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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 9:47 a.m.
Thread: Pay the price for Sam Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>it's still a 124 game sample - enough to draw some meaningful conclusions from. Also, if you're going to talk about the 10 game stretch being a "shooting bender" (he shot 15.4% after joining the Panthers), you should also point out that he's on a shooting cold streak this year - he's only scoring on 7.1% of his shots. Even when he was a 30-35 point guy in Calgary, he was shooting 10%, so you'd have to think there's some positive regression coming.</div></div>

a 124 game sample size in a 525 game career, and he's still only averaging 25ish goals per 82 over that sample size. Like he had 34 goals in his first 'season' of 81 games in florida which accounts for just under 1/3rd of his career scoring.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 9:35 a.m.
Thread: Pay the price for Sam Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>it's weird that the title of the post is about paying the price for Bennett and then you don't - he's averaged 29 goals and 61 points per 82 GP since getting out of Calgary and onto the Panthers, and is signed for two more years at $4.425M. The most similar trade in recent memory I can think of for a guy with that kind of production/term combo was Calgary trading for Tyler Toffoli - the Flames gave up an arguably better (or at least less injury-prone) prospect in Emil Heineman, they had the 1st and aa pair of mid-round picks, and they sent back less cap. And that's for Toffoli, a guy who was 3 years older than Bennett and played the wing, not center - so by all metrics, a less valuable player. Toronto would probably need to include Matthew Knies in this deal if they wanted any hope of it happening.</div></div>
I agree that the proposed package might not be that enticing but Knies for Bennett even one for one wouldn't happen
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.
Thread: Pay the price for Sam Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>it's weird that the title of the post is about paying the price for Bennett and then you don't - he's averaged 29 goals and 61 points per 82 GP since getting out of Calgary and onto the Panthers, and is signed for two more years at $4.425M. The most similar trade in recent memory I can think of for a guy with that kind of production/term combo was Calgary trading for Tyler Toffoli - the Flames gave up an arguably better (or at least less injury-prone) prospect in Emil Heineman, they had the 1st and aa pair of mid-round picks, and they sent back less cap. And that's for Toffoli, a guy who was 3 years older than Bennett and played the wing, not center - so by all metrics, a less valuable player. Toronto would probably need to include Matthew Knies in this deal if they wanted any hope of it happening.</div></div>

saying he averaged 29 goals and 61 points over his time in florida is a bit misleading, he has 10 games, then a 72 game season and 42 games. He's basically had one good goalscoring season after a 10 game hot streak where he was on a shooting bender and then this current season where he's on pace for less than 18 goals
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 11, 2023 at 9:11 a.m.
Thread: Pay the price for Sam Bennett
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>it's weird that the title of the post is about paying the price for Bennett and then you don't - he's averaged 29 goals and 61 points per 82 GP since getting out of Calgary and onto the Panthers, and is signed for two more years at $4.425M. The most similar trade in recent memory I can think of for a guy with that kind of production/term combo was Calgary trading for Tyler Toffoli - the Flames gave up an arguably better (or at least less injury-prone) prospect in Emil Heineman, they had the 1st and aa pair of mid-round picks, and they sent back less cap. And that's for Toffoli, a guy who was 3 years older than Bennett and played the wing, not center - so by all metrics, a less valuable player. Toronto would probably need to include Matthew Knies in this deal if they wanted any hope of it happening.</div></div>

I wouldn't have thought of Toffoli as a comparison. The only thing I'd say is that Toffoli had 28 goals in 52 games the year before he was traded and Bennet also had 28 goals but in 71 games. Now Bennet is more physical than Toffoli so there is that but Toffoli has more of a track record producing in LA. Bennet has really only been at this level in Florida. I'd say it's a comparable but that Bennet has less value for the reasons stated above.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29, 2022 at 11:06 p.m.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMar. 21, 2022 at 12:57 p.m.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMar. 22, 2022 at 10:33 p.m.
Thread: McDavid Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LIRIK</b></div><div>As a Habs fan, i'm wondering if Leafs fans are scared Matthews will sign with Arizona after his contract? I know they're only rumors, but he signed a 5 years deal which make him UFA at 27 years old.

Maybe he just wanted to make sure he sign another good contract. A 8 years contract would get him to 35 years old.

But yeah, they should extend Matthews, not sure about Marner. Maybe they think about trading him if they lose again in first round of playoffs. Get 2-3 decent players for him, something like that.</div></div>

I'm not worried about ARI, esp now that they're going to be in a 5000 seat arena for the next 4-5 years. But if the Leafs don't sign him prior to him hitting UFA status, the league is gonna throw a ton of $$ at him. CHI will be in a prime spot. LA as well. DAL, NYR, possibly even VEG (though they'd have to work some magic) Not worried about any other CDN teams......if it's not the Leafs he's heading to the states.

The 5 year deal was strategic. He gets max money during his RFA deals, and still hits UFA at the earliest time possible. Excellent work by the agent. And he's gonna get paid max money from whoever wants to pay.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 23, 2022 at 6:49 a.m.
Thread: big offseason for the Canucks
TOR declines. Kerfoot is in almost 60 point pace this year compared to Pearson's 40, and he can play C. It's a clear L for the Leafs.

Given that Severson has expressed his interest to re-sign with Devils I don't think he'll be included in negotiations. I'd argue Zacha plus two seconds for Boeser and DiPietro is a more fair deal, maybe NJ adds someone like Walsh to the exchange so VAN gets themselves at least a RHD prospect.

Cap wise you don't really need to move Ferland's contract anywhere, and it's not possible to move players bonuses to be paid elsewhere.

DAL declines too. We have no use for another overpaid bottom-6 forward. I like the guy, but with Faksa and Glendening in here Dickinson is just wasted $2,5M+. Tufte is at least cost controlled and his impact to the game isn't far off from what Dickinson brings.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 23, 2022 at 7:22 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 24, 2022 at 5:34 a.m.