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Armchair-GM
14 hours ago
Thread:
Been Awhile wanted to look at the potential healthy lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheEarthmaster</b></div><div>I feel like someone on here said that Zach Sanford had massively overperformed his expected goals last season and wasn't that good and was already reaching about his prime on the aging curve and we shouldn't take much into account his totals from last year considering 1/4 of them came in one game that we still lost and we should trade him to whatever team is stupid enough to take that into account while his value was high at the end of last season...now who was that? We may never know</div></div>
For sure haha. I can probably find some receipts that I was on the trade-high train for Sanford too. All that time with ROR and DP really fluffed his value.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheEarthmaster</b></div><div>Do we actually know what's going on with Kostin? Last I heard he was supposed to be in camp but then couldn't get his Visa squared away and then played horribly the first little bit in Russia and then JR had a piece where he was like "yeah the Blues just don't know with Kostin anymore". Now he's playing really well but I'm confused as to why he never came back over here. Maybe the AHL situation had something to do with it but we could use him now at the NHL level.</div></div>
Yeah once he missed camp with the visa issue I think they just decided not to move him around too much and tried to give him some consistency. He'll be back at the end of the KHL season; I don't think the FO is giving up on him, but I do think as fans we shouldn't expect the guy drafted as the no.1 european skater in 2017. I'm hoping for reliable 3rd line production and some toughness.
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Armchair-GM
14 hours ago
Thread:
Been Awhile wanted to look at the potential healthy lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>He got 25 in one game this year cuz he tossed someone’s stick over the glass at the end of the game</div></div>
Amazing. who doesn't like a souvenir?
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Armchair-GM
15 hours ago
Thread:
Been Awhile wanted to look at the potential healthy lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>I can’t wait to see him challenge Evander Kane for the pim crown.</div></div>
I say he does it. He'll have a good mentor in DP57.
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Armchair-GM
15 hours ago
Thread:
Been Awhile wanted to look at the potential healthy lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>I honestly have always liked him, but he’s just been brutal. I wonder if Kostin will get a run considering he’s been in rockstar mode lately. Maybe a Kostin-Sundqvist-Blais line that will average 10 pims a night</div></div>
I'd love to see it but my guess is they continue to slow-play Kostin. He'll come over after the KHL season (maybe Omsk will win the cup?) but I don't know if he'll get a shot - obviously depends on who's healthy.
Next year the Kostin-Thomas-Kyrou line that we dreamed about since 2017 might be a reality...
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Armchair-GM
15 hours ago
Thread:
Been Awhile wanted to look at the potential healthy lines
Gonna be a lot more fun to watch when half the guys aren't on the shelf. Tons of top9 options to try out. I kinda like the look of
Schwartz-ROR-Perron
Schenn-Thomas-Tarasenko
Hoffman-Bozak-Kyrou
Sanford/DLR/Cliff-Sunny-Blais
best part of getting healthy is we might actually see the end of the Zach Sanford top6 experiment.
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Armchair-GM
Thu at 1:37 pm
Thread:
Picks the sharks have traded
The Blues opting to move back for Eller with Couture on the board is one of those huge 'what ifs' that would change so much around the league. Worked out very well for the Sharks in hindsight. Same with the 2006 draft the year before; if the Blues would've opted for Toews or Backstrom over EJ... things would've been built a lot differently with a 1-2 punch of Toews-Couture... but that's how she goes.
(It's worth mentioning that Couture moved up and down in the draft rankings due to some missed time and Eller was the safer play. Same thing with EJ, he had #1D written all over him before a golf cart accident ruined him.)
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Armchair-GM
Thu at 12:17 am
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Giving the Blues a real backup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>i still do not understand why the blues moved Allen. I understand they wanted Hoffman but Husso had 0 NHL experience and so far has been ass for this team. Kind of knew that was gonna potentially happen.
