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Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2023 at 1:55 a.m.
Thread:
Dubas better do something
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GM_SZK</b></div><div>Can he fire himself as GM?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BestGMBenning</b></div><div>He’s the president of hockey operations so why not? 😂</div></div>
I'm not really sure what more Dubas can do. People can get mad about the summer but there were two options IMO.
1.Make the EK trade and bet that having him + Letang on the blueline can translate to more offense from a mediocre bottom 6
2. Don't acquire EK, keep Jeff Petry, Buyout Granlund, trade Rutta and DeSmith and use the extra cash to build out a better bottom 6 that can generate offense on it's own.
He sends Rutta/Petry/DeSmith packing for EK. (whom majority of fans wanted).
That's a great trade to move crap contracts out and get the former norris winner.
However, that also left the team with very little money to spend in an already bad UFA class. I'd say you can't be upset at the Jarry or Eller deals right now, Smith has been eh, but I still thought that was a good trade. Graves has been worse than I expected, but again, very poor UFA class, there was not many other top 4 pair LD on the market. After him it was Mikkola or Soucy.
So Dubas dealt with what he had in front of him.
Matt Duchene was never coming here, ROR was never coming here, Compher got overpaid in DET, and Max Domi is not a good center. It was slim pickins this summer.
Rust Rakell and Acciari being hurt right now doesn't help, but as you mentioned the biggest issue is the power play. If they have a league avg. powerplay they're probably sitting very close to a playoff spot in the metro.
5 of their last 7 loses are 1 point loses... because they can't score on the power play.
Reirden needs to go, and someone new needs to come in an run a totally different PP system. I sort of agree Sullivan doesn't need to go yet unless he has lost the room.
Pens are getting legit top 5 goaltending right now from both of their guys, and it's being wasted. They're giving the team plenty of opportunities and getting left out to dry. The last real shelling the pens took was vs NJD nearly a month ago. If you would've told me in August that the pens would get into early December with their goalies combined for the 3rd highest SV% and 5th least GAA I would've said that the pens would be leading the metro and probably top 5 in the league.
They're good on 5v5 and PK, they just blowwww on the PP.
I also think pens fans need to get a bit more realistic around a potential trade at this point of the season. Cap space is next to nothing at the moment. Only 4 teams have more than $3M in space. Most teams are going to look to hang tight until the deadline given most division races are tight at the moment.
There are very few players on the team that they can move. There are 13 NMC of some type, Crosby/Malkin/Letang are obviously off the bored. I don't think Jeff Carter is waiving to go anywhere (nor do I think a team he'd consider waiving for wants him). EK isn't going anywhere. Pens fans may want to fight this, but no teams are going to want to trade for Rust or Rakell. They are both good players, and Rust is having a solid year, but no GM is going to want to trade for a 31yr on year 2 of a 6 year contract (Rust) or a 30 year old on year 1 of a 5 year contract (Rakell). Plus rust has a full NMC and Rakell an NTC. If they were each a few years younger, absolutely could see someone trading, but over 30 I just don't see it. Would be one thing if they were franchise level players.
After that, you have Smith, season and a half left on his contract, 10 team NTC and the pens just got him this summer. Again, tough sell I think given cap hit.
Graves and Jarry no chance, fresh contracts.
The three main pieces to me that can be traded are Jake, Pettersson and Ned.
Now, I'm only doing this if they realize come february that playoffs aren't obtainable, but if that's the case they can probably get a 2024 1st + prospect for Jake and a 2024 1st (and maybe a prospect) for Pettersson. There are some teams that are playoff teams/fringe contenders that desperately need someone like Pettersson and it'd be nothing to retain $2M next year on Pettersson. Given Neds performance you could probably get a 3rd or 4th for him. Maybe you can get some low end picks for random guys like Shea, Z, Ruhewdel etc.
But if Dubas can get 2 1sts and some prospects, I'd take that. and if they finish bottom 10 they get the 2024 they sent to SJS and would have 3 picks this year in the first.
Stocks the cabinet up immediately, and helps the rebuild tremendously. They'd have money to spend next summer, maybe they try and go for it again without using assets.
You keep Sid and Tanger and G around to hopefully grandfather and mentor in the upcoming team and that's that.
(people saying to trade Letang and Malkin, 1. I think they want to stay as long as Crosby is around 2. I don't think Pens can get as much in a return for either player that they think)
That's my take on all of it.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 2, 2023 at 2:55 p.m.
Thread:
What should we expect
I'm still a little pessimistic about our bottom 6 and 3rd pairing.
