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Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 5:15 p.m.
Thread: Trotz off the molly but on the perc
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>matthias893</b></div><div>Is Carrier a "bad depth player"? It seems like he's regressed stat wise this year, but kind of seems like he's on about the same level as Ferraro, and better offensively.

*to be clear I'm genuinely asking, I don't know much about him.</div></div>

Maybe a bit of an exaggeration to say a "bad" depth player but he's already 26. had a solid season last year but had very bad numbers this past season and hasn't been a consistent NHLer in years prior to last.

Ferraro had a brutal year but on a horrid team. He was very solid the past three years and is only 24. Mario has a skillset that would make him an effective offensive player but he's played three years as a defensive anchor to Burns run-and -gun style, so I think he'll need to re-set his mindset of when he should and shouldn't take offensive risks. I'd definitely feel more comfortable with Ferraro than Carrier to bounce back as well as in the long term
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 3:51 p.m.
Thread: Trotz off the molly but on the perc
Interesting that preds fans think the value is off on EK65. I get if you think it doesn't make sense for the team, but the Value is objectively skewed massively in the preds favor here.

A late first, a bad depth player who's an RFA, an underperforming cap dump center, a c+ prospect, and a future second? Thats god awful value for EK on a 9.5 mil contract.

Also the Tony D comparison that someone made is just laughable. The only thing they have in common is that they are offense focused. Anyone who actually watches EK knows whos great at defending off the rush, intercepting passes, and blocking shots. His weakness is when he gets stuck defending the cycle and board battles as well as getting out of position. In a more structured system he's very good defensively.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 6:35 p.m.
Thread: Payroll reconstruction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Not disagreeing with the fact Vlasic's contract is better, but I would argue that Seguin is a much, much better player of the two. How much is their value difference then?

Seguin was pretty good this year, 50 points is no slouch. Is he worth his contract, absolutely not, but let's face it, neither is Vlasic. This applies to now, and it applies to 3-4 years in the future with both players. Only difference is that Vlasic can be bought out, which is the only reason why I suggested the trade in the first place.</div></div>

It honestly doesn't matter who the better player is for SJ. The only thing that matters right now is what's their cap hit, and how many years left. Also Vlasic wasn't terrible this year. He and Benning I believe were around 15th best in xGA in the league. It just makes more sense to ride that.

I like Marchment but unless there's a way to be a contender in the next couple years, his cap hit and term only hurts and his talent is wasted on a bad/mid team. As for Lundqvist, it was very concerning that he was so low on the depth chart of a Dallas d-core that lacked depth in these playoffs. I'd wouldn't mid taking a risk on him, but only if the value is low enough. Zetterlund was fantastic in NJ and to give up on his quarter season in SJ would be a mistake
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 6:15 p.m.
Thread: Payroll reconstruction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>That makes no sense from Stars perspective. The only reason why I'd suggest trading Seguin to an inferior player with big ass contract is because that other contract might be possible to buy out, because Seguin's contract is buyout proof. That's the whole point of the scenario. However, after the year Benn had, there's no reason to consider a buyout with him. Also his contract length coincides well with out young players like Johnston and Oettinger re-signing.

We'd lose all the cap benefit, both long and short term in this scenario, and we'd also lose much, much more valuable assets in the process.</div></div>

You can't propose a deal and only consider the fact that it works for your side lol. What you proposed doesn't work for the Sharks, so they no. simple as that lol
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 6:13 p.m.
Thread: Payroll reconstruction
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>They aren't acquiring older players, in fact they're getting younger here. Seguin is younger than Vlasic. Marchment is younger than Simek. Lundkvist is younger than Zetterlund.

Also I disagree. Seguin is so much better than anyone you're losing here that if anything their chances of making the playoffs in 2-3 years only get higher. Only thing that would change is that Seguin's contract runs one year longer, but that shouldn't be a problem since SJ doesn't have many big contracts that need to be renewed in a short while.

I said in the description that for this post NTCs and NMCs shouldn't be taken account for, because Seguin is unlikely to waive his NMC for Sharks either. As for Vlasic, he has M-NTC with 3 team trade list...I wonder if he agreed to a trade if he was promised that he'll get bought out by the team that acquired him, and then would simply re-sign with the Sharks again with a cheaper contract. Could be a win-win for Vlasic, and the Sharks.</div></div>

Vlasic has a better contract than Seguin. its nearly 3 mil less, a year less, and you can actually buy it out if needed. Seguin wasn't good this year, what makes you think he'll be remotely worth it at 9.8 in 3 years?
Yes the guys you proposed are technically like a year younger than the comparison, but the point of getting rid of older guys isn't to get slightly less old guys. It's to dump them completely. Seguin has 4 years left vs Vlasics 3. Marchment has 3 years left vs Simeks 1. I don't think you're super far off but the term is biggest killer here for the Sharks.