In general the blues did fine when Tarasenko was injured last time so adding Hoffman was kind of pointless. Allen has been amazing for the Habs and I suspect if blues kept him their record would be much better.</div></div>
Hoffman really only became a thing after Steen LTIRetired. The Blues had to move Allen to free up the cap for Dunn and to keep the Petro door open. 4.35 was too much for the backup. Sucks losing Jake but I thought the move made sense. Husso has started like 2 games and aside from some jitters has been decent. If he isn’t the answer maybe they’ll find a veteran G at the deadline but they had to see what they have in Husso.
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 3:29 pm
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Is Faulk a good TWD now lol
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>yikes</b></div><div>He looked good in the Sharks series’ too.
Definitely a great start to the year for him. Filling in for AP has gone well for him but we’ll need to see it continue obvi. For now tho the Blues definitely are relying on him.
any other blues fans tho, how’s Krug been overall?</div></div>
Faulk has been carrying the defense - truly a crazy turn of events lol.
Krug has been good, not great. I haven't been worried about his play but I've only been impressed in a couple of games. His vision and his sense to keep plays alive is fantastic but he's slower on his feet than I thought he was and that keeps him from making some defensive plays / winning battles. I have a feeling he'll hit another level in the near future when he gets a little more comfortable, and if the PP starts clicking that should give him a big boost of confidence.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 7:06 pm
Thread:
Identical cap line challenge
Those Russians alongside EP 🔥
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Fauteuil - DG
Tue at 5:50 pm
Thread:
Identical cap line challenge
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SevenLeg</b></div><div>A_K</div></div>
Nice one, I like that top 4 :cheers
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 5:33 pm
Thread:
Give Me A Challenge
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2244180
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 4:15 pm
Thread:
Lines w injuries
This is pretty much the lineup that we saw last night if you swap Blais and Sanford and replace Gunny :(. Personally I'd like to see Blais get his shot up with ROR and Perron. He's a good forechecker and plays well with skilled guys. That would put Kyrou back on the Schenn line where he can be the main play driver. Not much else they can really do with the current injuries...
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 4:10 pm
Thread:
Lines w injuries
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>markykins1</b></div><div>Off topic, when is Vlad coming back?</div></div>
He's practicing without contact. Original timeline would put him back in early March and I think he's on track, if not slightly ahead of schedule. Although I really don't think they'll rush him, even with the depleted squad they're rolling out right now.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 4:07 pm
Thread:
Brandon Montour
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SalamiCheese</b></div><div>Sold</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mwasylko34</b></div><div>Deal</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>sure</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>deal</div></div>
When you put too much value into a deal :tearsofjoy
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 2:28 pm
Thread:
so the blues need something anything
Who would he be replacing? Parayko is day-to-day resting his back and Gunnarsson is out but he's a defensive LHD. With Faulk, Krug, and Dunn all looking for PP time and Dunn catching heat because he isn't a strong 1v1 defender, I think TDA is the furthest thing from what the Blues are looking for. And then there's the cap.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 1:36 pm
Thread:
Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>I would take Palmieri's big toe before I flushed two first round picks (no, I wasn't including Sanford in my remark about futures) and cap space on Hall. He hasn't reached a "high level of play" or helped any team win in a very long time now. That said, we don;t need to take any gambles to contend for the Cup. We just need to be whole or reasonably close to it.</div></div>
For sure, the team is a long way from healthy; gonna be watching a whole different team if they can get everyone back. Way fewer holes than the patch-job we're tossing out there rn.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 1:22 pm
Thread:
Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>I cannot disagree more. Not only will we not have the cap space for this, but we're not in the position to mortgage chunks of our future for 20 games of a guy who doesn't bother with defense. The only thing we need to beat Vegas and Colorado is half our team back in skates. And if we're not healthy, we're not winning the Cup anyway.</div></div>
That's a fair opinion. But IMO if they're just gonna pick guys like Jake Neighbours with their 1st rd pick, might as well take the gamble on the rental. Faulk, Krug, Schenn, ROR, Perron, etc, these guys aren't getting any younger - if they have the opportunity to add a guy like Hall (who can reach a very high level of play) I would hope they at least consider it. FWIW I don't consider Sanford a part of the future, and Alexandrov - I like him - still has a long way to go before he is helping this team. Are you anti-rental or anti-Hall, because the other name I'd really like to see on the Blues is Palmieri.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 12:48 pm
Thread:
Trades
I don't think Steen's money helps anything since he's on LTIR all season. But if the Blues are looking good at the deadline, I would hope that they look into adding Hall. Gonna need as much firepower as possible if they want to beat VGK or COL to get out of the West.
