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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 5:23 p.m.
Thread: Freddy Mason Ivan
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tintin</b></div><div>Not that this is egregious in any way, but I don't see the point in a lot of these moves.

Equivalents to Barby and Marchment can be found in FA - lot of interesting middle 6 options this offseason.

Barby just signed one year ago, don't think Vegas are keen to move him just yet.
But If they were, the Devils should get a lot more value back if they're giving up Holtz (be it picks, prospects or one of Hague or McNabb).
Same can be said for the Marchment deal if dealing Marino, as Marino is the more valuable player between the two. There should be a pick or a prospect coming back here along with Marchment (Lundkvist maybe even).

With that said, it would it not be better to:
- Offer a bigger trade for Saros or Ullmark than picking up Andersen?
- Grab one or two UFAs to play in the middle six (Duchene, Marchessault, Foegele, Arvidsson etc)?
- Give Holtz an extended run in the top six for a real chance to finally breakout?

Really like the Domi shout for 3C though. Very talented playmaker.</div></div>

I am with you on all those…

I am just playing with various scenarios for guys that fit what Fitzy has discussed adding at forward

1. Heavier skill
2. Sill in 23-29 age group
3. Have term
4. Not core, but guys to fill out middle-six
5. Players who can be ‘momentum guys’

So have been using Barbashev, Colton, Marchment, Domi, some others in ACGMs. I don’t think Duchene, Marchessault, Arvidsson fit that criteria (although I like the first two).

As for Holtz value…I would imagine there would be a very wide set of views among GMs on him. And I lean towards keeping him…at least for his final year on ELC.

As for a goalie…I think Fitzy tries “big game hunting” and finds it to be too expensive…and ultimately settles for 10-20 goalie instead of a top-10 G.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 3:55 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 11:38 a.m.
Thread: Finally Rich
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Ullmark would be the ideal target.

Beyond that I think at a reasonable price a retained Markstrom makes sense, Gustafsson makes sense, or even a cheap guy like Georgiev or Andersen makes sense if you use the assets you save to build a quality dcore and bottom 6.

I’d even be willing to run it back with Kahkonen on a short leash with the understanding that a quick trigger will be pulled on getting a goalie if he falters</div></div>

I probably agree with that outside of the Kahkonen bit. I think Tom Fitzgerald knows he can’t stand pat at goaltender this summer. I know you’ve read my thoughts on Linus Ullmark and why I think the devils should go after him at what I think will be a depressed price. However, I wanted to vary the ACGMs up so here we go. The opinion of the roster was going to always hinge on your opinion of John Gibson.