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Artuma

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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16, 2018 at 5:12 a.m.
Thread: Tank years
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Truebeliever</b></div><div>If you're going to tank, go all the way. Petry has good value. No reason to move Mete and Juulsen back to the minors.

Also, if you're going this route, you want to be amassing picks for 2019 and 2020, since the two best Quebec players of a generation are on the rise: <a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=195949" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Raphael Lavoie</a> and <a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=208990" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Alexis Lafrenniere</a></div></div>

Not quite sure if joking but I don't support this kinda thinking at all. We need to rebuild but we need to keep a couple of good vets around (i.e. not guys like McDonald) and not just throw our youngsters to the wolves a la Buffalo and Edmonton and destroy their careers. Not to mention while this team would be downright awful, it wouldn't guarantee us Lafreniere. Sure we would likely get a top pick after sucking long enough but then it's a really tough job to turn the ship around as we've seen with Edmonton and Buffalo.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16, 2018 at 2:33 a.m.
Thread: ST. LOUIS FANS: EPIC TRADE
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>Petry is a 3-4 on a bad team, he’s be a 5-6 on a good team, on great d corse he’s a healthy scratch..... they’re even in my book, they’ve both put up great numbers, Rinne might choke but Price can’t stay healthy for any long stretch.....</div></div>

LOL! Petry played #1D on Habs for most of the year and was adequate. With his skating, passing, shooting and smarts a #4D in a good D corps is the absolute lowest you could consider him as. I don't know which player you've been watching this year who you thought was Petry but he's been great for us.

Absurd proposals btw, mr Architect. Especially that STL one. Why not add Drouin, Poehling, Hudon, Tarasenko, Steen and a 4th round pick too now that we're at it.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2018 at 5:01 p.m.
Thread: Alright Montreal fans let's do this deal
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Truebeliever</b></div><div>I am of the belief that Danault's great year was mostly a product of Radulov, who did the heavy lifting in terms of puck carrying. I think Danault is a smart player, but a weak one. Without hard support on the wings, I don't think he can carry a 2nd line.</div></div>

Definitely agree on that he needs strong wingers to drive the play if he's being slot in as a 2C although despite not having Radulov on his wing and Patches having a down year, Danault was still able to put up practically the same PPG as last year so he is not completely dependent on his wingers being offensive dynamos. I don't like him with Galchenyuk and Gallagher, and him and Drouin seem like a terrible mismatch which limits the options for his linemates in the 2nd line but then again I did like a lot what I saw with him and Hudon (who I expect to have a breakthrough year in the next season) so there is hope for him to still deliver in a scoring unit even if we lose Patches. I also think Zadina, if we draft him, would complement Danault's game a lot too.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2018 at 4:27 p.m.
Thread: Alright Montreal fans let's do this deal
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Truebeliever</b></div><div>I don't like Danault as anything but an emergency #2C. He's a natural replacement for Pleks, which is the #3C role on a good team. But I don't want to trade him unless Habs have another plan for that #3C, like Riley Nash or trading for Sheahan.</div></div>

He's been an "emergency #2C" for two years and done a solid job despite his offensive limits. He seems to gel well with Pacioretty which is a big reason for it to be so, err, successful. If we deal Patches, then I could see his numbers dropping a bit but I believe he can continue serving as a 2C for another year even though he'd ideally be more suited for a 3C role. If we get Riley Nash or Sheahan, that shouldn't change Danault's role as he's better than either of those guys.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2018 at 2:39 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2018 at 1:10 p.m.
Thread: Getting a bit nastier
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Truebeliever</b></div><div>Thanks. I remember him as an ornery prick when he played in junior. I don't think of him as dirty, just a really solid hitter. Perhaps that has changed.

I disagree slightly with Artuma on JDLR's upside. He is only 23 and he's pretty much tracking right on Eller's career path. He's better on faceoffs and more consistent shift to shift than Eller, but Eller could sometimes (rarely) really turn on the offence and make stuff happen. He always leaves coaches wanting more. With JDLR, it's much more WYSIWYG. Steady.</div></div>

Eller's offensive tools are worlds beyond DLR's but DLR is the smarter player. The reason Eller never panned out in Montreal like hoped was simply because he has terrible offensive IQ which is a pity as he is incredibly talented and strong with the puck. DLR just doesn't have that. I agree though, he is consistent and you'll always know what you'll get when you put him on ice. Sadly, that's almost never scoring.