They'd probably offer something like the usual deadline winger rental cost: roster player + prospect + pick. Maybe the Blues offer something like Sanford + Alexandrov + 2021 1st + conditional pick based on playoff results and the Sabres retain to make the cap fit (not much real money at the TDL).
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 12:23 pm
Thread:
Getting younger D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sid_the_kid_875948</b></div><div>Pettersson>>Dunn imo</div></div>
Bad take, and even if you had any information to prove it, adding Thomas and Gruden to try to balance things out is just terrible for the Blues. Blues haven't had drafted a guy like Thomas since Tarasenko and Schwartz in 2010, you think they'd trade him at all? For a meh prospect and a Carl Gunnarsson clone?
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 12:14 pm
Thread:
Getting younger D
Just a brutal double-downgrade for the Blues
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 10:37 am
Thread:
What would it take for Miles Wood
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsfanMathews</b></div><div>But that would mean the Blues giving up a piece (Thomas) that the Devils might want in trading Wood. That’s not how it works on this site 😂
Wood for Thomas is very fair.</div></div>
Wood for Thomas eh? Time for me to log off the internet.
Actually, just to watch things burn... Thomas was better than Hischier last year - outproduced him in fewer minutes and had much better 5v5 play.
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Armchair-GM
Tue at 10:35 am
Thread:
What would it take for Miles Wood
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil1122</b></div><div>I don't think you've seen how different Wood is this year. You are delusional if you wouldn't trade Bozak for Wood</div></div>
15 game sample at age 25... I'd probably take my chances with the veteran two-way C considering the personnel the Blues have (when healthy). Glad to hear he's playing better though.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 10:21 am
Thread:
What would it take for Miles Wood
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>That isn't a joke (?) But thanks.
The original offer was Bozak/Dunn/Blais for Wood.
I am merely saying take Dunn out of deal and add his value to Blais.
Hence, Thomas, or Kyrou. (Assumes Dunn/Blais together have almost as much value to Thomas or Kyrou)
And if Dunn+Blais < Thomas or Kyrou, then I was adding a piece from Devils to make up the difference.
It was a pretty legit counter-offer.</div></div>
How about Barbashev for Zajac + Bratt or Hischier and the Blues would add a piece to make up the difference?
I honestly wouldn't trade Bozak for Wood straight up, he is good at skating fast and that's about it.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 10:08 am
Thread:
What would it take for Miles Wood
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Agree on hanging onto to Wood...but if Kyrou or Thomas could be brought into this, I'd be all other it.
Perhaps Bozak+ one of those two for Wood + [?] is possible.</div></div>
Good joke
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon at 5:55 pm
Thread:
gibson
Goalie trade value is a tough thing to figure out. Gibson is one of the best in the league (the best IMO) and signed through his prime. He is easily worth all of that package to TOR, and the Ducks are in a weird situation where the only thing keeping them from a clear bottom 3 tank job is Gibson... so I think it's interesting. But I also don't think the Ducks will trade their franchise goalie until they've seen Dostal in the show. Small gripe but retaining (even 800k) for 6 yrs is not something that the Ducks would do, they are pretty tight with their money. In terms of value, I think the Ducks deserve a proven piece as part of the deal, just so they don't risk ending up with nothing. So I'd think they ask for Nylander as the big piece and see what happens.
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