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Forum: Armchair-GMJul 31 at 2:46
Thread: New Goalie Minimal Cap Dumps
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kotkaniemi15</b></div><div>Hell no. We don’t have cap space to take on Neal even if we wanted to, and a low 1st that could be delayed as much as 2 years is just horrible compensation for a contract that bad. Marleau costed a first for $6.5 million, so going by that, it should cost you at least 2 1sts to move Neal. Not to mention that we’re giving you Byron and a 3rd for free.</div></div>
Offer isn't enough but I think there's something to exploit there. Neal's been pretty bad in Calgary but has steadily scored 20+ goals everywhere else he've played, could this be another Tatar situation where he comes back to his usual form in Montreal? OP most likely added Byron in the deal to even out the cap situation for Montreal, it isn't an horrible contract but Byron's been injury prone in the last couple of years so the thinking good.
In the end Montreal ends up eating 2.35M$ more on the cap for the same length of years for a less defensively reliable player with roughly the same production and gets a first rounder for it. The second year protection should only be something along top 7-8 protected to make it interesting enough to think about it and I think there should be just an extra little sweetener in the deal for Montreal to consider it, maybe Raphael Lavoie and MTL gives their better 3rd rounder in the deal instead of the late -or even STL 2nd-?
Forum: Mock-DraftJul 28 at 6:27
Thread: With reasons
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Richard88</b></div><div>since the teams in the mid-teens already have good goalie prospects: Calgary (Wolf)</div></div>
Stats are impressive doe I'd be interested to see the team's strength of schedule, nonetheless he shouldn't be viewed as a top prospect for now until he shows something to the other level. Calgary would be a prime position for Askarov and if Wolf pans out youd be looking at a duo as good as Rinne/Sarros.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>crankshaft</b></div><div>I honestly don't believe Chicago will take Askarov. I think he will fall to the late teens. He won't be ready for 2-3 years minimum.</div></div>
I think Chicago has to take a goalie in the second/third round as Lankinen hasn't showed much this year and with Crawford maybe leaving it'd be a pretty big hole in the organisation to fill, still think taking Askarov wouldn't be a bad move but if they decide to pass on him they gotta get one of Blomquist/Commesso/Daws/Bednar at 56 or 71.
Forum: Mock-DraftJul 21 at 10:45
Thread: Full three round mock with descriptions and trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>You lost me at pick 7 TBH
- Jersey is looking for defense but they are much more in need of that elite winger so I expect they bank on Sanderson staying on the board until Arizona's pick since he's going to NCAA for a few years.
- Perfetti has a very slim chance of playing center in the NHL, he played LW the entire season this year.
- Mercer in the top 10? What?
- I doubt Ottawa management cares if the player they pick is on the 67's or not. If they trade up for another top 10 spot it will Holtz &gt; Quinn</div></div>
-And that is why I've continued the Devils draft by picking back to back to back wingers. Amirov might not be that elite one you're looking for (Although he could be an excellent complementary piece to your top six) but Gunler may be the best offensive mind in this draft and is able to score tons of goals, he torched through the SuperElit league and showed good things in the SHL for an 18 year old. Neither of Mueller or Butcher should be a top pairing defenseman and neither Ty Smith nor Bahl are trending to be one so with Subban fading out they'll soon be looking for a whole new top pair. They need to start looking at options early on if they want to fix the issue at one point.
-Good assessment but Buffalo but in both cases they need the position he plays, we'll see in the future if he can play center but if he can't he could be an excellent complement to Eichel.
-Is it that far fetched to think someone ranked 14 or higher in most lists' going into the top 10? This versatile forward who plays center or right wing at the moment is a premier puck retriever and can score, he isn't afraid of traffic and plays a 200-foot game. What's wrong with him being 10th on the list?
-Bringing a little joke on the side to ease the reading ... I guess it's not for all but nonetheless Quinn's a guy that Ottawa has seen played right there in their backyard so even if they might not ''care'' about it they clearly saw him -and Rossi- play lots of games which is usually good when the player position could be a target early on. The Holtz over Quinn's debatable as lots of teams are looking for complete players over uni-dimensional ones and that's where I give the edge to Quinn as he's not invisible when the puck isn't on his stick.

You see <a href="/users/PuckLuck_77" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@PuckLuck_77</a> that's the kind of post that I hate, bringing little to no facts other than his personal opinion basically saying that he knows better than I. Opposite of yours where you brought different points up that an outsider may not know.
Forum: Mock-DraftJul 21 at 4:51
Thread: Full three round mock with descriptions and trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RobbStark03</b></div><div>You traded Montreal's 101 pick to Nashville and Edmonton. Also, I am super sour because we have very different Montreal draft picks in the second :)</div></div>
God damn it you're right! Even after re-reading me 3 times this one fell from me (Also should've wrote *Columbus from Carolina for the 52nd pick but sadly CapFriendly isn't giving you much to edit your mockdraft. One of the trade should've been made with pick 105.
As for our differences what where your picks (According to who's left on the board onto this mock)? I'm no better than you so let's discuss! If Mysak's there you have to take him, he's first round talent. I obviously wanted Topi but I've fu*ked myself with Carolina's trade hahaha, that's why the trade down. Not sold on Evangelista as I was an inch away from taking Cormier but he did manage to make a ppq in his first full year with London.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PuckLuck_77</b></div><div>but I just don't see the Kings picking Stutzle even with Vilardi/Turcotte/Kupari in the system. Vilardi is still a bit of a question mark due to his health issues (and I'm crossing my fingers that he's past them!!), Kupari has winger written all over him in the NHL, and Turcotte played left wing at times in the USNDP so he's an option on the wing if they desire. So even if they did go with Byfield, they have plenty of options on the wing. That's not even counting Akil Thomas, Madden, (both of whom will probably be more effective wingers than centers at the NHL) or JAD.

