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A Bear On Skates
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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 21, 2019 at 6:01 p.m.
Thread: Lineup saturday night Hyman and Dermott return
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>I would have to agree with you here. With Tavares out it may seem wiser to keep a centre like shore but Timashov has been excellent and you would risk losing him on waivers.</div></div>

My impressions of Timashov as a Marlie. More of a permitter player, smart enough and quick enough for the AHL as third line winger. But in the NHL so far, against faster, stronger, smarter players he has adjusted. It's like he has adjusted jut over the summer and doesn't mind playing without much time and space. His quickness has made him an effective forechecker. We'll see if he can keep it up.
Plus I'm sorta pulling for the guy. Leaving home so young to seek his hockey dream in North America.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 19-20 No Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Bear_On_Skates</b></div><div>Realistically, trades need to be made. This is just a though exiercise. But here's the logic, such as it is:

- Sparks has been OK, but not spectacular. I don't think he gets much of a raise, but I do think they keep him around.
- Kapanen and Johnsson are producing a a little better than Connor Brown in his rookie season. Because of the cap crunch, I think they cut back on term to save space. Kapanen has been the better of the two--but he also has more NHL experience than Brown did when he signed, so I think that cuts against him. With Johnsson producing at a slightly lower pace but in what is truly his first year, I think the case can be made for identical 2-year deals.
- I think they bend on overall money for Marner but get more term back. Not basing that on any evidence, just an idea.

Note this leaves no room for spare players and is right against the cap. Frankly they need to trade Zaitsev for this next season. After that, with Marleau off the books, things get better. They may need to trade brown as well, unfortunately, but I'm willing to hear the Marner number before beating that drum too hard</div></div>

Well, this is just kinda the nature of the beast of a cap system, isn't? We're going to lose some guys we'd rather not in order to make room for the guys that we absolutley want to keep. The guys that we lose will continue on their career with other teams, and new guys will be given a chance to play with the leafs. I dunno. I kinda like that it works like this. In my mind Trevor Moore &gt; Brown. Will he ever get a fulltime roster spot with the leafs unless some space is made for him? Probably not. Is he a way cheaper option than Connor Brown. Most certainly. Do i want to see Brown get traded? Not really. But thems the breaks...
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 19, 2018 at 1:25 p.m.
Thread: 18-19 Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Bear_On_Skates</b></div><div>I wonder if Carrick and Gardiner could be packaged together. Carrick isn't a bad player, but he clearly doesn't have Babcock's trust so the loss isn't huge... if there's anyone else available they'll play ahead of him anyway. The problem is you wouldn't get much out of him by himself. Gardiner is a quite effective player, spectacularly memorable brain farts aside. But he's only got a year left, and with the depth at LHD now I don't think he'd be coming back. If they can get a good RHD back for the pair of them it might be worth a look.</div></div>

Carrack is okay, serviceable as a bottom pairing guy, if he could get a bit stronger and kill penalties, he'd make the team. Gardiner is a good player anyone who argues that is just wrong. With that said, he has some flaws that are too much for what I want in a defenceman. He is super soft along the boards and doesn't box out well or block shots. Because of those flaws, I would trade him to a team who desperately needs a puck mover on the left side. Send him to Montreal for whatever they'll give us, possibly a 1st rounder. Not this years obvisously and more likely Gardiner would get a 2nd and mid level prospect.