Shane Wright's value on the trade market has just been revealed
Now that he has led his team to gold at the 2023 World Junior Championship, Team Canada captain Shane Wight learned in the last few days that the Seattle Kraken had made the decision to send him back to his junior team, the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Junior League.
However, as reported by Samuel Doiron of Habsolumentfan.com, his return to Kingston could be very short-lived, as the chances of the Kraken's first pick in the last draft being traded by the Frontenacs are very high.
The team currently sits fifth in the Eastern Conference and the return the Frontenacs could get for Shane Wright would be absolutely incredible for the future of the franchise.
At least that's what informant Jeff Marek said. According to him, the price to pay could be a quality player born in 2005 or 2006, maybe even both, plus three second round picks and also three third round picks.
Marek also mentioned that the Peterborough Petes, Barrie Colts and Ottawa 67's would be the three teams currently in the running for Wright's services.
Although not a done deal, it won't be the first time a junior team has paid top dollar to go after a league championship. Two players from the current edition of the Habs have already gone through this process, Nick Suzuki and Kaiden Guhle.
The CH captain moved on to the Guelph Storm in 2019 and they were crowned OHL champions, while Guhle led the Edmonton Oil Kings to the top of the Western Junior League last year after being traded to Edmonton by the Prince Albert Raiders.
The trade deadline in Ontario is Tuesday and it's likely that hockey fans in Peterborough, Barrie and Ottawa will be watching closely to see if their favourite team will acquire the man who scored seven points in as many games at the last World Junior Championship.
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Which team do you think Shane Wright will line up with by next Tuesday? | ||
| Guelph | 42 | 11.8 % |
| Peterborough | 115 | 32.4 % |
| Ottawa 67' | 100 | 28.2 % |
| Kingston | 98 | 27.6 % |
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