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Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 4:13 pm

Thread: Be honest are we even making playoffs

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Logan03</b></div><div>If we last in the league being a hawk fan is the best😊</div></div>

Hoping for some good battles this year :cheers

I think the Hawks have a decent shot at the playoffs - they had some flashes of good play last year and they got better this summer - but like some people above said, even if 5 central teams get into the playoffs, it'll be tough for them to find room. Gotta play the games to see what really happens though.

Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 2:49 pm

Thread: Be honest are we even making playoffs

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BrandonMcD11</b></div><div>Hawks 100% have the skill to make the playoffs. Now with Shaw back It looks even better (I miss Shawzy)

Can Crawford stay healthy? If so, that tandem is the best in the league.

2 Big additions to the blue line.

Full season of Strome, Nylander...

This is a nice team...Not a bad time to be a hawks fan at all!</div></div>

It's always a bad time to be a Hawks fan ^^

Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 11:22 am

Thread: Would you rather TBL vs TOR Edition

Tavares > Stamkos
Kucherov > Matthews
Point > Marner
Nylander > Johnson
Cirelli > Kapanen
Johnsson > Gourde
Kerfoot > Palat
Killorn > Hyman
Joseph > Mikheyev
Volkov > SDA
Paquette > Spezza
Goat > Wit
ABB > Bracco
Hedman > Rielly
McDonagh > Muzzin
Barrie > Serge
Coburn > PeePee
Cernak > Dermott
Foote > Timmy
Schenn > Marincin
Andersen > Vasy :hushed

Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 10:17 am

Thread: Remaining RFA Value Cheatsheet

Sundqvist and Barbashev got about the same deployment and put up very similar seasons. Sunny got 4 x 2.75 and the Blues bought 2 UFA years. Why would Barbashev be deserving of 4 x 3.25 for all RFA years?

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:45 am

Thread: Best RFA off the market Absolute steal

welcome to NHL contract discussions, where everything is either an absolute steal or a disgusting overpay

Looks like a reasonable deal to me; good move to lock him in early, sorta like Tuch last year and Arvidsson before him.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 4:09 pm

Thread: Colo Point Projections

So for the record, you're predicting the top 10 scorers on the 2019-20 Avalanche will score 38 more points than the top 10 scorers on the 2018-19 Lightning, a team that won 62 games, the most ever in a single season.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 2:56 pm

Thread: Goal leaders by division

My hot take is that Timo Meier scores 40+, he'd be my pick for SJS if he stays on PP1.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 2:36 pm

Thread: RFAs arent the only ones still unsigned

My guess is Maroon has a couple teams offering 1-2 yr deals but he wants to wait and see what happens with STL and Barbashev before he commits. He'd love to stay in STL with his son, but in terms of on-ice value, Barbashev is worth more and likely eats up the last bit of cap space that we have left.

I think Maroon ends up in CGY, especially if they end up trading Frolik to open up a roster spot.

Personally, I hope the Big Rig moves on so he can leave as a legend instead of becoming an overpaid/aging buyout candidate. His footspeed is only going to get worse, and he was only relevant when his linemates did all of the heavy lifting to get the puck down to his office. Not a bad player, but not the direction any team should be heading tbh.

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 9:29 am

Thread: StLouis 1920

You ok?

Forum: GM Game 2019-20Tue at 9:24 am

Thread: V4 GM Game

*Dr. Dre voice* Hell Yeah

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:51 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MJC13</b></div><div>the team defense wasn't great this year, and the goaltending being at a combined .890% percentage added to him being on the ice for that many goals. Cheating towards offense is his entire game, but he was very effective this year in getting back to the defensive zone and breaking up scoring plays. I won't argue he has issues in his own zone at times, but possession metrics at <a href="https://evolving-hockey.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://evolving-hockey.com/</a> have him at just about average in defensive CF, and that coupled with his clearly elite offensive capabilities would make him a top D man in the league</div></div>

