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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 1:42 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wozniwack</b></div><div>I can agree with the fact Leddy has been downright bad this year. Really the only defenseman that has been decent (and not really up to his standards) is Faulk. The other 3 in the top 4 (Leddy, Krug and Parayko I would be okay with trading) Parayko being the youngest, I can agree has potential to bounce back, but I honestly feel like he has a lingering injury and is not healing it properly. There has to be SOMETHING wrong with him. His shot doesn't seem as hard, had issues with his back earlier this year (I believe he had back injuries when he was younger, thought I heard that somewhere)

Just don't see Leddy getting traded unless it's attached with a pick for nothing. Krug would probably be a similar situation but his PP Specialty could make it enough to get a deal done.

Mikkola is still younger, think he could slide in as a second pairing Then with the likes of Tucker and Rosen, think they could slide into that bottom pairing just fine</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></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.</div></div>

Also regarding Krug, I like him, but think that once Perunovich is back, Krug can be expendable. Krug, Faulk, and Perunovich are extremely similar players in playstyle. Getting rid of one (Krug makes the most sense with age and contract) to bring back in a more defensive minded player should benefit more.

I think pairings of Faulk/Parayko, Perunovich/Leddy (this scares me), then Mikkola/Rosen/Borts is a decent D-core. Not great by any means. Get rid of Leddy for that defensive-minded player so Perunovich can activate more would make the most sense. My opinion of course.

If there are any d-men with the defensive mindset around that 4-5 mil mark between ages 26-30 is a perfect companion for Perunovich to work with on that second pairing. And he can be the PP2 QB while Faulk is on PP1
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 1:36 p.m.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 12:38 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>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.</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
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 3, 2023 at 11:42 a.m.
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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJan. 9, 2023 at 12:22 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AC14</b></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</div></div>

I just hope they get rid of Krug. I like him as a player but he just doesn't seem to fit in much with the likes of Faulk and Leddy. Just think it'll be tough to move him.
Graves was thrown in for cap reasons and I agree Mikkola is a solid bottom pairing. Plus with the likes of Perunovich hopefully coming back, he is a cheaper, younger player similar to Krug's playstyle.
In terms of the 2nd vs 1st, I bounced between the two but thought a second would be more likely to get accepted for sending out a B-tier (projected middle of the lineup player) but a first isn't out of the question. Maybe if the Blues send back a late round pick to make that happen
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsDec. 8, 2022 at 2:58 p.m.