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BlarpyDoo

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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.
Thread: Alexander Barabanov and the Leafs
Nope.

Kyle Clifford: Hi, Dubas. I think I'm worth less than I was on my last contract. Pay me little 'cause I like to help out the world.

Dubas: Cool. I'll just cut your salary by 2/3, how is that?

Clifford: Great, thanks!


Later that day...

Dubas: I signed a really old and slow guy to play on the fourth line. It should be good because he will bring no energy and is a solid minus player with declining skills!


Later still...

Dubas: Hey Florida, want to trade away your yound right handed dman who logged the 3rd most average TOI for you? I can give you a speedy forward that can't score, the RFA rights to a comparable dman that you don't know very well and a couple crap picks.

Tallon: Great! Can we trade you Ekblad too for an additional 6th rounder??? Please????
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.
Thread: Little Jesus comes to town
First, Savard is an excellent player. I would guess that you guys live on the East coast and never watch Western conference games. Savard makes smart decisions in his own end and can play some nice passes to get the play moving. He is also big, right handed, hits and has term on his contract. If you don't realise the value of those things, you must not watch much hockey. Savard also excelled taking on extra minutes with Jones out for an extended period of time and he played the shutdown role against the other teams' top lines.

Anderson is worth at least a second rounder as RFA compensation if we signed him to a contract worth more than he made last year (1.8 mil). The gamble here would be on if his shoulder is ok and how his recovery is going. How could you want to save a 2nd rounder when we might get a guy who could be a hits leader and score 20-25 goals a season (as his ceiling)?

Finally, Kerfoot isn't terrible, but he isn't very skilled either. Kerfoot can't score to save his life. He is an 'all day sucker,' but besides exceptional speed, he isn't very talented (average passer, below average shot). The difference between him and Kapanen is huge for me. Johnsson is also good, but I would prefer to put his cap charge towards improving our D. If Mikheyev comes back at a level he was already playing at before his freak injury, I can't see keeping him off the 2nd line. He and Hyman are the mucking wingers to go with AM, MM, JT and WN; with Kapanen ready to jump up, as well.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.
Thread: Toronto improves on D
$86 million cap is wishful thinking, I'll give you that.

However, I feel that the Blues won't likely spend big on Pietrangelo with Colton Parayko ready to be the captain, plus he is younger and also plays the right side.

I would say that there is a chance that Pietrangelo would be interested in playing for the Leafs since he's from the area. The big question mark here is if his wife would want to move, she is from St. Louis.

I really don't think St. Louis is going to spend big money on AP, it's not their style. They build with excellent salaries, not big fat ones. The Faulk deal makes me think that they want to replace AP from within and promote. I can see them sticking with Parayko, Bortuzzo ad Faulk on the right side, with the expectation that Dunn continues to get better. He had a great playoff run when they won the cup. The Blues also have 7 or 8 LD in the minors that they might like, and could even resign Scandella on a decent contract if they like him as a fit.