The second round, I really like the Foerster pick. If the Kings go Byfield at two, I definitely see picking a swing-for-the-fences type dynamic scoring winger to help solidify a question mark area. If they pick Stutzle though, I can't imagine they'd go for another winger with their first pick in the second round. I'd suggest Topi Niemela in your draft as someone who would still be available at 35. Then another winger or center for the other picks in the second round.
Again, really good job. Hope you take these comments as a conversation piece instead of a "YOU'RE JUST WRONG" type comment that I've seen around.</div></div>
Oh man I wasn't aware that basically all of your center prospects were projected to play winger, thought I think Turcotte stays at center. He did play winger but has enough defensive awareness and faceoff skills to grow as a center in the NHL.
Niemela's a nice pick but Sourdif could also be considered, from what I saw/read he really is an explosive player at both end of the ice. (He) May not have that high ceiling but very high floor pick.
Your comment contain way too many words for me to just think it's a ''You're just wrong'', it's a nice inside view of your pipeline. There's no one on CapFriendly able to know on the tip of their fingers all 31 teams pipeline so it's welcomed!
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 16 at 3:13
Thread: Sending Serg back to MTL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gm_jeanguy</b></div><div>What kind of cap hit do you have in mind? I mean, Caufield (or 9OA, or an asset of similar value) for Sergachev would still be less expensive then a 5M OS compensation.</div></div>
Giving up a pure goal scorer that broke every record on his way to the NHL and his 3 ELC years for a top pairing defenseman that's about to get paid for me has no incentives especially with the amount of prospects at LD that we've got. Most likely they won't be as good as Serg (Maybe Struble) but for me trading an ELC for Serg isn't good assets management on the long term knowing fully that the league will have a flat cap for two years.
Nothing against Serg, I'd love to have him back here but it's only bad timing. It's like if we were trading for a middle six center now ... Might've been usefull couple years ago but we good now.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGJul 14 at 2:10
Thread: Petry fit more then ok in that line up douch
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>total_knut</b></div><div>Not a chance we're giving up KK and a 1st for Petry.</div></div>
I mean in a win now mentality it could make sense for Vegas to do so, I'd say that at this price there must be some retention on Petry but it's a fair deal considering KK isn't a prime prospect. The hockey writers ranks him at 8th in your pipeline and dobber prospect has a soso review of him.
"He is big, skates and moves well, but his decision making with and without the puck is suspect. He loses his coverage while defending the rush, often drifting towards the puck carrier while allowing the weak side forward to sneak behind him. Korczak has made some poor decisions with the puck, often throwing hope passes up the middle that are intercepted."
If Juulsen proves to be healthy and /or they find someone else to fill Petry's shoes I'd say Montreal could be in but that's an earlier pick than a 2022 coming back that's a sure thing.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJul 14 at 11:10
Thread: Finally a 3way that makes sense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rhea</b></div><div>Yeah you could be right, I have heard otherwise about him, but really unless we are in the room who actually knows? I am not sold on quality center depth to be honest and if I were Bergevin, I would keep another option available. If they had planned to transition him to a full time winger, I would give him another year as winger before trading him.</div></div>
Yeah everything's been blown out of proportion by the fanbase on CF because for once Montreal has more than one top 6 center, look online and other than a couple of low level clickbait website no actual expert has anything to say about Domi being on the block. I don't think the organization has any plans to move Domi as he's been relatively a good core player in the past two years with the team, inconsistent yes, but still a good player.
As for Boeser I don't know why he'd be on the block because the team would sell at an all-time low but with Benning anything's possible (Beagle and Roussel at 24M$?).
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 13 at 2:15
Thread: Lot of salary out
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>clapperzzz11</b></div><div>As a mtl fan, I think this both team could be winner. MTL get two prospect and a top 9 winger. If Niederreiter played well, he can put up 50 pts. What does canes need to add ? 2nd or 3rd pick ? They will not be willing to add a 1st in this trade</div></div>
I mean Haydn Fleury can't be considered a prospect anymore, he's been drafted 6 years ago and is now 24 years old with 132 games under his belt. Now that this is set Kulak and Fleury's basically a push because yes fleury has better potential but right now they'll give you pretty much the same results (With a slight edge on Kulak's side).
Seeing this with Bergevin's eyes and taking the MaxPacc deal as an example I'd say you're close but not there yet. Domi isn't as good as Pacc but he plays center so that gets a premium so both are equivalent in value. Tatar vs Nino, advantage Nino and Suzuki vs Suzuki, advantage Nick so I'd say you're an early 2nd away from victory.

Counter offer would be like Domi for Nino (5% retained), Suzuki and the earlier of your 2020 2nd's. I don't think the team needs another Suzuki but I'd be fine with that deal. People decline because they're convinced they can get a 8th overall pick for him but I'd settle for a D+1 late first that still projects as a top 6 center over a pick.