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Chopper02

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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15 at 2:27 p.m.
Thread: i dont know
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Massive discord in the offseason to a group that was very close knit. Basically changed their entire franchise. Sutter system being very shot volume &gt; shot quality, Calgary pretty much only takes perimeter shots and hopes for rebounds. Questionable lineups (Lucic should have been a permanent healthy scratch months ago for guys like Duehr, Ruzicka, etc). Lack of synergy. Like with any major change that takes time to build, last years core had all played with eachother for years. High stress and demanding coaching wears on the players mentality. Shaky goaltending, like Binnington with the Blues, Markstrom had a lot of really rough games (though his wife was pregnant with their first born until recently so that could explain his sudden improvement).

Overall I think the main thing they need is a coaching change. Sure Calgary has had a lot of coaching changes over the years but that was also an entirely different team. I don't think Sutter is a bad coach, I just think he's lost the room</div></div>

I knew losing Tkachuk and Gaudreau would hurt but that sucks they couldn't rally around Huberdeau. Sutter definitely isn't a bad coach but don't think the team is built to his style.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15 at 1:12 p.m.
Thread: next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CantStopWontStop</b></div><div>I think this draft’s first round has a high chance at being weird:

Few defensemen in top 25.
Michkov and other Russians geopolitical challenges.
Handful of teams with multiple picks: STl 3, NSH 2, CHI 2-3, ARI 2, Habs 2, BlueJackets 2, VAN 2, SJS 2, Wings 2 - that’s 11 teams not picking in the first round as of now.

I think Doug uses one late first to add 2 seconds, uses his first to draft, and uses the last first to either move up slightly in combination with his first, or to acquire a roster player, or basically as his second round pick which was traded previously.

Ultimately I think he will leave the draft with a normal amount of players for a normal year plus an extra second round selection.

Given that StL is a smaller market team, they really cannot afford to tear down and build fresh - so I don’t think Doug keeps a pile of his assets locked up in the development of multiple new first round picks.

It will be interesting to see what he does, especially if he were fortunate enough to win the lottery. I’m guessing he chooses Leo Carlsson if he’s second pick.</div></div>

Last time teams didn't take Russian players Tarasenko moved into the mid first round where the Blues got him and Kucherov ended up in the 2nd round. Of something similar happens and Michov falls to 9th, Blues should take him