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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 29, 2016 at 9:07 p.m.
Thread: Next Year
Few things:
1) Small, but I'd personally give Condon a 1-year deal instead of two. Any kind of term for a backup is generally a poor idea.

2) On a bigger topic, what do you do with Hammond? He still has a year left on his contract, and there's already two goalies in the AHL (Driedger and O'Connor) and a potential third in Hogberg. It's Hogberg's decision on whether he'll want to come to North America, and it wouldn't be appealing if he'd have to share games with THREE other goalies. So either you keep Hammond as an NHL backup and leave Condon to free agency, or work up a couple trades with Hammond and either one of Driedger or O'Connor.

3) Top two forward lines look good. Looking at WOWY stats, I'd personally switch Ryan and Stone, but these have been working as of recent.

4) What to do with Zack Smith... I'd personally keep him for his versatility and depth purposes, and that's a very reasonable contract (personally I'd go $2.5 mill. for 2 years, but again, that's subjective). But if you think Brown and White will be ready next year, then there may not be room. This segues into my next point...

5) White and Brown will most likely NOT be ready for the NHL next year. White will be eligible for the AHL, and he hasn't been lighting it up in the NCAA as much as he was last year. I'm not suggesting he's a bust, but the projection of a top six player might be a bit high. As for Brown, he's scoring everything on the powerplay, so there's no way I'd trust him with third line 5v5 ice time in the NHL as a teenager. Playing him next year would surely be rushing him, and I want him to round out his offensive skills before he starts seeing NHL ice time.

6) That seems quite high for Pyatt. His possession numbers have been a black hole, and his offense has been dry since his quick start. He's still a fringe NHL-er, and would be easily replaceable in the free agency bargain bin.

7) Neil's probably going to retire after this season, just so you know.

8) This makes our bottom six a combination of Smith, Lazar, Pageau (who deserves more than fourth line ice time), and then three spots available. A few potential suitors for one of those spots could within the organization could be Casey Bailey, Francis Perron, Max McCormick, or even Nick Paul if he can step up his game.

9) Moving onto the defense, you need to remember the importance of which side each defenseman plays on. In case you didn't know, Chabot plays on the left side, which pushes Boro off the depth chart. Not that Boro's playing badly (he's actually been alright recently), but comparing him to the other six, he just doesn't square up. I agree that Chabot should get consistent NHL ice time next year, but you have to think of who loses a spot in return. Speaking of losing a spot...

10) Finally, expansion. There's so many scenarios, so here's a list of possible players selected by Vegas (in no particular order): Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith, Curtis Lazar, Marc Methot, Cody Ceci, Chris Wideman. That's a lot of options, and will heavily impact the roster next season.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 29, 2016 at 11:53 p.m.
Thread: Trouba Traded to Every Team v.2
@honeynutchelios Read the description. They're not supposed to. Nice username btw.

@Alex_Hancock I didn't take salary cap situations into account. It'll be nearly impossible to make a trade with Anaheim or Philadelphia without taking significant salary back, since they're both over the cap. But the Jets have almost $9 million currently in cap space, which gives them plenty of flexibility. It could also allow them to augment their return if they decide to go that route, sort of like the Teravainen trade.

@BreKel It's the biggest piece that they have. Every single player going back in these trades are young, left shooting defensemen who are ineligible for expansion. That's why some of these players are pretty much unheard of (ex. Hall, Masin, Fitzgerald), because some teams just lack that. That's why I did every single team, so that we can sift through the league and pick out the strongest trade candidates. And thanks for reading the description. Surprisingly not a lot of people do that. Speaking of which...

@Jacketsman61 Read the description. And Lucas Johansen's a pretty good, just so you know. He's Washington's best young LHD that's ineligible for expansion.

@Larkinisking Read the description. Very few of these are potential 1-for-1 deals, except for maybe the the ones for Columbus, Philadelphia, Montreal and Vancouver. Even then those teams are all close to the cap, so there'd have to be some additions on both sides.

