Chopper02

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Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago
Thread: prospect mush up - Pittsburgh Blues
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rja40</b></div><div>Yes, but the one thing that seldom gets mentioned about the Faulk trade is just how good the Blues powerplay has become this year after being an embarrassment last year. Of course, it isn't all attributable to Faulk. In fact, his stats don't reveal a lights-out defender on the powerplay, but I wonder how much he has taught the other players off the ice that those players now do on the ice that they weren't doing in years before. Perhaps I'm way off here, but I'm just curious.</div></div>

I think it has more to do with Savard being the PP coach than Faulk honestly. Also, and I know this will be controversial, Tarasenko is not a QB and he shouldn't be used as such which seems to have helped as well.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan 20 at 11:52
Thread: Blues are going all in for a Cup run Kreider and Toffoli
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheEarthmaster</b></div><div>Maybe the reason GMs don't want to keep giving up first round picks for rentals is because rentals like that don't ever work. Like literally never. When was the last time a team traded for a high level player or a bunch of high level players at the deadline and then won the cup? Wasn't Columbus, even though sweeping the Lightning was cool. Doesn't look like Taylor Hall is doing much for Arizona this year. Winnipeg did okay with Stastny but didn't make it out of the WCF. Ryan Miller didn't make it through a round with the Blues. San Jose didn't make it past the WCF last year despite adding Nyquist and Karlsson (kinda). Wayne freaking Gretzky was a deadline add and he couldn't help a stacked Blues team win a cup.

Don't spend first round picks on expensive rentals because those rentals are dumb. Spend lower picks to acquire more peripheral assets that might actually help you shore up an area you're weak in. Charlie Coyle. Michael Kempny. It should also be said that we've graduated two/three (depending on if you count Blais) top prospects to the NHL in the last two years, traded Bokk and Thompson, and are close to graduating Kostin, Mikkola, and maybe Perunovich. 2020 is a deep draft. Use the pick to give you a good player on an ELC contract when you inevitably have to trade away people because you're a good team in a cap league.</div></div>

You're preaching to the choir here. I don't want to give up a first rounder.
Honestly, I think both Bokk and Thompson were giant misses by Armstrong at the draft which is why he was fine with parting with those guys. But we do need to replenish our pipeline.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan 20 at 7:48
Thread: fall of an empire with the cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wqrrior</b></div><div>half-pt-per-game players usually come a lot cheaper. as in mid 3s to mid 4s range. And he has a NMC too... he can't get taken in the expansion draft. Sure coyle might be good in other areas of his game... but to give what is really a middle six forward 5.25 and a NMC for that long is crazy. About 1M overpay OR 2 years too long</div></div>

Didn't notice the NMC in his contract. However, the contract isn't that egregious (moneywise) considering others that have been signed. Sure it could be a lot better, but again it's not a massive overpay. He didn't get the contract when he was 30. He protects the puck well, and he hasn't had a ton of consistency from his linemates.
All that said, I doubt he gives Krug more than Bergeron money. Krecji money at max.