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Alfie11
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Armchair-GM
5 hours ago
Thread:
If the flames dont go far this year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>villenash</b></div><div>Preds very easily decline that trade.
Gadreau just simply isn't worth that, especially as a UFA in two years who has been rumored to be interested in testing FA.</div></div>
Where the hell has he been rumoured to want to test UFA aside from idiots on here who think Eric Francis has any sort of journalistic integrity? And even then it was trade rumours, not UFA departure rumours. The only thing he’s ever been quoted as saying as far as I’m aware is that he can see himself remaining a flame for life. I really despise this response or justification for not wanting/wanting rid of an elite offensive talent like Johnny.
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Armchair-GM
6 hours ago
Thread:
Cleaning up and bringing in Dubois
we aren't trading JBD or any 1sts
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Armchair-GM
8 hours ago
Thread:
An Idea for Calgary
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jnowariak</b></div><div>I really want Buffalo to make the playoffs this year and they need some help on the back end, if hanafin is truly available I sure hope they put in a look. But I agree Risto is not Hanafon quality.</div></div>
He's not "available," he's just a piece we can afford to part with for a top line calibre 30+ goal, point per game forward. An offensive defenseman that would be on our 3rd pair and is literally the worst defensive defenseman in the league is not an enticing piece.
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Armchair-GM
14 hours ago
Thread:
bigger and more goals at tdl
Calgary accepts no take-backs
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Armchair-GM
14 hours ago
Thread:
Ottawa Trade Deadline Best Case Selling High Scenario
If Stepan, Galchenyuk, and Dadonov combine for 103 goals by the deadline we’re easily scoring 4+ goals per game and likely first in the league by a large margin lol
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Armchair-GM
Thu at 1:00 am
Thread:
Draisaitl
If you took out Bouchard and Bear Edmonton probably still asks for Bjorkstrand at least lol
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Armchair-GM
Thu at 12:58 am
Thread:
This is a playoff team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mhockey91</b></div><div>True, but a Stuzle/Norris 1/2 C punch is very good as well. If they add another C I could see them playing Stuzle on the wing, but I think he’d be a great NHL C</div></div>
I think it ultimately comes down to who we select with our 2021 1st. If we get Guenther, he’ll be a top 6 RW with Batherson and Stuetzle will slide to the middle, pushing Norris to 2C and then we have a hole at 2LW (maybe Formenton, maybe C. Brown if he swaps sides, maybe a UFA signing). If we miss out on Guenther and get like Johnson or Beniers, Stuetzle will stay at LW most likely imo, probably on the same line as whichever C we draft, and then we have a hole at RW (maybe filled by White, C. Brown, or Pinto, or potentially a UFA). Since that would probably be a top line that leaves Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson as the “second” line which sounds great to me lol
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 11:56 pm
Thread:
Last hurrah with this core
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ragsandbluesfan</b></div><div>Could argue coyle or pageau</div></div>
I thought it might be a little biased for me to claim JGP as the best 3C haha, but yeah those are all high end 3Cs
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 10:20 pm
Thread:
Last hurrah with this core
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mhockey91</b></div><div>He’s good but I wouldn’t go that far</div></div>
on a per 60 basis he produces offense at a similar level to top 6 centres (I read an article about it, I believe either his primary points or primary assists per 60 were the same or better than both backstrom and kuznetsov) and he plays a good defensive game as well
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 10:17 pm
Thread:
without ovi kuzi orlov and samsonov
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jetman</b></div><div>Those Russians partied together without masks so they are not playing...and Wash got fined</div></div>
ah classic russians, copious amounts of vodka and cocaine kills the coronavirus though i’m sure 🙄
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 10:15 pm
Thread:
Canadian Division Standings Update
idk what the canucks have done to warrant being placed in 3rd. I called that they would struggle defensively with the loss of tanev and markstrom and that’s been the case so far, they’re gonna struggle to get in if this slump lasts much longer
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 10:09 pm
Thread:
without ovi kuzi orlov and samsonov
don’t like russians?
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 10:08 pm
Thread:
Last hurrah with this core
gonna cost more for eller than mccann, he’s probably the best 3C in the league
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 4:29 pm
Thread:
Dylan Guenther
y’all are giving up already?
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 1:45 pm
Thread:
3-Team Deal for Dubois
Why are we giving up Bennett, Poirier, Dube, and a 2nd for a middle six centre rental? Hard no from Calgary lol, woulda still been a no if it was just Dube+2nd
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:36 pm
Thread:
STOP THE NIKITA ZAITSEV SLANDER RIGHT NOW
people really out here acting like he isn’t the best D in the league rn 🤡🤡🤡
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:35 pm
Thread:
New Flames
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Other than the fact CGY aren't contenders (there isn't a contender in the north division, fight me), this is very true.</div></div>
I think Calgary’s pretty close honestly. We were about 2 minutes from beating Dallas in 5 and they reached the cup final, and since then we’ve improved our defense, significantly upgraded our goaltending, and increased our depth as well. If Monahan and Lindholm perform better in the playoffs (and Tkachuk doesn’t get hurt) I think Calgary has a real shot to go deep. I think if we picked up a guy like Palmieri (top 6 RW with some goal scoring ability, doesn’t have to be Palms but that calibre of guy) we’d be a legitimate threat.
