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Forum: Armchair-GMNov 20 at 1:52
Thread: Leafs Prospect Depth
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>It was really good for a bit...we did EXTREMELY well for a few weeks here when Arizona had their picks taken away from them. Now though? Mostly "Seattle takes this bad player with a bad contract with little to no compensation for doing so" trades.

It's actually kind of relieving to see them too, because it means that it's not a "Rakell and Hampus for a pile of garbage", or "Getzlaf 50% retained for nothing because he wants to win a cup!" (He ain't waivin'), or "Manson is a scrub, so here's nothing...just look away from the fact that I put him on the top pairing..."</div></div>

Hey SEA/ANA, enjoy Justin Faulk for free because the GM was affiliated with his former team.

And yes, I'll take Manson off your hands because he is terrible but my team needs exactly what he brings :tearsofjoy .
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 12 at 2:15
Thread: BOLD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>yeah this wasnt serious tbh, i did it for fun but i feel this is what it would cost. If i was STL, id push for anything else instead of Thomas. But do you agree with the notion that if Florida was rebuilding, they wouldnt want Thomas as the main piece back because they'd want futures so they could tank? I just dont agree with that, hes 21, any team would take him as the main piece in a return for a star player. Hes the type of player you could still build around but 1-2 young roster players dont place the team out of bottoming</div></div>

I'd say thomas is the most valuable trade piece we could offer - much more valuable than picks or any of our younger prospects. He is def who they would target. Proven ELC talent like that is untouchable for a reason.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 11 at 2:04
Thread: My Top-10 Centers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RangerWall92</b></div><div>This is why no one likes advanced stats</div></div>

This list is legitimately in opposition to advanced stats - these are raw point totals, pts per game, and 5v5 plus-minus.

An advanced stats list would be based on RAPM (measures the individual performance of a given player in an environment where many factors can impact their raw results), expected goals %, relative-to-teammates, quality of competition, etc.

My opinion is that points matter, stats matter, but if you can support 'why the player is able to perform' with more than 'he was one of the last 3 guys to touch the puck before it went in', you have a better argument. Also, if I were going to use raw points, I'd at least divide per 60 instead of per game. And I'd try to factor in 5v5 vs PP since there seems to be a lot of noise in who/what gets credit for PP production.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 9 at 3:59
Thread: Who Says No or Who Adds
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BStinson</b></div><div>I won’t discount Dunn saying he can’t be a top 4 guy since he hasn’t been given the opportunity but he’s far from top pair. His analytics look great because he’s being sheltered on the third pair and faced the least amount of quality competition.</div></div>

This is true. Tbh neither Dunn nor Bratt have been given big enough roles to indicate what label to slap on them. Dunn has obliterated lesser competition and he has all the tools to be a solid offensive d-man in the top 4 but the Blues really shelter him and will probably continue when you look at the depth chart. Bratt will have plenty of seasons over his current high of 35 pts, and his all-around game has been improving ever since he broke in.

I'm with the rest of the commenters so far that the Blues would ask for more if they're moving Dunn; maybe something like Bratt and Foote for Dunn and Barbashev or something like that.