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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 12:49 p.m.
Thread: Change of scenery d-help for EDM no clue sincerely frustrated Blues fan
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wozniwack</b></div><div>My biggest gripe with him is just he doesn't use his size, and when he does he always gets hurt (example being the game against Colorado earlier this year, hit Mackinnon in the 3rd to preserve the lead and was injured for a bit after). I think the biggest issue is just his contract. Then having Krug, Faulk, Leddy, and Parayko all on NTC with decent cap hits. Would love to get rid of one and think Krug or Parayko should be first to go but who would want that cap exactly.

I like he plays those minutes, think that is valuable in its own right. But the shot and physicality? It just lacks.
He used to be a favorite but seems to be lacking a lot since he signed that extension

Plus I've been liking Mikkola as of late and think trading away Parayko opens up that cap space (and then some) to resign him and have him step up a bit more</div></div>

Mikkola cannot replace Parayko. And the LDs are the problem with this team. The RDs would be just fine with proper partners. Leddy is a horror show and Krug has made too many mistakes this season, but I could see him bouncing back far more than Leddy. He's just brutal. Parayko gets blamed for so many goals when Leddy was the culprit.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.
Thread: Change of scenery d-help for EDM no clue sincerely frustrated Blues fan
Five hundred metric tonnes of no. And do not listen to the Blues fans who constantly hammer Parayko. He's far better than they shriek, even in a down year. The sheer volume of things that he does stop is massive, and most of the things he gets blamed for are actually the fault of Leddy or a forward or some combo of players that he was stretching jurisdiction to cover for. Some of these people have been bagging on him for ages now, forever throwing tantrums because he's not as vicious as Pronger, even when he was #1 among all NHL D-men in on-ice GA and #3 in on-ice GF over the back half of last season AND then was excellent in the playoffs until one notable error well into the Colorado series. Go to Facebook, you'll see Blues fans blaming Parayko for goals when he wasn;t even on the ice. And they don;t think past releasing him or giving him away or shooting him out of a cannon. They don;t consider what it would cost to replace him, for example. So no thanks.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJan. 9, 2023 at 12:16 p.m.
Thread: Winger For NJD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tennisman142</b></div><div>I think the blues would prefer a 2023 first if they are selling Tarasenko. Blues already have Krug and Leddy on the left side so I doubt they are wanting to add another 4-5 million cap hit on that side. If they really wanted Graves they could wait until the offseason to sign him</div></div>

Although they kind of need to. They can’t dedicate that much to Graves as a UFA unless Leddy/Krug are moved.

In terms of the trade proposal, I would imagine the Blues would pass. I think they’ll really shoot for a 1st with Tarasenko. I’d imagine Foote is somewhere around the value of a 2nd? I know trades don’t work like that but i don’t think he’s a strong enough prospect to accept a 2nd in return for Tarasenko. If Graves needs to be thrown in for cap purposes I’d imagine that would be alright, however we have tons of those bottom pair to middle pair d men on the left side who are more so specialists of some sort. Graves is probably an upgrade on Mikkola, but we currently have Mikkola so it’d be hard to fit everyone in the lineup. Wouldn’t see him holding much value to the Blues unless they really like some of his analytics