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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
Thread: Louder for the people in the back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Minnachu</b></div><div>Damn Fletcher screwed you guys up with those two contracts. Holy 15 mill in dead cap</div></div>

I'm not sure who is to blame for that. Fletcher wouldn't commit $196m of the owner's money without the owner thinking it was a good idea, so did Leipold push for him to make some big moves to push the team forward? They did have a good prospect pool at the time and unfortunately I think only Brodin ended up developing to what he was projected to be out of the entire bunch.

Also worth mentioning the CBA would have just allowed both players to retire with no cap penalties when the deals were signed. I think the expectation was just they both retired when the actual cash due to them was $1m or so. The change in the CBA really changed the dynamic of those contracts IMO.
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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2023 at 9:47 a.m.
Thread: Oct 2023 Training Camp
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fergy22</b></div><div>PTO? He has been with the team all year , they know what they are getting with him. I am all for him getting a 1 year deal not 2.</div></div>

I think Hammer has been a good mentor for the young Dmen, specifically Sandy, but let's not kid ourselves about him as a player. He has not been good. He avoided criticism a lot this year by just not being as egregious as Zaitsev, but he's at best a 7th Dman, shouldn't be making more than league min.

Ideally you scour free agency for an upgrade, but who knows what will be available in their price range. If you can't find a better option, you sign Hammer for league min, and spend camp and pre-season testing him vs Kleven/Thomson/JBD to see who fits best with Brannstrom. If it's one of the kids, Keep Hammer as the 7th, if Hamonic is the best one, keep one of the non Kleven young guys as a 7th. Accept that you will probably lose one of Thomson or JBD on waivers next season.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGNov. 12, 2022 at 3:59 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 10, 2022 at 4:00 a.m.
Thread: what is going on
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AG_sweden</b></div><div>It could be worst, you could be a NYR fan...</div></div>

Yeah, very tough to be a Ranger fan, lol. Trouba declared he only wanted to be traded to the Rangers. Adam Fox wouldn’t sign with any other team than Rangers. Artemi Panarin signed for free and turned down even bigger money from Isles and Florida. They were miraculously gifted two draft lottery wins when they weren’t even near the bottom of the league, so happy that #2 Kakko and #1 Lafrenière so far hasn’t panned out, cosmic justice. Also, after having the best goaltender in Lundqvist for an eternity, it just happens that Shesterkin replaces him immediately, drafted in the 4th round, #118 OA. It’s gotta be tough to be a Ranger fan.

And they went to the CF last year. But yeah, lucky for sens fans that they don’t have to suffer like you Ranger fans.