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Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 8:01 p.m.
Thread: Lets keep the bottom 6 train going
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AC14</b></div><div>I dont think any dedicated Blues fan will argue that they can make a push.

It may cancel it out abit. However, his salary is already low as is.

in general, its extremely hard and you hardly ever see guys flipped within 2 months of being traded. It's not great business for the team towards the player, unless it's involved in the trade. There are way too many logistical hold ups that make it really hard to do so as well. If there are assets to be acquired from Dumolin, the Penguins may be best off doing that themselves and recouping some of the assets for making a trade for a guy like barbashev.

Adding cap isn't the issue, it's adding salary for the team. I know on paper it looks easy to sit there and go lets spend to the cap and tank, but there's a reason eating salary has come with a cost. There are always budgets. While Stillman has been fantastic for the Blues in spending to the cap. It's going to be pretty hard pressed to ask him to take on an extra 1.5 million real dollars in a trade to make the team worse. 1.5m isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but then when you factor in that we are currently paying Krug 8 million this year, Leddy 5 million this year, Mikkola 1.9 million, and Scandella 3.85 million it becomes a little harder of a sell to want to add more salary at LD when Calle Rosen has probably been our most consistent performer at LD.

Edit: It may be a price of doing business in this cap situation. However, I would venture to guess market value on Barby is a bit more than that</div></div>

I don’t disagree. Price of cap space remains high this year. But for Pittsburgh I’d find a trade to add Barby a good one
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 4:52 p.m.
Thread: Lets keep the bottom 6 train going
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AC14</b></div><div>Blues aren't adding salary for another low end LD. We've done enough of that. I know it's a dump, but its a dump that's worth about twice as much as the player in return. The return in general without dumoulin in there is close to what should be expected for Barbashev. You want the salary added it's probably going to have to be 2 2nds +</div></div>

I feel like the No retention will add up a bit more equally but other than that I’m not entirely sure just how much more to add in there. The two seconds make sense but considering St. Louis can get a bit more value in a trade to flip Dumo there can be something done for this. St. Louis really doesn’t seem like a team that can make a push if I’m being honest. They can definitely turn it around but it just doesn’t seem possible right now
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 15 at 4:44 p.m.
Thread: This wouldve been awesome
The funny thing is we could’ve still kept Jeff Carter as well. It would either have been McCann or Tanev to choose from or protect both of them over Carter and Kappy as Carter was going to be on a one year contract and 36 years old at the time I think and would probably have no interest in playing in Seattle. And Kappy would’ve been more cap reasons I feel like. It sucks as well cause that line of McCann-Carter-Freddy Gaudreau/Zucker were dominant together. And I’m not gonna lie I rather would’ve kept Gaudreau over ERod and McCann over Kappy. Because either way our top 6 would’ve been solid. At the end of the day the downfall should’ve been seen at the expansion draft and who Hextall chose to protect. I understand wanting to keep Carter and Kappy but I feel like Seattle would’ve taken someone else if Carter and Kappy were exposed.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10 at 2:49 p.m.
Thread: Youngish and grit and a wishful blockbuster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>glarson17</b></div><div>Smith has little to no value. Kapanen has been decent but San Jose would likely just get him for 1 year and then he’s of to ufa. Can’t see San Jose making that trade. I don’t think Pitt has the assets to get meier honestly unless they are giving up a 1st, Pickering, plus more.</div></div>

Saying Smith has no value is a joke honestly. Especially considering the fact San Jose has a whole lot of nothing down LD in their prospect pool or in the league that are Smiths age and has capabilities of playing in the NHL and not to mention he’d be a cheap re-sign. Only reason he didn’t make the Pens this season is because Pens management didn’t want to lose POJ for nothing as he wasn’t waiver excempt and Ty Smith was. But in San Jose I think Smith would be given greater opportunity and even be a bargain. But I do agree with the rest. Kappy is decent and can become more trade value for San Jose. Hextall in my opinion can become a bit more aggressive if he really wants this team to succeed. Cause I don’t think he ever traded a 2nd in Philly and he did that last season. Who knows if he’ll get more aggressive. But at the moment I don’t see it happening.