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Caerii

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Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:18 pm
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 5:04 pm
Thread: Next Season After Some Moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>After watching Dach during the prospect tournament and preseason I think he would be a decent acquisition even if he’s not his brother and that 1st is the real prize. The 2022 draft is supposed to be as deep and good as both the 2003 and 2015 drafts were. It's right up there. Getting another 1st round pick for this draft for Brackett to use is smart business.

That's a really solid return for Fiala and is the minimum I'd be looking to get back for him.</div></div>
Yeah I just don't think it's the smartest use of assets when we could get a better prospect than Dach, and still get a 1st, for Fiala, and then get Strome for Greenway.

It would be an adequate return, it's just not what you aim for.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 4:37 pm
Thread: Next Season After Some Moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>Well, I think if we dropped the pick and did a strait up 1v1 trade swap of Fiala for Vilardi that could make some sense too.

That said, I'd still prefer Turcotte if we could get him back in the trade.</div></div>

I'm not as married to the idea of needing a center back as I used to be, but I love Vilardi. I just really can't see LA trading any of their top guys, or NHL ready young guys. Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, I just don't think it's realistic that they trade those guys. They're not <em>that </em>close to competing, and any one of those three (or countless others) could slide to wing if need be.

But assuming they like Eriksson Ek and Rossi at center next season, and see Khusnutdinov as a center moving forward, we don't <em>need </em>a center back for Fiala. We just need skill. Looking at wingers opens up our options significantly.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 9 at 1:33
Thread: Sabres 2021
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>Alright, but inconsistency and lack of effort issues are <em><strong>not</strong></em> <strong>CHARACTER</strong> issues. Saying someone has character issues implies that they are either a lockerroom cancer or have known off ice issues. One does not mean the other, as the two are not the same or have the same meaning.</div></div>

A lack of effort, more commonly known as poor work ethic, is very much a character issue at the NHL level. It's a character trait. Marco Rossi is a great example of the flip side. He has a very strong work ethic when it comes to his job, which is hockey. He modifies his entire life, his eating habits, sleeping habits, gym routine, to getting better at hockey. If a guy doesn't want to put in the most effort he can to be the best he can, that's a character issue. Wanting to put in the minimum amount of work to collect the paycheck and go home and do something else becomes a character issue at this level.

Wanting to forego an optional workout on a weekend to go clubbing and do cocaine in a hotel room is also a character issue.
Sleeping in and missing a team meeting because you would rather stay up til 5AM playing Fortnite than taking your career seriously is a character issue.
That's why I said "character issues" is a broad term. There a lot of different ways character issues manifest, but all of these issues stem from certain character traits players either have or lack.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 9 at 1:12
Thread: Sabres 2021
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>You can't even say what these issues are? Or provide a quote? Weak</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>That was Kuznetsov he was talking about. Get your facts strait. Guerin just doesn't want Monahan because he's a defensive liability.</div></div>

I think there have been rumors/speculation that Monahan has some issues in the same way Greenway does. Commitment to doing everything it takes, motivation, effort kind of issues. I can't confirm that they're true or not. I know a friend of mine is a Flames fan and he's sometimes frustrated with Monahan because a lot of the times it looks like he's pretty lackadaisical on the ice. When you look at players like Kaprizov and Rossi, who Guerin loves, they're always giving it 100%, and I think the idea is that Monahan is not that type.

Kuznetsov has a whole different set of issues.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 9 at 12:27
Thread: Different idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Agreed! On both parts. Hes good! There's just another part to that which IMO people lose sight now.. ... IF (and I'm admitting this is hypothetical...I don't know the answer) Khusnutdinov doesn't face a shutdown line... that'll inflate his position. Again, IDK the answer. Not trying to tear down your prospect. That was the part of my mindset when I made the initial trade. Everyone says I'm wrong. Ok I can respect other opinions.</div></div>

I can't speak to how the other teams in the KHL deploy their lines, and I haven't watched every SKA game this season, but I have watched quite a few, and Khusnutdinov has been on the first line several times. So he's probably switching off between matching up against teams top shut down lines and their second lines.