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Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread:
Improvements Under the Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PurpleHippo</b></div><div>Yea but you not considering it situational or the situation around it is the issue, the coach gets what he's given and makes due, if you don't have anyone to slot in above him than yea he's top-4.
Ceci is normally top-4 TOI because the competition to take that spot from him lacks:
In Ottawa he slotted above weak competition in that lineup for several years, the biggest competition for that spot was in 18-19 when Demelo came who did actually take some ice time off Ceci.
Otherwise Ottawas best choice was Wideman over the span he was there, who sucks.
Then flipped to Toronto where he was the 2nd pair and was slotted over Holl at the start but actually moved to 3rd line under Holl by the end (switch happened in Dec-Jan) making him a 3rd pairing guy.
Then goes to Pitt where he was 3rd pair beneath Letang (1st) and Marino (2nd).
Then to Edmonton where a rookie Bouchard and defensive liability Barrie were our other RHD were the options, making him the obvious choice to go along with Nurse.
Taking his TOI and just stating "he's top-4 on every team thus is a good top-4 dman" is misleading, it doesn't give a picture at all of the situation.
Once you look into the situation and find out twice on bad defensive teams he lost that top-4 role it paints the actual picture.</div></div>
I wasn't taking just TOI, I was also looking at other factors also, which I mentioned.
And if teams continually don't have 2 RHD who can slot ahead of Ceci, maybe you need to rejig your mindset on what a top-4 RHD actually is. The fact is there aren't 64 right handed defensemen in the league that are better than Ceci. That makes him a top-4 defender.
Ceci has mostly kept his head above water playing top-4 too, unlike Ristolainen. You rightly point out that Ristolainen has played top-4 most of his career before this season, but failed to note that he's been overwhelmed on that role his entire career too. Sometimes you just have to look at results - the players eventually tell you what they are.
Ceci can (and does) play top-4, Ristolainen can't (and doesn't). It's that simple.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 2:51 p.m.
Thread:
Improvements Under the Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PurpleHippo</b></div><div>Situationally this season he played limited time due to injury and the injection of Drysdale, other years he has been top-4/first pair/#1.
I've seen it a few times on posts in regards to Ceci from you as well but never said, and I mean this with the best intention, TOI more an evaluation on a teams situation rather than a players worth in a league.
Using it to valuate a player directly is extremely misleading, EDM as an example, he plays top 4 minutes (and does fine) because we dont have RHD to replace him.</div></div>
There are many ways to tell whether a coach trusts a defenseman or not. TOI is one, but also OTF starts and QoC are key indicators too. You can also look at a player's most common partner (Zamula for Ristolainen) to get an idea where he plays. He's a 3rd pairing guy according to Philadelphia's coaching staff, whose opinion I respect greatly.
Also, Ristolainen's time with Drysdale barely overlapped, most of the time Ristolainen was healthy Drysdale wasn't on the team. So asserting Drysdale as the reason Ristolainen was on the 3rd pairing is a false narrative.
As for Ceci, he has played top-4 (as measured by TOI, OTF starts and QoC) for 8 years straight, for 4 different teams and 7 different coaches. I don't consider that to be situational at all.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 2:27 p.m.
Thread:
Making it work
Montreal doesn't get a 1st for that package, that's a total homer ask.
You clearly don't understand Kane's value either, he's big, fast, physically imposing and scores ~30 goals a season. Plus he elevates his game in the playoffs. The Oilers aren't trading him for a 3rd.
Overall you've made the defense slower and the forwards softer. Not a recipe for success in the playoffs.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 2:15 p.m.
Thread:
Improvements Under the Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tommygunns</b></div><div>Desharnais is better than Ristolainen</div></div>
Defensively, yes. I would prefer Desharnais on the roster over Ristolainen too, just because he can be trusted to defend.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 2:13 p.m.
Thread:
Improvements Under the Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NucksnOilers</b></div><div>I haven't watched much of Risto as of recently (past 1-2 years) has he cleaned up his defensive game to a point where he's far better than Ceci and Kulak?</div></div>
No. Philadelphia has him playing on their 3rd pairing, sheltering him with OTF starts. Based on usage, they don't trust him defensively.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 1:54 p.m.