As for Werenski, as great as he's turning out to be, 1) it's still early in the season and 2) I think you might be underestimating Trouba's value. He's <em>already</em> a star, and although he doesn't put up points like Werenski's on pace to do, his defensive prowess is one of the best in the league. It also helps that he too is still improving, as he's only 22 years old. I'm not suggesting that this trade is realistic either. Columbus doesn't need Trouba, as their right side on the first pair already belongs to Seth Jones.

@Viqsi See paragraph above.

@palhal Honestly, I think Horse Vacation (Cheveldayoff) is going to be the victor. RFAs have no power at all, and from Trouba's perspective, I'd rather sign with Winnipeg than go a year without hockey. That could potentially be career-ending, which I highly doubt Trouba wants. You also have to think, his team has received the message that he wasn't happy with his ice time. If he <em>does</em> end up staying in the 'Peg, I'm sure Winnipeg will at least try give him more ice time, in an effort to restore damage.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 24, 2016 at 3:14 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 11, 2016 at 9:22 a.m.
Thread: Karlsson To Dallas Realistic
You say these are realistic, and that's where I'll disagree.

Firstly, the Sens will never trade Karlsson. Never. He's the face of the franchise. And the Dallas Stars will never trade Jamie Benn. Never. He's also the face of the franchise (with Tyler Seguin). That completely eliminates the realism of the first trade, without even looking at value.

The second trade could make sense, as Pittsburgh downgrades their second line centre to someone still really good for an upgrade on defense, without either team swapping salary.

But if Pittsburgh's trying to upgrade on defense and willing to trade Malkin to do it, there will definitely be a better deal on the table than for Phaneuf.

Same thing with the final trade. If Anaheim is willing to trade Vatanen, there will surely be a better deal on the table than an overpayed aging winger with a couple spare parts. Young defensemen are at a premium, which inflates their value.

So to acquire Vatanen you'd be in a bidding war for a player with an already inflated price tag. Good luck trying to make that deal go through.

I know you like to say (I'm pretty sure it's you) that it's a good trade if our team looks better, which is definitely true. But the goal isn't to be the winner in the trade, but for BOTH teams to be winners. That's why trading exists. So keep that in mind.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 7, 2016 at 7:52 a.m.
Thread: 2016
If you want to be able to pry Karlsson from us you'll

1) Have to send back your best player, which is either Byfuglien or Scheifele. But because Scheifele is younger and on the better contract, we'll start with Scheifele.

2) Send back a replacement for the position. Ceci's not ready for first pairing minutes and competition, so we'll need a first pairing right handed defenseman. Tyler Myers probably would make the most sense, since he probably can play first pair, but plays second pair on Winnipeg.

3) You need to take salary back. Phaneuf or MacArthur most preferable.

4) Balance it out with draft picks/prospects, with Winnipeg probably having to add a couple 2nd-5th round picks.

5) Don't do the trade anyways. Ottawa's completely fine at centre, and Karlsson is our franchise player. No touching.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 25, 2016 at 10:46 p.m.
Thread: Bring Back Iginla
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>trdeJong</b></div><div><i>This may not be the right trade package BUT if the AVS are out of the playoff race and Calgary is in the playoff race there is a deal to be made as the AVS will want to dump some salary (not a rich team) and look good to there players... It would be a good will trade that Iggy and the C of Red would probably really enjoy - yes a feel good - good for hockey move that would get lots of press!!!! There is value in this!!!!

Colin400 -&gt; the thought/idea is appreciated - doubt Iggy would be on the top line but even if he was on a second line with say... Shinkaruk + Bennett or TKACHUK + Bennett or even Frolik + Backs... Well no matter the fit it would be fun to see Iggy back for the last 3rd of his "potentially" last season!!!!

GO FLAMES GO!!!!</i></div></div>

The reason I put him on the top line is 1) I don't think Frolik/Brouwer are better than Iginla, and 2) it would create a similar situation to Florida, with their Huberdeau-Barkov-Jagr line. Combined the grizzlied-yet-still-skilled veteran with two young superstars. Could be like a mentorship role.