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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 18, 2021 at 10:07 p.m.
Thread: Edmonton Needs Defense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CBJStats79</b></div><div>Columbus has needed a 1C for 20 years. Edmonton, just IMO, is obvious top heavy offensively and needs to balance this out. If they do that with a better goalie combo I think they could crush it.</div></div>

Sure, they need some D improvements, but due to timing just being bad this year on D development and injuries. Bouchard, Jones and Lagesson are all just breaking into the league while Klef is out. If Klef comes back next year with Bouch as the other top 4 pair with Nurse and Bear, the D should be just fine. Koski is not a starter, but he can platoon just fine, like last season. Oil will have the cap in the offseason to get another 3-5 mil dollar platoon goalie and be just fine IMO. If they do go for a starter with big salary and can't offload Koski and get a cheaper backup, resigning a cheaper winger than Nuge would be the cap casualty, not offloading a 100+ point centerman. Any team that gets rid of Draisaitl as their 2C automatically goes from top heavy to having a depleted second line. He scores as many points as two average top 6 forwards in this league.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31, 2021 at 3:05 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2018 at 6:33 p.m.
Thread: Matthews to CBJ
quote=Matthews34;333831]Tell me why in the world him getting the same contract in CBJ is fine, but impossible in Toronto?

And yes. It is worth losing 2-3 players if that's what it took. He's that good. Bozak/Gardiner/JVR/Komarov/Martin pick whoever you want. Nobody trades Matthews just so they can re-sign Komarov.. That's dumb.[/quote]

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jel779</b></div><div>They won't let those guys walk either so they might have to start making some trades this year or next to avoid that problem. I'd rather get something for those guys than letting them walk.</div></div>

Jel. Is correct. It is the same value contract Leafs or Jackets, but Jackets would never trade away that much talent in Jones, Wennberg &amp; Werenski for a "star". You ask, what makes a star? It is the self-adulation that makes a star. The Jackets meticulously scout very competitive, team first players. Wennberg signed a value contract. Atkinson signed a value contract. Jones signed a value contract (which also says a lot about why they traded "star" Johansson for him). They knew Jones fit their mold or they would have dumped Johansson for another top D player.
Despite a higher cap, Toronto, Edmonton will have to sacrifice trading talent to fit their payroll under the cap with 15%-20% of payroll is apportioned to 1 player.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 3, 2016 at 2:17 p.m.