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DragonKnight

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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 11:38 a.m.
Thread: Yay or nay
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Arh613</b></div><div>I didn't like that either.. I also would tend to agree, but it doesn't take a lot of moves to get there.

Wondering how long it is before Samuelsson is a potential cap casualty, especially with Johnson right there waiting. Its an expensive D-core</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BUF10</b></div><div>I think Johnson might get moved. They view Samuelsson as a top 4 guy still.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>We have no idea how lindy views him</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Arh613</b></div><div>I like Samuelsson and he's different from all of their other Dmen, but he's a little pricey for his availability. The contract is completely fine, could even be good, if he's healthy and I think there's a good chance it ages well as long as that is the case. I also like Johnson and think that he could be a very cost effective replacement for somebody on the back end when a bunch of forwards need new contracts. It'll be interesting to see how they juggle it all</div></div>

Samuelsson needs to prove himself in the 2024-2025 season. First, he needs to stay healthy. Spending too much time on the injured list is bad. Second, Samuelsson needs to play like a top four defenseman. If he falters, then shop him and play Johnson. Teams looking for depth defensemen with term and less conditions will kick the wheels on Samuelsson.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:29 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 9:13 p.m.
Thread: Moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>The irony to me is that if I had to pick one moment where the franchise went off the rails, it was when lucic absolutely destroyed ryan Miller on an open ice hit, and not a soul stood up for the 160 pound goalie. Lucic had a good laugh about it after the game, said that if something like that happened to the Bruins, the response would have been VERY different. Eventually the Sabres started dressing 6'8" face puncher Jon Scott, but that doesn't really add credibility. Tim Murray took a shot by going after guys like Evander Kane and Zach bogosian- these are top of the lineup players with both skill and toughness. Unfortunately it didn't work, eventually Murray got fired, and nobody since has even pretended that you need some skill with physicality. At this point, I feel like I'm yelling at clouds. Maybe someday the Sabres will make the playoffs and catch a beating from a bigger more physical team, and then they will decide to prioritize that, but for now, it seems like there's lots of fans that think the Sabres are gonna roll 3 scoring lines and win games in shootouts.</div></div>

Kane and Bogosian did not work well for Buffalo. Kane did not produce. Bogosian became toxicity. A benefit of that trade was shipping out another toxicity - Stafford.
Forum: Pittsburgh PenguinsMon. at 8:47 p.m.
Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins: 2024-2025 - Needs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lynxzxz</b></div><div>Totally agree with all your points, I do however see the Pens running into an issue with finding an adequate replacement for Jake. The only guy on the free agency market who could fit the bill would be Reinhart and signing him would cost at least $9 mill. I think the Pens most pressing needs are to get younger but I believe they'll find more value in acquiring cheap, young guys who have not realized their potential (i.e. a Kaapo Kakko, Alex Holtz?). The Pens should also do everything in their power to dump Smith and Graves (especially the latter).</div></div>

The Penguins cannot cruise through the offseason not addressing a top six forward to fill Guentzel's void. That would make Dubas look bad.

Graves and other defensemen will benefit from better coaching. Todd Reirden was responsible for coaching an ineffective defense and power play. He earned his firing.