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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 21 at 1:18 a.m.
Thread: Trades with ideal playoff lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>The CHI and COL trades seem reasonable, but I honestly think Brodie and Tanev is better than Ferraro and Tanev. I understand Brodie is having a down year but he is an integral part of defence and there would be no point in acquiring Tanev if we’re returning a top-4 DFD right back to them. I think just acquiring Tanev with retention for a 1st-rounder will be enough, maybe include Niemela if CGY doesn’t like it.</div></div>

Ferraro is stud that had bad stats due to his team.

He faces the toughest competition and has 80% D-zone stats.

You’ll his stats improve on a better team.

The reason I don’t want Brodie on the roster is that he isn’t a defender that helps the team playoff time. Name the last guy Brodie boxed out. He also has the least amount of hits on the backend.

Guys like Ferraro, Benoit, McCabe make the opponents life harder. Having more of those guys will help the leafs against teams like Boston and Florida
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16 at 11:06 p.m.
Thread: Andersson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MoxNix</b></div><div>No the highest paid players aren't all centers. Just in the top 10 salaries (which is 12 players) only 4 of them are, that's 1/3rd, the other 2/3rds are mostly wingers with 2 defensemen and 1 goalie.

1. Nathan MacKinnon C $12,600,000
2. Connor McDavid C $12,500,000
3. Artemi Panarin LW $11,642,857
4. Auston Matthews C $11,640,250
5. Erik Karlsson D $11,500,000
6. David Pastrnak RW $11,250,000
7. John Tavares C $11,000,000
Drew Doughty D $11,000,000
9. Mitchell Marner RW $10,903,000
10. Jonathan Huberdeau $10,500,000
Carey Price G $10,500,000

That small sample alone has 2 defensemen who get paid more than all but 4 centers in the entire league, including 28 1st line centers. In fact Karlsson gets paid more than all but 3 centers.

Mind you most of the players on that list are overpaid, many of them by several million/year.</div></div>

2 of those players were the best dman of their generation.

Drew Doughty made a stacked Olympic team at 20 yrs old and Karlsson has multiple Norris in his name and carried Ottawa on one leg to ECF.

Context is extremely important and furthermore if you continue down again majority will be centres.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16 at 6:16 p.m.
Thread: Andersson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>Oh wow, benoit turned out to be a bottom pairing defender! I mean, at least i wasnt like thos3 weirdos who thought he was a legit top 4 guy.
You also thought treliving was a genius for signing reaves, so maybe you should simmer your hindsight attempts.
Lol, peeke</div></div>

When did I say that.

He’s not a top pairing guy but he’s the kind of defender that’s needed in deep playoff runs.

Guys like Brodie get bullied in the playoffs. Benoit does the bullying.

Also if you think the leafs haven’t played with more physicality this season it because of guys like Reaves in the locker room.

His contract is dreadful but he does bring value to this team and his contract can be buried in the AHL next season