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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 19, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.
Thread: Hoffman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OttBeavers</b></div><div>Islanders would have signed Barnaal a long time ago if they could have him agree to 7 million dollar contract imo. Yeah I realize it’s a bridge deal you are suggesting but I feel Barzal and his agent are looking for 7 or 8 year deal.</div></div>

The reason I don't think that is true is because right now the isles only have 4M in cap. They could go over and then put Boychuk on LTIR before the season starts but I don't think Lou would want to put them in a situation like that barring any potential complications. If boychuk isn't on LTIR now after saying he can never play ever again I wonder why. I'm also not sure if Barzy wants a 7/8 year deal with the flat cap. Sign a bridge contract and max out when he can put the price through the roof, that's what I'd do but I'm trash at hockey lmao
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 16, 2020 at 8:13 a.m.
Thread: The inevitable
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ForsbergForVezina</b></div><div>If it's Ho-Sang or Bellows they're "rushing," I think we probably have much different definitions of that word haha. I'll take the young guy poison any day, as long as they aren't a complete disaster defensively.

As for Barzal, yeah it's hard to see where he's going to end up. My guess from what has been speculated is that Ladd will go to LTIR, which will give us around $9.5 million to play with, which should be enough to keep him around. I've been using $8.250 MM x 6 in the ACGMs I've made recently. It's around what Aho took (OS, I know but I think that was about what he was worth anyways) and then subtracted a little off because Covid. Idk what the term would be but 6 years seems pretty agreeable, makes him a UFA in the middle of his prime. Honestly, it's more likely we see a bridge deal probably, as Barzal probably gets to make more money that way, but I just can't see him getting much more than $8 million when guys like Laine, Point, Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Werenski and McAvoy all got way, way less for 2-3 years.</div></div>

I would doubt we ever see Ho Sang in an isles uni ever again and I would love to see Bellows played more often but the front office just doesn't seem very high on him. That's why I think there may be some younger kid who is "rushed" in the sense of Lou/Barry rather than one of those two. I have a feeling if Ladd doesn't hit LTIR and we move boychuk for less than a first it is picks plus bellows. At this rate who knows when there'll even be another season so no need to rush i guess?
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 14, 2020 at 10:21 a.m.
Thread: The inevitable
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ForsbergForVezina</b></div><div>At that price, we better get Barzal for longer than 3 years. Imo a bridge deal should be no more than like $8 million, anything more should be at least 5 years, even if it does walk him to UFA.

So maybe you shave a little off his deal and then use it to sign Martin or some other bottom 6 guy and play them over Bardreau. I loved him in his call up, but he is a career AHLer. I think giving him 3rd line duties right of the bat could be risky. Worse case scenario, I say you just play Leo at 3LW and get replacement level value out of him until the TDL when you can find ways to make upgrades</div></div>

If we could do 7x9 for barzy I would lock it up now. But I can't see him at 7 and he's worth 9. For this I did slight overpayments for worse cases, which seem like the realistic cases at this point.

That 3rd line LW I think all depends on camp. Lou and Barry don't like rushing younger guys but without cap we're either going to put a young guy next to pageau or a guy who has no offensive capabilities. They pick their poison on that one. Personally I can see Leo starting but I would want to put someone with some potential scoring touch until the TDL for a better upgrade than both
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 13, 2020 at 3:19 p.m.
Thread: Anyone else have a bad contract
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Abroot</b></div><div>Can get more from Tampa, try adding volkov and adding Erne

Like the NYI trade, but Isles might want a replacement which is understandable, maybe Biega

Depending on how ryan plays this trade might be a lot different and we aren't trading him anytime soon we just signed him likely traded close to or at TDL.

No need to really send vegas a second, they are getting rid of a bad contract and getting a good goalie in return. (VGK might just decline this trade all together cause they wanna keep him IDK whats going on with that situation anymore)

Zetterberg is LTIR

All in All looks good IMO</div></div>

isles would be lucky to move boychuk for that. If that was a possible trade i bet it wouldve happened