I think it's still possible to sign Ethan Bear, who I think would be an upgrade to Ruhwedel at RD3 to pair with Ludvig/Shea. Alternatively, Urho Vaakanainen has been a pretty effective shutdown defenseman so far, and trades with the Ducks have a decent track record recently.
On forwards, I'm a big fan of Justin Danforth in CBJ. I remember recently Sid calling him tough to play against.
Nashville also has a couple options that I think are solid. Tomas Novak is the favorite, but for cheaper options, you could do worse than Michael McCarron or Kiefer Sherwood.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 2, 2023 at 1:05 p.m.
Thread:
What should we expect
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>No, I know. I was just bringing up this news rather than creating an AGM for it lol
I'm surprised White wasn't the call up.</div></div>
Colin White has been out with an injury for weeks.
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Armchair-GM
Dec. 2, 2023 at 12:46 p.m.
Thread:
What should we expect
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BestGMBenning</b></div><div>Joona Koppanen is the call up. I was also just wondering exactly how the lineup will look like once everyone is back from injury.</div></div>
No, I know. I was just bringing up this news rather than creating an AGM for it lol
I'm surprised White wasn't the call up.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 30, 2023 at 10:43 a.m.
Thread:
Feelsbadman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>I don't understand why my fellow Pens fans can't grasp the Carter situation.</div></div>
It's up there with people thinking the Wild can trade Goligoski. If either were willing to waive their NMCs, they'd be Arizona Coyotes or Chicago Blackhawks by now for sure. lol
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:09 a.m.
Thread:
Feelsbadman
I don't understand why my fellow Pens fans can't grasp the Carter situation.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 30, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.
Thread:
Feelsbadman
The 3 reasons I don't think this would work are
1) Carter's obvious no move
2) Minnesota doesn't have the cap space to make this trade happen anyway
3) Middleton is cheap and playing in the top4, POJ is getting scratched in favor of guys like Shea and Ludvig, I wouldn't call him a replacement exactly, if it cost around a 3rd rounder to dump 3mil in cap space (Carter's contract) and I'd say Middleton isn't worth a ton more than a 2nd + and average prospect but, without anyone to replace him in the top4 I don't think it makes much sense to do this deal at this moment
Just my opinion though, I could be wrong
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 30, 2023 at 7:51 a.m.
Thread:
Whats the plan
Short term plan. See what AB can do. My fear is Kyle Davidson hasn't learned from his Athanasiou experiment. That was too rich and we have him for another year, BUT that's a different discussion because we have the cap space.
Longer term. Still have to sell at the TDL which means all pending UFAs except maybe Foligno...depending on what he wants. He's been a valuable veteran. Acquire picks and move up in the draft. Maybe even an RFA depending on the trade value KD can get.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 30, 2023 at 8:20 a.m.
Thread:
Whats the plan
Attain bad contracts. Nothing crazy but if Oilers wanan move on from Ceci Hawks could get something from that as an example. Maybe even move Murphy aswell in that deal? Could probably get something juicy for it. Otherwise I think you sign 1 or 2 decent FA in 2024 and then you just try to develop the young guns the right way. I like what Kevin and Connor has been doing so far.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 27, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
Thread:
New age of HBK
https://youtu.be/0vLz878Rm90?si=EojiUYWsJHnma50j
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 18, 2023 at 1:34 p.m.
Thread:
Adjustments
Yeah I’m eager to see how Ned plays once he’s back bc Jarry is still showing inconsistency but I mean our defense has hung him out to dry more than a few times but he’s never been a goalie to steal games for you
I want to see Ludvig get a string of games… if he can move well which by all accounts he can maybe he’ll be able to clean up the netfront better…
I’m so sick of the power play too but I don’t think the issue is rierden even though I don’t like him a lot… no matter what he says the guys will play however they want… they have to screen the goalie and gets shots on goal simple as that but they overthink it constantly…
not sure what’s up but nieto and acciari both have been pretty invisible and they both have a reputation for putting up points and being premium grinders but they haven’t done squat yet so hopefully we can find a way to get them moving
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 21, 2023 at 9:17 a.m.
Thread:
Adjustments
It's almost at the point where the PP is so bad it's impressive. I feel like you have to try and be that bad with that personnel haha
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 18, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.
Thread:
Adjustments
The personnel on the PP is definitely not the problem, it’s the antiquated scheme that Reirden runs. I’ve never really been a fan of him as a coach. Karlsson should almost always be up top QBing and distributing, he’s amongst the best in the league at it. Yet Reirden has him in the Ovi spot for half the PP. It makes no sense. More importantly, there needs to be far more movement from the forwards in the zone. Stationary players taking slap shots is far too easy to defend. This isn’t the 1990’s, Todd. As for your Eller suggestion, I wouldn’t overwork him. Just keep him in his current role that he’s overachieving in.
