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Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: Holy Macklin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boos</b></div><div>Thompson had 47 goals and 94 points playing with Skinner and Tuch in 2022-23.

This season every one of those guys suffered injuries that hampered their play. I'm not saying Skinner is a Selke candidate, nor am I willing to say that his production won't drop off. However, Skinner's PDO isn't that far off of Marner's and his style of play will allow him to be in that 25-goal area for a few more seasons.

Skinner had an off year this year, as every Sabres player not named JJ Peterka had, and even so he managed 24 goals.

An extra $3M for Marner for two seasons after next as a Skinner's replacement and $12M for six more seasons for a winger just doesn't make sense to me. At least not a winger that's more of an assist-guy that can play good defense.</div></div>

That's fair.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 7:03 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 7:02 p.m.
Thread: Berube
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ujeje</b></div><div>Ofc Torts (or Shaw) is big part of the improved PK and the addition of Poehling did help for sure. But as said, he's been big part of their PK and could eat minutes in there to let Tuch, Cozens or someone else to focus more on 5v5/PP.

And just wondering why Oilers, Rangers, Leafs, Avs or even Sabres were interested of him, if he'd be as bad as Sabres fans say. At least the GMs of the contenders (and Sabres) can see something in him.

If he would be going to be traded to Sabres, I think Krebs would be part of the deal and could help both teams. Sabres would get more physical 3C and Flyers younger reclamation project.</div></div>

I don't see how a guy can be part of the worst PK year over year for 3+ years and then when everything else changes and it gets better he's seen as a positive piece of it? Everything else is what caused the improvement.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 3:07 p.m.
Thread: Berube
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ujeje</b></div><div>Naa, even if you do have some personal vendetta against Laughton, and he had a bit of a down year, he'd be making your bottom-6 and PK stronger + brings leadership and work ethic into your young team. Flyers had 4th best PK, Laughton played 2nd most in PP of Flyers forwards, only Poehling had 5sec/game more. And just because for some people points are what matters, Laughton had 8 SH points, while Sabres as a team scored 7 goals SH.

And about that trade, even if the value is kinda close for what Flyers probably would want, I think they'd still decline that. They really don't need more small LHD or RW. Flyers FO and Tortorella really values him, and they had many teams interested on him, but they're not trading him for just the sake of trading.

" "Fair value" wasn't going to cut it, Brière said, because for everything Laughton has brought to the Flyers, especially in the past two years as the organization set out on its rebuild, he means a whole lot more than that. "</div></div>

He's an absolute liability 5v5 and the Sabres PK was already plenty good.
Not to mention the Flyers had one of the worst PKs in the league the 3 years prior to this year where he was still the most common forward on the ice.
So it's far less likely that he was the cause of success, and far more likely that it was Torts' system mixed with the rise of York, Seeler, and Poehling.
Can't discount the removal of Staal and Risto from the PK either.
No need to spend quality assets on that.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 2:11 p.m.
Thread: T6W 3C T4D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>That kaprizov trade is terrible.

Either your 24 1st or one your top young guys like
Benson/ Quinn/ Peterka need to be involved.
Or even a Cozens
Savoie is your 4th/5th best u22 forward and they have no need for Johnson. Minnesota have a decent amount of similar potential LHD prospects already.

I’d say your offer would have to be

24 1st+ Quinn + a few more mid round picks or B tier prospects</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SimonVenell</b></div><div>This isn't even close to getting Kaprizov. Like not even close. Minnesota laughs, hangs up, and blocks the number.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>I’d say something along the lines of

Quinn+ Savoie+ 24 1st (11OA) + a few 2nds/ 3rds would be a start</div></div>

You're all assuming a trade of that magnitude would happen before the draft...