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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 6:29 p.m.
Thread: Habs 24-25
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>Its almost like there's this magical tool that GM's have at their disposal in Retained Salary
Its pretty complex but essentially a General Manager can Retain up to 50% Salary on Dvoraks final year of his 4.45m bringing it to 2.225m
At which point and again this is all clearly too complex to consider Common Knowledge, But out GM can then pay a 4th round pick for another team to RS 50% again bringing it to 1.125m

Now follow me on this a Faceoff Center if Healthy even in a Career Worst year like Staal or Plekanec or Hanzal ,ext
Teams will still pay a decent package with more quantity then Quality as Faceoff Centers come TDL are always first off the board
Even if MTL give up a 4th to RS they'd be giving up about 40% of the average return those 3 had with a similar career average in Faceoff Stats but Dvorak didnt struggle nearly as bad as they did in those final years before they eventually retired. Dvorak is overpaid and kinda a mediocre 3rd line Center but his ability to take bulk faceoffs will see him continue to get signed even as he ages .
Just look at Glendenning he's constantly finding new homes even as he ages because he's so dominant in the Faceoff Circle.

But yeah i think gambling on Dvorak is worth it as worst case he finishes his season on LTIR and the cap hit aint our problem</div></div>

Chicago has no use for him so they will want assets to take him on...thus he's a dump
Forum: Mock-DraftApr. 10 at 6:25 p.m.
Thread: First two rounds with explanations
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rob32sjsharks</b></div><div>That family sure can breed elite defensive D men can’t they lol.
I like the idea of Levshunov but personally I really think Chicago has to consider giving Bedard a nasty Elite shot on his wing! Think Eiserman could be a 50 goal scorer on Bedards wing, it could also be Demidov if Chicago isn’t worried about the Russian factor. Sharks Russian scouting is in turmoil so I see them shying away from Russians at least in the first 2 rounds unless a stud falls and opting for Levshunov since he fills a massive need (if they can’t get Celebrini obviously).</div></div>

I have been one of the few people that thinks Eiserman would be deadly next to Bedard. i do agree that Chicago really needs help at forward. Yes, they need a future #1RHD guy as well, but they have multiple holes in their top 6 upfront. Celebrini, Demidov, Lindstrom and Eiserman should be the top 4 IMO for Chicago to target.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 9 at 11:27 p.m.
Thread: Habs 24-25
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>Not really
First 2 goal night as a habs tonight
First time he's looked healthy since we got him
TBH we might just invest in him like we did Armia who now hit a career high for Goals trying to chase down his career high in points after starting in the AHL
Post Surgery Armia took some time but adjusted well in his return while Dvo came back early and looked like a different player straight out the gate.


That said we did just sign Florian Xhekaj to a ELC then to a AHL PTO
If he makes the AHL team on their playoff run he could be skipping his final year in Junior
Given the year he's had i wouldnt count him out but we can play him on Dvo's wing until the TDL so Flo gets some Faceoff Experience.

Either way Dvo like Armia is being associated with their past Baggage.
Both are looking healthy for once and selling early after waiting all these years wouldnt be smart
I mean Hughes turned Kulak into Hutson lets not forget so being patient could pay off big for us long term

Anderson on the other hand is a player we might pay to move out if the cost isnt too high
We could RS and make moves but who wants to RS that long anyways ?

Whats the Conservative estimate on CHI taking Anderson ?</div></div>

Dvorak is a dump. He can't stay healthy....he's a dump. If Montreal wants to invest in him, then take the risk and do so and hope he's healthy by the trade deadline and putting up numbers to support his almost $5M cap hit; otherwise he's a dump until that point.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 5 at 10:24 a.m.
Thread: But he is worth more than your whole roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BigVuVu</b></div><div>so it's the second or third to last, doesn't matter

definitely having 2 players in greatest 100 of all time helps that, not to mention that you were the 1st team to circumvent lmao

also we have way greater chance to win this season than you will ever have, have fun at the bottom, celebrate Celebrini</div></div>

<strong>"we have a way greater chance to win this season than you will ever have"</strong>; actually, your team isn't even close to the dynasty the Hawks were last decade...that's just the truth. No way does your team stack up to Kane, Toews, Keith, Hossa, Seabrook, Crawford, Panarin, Teravainen, Shaw, Hjalmarrson...not even close

And you're sorely mistaken in the future when you look at the amount of cap space, prospects and young players in the system, that Chicago won't be a force in another couple seasons. Further, I have no problem tanking for a 3 to 4 seasons after the dynasty we enjoyed last decade.

Try again
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 5 at 10:02 a.m.
Thread: BrotherRand
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Andy_Dick</b></div><div>This is the same narrow minded thinking I heard with Joel Armia, over last Summer, who now has a better goals per game pace on everyone with the Hawks, not named Bedard (16 goals in 59 games) Armia buyout was under 1m even IF he didnt have this bounce back season. The Habs dumped Petry, Hoffman, Pitlick and Edmundson for positive value last Summer. Hughes is very good at this thing called GM'ing. He can definitely get value for a faceoff center with penlaty killing prowess. The only one dreaming is YOU, thinking he cant do it with Dvorak on a site that is hypothetical, no less.
Now the Habs can sell him at the 2025 TDL for positive value as he has intangibles teams covet..penalty killing, size, playoff pedigree.

All this could be true of Dvorak at little risk with a year term but I realize 95% of players not on the Hawks are cap dumps yet Dickinson, Tyler Johnson and Beauvilier, somehow, were picked up with the same thinking. You arent on the Hawks management team and they have a history and need for salary. Stay mad.</div></div>

:laugh