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Forum: NHL SigningsNov. 30, 2023 at 8:55 a.m.
Thread: Detroit Red Wings signed Patrick Kane (1 Year / $2,750,000 AAV)
This is a deal that ONLY makes sense for DET any other team, this is a clear and obvious no.
With about $10 mill of deadline cap space, this $2.75 will get prorated and eat into that only by as little bit - leaving them room to go get defensive help they desperately need. They also don't have a lot of Stanley Cup experience in the room with their current roster. Only Perron and Compher have cups under their belt and neither of them were real drivers of their cup winning teams.

Best Case: Kane has fumes left in the tank, provides a little spark for them this year, and helps inforce what it takes for a work ethic onto guys like Raymond, Seider , etc. They continue to contend, make the playoffs for the first time in years and maybe win a round. --- worth $2.75 million prorated

Worst Case: kane has nothing left in the tank, gets on the ice and can barely move, and within 4 wks DET knows they're going to put him on LTIR and can still adapt in time for the trade deadline.

Niether of these are bad options for DET with where they are right now.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 10, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.
Thread: Healthy
nope - only some are correct. right now Backes needs to be a healthy scratch, but his salary doesn't warrant him on the on the bench so instead, you have the following:

Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak (one of the best lines in the league, don't break it up)
Debrusk - Krejci - Johansson (mojo showed great chemistry w these guys all healthy and Debrusk was going off, don't break that up unless injuries make you OR play drops that much)
Heinen - Coyle - Backes (should be Cehlarik - Coyle - Heinen, but the $6 million hit puts Backes in the lineup - Heinen belongs w 3rd line, he did his damage there last yr & mojo and pasta can flip if needed)
Nordstrom - Kuraly - Wagner (although the chemistry is better with it Acciari - Kuraly - Wagner, plain and simple Norstrom > Acciari)
Chara - McAvoy (clearly their top D pairing all year long, although i wouldn't mind seeing Chara/Carlo as a shutdown pairing in the playoffs if carlo can stay healthy)
Krug - Carlo (offensive guy paired with a stay at home, responsible defender - see comment above, but you can't put krug with McAvoy, Gryz, Moore, or Miller)
Grzelcyk - Miller (Gryz has far and away earned this spot, but i do like Moore > Miller, but Miller plays the right side, Moore doesn't plain and simple)

Rask
Halak (no surprise here, but i would say going into the playoffs don't be afraid to keep the rotation going, it's clearly working - they won't, but hey nothing says you can't try it)

Scratches:
Acciari (should be on the 4th line; see all other comments regarding 3rd and 4th line set ups)
Cehlarik (even with Backes scratched as he should be, Cehlarik still is scratched as well)
Moore (solid depth d piece and can be rotated in as needed)
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 28, 2017 at 11:29 p.m.
Thread: Opening Day of Camp
I meant to write in the description; this is the team and line up I think Sweeney is looking to go into camp with. I would love to see some of the young wingers step up and win some jobs in camp. I think Sweeney is banking on that too. I would put March on the PK1 with Bergy, I agree with that. If you do that you could always do Backes/Nash on PK2 and save Krecji the TOI.

As for the PP units; I think they want the veteran and defensiveness of Chara out there with McAvoy so they can tell him "go do your thing kid, Chara's got your back" but I see them saving that pairing for the 2nd unit because Krug will be healthy this year and Spooner has proven to be a PP threat. Thats not to say that it wont be Krug/McAvoy after a couple weeks either. I like the offense there too.

Again, I think this is where they want to start going into camp and see how things play out from there and see if the young kids can steal a couple slots on the roster and make a few other guys expendable in trade. It'd be nice to see a couple guys put together with Spooner in a deal if JFK can step up into that 3rd C spot.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 25, 2017 at 9:34 p.m.
Thread: Post Golden Knights
rather than keep having type boxes with long text at the beginning;

You can interchange Spooner with JFK on that line and put Spooner at the C, JFK did play on the left side a little last year in his ONE game played. It's not a long term solution but it allows Spooner to showcase he still has some talent at the C position, you're not relying on that line to be a work horse for you anyways. Yes, the time to move Spooner is now - actually 7-10 days ago leading up to the draft.

I like your assessment of the Hayes situation and to a point, I agree with you. I think Sweeney should take ANY pick in the draft he can get for him (even a 7th rounder) because Hayes has proven he can't play here and that $2.3million would be better used elsewhere. That being said, last year Hayes did have an injury that set him back a little bit and because of that- I see them over valuing him in a trade and not pulling the trigger with the thought process "he might still have something on the RW for us." even though they would be wrong. With his contract up at the end of the year, I can see Sweeney valuing him being on the team and being a body who can play as more valuable than the pick and just ride out the yr left of the contract........look for a deadline deal with Hayes if they're flirting with the playoff line.

Adam McQuaid is the ideal number 5/6 d man. He brings more grit and grind than anything and right now is the heart and sole of your d core and your grit and grind. I like what morrow showed in the playoffs last year and think that he would better on the left side than kevin miller however he needs to prove that again this year in camp. At 24 years old he will get the chance to show he can be a 7th defenseman. Should he fail, look for the guys you mentioned to see that time on a rotation. remember, keeping them at the AHL level or junior levels will not burn the first year of their contracts. save that first year for as long as you can, they already burned mcavoy's.

