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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMon. at 11:29 a.m.
Thread: -Hockey trade- A lot of Brady proposals here is mine see explanation in thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Justafan79</b></div><div>Why would Verheaghe who's career has flourished I. South Florida, in this scenario just won the Cup there, want to leave? Florida has better weather,better tax policies,and he has the opportunity to go back to back?</div></div>

It's stated in my post, this is a total "WHAT IF" scenario. I don't know why he would want to leave, he probably wouldn't. I'm not trying to argue he would (maybe could have made that clearer, but I thought the "you'll have to assume" part said that, and also thought the part where I said they "relish the chance to take the Sens to the next level" was cheeky enough). Sometimes I post trying to think about reality, sometimes I post (and say it if I do) purely for an on paper value assessment.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsSun. at 10:47 p.m.
Thread: -Hockey trade- A lot of Brady proposals here is mine see explanation in thread
Re-tool for each team if Florida wins the Cup, trade done on July 1st or shortly thereafter, sign-and-trade scenario for Ekblad and Verhaeghe, who relish the chance to take the Sens to the next level (since they just won the Cup they'll be OK with the move - you'll have to assume) around a core of Sanderson, Chabot, Ekblad, Stutzle, Pinto and Greig. The Panthers get a tad younger while the Sens acquire seasoned playoff veterans in Aaron and Carter. They swap goaltenders, Sogaard taking perhaps another year in the AHL or backing up Bobrovsky for 2024-25. Knight, I believe, has a higher ceiling still, perhaps, than Sogaard, and will take over the crease for Ottawa when he is ready. He can still be kept in the AHL without going through waivers, if the Sens feel he needs a bit more time there to round into form after so much time off the last few years.

Italicized names are RFA's or UFA's that need contracts for 2024-25.


Ott:

Korpisalo - Forsberg/Knight

Sanderson - Ekblad
Chabot - Zub
Kleven/<em>Brannstrom</em> - Bernard-Docker/Hamonic

Verhaeghe - Stutzle - Batherson
Greig - Pinto (RFA) - Giroux
TBD - Norris - Joseph
Kelly (RFA) - Kastelic - MacEwen


Fla:

Bobrovsky - <em>Stolarz</em>/Sogaard (RFA)

Forsling - <em>Montour</em>
Mikkola - Chychrun
<em>Ekman-Larsson</em> - Balinskis/Bjornfot

Rodrigues - Barkov - <em>Reinhart</em>
B. Tkachuk - Bennett - M. Tkachuk
Luostarinen - <em>Lundell</em> - Samoskevich
TBD - TBD - Sourdif

Florida's "second" line would be an absolute nightmare to play against. Ekblad provides the Sens with the elite right shot D they need.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsApr. 11 at 1:34 a.m.
Thread: Explanation in thread - Do I finally win over mokumboi
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Heh. Love the callout in the title, but the trade is a huge no. The Blues have no need to move Binnington and the offer is not interesting as it pertains (or fails to pertain) to their current needs. They certainly dont need to go looking to trade him. Cap space is not an urgent need and will become less so in the coming seasons. A deferred 1st and another 3LD is not going to sway Army, nor should it.

When Zherenko is ready and Hofer is capable of being the guy, then maybe there's a discussion.

Feel free to find me a Krug, Faulk or Schenn trade, though.</div></div>


Yeah I'll never truly understand the Blues' needs like you guys do, it's just the way it is lol. For instance, never even heard of Zherenko. As for Krug, Faulk and Schenn, Count Dooku once said "It may be difficult to secure (their) release..."

Anyway, back to the drawing board!

Edit: I have heard of Zherenko, as I keep my own spreadsheets with the teams' signed players, but only heard of him while I was typing his name.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsApr. 11 at 1:23 a.m.
Thread: Explanation in thread - Do I finally win over mokumboi
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tsmash</b></div><div>This feels like it doesn’t really make that much sense for the blues. They aren’t looking to fully rebuild so they aren’t going to want delayed firsts. I don’t hate bahl, but he doesn’t make the trade worth it. Binnington also doesn’t need to be moved. We can continue to let Hofer develop in a sheltered role and continue to earn his starts. Not to mention he probably still needs at least another year before becoming a 1a goalie.</div></div>

Hm, perhaps I am rushing the goaltending thing a bit (I had kinda parsed over the fact Hofer has only played 28/29 games this year). But let's say the goaltending part does work, then this isn't really a rebuilding move as much as it is simply adding more assets. Even with a re-tool instead of a rebuild, 1st round picks are always useful for giving the future team more options. I use the Stars model as they have been highly successful for several years now, but still stocked the cupboards for the future at the same time. Stankoven just made the jump late this year, and they still have Mavrik Bourque to come up front, Lian Bichsel on D, Harley wasn't around when they went to the Final in the covid year(s), but is just coming into his own as a star D-man.

It would behoove the Blues to not rely just on what they have currently in the system, but to continue adding to it.