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 6:36 am
Thread:
New Flames
so we give up 5 roster players and our best prospect for foegele, lemieux, and a few mid-round picks? I think I'll pass, we're contenders not sellers
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 1:17 am
Thread:
That 2022 draft is loaded
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensibleguy</b></div><div>I kind of agree with this. Norris will improve his value this season, probably not to a Suzuki level, but definitely improved. He’s still young, but he has skills to build on.</div></div>
Chemistry with our best player certainly helps lol. The fact that Norris, Tkachuk, and Stuetzle are all living together kinda seems to me like that’s expected to be the core moving forward. For a team that drafts friends of people as much as Ottawa does, I don’t see them breaking up those 3, and frankly I don’t think they should either, I’m perfectly fine with those being 3 of our main offensive threats (supplemented by Batherson and the 2021 1st rounder most likely, if we get PLD it will be for other pieces).
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:25 am
Thread:
This Lineup Please
I like Paquette in general but he hasn't looked good so far (didn't get to watch today unfortunately but yeah). White+Galchenyuk on the 4th line would be good, maybe get Galchenyuk boosted to the point where we can trade him by the end of February, and then focus on building value for Anisimov and/or Paquette before the TDL.
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:22 am
Thread:
That 2022 draft is loaded
Ottawa isn't trading a 1st for at least 3 years and Norris is quickly playing himself into untouchable territory, plus he's best friends and roommates with Tkachuk, who has got a big negotiation coming up, I highly doubt Norris is going anywhere. White or Tierney as the NHL centre going back, and then 2-3 prospects like L. Brown, Thomson, Abramov, Greig, Jarventie, maybe Brannstrom, plus a 2nd or two would likely be the package offered. Maybe one or two of the rentals if there's someone they like.
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:17 am
Thread:
Getting better
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>If im choosing someone for the 2nd unit who has a ro ket of a shot its Mangiapane. No way Leivo has a better shot than him. I do agree Bennett should be in front though</div></div>
Yeah I'm mainly talking about the options it opens up. Having a one timer option at the left dot just makes PP2 more threatening, with 5 left shots out there you know that the most threatening shots are gonna be one-timers from the right dot or screen shots, there isn't as much versatility and it seems easier to defend. I'm hoping this is just something they're aware of and not revealing until the PP needs a boost. Similarly, if PP1 slumps, sliding Andersson over a bit and feeding him one-timers with Tkachuk in front seems like something they should exploit more, I will beat the drum that Andersson needs to shoot more until he averages 3+ shots per game haha
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:09 am
Thread:
Challenging for the North Division
That Isles trade is horrendous, I would want more for Ladd alone and FC going back.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed at 12:05 am
Thread:
Getting better
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SmugTkachuk</b></div><div>Oh boy that’s a piss poor take. Gaudreau has more room, Monahan is way more open, Leivo is a shooter and teams can’t just blanket Monahan now. He’s also provided much better defence for that line despite losing Lindholm on that line.</div></div>
More open than when Lindholm was on their line? I certainly don't see that. He also might be doing okay defensively, but it's still a downgrade from Lindholm. I'm obviously not expecting him to be Lindholm, we all know he's not that good, but to say he's making that line significantly better is just false, I would give most of the credit for that line looking good so far this year to Gaudreau personally, I think he's looked fantastic individually (great vision, slick passes, good zone entries, particularly last night). For a supposed shooter, 2 shots in 3 games playing on a line with our best playmaker/offensive playdriver just isn't doing it for me. He's got plenty of time to get it going, and it's nice that that's the most concerning thing right now, but I still think it's a valid point to expect a little more.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>He had an assist in the last game on the Gaudreau goal. Considering we've scored over 50% of our goals so far this season on the man advantage and Leivo doesn't play on special teams we can probably give him a bit of a break production wise</div></div>
Yeah I suppose. I would personally have him on the second unit though, we don't have a right shot there and I really hate Lucic on the PP. If he's really got a rocket of a shot, set him up in the Ovechkin spot as a one-timer option, get Bennett in front of the net, and then support that with Backlund and either Dube or Mangiapane (unless you prefer one of them in front I guess). Right now Bennett/Dube are splitting time on PP2 and Lucic is full time, I would much rather Bennett be full time as the net front battle guy and Dube/Mangiapane/Leivo being the two remaining spots. I'm more concerned with the lack of shots, I would like him to be around 2-3 shots per game at least, not 2 shots in 3 games, including 2 games without any shots at all (first two). If they do keep playing him less than 12 minutes per night on average (14, 12.5, and under 9 respectively, which came on a night when Dube got hurt early) I don't know if we can expect that to change. I personally think around 14-15 would be good, but still, it's what you do when you're out there, and while I can forgive the lack of production early on a new team in a weird year and all that, shooting should come naturally for a shooter I think. It's kind of nitpicking when we have 5 of 6 points in the standings so far, but depth production will be very important this year, and now that all the big guns are going (big 4, Backlund, Gio, and Andersson all have goals already), I would like the depth, like Leivo, Bennett, and Simon, to start chipping in. We can't rely on our PP to stay at 37.5%.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 8:30 pm
Thread:
Getting better
Speaking of getting better, how about Leivo does that? I still don’t know what number he is and I’ve watched every game. I’d like to see him do one single thing of note, doesn’t matter what. At least Rinaldo or Ritchie would be physical.
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