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CJBear71

VGK / DRW fan
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.
Thread: Going after Connor
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>feds91stammer</b></div><div>You gave up two lottery picks in the process. One of which could become Lafreniere. I get that adding Connor is an exciting idea but that team is still not a playoff team.</div></div>

A good point - I realize it is a risk. But at the same time, you only get an 18.5% chance of getting the top pick at best, even if you are the worst team in the league. In return for two of those 18.5% chances, you get a proven 30+ goal scorer and 60-70 point player who is 22 years old.

With Connor on the Red Wings, I think the chances of them getting the 1st pick would be miniscule - this team would probably just miss the playoffs at worst. In fact, if Mantha, Athanasiou, and Bertuzzi can stay health and have good years, I think we are going to still be about a 10th place finisher in the conference. Unfortunately, I don't think we can make the playoffs without overhauling the defense and goaltending, and that will take some of these contracts to expire at the end of the season / be traded at the deadline.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2019 at 9:50 p.m.
Thread: 3-way Trade Bertuzzi for Gusev Gusev for Point
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>total_knut</b></div><div>There's no question that Goose in TBay makes a ton of sense....a few of us have been talking about that for several weeks now. However TBay's not moving Point to do it so a cap issue becomes the stumbling block. But if there was a trade to be had, I wonder if Gusev and Cal Foote couldn't be the two primary's (figure out the balance with picks etc). (no need to involve a third party like Detroit)

Side note...nobody wishes for an injury to anyone, but was Callahan's misfortune not the luckiest thing in the world for Tampa?</div></div>

Yeah if Callahan didn’t get hurt it would be more likely a deal like this gets done because the cap pressure would almost be the same as Vegas’ right now.

Cal Foote looks like a good defenseman prospect, but I I think VGK has a good chunk in the pipeline. And not sure how you could sign Gusev &amp; Point. But a good forward prospect might make it work, but then VGK would want a pick on top of it.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2019 at 7:10 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.
Thread: Trade for Gusev amp Eakin for Zucker
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>I don't get it either but with the addition of Zuccarello maybe they'll keep him now.</div></div>

Maybe. But they seem a little wing-heavy and adding in Eakin gives them some more center depth.

Jesse Granger of the Athletic had a story that most of the prime KHL players who come over translate their KHL scoring at an 80% rate in the NHL. Everyone agrees that Gusev is the best <strong>non-amateur, non-NHL player</strong> in the world right now. He was basically the top player / tied for the top player at the Olympics and World Championships. Tournaments with bigger ice but a lot of NHL talent playing in them. He is likely to be Zucker's equal at least, and an elite level player at best.

Eakin is a proven 20 goal scorer - 40 pts - good 3rd line center. Can fill in at 2nd line center in a pinch. Lotta value and maybe you can resign him.


I really think adding that up plus taking Reaves is equal to getting Zucker back for VGK. But, I wouldn't be opposed to VGK adding a 2nd to balance it out, with taking back a 4th or 5th.