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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.
Thread: Caps Get Stability From Detroit
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>biglite351</b></div><div>Which is why blindly looking at stats is fail.

He plays against the other teams top PP, which is the group that typically scores. So your #1 PK unit usually gives up more because they are not facing the #2 PP unit. That doesn't make them "worse" than the #2 PK unit.</div></div>

Wrong. PK units, while there is a "top unit" are generally more interchangeable than top PP to second PP. For instance since (I assume) you're a caps fan.

<a href="https://hockeyviz.com/player/ellerla89/WSH/1819" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://hockeyviz.com/player/ellerla89/WSH/1819</a>
<a href="https://hockeyviz.com/player/smithde92/WSH/1819" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://hockeyviz.com/player/smithde92/WSH/1819</a>

I'd recommend you poke through others yourself, and look for other samples from other teams as well.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 21, 2018 at 2:28 p.m.
Thread: Carlson Sign & Trade + (LAK, NYI, OTT, EDM)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>I'm aware they can't sign for 8 years otherwise. What I said was UFA's 'DON'T' Sign somewhere so they can be traded. And why would a team give up assets for one more year of an old John Carlson? It does not happen. part of being a cup contender is having to accept that good players sometimes leave.</div></div>

Jesus. This is going to be difficult to explain but i'll try to simplify it for you.
John Carlson signs with Washington so that he receives a contract with a length of 8 years. 8x8.25 = $66mm. EDM, to give John that amount of money on the market would have to give him a 7x$9.4mm contract to also equal $66mm. That extra year provides EDM wtih an extra $1.2mm in cap space for 7 years.

I understand winning a Stanley means we have good players. In all honesty, I would love for John to stay in Washington. However, if he is going to leave, making an attempt to monetize his departure is how you maintain long term chances at winning multiple Cups.

Got it?