Fair enough. (Yeah, SJS goaltending was atrocious.) I have Burns #8; that's still elite territory. TBH that cut-off on the first tier was hard to choose, maybe it should be right after Giordano or right after Doughty.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:16 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>I think being the only good defenseman makes it harder. Not every player excels with more minutes. Chabot was playing insanely long shifts and over 30 mins a game in junior and Team canada so he's used to having a super high usage. Plus had he not gotten injured while he was hot, im sure he was gonna get 70pts this year</div></div>

True. I like the guy, he'll be in Norris discussions in his prime, but I have in my 4th tier before this season starts. He's 22 and has more room to grow to get into the top-of-the-league discussion. Just for consistency, I'll bump Dahlin and Heiskanen down into that tier since they're similar to Chabot.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:08 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MJC13</b></div><div>Burns is not terrible defensively, he's just about average actually. This year, in fact, he was a bit above average.</div></div>

By what measure? Every time I watch him he is brutal defensively. Stick in the wrong place, chasing the play, cheating toward offense.

He was on the ice for the 9th-most goals against at 5v5 in the whole league - and his team was not that bad defensively as a whole.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:01 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>Im curious why u dont put Chabot and Werenski with the McAvoy, Dahlin and Heiskanen cuz I would. Also, by the end of the season Makar and Quinn Hughes will join that tier</div></div>

I admit I haven't watched Chabot and Werenski all that much, but I know Werenski was working through a lot of issues on the defensive side of things, and Chabot benefits from being the only good d-man on his team - his 5v5 P/60 rate is about the same as Vince Dunn and a bunch of other guys that would put up bigger numbers with more usage. Those guys definitely have the ability to climb the rankings, I guess I'm just sleeping on them a little still.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 10:56 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CBJ4CUP</b></div><div>Guys a 60-65 point dman though... You still gotta give the guy alittle respect...</div></div>

Never had a 60+ pt season. Best year was 59 pts, 41% of them on the 4th-best PP in the league that year. Being a top-40 d-man is still respectable IMO.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 10:54 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>This is all over the place. Burns and Doughty are better than Carlsson and Josi. Chabot should easily be in that 3rd tier maybe even the last of the 2nd. Dumba should be in the 3rd. OEL is way too low</div></div>

Maybe 'all over the place' to you is 'in order' to me ^^

You may have a point about Burns and Doughty, but it's hard to put them in that top category right now. Even though he produces at an elite rate, Burns is just terrible defensively, and Doughty had himself an awful season so he needs to bounce back to get himself back to the top tier IMO.

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 10:49 am

Thread: My Top 40 D - Tiers

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CBJ4CUP</b></div><div>Think Krug should be higher</div></div>

I don't like his defensive impacts and in the last 2 seasons he's only put up 22 primary points at 5v5 (ranks 61st over that period). I think he tends to get a little overrated - he's a fantastic PP QB and he has dynamic offensive skill, but he's not a quality top pair guy IMO.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug 16 at 10:18

Thread: Blues trade

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kosta</b></div><div>I guess this could be assuming STL moves Edmundson for pick(s)?</div></div>

Sure, but IMO the competition for our LW spots needs to be a focus, and having Fabbri in the mix is ideal based on his skillset (if he can ever get back on track). He could end up grabbing the 2LW spot and then...

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sicarius</b></div><div>Fabbri puts up 50+ points next season</div></div>

Forum: Armchair-GMAug 16 at 9:03

Thread: Blues trade

Fabbri for Djoos is probably close to fair - a damaged goods/fresh start trade. But stl will already be carrying 4 LD and possibly 8D, so unless Djoos is waiver exempt, I don't see it as a need.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug 16 at 3:51

Thread: Choose One

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Howyoudrouinnn</b></div><div>Someone missed the " Don't worry about age, contract, cap hit, etc." in the description.</div></div>

to be fair, i think i added that right as he posted. I just had "who's better right now" which is up for interpretation

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