As for Rakell, he’ll get it going offensively. Lest we forget that he had 60 points last year. His first few games were tough, but he’s been giving it his all since. Even when he’s not putting up the numbers, he’s smart and confident carrying the puck. He’s great for puck possession, which is so valuable on Geno’s wing. Moving him would be a mistake.
With Ned and Ludvig coming back, I suspect Hinostroza will be sent down. It sucks. I’d love for him to stay at the 4th line RW because Carter tends to destroy all speed and momentum that the line manages to bring. That’s the role they need to play, speed and disruptive forechecking. Carter goes in and all of that goes out the door. Carter won’t waive his NTC, but he should be the 13th forward. If you ask me, now is the time to move POJ. With him out and a pick in Ned and Ludvig can come back.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 2, 2023 at 12:46 p.m.
Thread:
Finally
This is good for so many reasons. First off Catter being out of the lineup automatically makes our bottom 6 better. Secondly, this could get him pretty mad considering he didnt retire because he wanted to play one year. So I could definitely see him request a trade or retire so he can play. That frees up cap space to figure out the other issues we have.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:06 p.m.
Thread:
4C options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BestGMBenning</b></div><div>Would you guys be interested in Jeff Carter?</div></div>
No, not with the Cap Hit Jeff Carter comes with
Stastny is the ideal signing for the Flames AFAIC and I could make a case for Phil Kessel being a super cheap Toffoli replacement as well. That said, we’re trying to give the Young guys more opportunity
With Pelletier & Rooney down & out, Zary needing to work on his foot speed and Schwindt & Klapka needing a bit more time and Hunt not being the most consistent, I would certainly love to have Paul Stastny and his experience and superior FaceOff ability on the Flames Roster
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 26, 2023 at 1:26 p.m.
Thread:
Living an imagination
Maybe the Hawks do that trade, but they have a lot of "veteran presence" already on the team.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 26, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
Thread:
Living an imagination
There is no need for the Hawks to make this deal, they already have Perry, Foligno, TJ, Athanasiou, Hall, Jones, Murphy, Tinordi so “veteran presence” is no longer a need.
Carter at best these days is a third line player and has been mentioned frequently on this site the Hawks currently hav e at least 9 guys competing for the bottom six forward spots.
So given there is no need or spots for Carter, the Penguins would need to knock Davidson’s sock off in order for him to make a deal for Carter… this proposal doesn’t do that.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 26, 2023 at 1:36 p.m.
Thread:
Living an imagination
Title should be "living in an imaginary world"
Sens are not interested in that and they don't even want to trade Pinto
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 20, 2023 at 10:33 a.m.
Thread:
Should still a playoff team
Theyll compete for 2-3 in the division and most likely lock down a WC spot IMO.
If...Perfetti or Vilardi can fill that 2C spot, they'll be fine. Maybe Nameskov can hold down the fort too? What i love about this team this year is the 3rd line of Iafallo-Lowry-Nino (if he doesnt play in the top 6). These guys will crash and bang and cause problems.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:35 p.m.
Thread:
Still winning
Lines are closer to this...
Kaprizov - Hartman - Zuccarello
Johansson - Eriksson-Ek - Boldy
Gaudreau - Rossi - Foligno
Maroon - Dewar - Duhaime
Middleton - Spurgeon
Brodin - Faber
Goligoski/Merrill - Addison
The unfortunate case for Rossi is that unless he's playing with Kaprizov and Zuccarello he's not getting a shot in Minnesota's top-six. At least to start the year, anyway. The 2nd line chemistry of Mojo, JEE, and Boldy was too good last year down the stretch for them to not be put together again. If they pick up where they left off last year, then the Wild's scoring depth will be much improved this year.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 19, 2023 at 7:48 p.m.
Thread:
Pay attention
What a way to start the season. 4 games in 24hrs.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 18, 2023 at 6:09 p.m.
Thread:
Its all coming together
Personally I think they might miss Geekie, Donato and Sprong quite a bit, could possibly see them taking a step back, Dumolin is a downgrade from Soucy as well.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:46 a.m.
Thread:
Zegras ever gonna sign
To answer your question, if he wants to make NHL money as opposed to. European pro money or beer league hockey, he'll sign
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 19, 2023 at 3:04 a.m.
Thread:
Gonna be a rough one
You want to know how I know you aren't a shorks fan? You're not delusionally optimistic, a Pollyanna if you will. Now we just need to learn how to lose properly for the next 4 four years. You know your team sucks when they can't even lose right.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 19, 2023 at 2:40 p.m.
Thread:
Built for success
This roster is a little heavy on the left side
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