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DH28Hockey

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Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 6:33 pm
Thread: Under rated under cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_K</b></div><div>I agree with a lot of these guys (depending on the exact definition of underrated) but I don't think Edmundson or Eller are anything special. Haven't really seen much from Wahlstrom as a pro but he's a gamer. Lots of times when the Blues played the Yotes last season I thought Pitlick was everywhere.

One thing I notice about these underrated lists is that all the guys usually have a nack for scoring at 5v5, whether they're feasting on matchups or just simply better tuned for the open game. And conversely, the overrated lists usually have PP merchants and one-dimensional shooters.</div></div>

This is a pretty fair assessment of how it goes. As for Edmunson and Eller, I kind of tried to include some top of the lineup and lower of the lineup players to make it fit the mold of a more traditional team
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 6:14 pm
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 3:53 pm
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 3:48 pm
Thread: What would you give the Flyers if Claude Giroux wanted a trade to Ottawa
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>I literally just told you that it was not a rumor but speculation from a Flyers reporter. The rumor (or whatever it is) is the other quote

Damn, I feel like reading comprehension doesn't exist anymore "lmao" (only these stupid little acronyms)




I personally don't care much about rumors but it gives people something to talk. I haven't created any thread but I'm participating in the discussion. There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG with that "lmao"... I mean this whole armchair GM section is mostly just hypothetical already... No need to get up in arms about this "lmao"

I mean, some people seriously need to give their head a shake... "lmao"</div></div>

The complete and utter irony that you imply I don't have reading comprehension when I clearly didn't rebuttal the first comment as a rumor, but rather the second source stating that his information was likely coming from an invalid source. Also funny that much like you, I'm also "participating in the discussion" but because what I'm saying doesn't fit a hypothetical scenario that you're fantasizing about I'm someone policing conversation.

But I'll see myself out now, I didn't realize using acronyms make you some sort of idiot on the Internet /s
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 10:42 am
Thread: What would you give the Flyers if Claude Giroux wanted a trade to Ottawa
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Ok but why do you think there's suddenly all that talk around Claude Giroux to Ottawa?


https://twitter.com/PaulGb_/status/1449082161815031808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1449088093840158721%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=

Philly reporter Al Morganti (nufced) on SiriusXMNHL on the possibility of Claude Giroux moving this season: “The only place I could see him willingly go to would be Ottawa.”


Maybe rumor wasn't the right word, more like speculation from that Philly reporter. The rumor would be this one :

Paul Gb PaulGb_
From a source: Giroux really wants to play in Ottawa at some point in his career. Whether that’s this year (via trade) or in the summer as a UFA, would depend on where OTT are in the standings around the deadline, obviously.</div></div>

So Al Morganti is a radio personality with no inside connection to the front office giving his opinion, and I'd bet any large sum of money that @PaulGb_'s (who I don't think is an insider in the first place) source is Al Morganti lmao.

There is talk of Claude Giroux to Ottawa because the Internet likes to run rampant with literally anything they read anywhere online. Flyers fans did that with Gaudreau, Toronto fans did it with every other player ever, etc. There's literally 0 weight to Giroux to Ottawa
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:24 pm
Thread: What would you give the Flyers if Claude Giroux wanted a trade to Ottawa
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Was this thread made before or after the Giroux rumors?



No chance the Sens give up Connor Brown to get Giroux.

Connor Brown and Colin White don't have similar value at all, even if you retain 50% on White's AAV

Time to copy/paste my Connor Brown FACTS!

- Among Brown's 19:17 TOI/GP in Ottawa, 2:45 were on the PK and only 1:32 on the PP. His overall dZS% has been 62.6% which is extremely high. Simply put, he is mostly used as a shutdown forward or on a matchup line.

- Despite this defensive usage, he has been 61st for Even Strenght Points among NHL players since 2019-20 (not including 2021-22 yet). Look at the names around him on that list, they aren't all as good overall :

http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&amp;seasonFrom=20192020&amp;seasonTo=20202021&amp;gameType=2&amp;filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&amp;sort=evPoints&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=50

Facts summary :

- He has scored at a 24 goals/50 pts pace in Ottawa (127 GP)
- He was 2nd in takeaways last season (behind Mark Stone of course)
- He received Selke votes (17th)
- Total beast on the PK : routinely gets more scoring chances than the opposition
- used heavily in a defensive deployment (34.0 oZS% vs 66.0 dZS%) but still provides good offense

His speed, non-stop motor and flawless work ethic is a beautiful thing to watch. With only a 3.6 AAV for 2 more seasons... way too valuable for Ottawa and they love him a lot. Any team who has Brown should use him in a similar way that Ottawa has been</div></div>

I don't think there have ever been any even semi-weighted Giroux trade rumors, let alone ones specific to Ottawa
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 16 at 5:22
Thread: What would you give the Flyers if Claude Giroux wanted a trade to Ottawa
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MellowK</b></div><div>No, the Flyers would probably take the 2nd. They wouldn't be happy about it, but it's better than losing him for nothing.</div></div>

This is just so backwards and wrong lmao. The dude is the longest tenured Captain in Philadelphia sports, 2nd all time on the Flyers scoring charts, longest Captain in Flyers history, face of the franchise, etc. Not to mention he is a better player than Taylor Hall and even if he did want to sign in Ottawa eventually, his only interest if he hypothetically wanted a trade would be to play for a top contender at the deadline.

It is this simple: Claude Giroux is not going to be traded in a similar fashion that Taylor Hall was, period