But good points.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsApr. 10 at 11:58 p.m.
Thread: Explanation in thread - Do I finally win over mokumboi
It's been a long time coming mok... something's gotta give, you have to like SOMETHING I post :D

Why St. Louis does it:

Joel Hofer is ready to assume 1A duties, if not full-on starting duties for 2024-25. Trading Binnington frees up $6m in cap space. Kevin Bahl is an upgrade over fellow big boy Tyler Tucker, and is still just 24 years old, fitting in with their re-tool. The Blues go to the free agent market for their backup goalie. The strongest candidate to either back up or 1B with Hofer is Alex Nedeljkovic, 28 years old and primed to get a two or three year deal for the cause. Secondary candidates include Cam Talbot, Kevin Lankinen, Kaapo Kahkonen, Scott Wedgewood, Calvin Pickard, David Rittich and Anthony Stolarz. On top of the D swap and goalie move, the Blues receive New Jersey's 2025 1st round pick (I doubt they give up 2024's), and one of three picks the Devils have in the 2026 4th round. This enables them to continue adding additional pieces for the future, keeping the system strong, a la Jim Nill in Dallas.

Hofer - <em>Nedeljkovic</em>

Leddy - Parayko
Krug - Kessel
Bahl - Faulk


Why New Jersey does it:

Obviously, they get an upgrade in net, hoping Binnington's play this year translates to further success with the Devils. He has won a Cup. Tucker replaces Bahl on the back end. The Devils may want to add a D-man in free agency still for depth behind Hughes and Siegenthaler on the left side. They do this without giving up one of their promising young forwards.

Binnington - Allen

Siegenthaler - Hamilton
Hughes - Nemec
Tucker/UFA signing - Marino

Don't just look at this on paper folks. The Blues should be ready to move on from Binnington, but shouldn't expect to get the world for him, as teams will still be slightly wary of his rage-fuelled past lol. Blues get cap savings and continue the youth movement without destroying their goaltending, while the Devils get the big fish without spending too much in assets.
Forum: Simulateur de TransactionsApr. 7 at 11:01 p.m.
Thread: Buf-calgary
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MoxNix</b></div><div>Calgary declines emphatically.</div></div>

I dunno man. I would say, for sure, replace Eric Comrie with, say, Henri Jokiharju... but otherwise, swapping Huberdeau with Skinner, who only has two years remaining after this, and can score more goals, would be a good move, to me.

On top of that, getting rid of Markstrom to allow Wolf to take over just makes sense, and then swapping Weegar for Jack Quinn and picks? That's a huge win in my mind. Weegar is a great defenceman, yes, but Hunter B will take over for him soon enough, and getting Quinn for right wing would be huge.

I'm sure Buffalo would be grateful to have Weegar, but they already have Byram, Dahlin and Power who will all take up big chunks of cap space on the D in due time... and I'm also sure they would prefer not to be saddled with Huberdeau's contract, especially if it means losing Jack Quinn.... furthermore, Luukkonen has been stellar for them since he took over the starter's role, and next season, Luukkonen playing with Levi as his back-up is a better bet than taking on two more years of 34 year old Markstrom. I think Buffalo says no before Calgary does (if we can get Comrie swapped for Jokiharju in the deal).
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsApr. 1 at 4:32 a.m.
Thread: Blockbuster Re-tool Blues fans will hate
Consider this as Part 1: excellent defenceman Colton Parayko in exchange for 8th overall selection in the stud-filled 2020 draft's 1st round right shot right winger Jack Quinn, 23 years old and ready, once he returns to action, to be a core piece up front for the Blues as players like Saad and Hayes continue to age and Buchnevich possibly moves on.

Then Part 2: solidly developing depth center (3rd line I'd say for sure) Alexey Toropchenko, and slightly big-bodied D-man Matt Kessel in exchange for right shot D-man Connor Clifton (4 goals, 17 points and +11 this year), the RFA rights to right shot D Henri Jokiharju, and a 2nd round pick, which I wanted to make a 2024 2nd round pick, so consider it a 2024 2nd.

Stl 2024-25:

Binnington - Hofer

Krug - Faulk
Leddy - Clifton
Perunovich (RFA) - Jokiharju (RFA)

Buchnevich - Thomas - Kyrou
Neighbours - Schenn - Quinn
Saad - Hayes - TBD
Walker - Sundqvist - MacEachern/TBD


Buf 2024-25:

Luukkonen (RFA) - Levi

Byram (RFA) - Dahlin
Power - Parayko
Samuelsson - Kessel

Skinner - Thompson - Tuch
Peterka (RFA) - Cozens - Benson
Greenway - Toropchenko - Krebs (RFA)
TBD - Kulich/TBD - Rousek/TBD

Sabres end up with what certainly looks like one of the top three D corps in the NHL, and the Blues get a dynamic young right winger and a couple reasonably decent D.