What cost us the playoff game was being on our 7th, 8th, and 9th defenseman and NEEDING to rely on a 19 year old rookie in mcavoy to play 24 minutes a night and a 41 yr old chara to play almost 28 min per night. This group has more talent on it then most people give credit too and Sweeney will ride out some of the bad contracts to get those younger players more experience and not waste their entry level contracts.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 25, 2017 at 2:05 p.m.
Thread: Post Golden Knights
Love the discussion; and I want to respond to all of your points. Like I said - this is what I think they WILL have for coming out of training camp, like you said, I too see many things I don't like about it - and I hope there are a couple young kids who step up in training camp and force Sweeney to make some deals. I'm gonna post that mid-season roster shortly (keep an eye out for it).

I don't like Spooner at LW either, but with Schaller as a left shot, that like could easily be Schaller/Spooner/Hayes or Schaller/Spooner/JFK.
I hate hate HATE having Spooner on the LW, but it's a place for him to play and show SOMETHING for them to move him early in the season. I think they're looking to move him QUICKLY so his value doesn't drop by him playing on the LW.

I still don't like Hayes' play especially with his contract, but it is because of that no one will take him off your hands unless you take less to get him out of here with a good player. I don't they're trying to black ball him, I just think his play is too poor to ice him every day while still trying to compete, I'd look for him to sit a lot and have that 3rd line look more like Schaller/Spooner/JFK (or even Nash here sometimes)

The 3rd/4th lines will be very dependent on if JFK starts in AHL or NHL level because of his training camp. They're high on him so I think they plan for him to be at the NHL next year (just like McAvoy).

I agree they should pick one or the other between Miller and Quaidder, but with Quaidder he doesn't have much trade value and I don't like the idea of moving Miller because even though he is a right shot he showed last year he could play left side. I think Grzelyck can change this assuming he has a good camp because he makes another D man disposable.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 24, 2016 at 10:49 p.m.
Thread: Bruins Rebuild Still With Options
Above is an option (including the two most recent signings of Kevin Miller and Seth Griffith at their new contracts. Even I have mixed feelings about this roster and am not sure what the next move is- which to start the season may not be a bad thing.

Biggest Benefits:
-> LOTS of cap space- gives you room at the deadline to take on ALMOST any contract of someone who might be available
-> the following season- the cap SHOULD be increasing even just a little which would add to the $24 million cap space you'll have to sign the 7-10 players you'll need to fill in roster
->gives you a season to see what some younger guys can do at NHL level
-> you still have $8.9 million in cap space- allows you to reach for a guy like Okposo, Yandle, Backstrom, DeKeyser, Eriksson, or Versteeg etc you can (even a guy like Stampkos could get paid if you change a few things up- ei use Subban/McIntyre to back up Rask instead of a proven veteran who costs more, this is a bigger gamble but still an option)

Worst Drawbacks:
-> potential HUGE holes on the 3rd and 4th lines
-> huge question: will you compete for a playoff spot?? Possibly (very probable) not
-> this seasons $8.95 million in cap space is 1/3 of your cap space for the following season- do you spend it on a single guy and limit yourself the following season?

Looking to have discussions on the other potential options and positives and negatives.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 24, 2016 at 2:13 a.m.
Thread: Helping the Youth
Kelley, Ference, and Seidenberg played huge leadship roles in Bos 2011 championship - you're getting these guys so the younger guys like McDavid and RNH can learn what true leadership is about and what it takes to win in the playoffs. (Sorry you can't get a guy like Kane, toews, datsyuk, or kopitar).
You give Kelly a 1yr "prove it" contract so he hopefully plays well enough to earn himself another contract - maybe with you maybe not. And you have Seidenberg for 2 seasons, he has made it known he'd be willing to waive is NTC for BOS if they ask him too.

The deal w bos makes sense for both teams bc the Bruins need the winger help of someone who can score. You wanna move Eberle instead? Fine, won't argue with that. The package would be ABOUT the same.
Subban is one of the highest touted goalie prospects. Having him in your pipeline allows you to move on from Talbot (via trade bc he has value for younger cheaper prospects) next season when Subban is ready to split on the ice with Enroth in his final year OR if Subban is ready the following his recovery from injury you can move Enroth and the deadline.

The package for Hall can be amended but A top prospect would be the top of the list for the return. Heck BOS can throw in the rights to Khoko or Griffith to close that deal.

If your combination of Hall, Eberle, McDavid, RNH was so good then where's your playoff run? Hall is the one who makes most sense for both sides. He is also the oldest of EDM core guys and most overpaid of the group. If you think Eberle is better to move fine- he still helps bos.

Remember there is still $2 million in cap space to work with to negotiate with Yandle. OR you could make offers to Torey Krug and Danny DeKeyser instead. This would give you an abundance of defensemen who are always easy to move at the deadline when you know better what you need for your own playoff run.