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Birtle34

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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:33 p.m.
Thread: idk we shouldve tore it down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>Just a few too many of the players heading to the wrong side of 30 and the replacement 25 and under have been mediocre or unimpressive, so growing old with a franchise that can’t bring in a list free agents, needs a robbery trade or home runs in the draft to complement the group, or run into a ugly rebuild, move over sharks.</div></div>

Very few ownership groups approve aggressive rebuilds until the team has been floundering for years. The reason being is that rebuilds, even for large markets, is a major opportunity cost of financial loss. And it is even worse for most small markets. Plenty of teams should be rebuilding like Calgary, Pittsburgh, Washington, New York Isles, etc. They don't because ownership groups won't approve it until it is inevitable. San Jose was also a prime example of that.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:15 p.m.
Thread: idk we shouldve tore it down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>Jets owners have resources for days, they bought up the downtown, made deals on a mall now, they are invested, just trying to wrattle the cages of corporate Winnipeg to pick up the slack of lagging original season ticket holder groups, that were wearing down with the chaos of the time, and some of the decisions of the team. Jets ownership has a theory of competitive keeps the status quo, where the fanbase wants a shot at winning the last possible game of the year. If they don’t choose rebuild, it is going to be forced on them ugly. Hopefully the scouts and development team is on fire to bring resources needed to put the team over the top.</div></div>

Fans don't care about the balance sheet and ignore the business realities of an organization. This site especially is bad at that. No ownership group in the league is remotely considering "rebuilding" after finishing 4th in the regular season standings. It's pure delusion.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:00 p.m.
Thread: idk we shouldve tore it down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>Answer me this, where would the jets sit if they let helly and scheifele go to free agency, possibly some token draft picks for jumping the line to talk contracts before July 1, then using the 17 million in savings combined with assets on nearing contract completion or a year or two out to free agency, moving them for bad contracts and picks and prospects til the cows come home. Take a page from the coyotes basically, but tear it down thoroughly and ugly, then with any luck there’s 4/5 extra firsts in next 3 drafts, and some of the ugly turns into something with opportunity and be back in the saddle by 2029, when hopefully and Dallas/colorado ready to give up the division.</div></div>

I cant understand most of what youre trying to ask/say but tank for Mckenna/Dupont
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 2:14 p.m.
Thread: Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>Would be kind of interesting if Columbus comes a calling and try’s to either add ehlers or ship laine back. 2x8.7 with minimal trade able value, got to have a plan to remove the burden or re energize the asset. Always tough to talk like this about people and peoples lives, but here we are. Not exactly sure what would be in the return, but always partial to rhd dman and centers with team control, maybe severson/sillinger blockbuster could be kind of interesting. Probably take some wheeling and dealing, but that is what summer is for.</div></div>

That would be a wild move and would require a significant sales job by CBJ, as I suspect Ehlers would have them on his 10-team no list just given their recent record.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28 at 11:43 p.m.
Thread: Fetts Rightfully Asks For a Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>How do you not get perfetti in, some of the guys in are gone next year, why not get him some time, random checker on fourth line not changing this game.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Canoehead</b></div><div>As of mid-way through the third it looks like the random checker who was probably brought in to help the PK has had zero seconds on the PK.</div></div>

Its crazy how ****ing bad the Jets PK is, get that its the Avs but holy expletive is it useless.

The Jets forwards who kill penalties don't really know how to block shots, they don't keep their feet moving and just stand their flat footed while pucks get fired past them, just infuriating to watch.

They definitely should've tried the speedy Axel on the PK over slow ass Iafallo.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28 at 11:32 p.m.
Thread: Fetts Rightfully Asks For a Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Birtle34</b></div><div>How’s a team catch up to makar and mackinnon? Should have sold, got a feeling the phones weren’t ringing. Helly and scheifele saw the writing on the wall, the most money and term coming from Winnipeg, and the marriage continues.</div></div>

I don't know how you stop those two, staying out of the penalty box would help. The grind line is way too fukkin slow to shutdown McKinnon, maybe should've played Axel sooner to be his shadow or something Idk.

I posted exactly that here, both their agents sniffed around and found out no one was willing to pay top dollar and/or term for 55 and 37 and the realization was the only team that would was the team they were already on so they signed those brutal extensions, **** is Chipman a moron.. 🙄

Conner Hellebuyck could literally **** out a Vezina Trophy but until he steals some playoff games who ****ing cares how many awards he has, well I guess his ego cares.. lol

This lineup needs a major overhaul.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15 at 12:24 p.m.