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Forum: NHLMar. 11 at 12:28 p.m.
Thread: The NHL needs to change these things
- Get rid of TV blackouts.
- 10 min OT, add a no “backcourt” rule
- Limit coach challenge review to 3 mins. If inconclusive, then call on the ice stands.
- Salary cap limit to ice players during playoff game. You can carry a team that exceeds the limit, but can only play players within the limit.
- Reduce max player salary to cap ratio from 20% to 17.5%
- buyouts up to 5% of cap don’t count towards cap (bad contracts happen and sometimes are a result of decline to injury - need to have a system that allows for bad contracts to be shed without as strict of a penalty as it exists today)
- career ending LTIR should not be LTIR but categorized differently.
- mandatory neck guards
- reduce the UFA age (the league is getting younger and it’s ridiculous that players have no rights until age 27). By this age, every UFA signing is considered as an overpay because you are paying them until age 35 and well beyond their prime, which leads to those bad contracts stated above and need for buyouts.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Thread: If pettersson pulls a tkachuk
As much as I like Pettersson, this will cripple the Habs. Swap Dach with Pettersson and there’s still 2 holes in Montreal’s top 6. You’re putting all your eggs in one basket and relying on Hutson to become a superstar. If not, there’s no high end D on the Habs and a big hole on the right side - Mailloux and Barron is not what you want.

If Pettersson was signed long term to a value contract, then maybe, but once he signs what he deserves to get paid at $12M+, his trade value diminishes. There are very few top teams that can absorb a contract like that without giving back a large one that Vancouver doesn’t want, and for the teams that can fit Petey’s contract under the cap, it’s really high risk to mortgage the future.

I understand that a Pettersson trade would be astronomical but giving up 3 top 5 picks as well as another top 10 pick would be horrible asset management by the Habs during a rebuild.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 11:07 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 23, 2022 at 2:26 p.m.
Thread: What is the cost for WiFi
I’m obviously biased but I think he’s an untouchable right now. His ceiling is undefined. He has a great shot from the point so who knows if he caps out at 6 goals per year or can become a 20g defenseman (he had 6g in 18 OHL playoff games so the potential is there). He can make the first dangle and his passing ability is good albeit not great, but all in all extremely effective. His size is obviously his biggest asset. A unicorn in the NHL right now. All enforcers in the NHL are forwards who play 6 to 12 mins a game. Arber has top 4 potential which means he is on the ice 20-22 mins per game. He doesn’t have a NHL playoff game under his belt yet but what team wouldn’t want this kid on their team battling it in the playoffs for them.

Xhekaj’s biggest weakness is he takes a lot of penalties. He’s not just racking up minutes for fighting but he’s taking a lot of minor penalties. I don’t think this is a part of his game that he will be able to clean up fully and I think he will continue to take a lot of penalties even if not as much as he does now. But imagine he is able to keep up with the smaller players’ speed… Arber’s ceiling would be through the roof.

There’s no team willing to offer a fair value package relative to Xhekaj’s ceiling right now. It would have to be an overpayment but what GM would be willing to offer that much. It’s all risk and at best you break even.

And before I forget, this is a really good kid. Very humble coming from parents with an immigrant background. Extremely hard working and very likeable in the room. He may very well be close to his peak as a #5 defenseman but given his age of 21, turning 22 in January, have to think that he becomes a unicorn (due to his massive size) top 4D who can play PP and PK. He takes a lot of penalties and is not a shutdown defenseman, but he is more than capable to play top minutes, and can put up 35-40pts, including 17-20 goals per year. A true beast in the playoffs!