6 July 2011 (UTC)