Thread:
Improvements Under the Cap
Ristolainen is a 3rd pairing defenseman on a non-playoff team. Why would Edmonton target him to play in their top-4?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 1:51 p.m.
Thread:
Off Season
Edmonton declines both trades. You're undervaluing both players.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 1:50 p.m.
Thread:
a new core without Mitch or JT
Yeah, Islanders don't touch that. And Dobson has more value than Marner anyhow.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 1:48 p.m.
Thread:
Gent
As soon as I saw the MTL trade I knew.
Obvious Habs fan is obvious.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 30 at 1:44 p.m.
Thread:
Draisaitl trade for fun - Boston POV
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gofnut999</b></div><div>Neither team makes this deal for various reasons. Not the point. If you view Ullmark as a backup or think Skinner is better, get a lobotomy.</div></div>
Is that expensive?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 9:58 p.m.
Thread:
RD list awesome to good
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bee</b></div><div>No</div></div>
There are 31 of them. 32 teams. You do the math.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 9:56 p.m.
Thread:
Draisaitl trade for fun - Boston POV
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gofnut999</b></div><div>Calling the reigning Vezina winner with retention to bring him down to 2.5 an expensive backup might be both the funniest and dumbest comments on this site ever.</div></div>
Edmonton already has a starter. They aren't spending Draisaitl+ to get a better backup.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 5:13 p.m.
Thread:
Next Year
All else aside, you're about $3.4M over the cap limit with no extra players available, since you didn't account for the carryover bonus money.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 5:04 p.m.
Thread:
Salt Lake
If Edmonton had the cap space, they would use it to re-sign Foegele and/or Henrique.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 5:00 p.m.
Thread:
Draisaitl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>depth wins championships.</div></div>
Draisaitl is one of the best playoff performers ever. There's no trade for a bunch of mid players that makes Edmonton's chances better.
You already know that, otherwise you wouldn't be trading a bunch of mid players for him.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 4:35 p.m.
Thread:
Draisaitl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>That’s hilarious</div></div>
Sixes and sevens aren't getting you an ace.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 4:27 p.m.
Thread:
Is this the end of the core 4
I agree that significant changes will be made. Marner and / or Tavares will be on the block, perhaps Rielly too.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread:
Top four defenseman not top pairing defenseman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Lindholm, Andersson, Power, Jones, and Seider are all absolutely top pairing defensemen</div></div>
People have a strange idea of what "top pairing" means. By definition there are 64 top pairing guys in the league, and most of these guys are definitely in the top-64 defensemen in the league.
Of course, not every team has 2 top pairing defenseman, some have 1, others have 3. But that doesn't change the definition.
"Top pairing" doesn't mean top-10 or top-20.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 3:46 p.m.
Thread:
trades or UFA
Ekholm is one of the best defensemen in the league and on a reasonable contract, Edmonton isn't trading him for a depth piece and some mid picks.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 3:39 p.m.
Thread:
RD list awesome to good
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ShikamaruSmokesBlunts</b></div><div>Good list. Although Dobson should be top 5, maybe even top 3 IMO</div></div>
His play this year definitely doesn't warrant that.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 3:32 p.m.
Thread:
RD list awesome to good
So all these guys are top pairing defensemen?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 3:17 p.m.
Thread:
Top four defenseman not top pairing defenseman
There's lots more top-4 defensemen than this. What is this list supposed to show, exactly?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 3:13 p.m.
Thread:
Ranking the BEST and WORST NHL insiders
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens3lieve</b></div><div>i've never liked seravelli even tho once in a while he has a good nugget of news... i swear he hated pittsburgh so thats part of my dislike for him... all last summer he was denying the EK to PIT stuff, the last few years all his news and predictions around PIT has been down so thats def affecting my personal rating lol :tearsofjoy</div></div>
Pretty sure Seravalli lives in Philly, so that explains that.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 2:07 p.m.
Thread:
Change In the House of the Sharks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Letsgosharks</b></div><div>Just make it a first for Edmonton, </div></div>
As an Oilers fan, I agree with this.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Apr. 29 at 11:22 a.m.
Thread:
Fire Keefe hes a dummy hire Berube hes a smarty
I like McCabe, but he's another lefty. Edmonton has too many already. I don't see them being in the market for a guy like McCabe. He should get a 2nd from someone though, maybe more.
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