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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2020 at 11:03 p.m.
Thread: CBJ with Lafreniere
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BStinson</b></div><div>Way to throw salt in the wound! You sir are cruel.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BStinson</b></div><div>Way to throw salt in the wound! You sir are cruel.


What do you think the respective costs for Murray or Savard would be?</div></div>

I think any sort of trade involving Ryan Murray includes conditional draft picks that can be improved by number of games played due to his injury history. When he’s healthy, Murray is probably worth a first round pick however, he would realistically fetch a 2nd or 3rd round pick with conditions attached depending on how badly the receiving team needs defensive help. While Savard is someone I don’t think management is wild about moving, I think he is someone that they consider moving based on age, contract expiration, and return he could garner. A promising young forward would highly entice the CBJ I would think. Perhaps more likely though is packaging Savard and someone like Josh Anderson for a high end playmaker.</div></div>
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.
Thread: 2020-21
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>Wennberg has be AWFUL for Columbus offensively and is 100% not worth the 4.9 mil when he’s only 500k agains the cap. A savings of 4.4 mil. Nash as a 4th line center is at least worth the 2.75 for his defensive game and leadership. Wennberg and torts aren’t getting along, they really haven’t been for 3 years, time to get get rid of him and move on, he isn’t going to get back to his 59 point self in Columbus.

Yes, playing Foudy on the 4th line is a waste. He played this season and played 2nd line just fine. Put him with 2 of Folingo or Nyqvist or Atkinson and he will be just fine on the 3rd line and will probably be 2nd line be the end of the year. Also if you remember back to when PLD played LW he was pretty bad and didn’t really do anything except get benched. They moved him to center with Panarin and Atkinson and he took off. Foudy has NHL experience, don’t baby him.</div></div>

We will have to agree to disagree here I suppose. Good thing neither of us are in charge!
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.
Thread: 2020-21
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>I’d rather keep Nash and dump Wennberg. His buyout is only 500k. I’d also move Foudy to 3rd like center or send him to the AHL. Don’t waste his season on the 4th line. Jenner would be a better 4th line wing then he would.</div></div>

I noted that neither Nash nor Wennberg would be in high demand. Buying out a 25-year old center is a bit of an overreaction in my opinion. Maybe they can't move either of them and they become the 12/13th forward. Time will tell.

I don't see Foudy playing on the 4th line as a "waste". It would perhaps be more unfair to task him with duties as a center than on the wing to get acclimated to NHL play. You'll recall Pierre-Luc Dubois started his career as a 4th line winger and transitioned to center in a short time. Perhaps that becomes the case with Foudy as well. I also noted in my description that just because Foudy is listed on the 4th line in this Armchair-GM, does not mean he will be given typical 4th-line minutes. Every NHL roster and lineup is a fluid thing and this could merely be the start of the the 2020-2021 season. Nothing is set in stone.