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CL8771
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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8, 2016 at 8:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8, 2016 at 1:54 p.m.
Thread: 3 Way trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DragonRaptorHybrid</b></div><div><i>mmmmmmm, I think ya dun goofed (in that you never actually made a trade with the Oilers, and the Avs wouldn't really have a need for Trouba, since they already have Johnson and Barrie on the right).</i></div></div>

I could be wrong but i think Trouba has played quite a bit on the left side so he is interchangeable.</i></div></div>
trouba did finish the year on the left with buff, but what we are hearing in winnipeg is his role is a big part of the negotiations and why they are going slow. If the Jets commit to having trouba play on the left on the top pair its makes things a lot simpler. Nobody ever wants to play on their offside.

It makes a lot more sense for COL and ANA to swap Landeskog for Lindholm doesnt it? ANA still gets their top line wing and Lindholm is a better hit on COL because he is a true left side dman.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2016 at 2:52 p.m.
Thread: Penguins after the Expansion draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BombSquad</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blynasty</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ClockReads2113</b></div><div><i>It always makes me laugh when PIT fans think Sheary, Rust, and Wilson are top 6 players. They aren't. The team got hot and went on a roll at the right time. Starting those guys in top 6 this year will be a mistake, teams understand PIT now, they know the HBK line is the deadliest.</i></div></div>

When you play with two of the more elite centers in the league all you need is a shoot-first mentality, which all three of the above mentioned players have. Let me go through a quick list of expensive highly regarded players that have been brought in over the years that have been a complete failure:

1) Jerome Iginla
2) Alexei Kovalev
3) Alexei Ponkikorovski
4) Phil Kessel
5) Brenen Morrow
6) David Perron


My point being, as long as you have $650k point producers why change anything?</i></div></div> LOLOLOLOL that you have Kessel on that list. Dude goes nearly PPG in the playoffs, comes within 1 vote of the Conn Smythe, and he's a "complete failure" I guess haters are always gonna hate.

As for HBK, I love Bonino and I love the fact that his chemistry with Hagelin &amp; Phil allows the Pens to run 3 scoring lines instead of 2 but you're trippin if you don't think HMK would have yielded just as good or maybe even a bit better results.</i></div></div>

look at who kessel has had the most success with. Bonino and Bozak. straight line hard workers that arent overally talented or skilled. It doesnt make sense to me why malkin or sid didnt work but they didnt and bonino did.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2016 at 1:14 p.m.
Thread: Penguins after the Expansion draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blynasty</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ClockReads2113</b></div><div><i>It always makes me laugh when PIT fans think Sheary, Rust, and Wilson are top 6 players. They aren't. The team got hot and went on a roll at the right time. Starting those guys in top 6 this year will be a mistake, teams understand PIT now, they know the HBK line is the deadliest.</i></div></div>

When you play with two of the more elite centers in the league all you need is a shoot-first mentality, which all three of the above mentioned players have. Let me go through a quick list of expensive highly regarded players that have been brought in over the years that have been a complete failure:

1) Jerome Iginla
2) Alexei Kovalev
3) Alexei Ponkikorovski
4) Phil Kessel
5) Brenen Morrow
6) David Perron


My point being, as long as you have $650k point producers why change anything?</i></div></div>

Sheary did look out of place at times(probably most of the time) but when you've got a good shot and get to play with sid you are more than likely going to be successful.

Rust is an NHLer but top 6 is probably pushing it. Again if he does the right things he could be great value for the pens because he will probably play with geno.

Wilson has the most potential of any forward taken before the 2015 draft. this is probably his make it or break it year.
Between these three guys (and maybe Kunitz can get something going with Crosby again) they should be able to fill out a top six. Its not ideal but its inexpensive. Id still be trying to trade flower and get someone who is a legit top 6 talent either in return or thru some other means, but if they can play the same style they were last year they should be fine.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 3, 2016 at 12:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 18, 2016 at 11:58 p.m.
Thread: Need a forward with Sprong out
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>VanillaIce</b></div><div><i>The trades don't seem crazy, but I'm not sure why you'd bother? This team certainly isn't reliant on Sprong for next year - Rust almost definitely belongs in the top 9 now anyway and I hope they take it slow with Sprong. And the D doesn't need that overhaul does it? The only trade I'd really like to see is Fleury for a really good LW prospect - strengthen the L side as you have but without giving up so much.</i></div></div>

rust and sheary performed almost entirely in the playoffs(at least when they were doing well) Im not sure then can keep up what they were doing. they are unproven, guys that were never supossed to amount to much so im predicting they arent as impactful next year as they were in the playoffs. Sprong seemed to have a good chance to get the spot with malkin but I would also be fine if they went slow with him which they are pretty much forced to do now. I dont see them putting him in the nhl coming off a major surgery during a playoff race, unless they absoulutely need a scoring forward at the time
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 18, 2016 at 11:44 p.m.