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Anus_McLeod

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr 21 at 1:58
Thread: Keeping Saad and Graves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ArakinSkywalker</b></div><div>I think a lot depends on the outcome of this year, if saad doesn't have a big playoffs there's no real reason to be bringing him back, he hasn't been outstanding. As for graves and donny i don't think you really need to give anything to keep either. We're talking 3rd pairing LHD if you can't replace that from within the system we've done scouting all wrong. And if they take donny we move kaut up to the third line with nichuskin which i think would be a solid defensive line. I think would be for moving graves before the expansion draft for a couple picks and then see who they take in the draft. We have plenty of players in the pipeline and then at next years deadline we can use the picks we acquired to help bring in something we are lacking.</div></div>

Graves could be important, based on the role he fills, if you don't want to count on Johnson staying healthy. I don't think the team would miss some of the second tier assets as much as they would Graves.

Losing him isn't the end of the world though by any means. Nor is keeping Donskoi in lieu of Saad. I like the looks of this team though. No real weaknesses.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 14 at 12:15
Thread: Simple Off Season with Graves to Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>This is the close to an ideal offseason to me but the minor moves I dont really agree with. DOnt see OBrian or Belle being re-signed since Avs have so much ELC depth already chomping at the bit to to make the roster.

Compher isnt a black hole unmovable contract that avs have to retain and get little back for as hes made out to believe, His issue was he cant play 3C, back on the Wing he is back doing what he is doing and has looked much better since returning from injury. 25+ games at 3C this year doesnt trump his career to this point and what he has doing back on the wing. Dont give him away for nothing

I can see Avs re-signing Jojo though as the 3rd goalie, Hes been good for them and with Frankie having hip surgery now, dont want to trust Miska as the back up again


I do wonder about EJ and if he is goign to be in close to retirement after this injury, His body is failing him and he Needs to start thinking life after hockey.</div></div>

Compher is fine, but he is overpaid and it could be tough to move contracts. I would hate to lose Saad because of Compher, especially with the emergence of O'Connor, so this is an option.

JoJo is definitely re-signed. I just didn't do it here since it wouldn't show up anyway. As for O'Brien, I don't care about him so much as just having a relatively capable 13th forward that doesn't miss out on development by sitting in the press box. It could be anyone that's cheap.

Hopefully that at least explains some of the logic.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 14 at 9:17
Thread: Avs 2021-22
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>I think some of those numbers are hopeful thinking especially if they win the cup and/or any of them win awards. Makar has never been paid paid and let’s be honest he is in a whole different category than the others and honestly don’t know that a bridge even at $6.25 gets it done especially considering his agent is going to want to wait for Hughes, Dahlin and Heiskanen to sign. Grubauer is the biggest wild card, you know his agent is going to point to the Markstrom deal. Gabe is going to be the 1st one who has an opportunity to take the proverbial home team discount for the long term success of the team.</div></div>

Maybe. It's tough to say what some of these deals look like. Markstrom got what he got but there us also Lehner, Binnington, and Demko to point to. $5.5 seems pretty reasonable. Hoffman and Iafallo only got $4M, which may be something to look to with Saad. And Landy's best comp is Kreider at $6.5 which happened pre-Covid. Landy is better, but $7.2 seems reasonable.

Makar is the question mark. None of us know what a bridge for him looks like. Could be anywhere fro 5-7 in my opinion. I can't see it going above that in this era.

At worst retain 1-1.5M on Compher and move him for peanuts. I like him, but Saad is more important.