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Forum: Fauteuil - DG1 hour ago
Thread: Boston
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>I think that the Bruins either believe that there's value there or they don't. They need a center behind Charlie Coyle. I don't think that Boston would need to hedge their bets with the first. But I could be wrong. However, you're absolutely right that if the Bruins asked for a high draft pick, the Kings would back away.

It would have helped if I'd said "I disagree with the first half of point two."</div></div>

My perspective is it isn’t “there’s value or not”. PLD is overpaid, but he has talent to develop into his contract but not as a 3rd center.

I don’t believe a 2024 first is too high of a price, but I could see a 2025 2nd round pick and a good prospect as a compromise solution if Sweeney is a fan.

That said, I believe Boston is signing Elias Lindholm and trading Ullmark for a 1 round pick while freeing up cap room to resign Bertuzzi or DeBrusk
Forum: Armchair-GM12 hours ago
Thread: Boston Deals Ullmark and Merk in the offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lossvegas</b></div><div>Nicolas Hague is expendable yes but nothing in that offer entices Vegas.</div></div>

Personally don’t see Hague as differentiated from a free agent that can be picked up with that contract for free. The question is there a team who can’t appeal to a defenseman who trades for him and gives more. We aren’t talking about McNabb here.

Merkulov has been considerably better than Brisson at the AHL level and is only a year older. He doesn’t have the pedigree, but the tool set is similar. Both are good vision, hard shot, average defense guys.

Brunet is an interesting defender, but the predictable struggle at the AHL conversion is light.

I wouldn’t trade this for Hague personally.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: Lets roll
Boston is going to tweak around their core … not dismantle it around it. Minnesota isn’t trading Eck and Sweeney likely isn’t making that offer because what’s the point? Make an offer the other team is going to reject.

I also think if we acquire the right free agent center that Poitras can develop into our number 2 center long term.

With regards to the Ullmark deal, i do not believe Sweeney covets # of picks. To be honest, I think he views late 2nd and 3rd rounders as flyers. He readily gave up a 3rd for Andrew Peeke for his physical skill set even though Columbus fans were ready to cut him,

He seems to go out of his way to reach for players with better physical skills and without the pedigree as if he believes that is an undervalued sector. It’s like he’s almost going out of his way to get a bad draft review because he realizes the hit rate on lower picks is ridiculously low and the draft past 15 is a complete crap shoot.

I see Mason Lohrei at Ohio State and go maybe he knew something we didn’t when draft gurus slammed him for selecting a 5th round grade in the second round. The kid looks like an easy top 4 defenseman even with the rawness.

I watch Chris Pelosi at Sioux Falls and believe Rand Pecknold is going to develop that kid into an all American in the next two years at Quinnipiac. I hated the pick until I watched him and went why am I trusting the draft judgment of an aggregator.

I get 2015 happened, but I also acknowledge that Sweeney took over weeks before that draft and had to depend on scouts he later replaced.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devsfan25</b></div><div>NJ isn’t trading a top 10 pick for a goalie that’s over 30 years old and Ullmark is definitely not getting an 8 year extension anywhere. If I were to guess, his extension sits around 6-6.5m for 5-6 years</div></div>

I think this is an obvious deal and everybody is trying to over complicate it, because they are bored with the same discussion over and over.

A 2024 third and a 2025 top 12 protected first or Holtz.

Some team may come in and make a better offer. Maybe NJ prefers the older Markstrom.

Unless NJD makes the decision they don’t want to lock into Mercer long term after last year (which I assume they won’t, but the regression was steep), I think the deal parameters are pretty clear between the two teams.
Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago