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Calwin Mars
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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 27, 2017 at 6:22 a.m.
Thread: Royalty Reigns
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingsGKG</b></div><div>I love this. I see Shore getting closer to 1.2 or 1.5, so Jesper might not work. I also like Michael Mersch 10x more than Andreoff. I would prefer to also move Nolan instead of Clifford. Those are all minor moves. Good job!</div></div>

Thanks. I think Mersch's opportunity has sort of gone, since Kempe and Brodzinski have been called up ahead of him. A nice depth player, capable of putting up 25-30 points in the NHL. I think the org feels he has more value as a top line guy in the AHL club, much like LoVerde. I included AA as the scratch because he can sort of win faceoffs (52%) and he fights. You can replace him with just about any enforcer, I just went with someone cheap and homegrown.

Definitely agree on Shore, somewhere between 1 and 1.25. Clifford was moved because he had 3 years @ $1.6 million AAV. Gives us more flexibility.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 26, 2017 at 7:59 a.m.
Thread: Royalty Reigns
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dragongrave</b></div><div>You're not getting Landeskog for Muzzin. They want a package and you give them ONE player.

You are over the cap this year and next year and only have $17M to sign 11 players 2 years from now.

I love how people make all these trades and swaps and don't focus on their cap beyond ONE YEAR. It shows you don't care or know much.</div></div>

1. At the TDL this year, GM Joe Sakic was quoted as asking for 'a top-level defenseman, a first-round draft pick plus'. (Source Link: <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/rumors/article/rumor-roundup-is-sakic-asking-too-much-for-duchene-and-landeskog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thehockeynews.com/rumors/article/rumor-roundup-is-sakic-asking-too-much-for-duchene-and-landeskog</a>) So, after a subpar year (33 points), the price would be lowered considerably. I'm fine if you want to swap out the 2018 2nd into a 2019 1st, and also fine if a complementary piece was added.

2. The salary cap is projected to be at $75.5-$76 million depending on negotiations. (Source Link: <a href="http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1249130-nhl-salary-cap-could-increase-to-76m-in-2017-18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1249130-nhl-salary-cap-could-increase-to-76m-in-2017-18</a>) So of course, I made my team with that in mind. Should the cap stay stagnant, I would not have signed Martin Hanzal and would opt for Brian Boyle instead.

3. Brown would probably be bought out, saving $4 million in the process. Add in a conservative cap rise ($78 million) and the team will have more wiggle room.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 24, 2016 at 10:48 p.m.
Thread: Planning For The Future
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Potemkyne</b></div><div><i>I like a lot of what you said, but Las Vegas has to take one of LA's player. Of course Brown or Gaborik would be great, But McNabb, Clifford seem like a better bet for now.
I'm hoping LaDue will get some time up there, he proved he can skate and think fast enough to get a look at. And Forbort actually looked decent those last games when he didn't have to account for Greene's sluggish pace. Don't count him out (or maybe trade bait)</i></div></div>

A team can protect one goalie, three blueliners and seven forwards or one goalie and eight skaters. McNabb will probably be protected under option B (and the Kings probably don't have many forwards they should want to protect other than Kopitar, Tanner, Carter and Toffoli, so losing Brown, Gaborik or a depth forward will probably be the case.

A lot of NHL scouts say that Paul LaDue is very close to being NHL ready, so it'd be interesting to see how soon he'll be called up. I also think should the KIngs call up Gravel and LaDue, our pairings will be all split up. We'd see something like this

Gravel-Doughty
Muzzin-McNabb
Martinez-LaDue

I'm not knocking Forbort, and he could definitely win a job on the bottom pair.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 24, 2016 at 10:12 p.m.
Thread: Planning For The Future
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFan</b></div><div><i>Would Las Vegas not take McNabb? They do have to take someone! I could see them even snagging one of LA's good depth forwards</i></div></div>

It'll depend on which option Dean and Darryl take. A team can protect one goalie, three blueliners and seven forwards. Then one of Alec Martinez or Brayden McNabb will be picked. I do see the Kings taking option B, that is they will protect one goalie and eight skaters. The eight skaters will include all 4 of Drew, Muzzin, Alec and McNabb. They will also protect Kopitar, Carter, Pearson and Toffoli. This exposes Brown, Gaborik, Lewis, Clifford, Nolan, Andreoff, Forbort, Gravel, Dowd, Shore, Kempe, Mersch. (First and second year pros exempted, but playing in the AHL counts as a 'pro')

Las Vegas might pick Brown or Gaborik depending on the style of team they want to be, and their sizable contracts allows Las Vegas to hit the cap floor. If the cap floor is not an issue, I do see them taking either Adrian Kempe (skilled LW with 2nd line potential) or one of the Nick's (Shore or Dowd). We'll have to wait and see