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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10, 2022 at 11:59 a.m.
Thread: my picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Salzy</b></div><div>Not at all, Cap space is king, especially right now. Ducks have all the leverage if a team wants to dump a bad contract

And with Hoffman, They arent going to be doing MTL any favours to bring in a guy that has been a locker room cancer in the past

Just because ANA has cap space doesnt mean they need to use any of it, the Ducks operate off an internal budget as opposed to the salary cap, and Ownership has a chance to save a bit of money the next few years before we are ready to be truly competitive again

If all it was easy to dump salary, Kerfoot, Holl, Hoffman, a BOS LD, etc all would have been moved by now by various teams</div></div>

Not at all? So every team's first is equal?

Understood that ANA is not a big market team, but if they have the flexibility to collect more assets during the rebuild, DO IT. Simple. Not easy to dump salary, but it doesn't cost a top 5 pick, or even a top 32 pick in most cases.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.
Thread: my picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hammerwise</b></div><div>Yeah maybe, but he didnt work in VGS either and there were some internal rumblings there too. And while he still has the wife/gf history, its more to do with the fact that hes almost viewed as a rather one dimensional mercenary, who MTL fans seem to want rid of, joining Ottawa and Vegas fans who voiced the same.

But again, even without that: His age, last yrs performance and contract work against getting market value.

As for ANA, they just signed Klingberg, and reach the cap floor fine. They're rebuilding, theres no point in paying for someone like Hoffman, who is not part of the rebuild, unless he came for well below value.</div></div>

Hoffman never played in Vegas... OTT, FLA and STL before joining the Habs.

As for Anaheim, Klingberg and his $7M likely won't even be there at the end of this season. Not saying they should pay to take Hoffman, but asking for a top 5 pick is ridiculous. They'll be around the cap floor for the next few years, so taking on Hoffman actually helps them get there and they could potentially retain 50% and flip him for an asset or two at the deadline before he hits UFA status.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10, 2022 at 10:20 a.m.
Thread: my picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hammerwise</b></div><div>All those teams decline.

Hoffman has some value, but is slowly becoming a hated teammate. His age, last yrs performance and contract work against getting market value

Drouin really has no value. Between injuries and team absences I'm not sure any team wants a 5mil UFA who just might not play. Drouin has just 105 games in the last THREE years, and took a leave of absence when his team made the finals. I think its immensely difficult to put a price tag on him, because I dont know if any teams (contender or not) are willing to take a 5mil bad bet like Drouin.

Wideman and Norlinder have okay value, but not much....

MTL doesn;t have the cap space (Price and Byron dependent) to take on cap, and the players on offer above just are really flawed.</div></div>

Slowly becoming a hated teammate? I'd love to know where people get this stuff, especially seeing how he got along just fine with his teammates in MTL last year. Whatever his wife/gf said years ago was ridiculous, but I'm pretty sure Karlsson had a role in that beef too. In fact, I'd bet that Karlsson is a much bigger locker room cancer than Hoffman ever was.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 16, 2022 at 8:56 p.m.
Thread: Actual values according to me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>1- There's no such thing as sourced reports about impending trades? Eh? And I'm not doing any CF anything. In fact, that's precisely what I'm debating against. Yet again.

2- Heh. Mmmnokay.

3- It's my opinion that what teams want to ask for and what they can actually get are often two different things? I fail to see how that's anything more than a Captain Obvious ice cold take. As for my contention that Chiarot is not worth a 1st, gosh, I'll guess we'll find out for sure soon enough.

4- Oh good heavens. I have all the credibility required to spot a THW-level non-report, especially when the same one gets parroted ad nauseum. Don't you?

5- You literally stated that "teams say they want him". Verbatim. I simple asked where you got this from, with the proviso that is should be a legit source. Do you have an actual answer to that perfectly reasonable request to back up your statement of fact or not? You can't keep saying things as if they're facts and then deflect to ridicule the other guy every time someone asks for a source for your claim.</div></div>

I guess we just found out for sure bro
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 22, 2022 at 12:40 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16, 2022 at 10:13 p.m.
Thread: Actual values according to me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RaZZe</b></div><div>Yeah, but Savard was also one of the only UFA dmen that moved (and was playing better than Chiarot is now). This year, there's about 15 UFA defensemen on the move plus players with term like Chychrun and even Sanheim and Provorov.

Supply and demand, Chiarot is not the hot stuff on the market.</div></div>

What available UFA dmen are better than Chiarot? Giordano? He has a M-NTC and his cap hit is almost double Chiarot's. Klingberg? The price will be much higher for him than Chiarot.

Chiarot is better than every other available UFA dman and the dmen with term are likely to be dealt in the offseason, since the cost will be much higher than rentals and they'll likely demand a roster player in return. I see very little sense in what you're saying...