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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 10, 2020 at 2:35 p.m.
Thread: Hall signs 1 yr to win the cup - DEMARCUS COUSIN LIKE DEAL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DiehardRedWingsFan58</b></div><div>Sure like Hall is going to waste one year with Toronto for currently less then what he's making this year, Get real no way Hall does his. And considering you're nearly $20 million over the cap. You sir are fired.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Copenhagen</b></div><div>You are 20 million over the cap, and now way Hall signs a short deal with his injuries</div></div>

If you guys haven’t noticed he’s in 2019, so all th expiring contracts all still there (like Ceci), and the two LTIR contracts aren’t moved and cap isn’t adjusted to be 83-88mil so yeah he’s not actually over the cap.

Doesn’t take away from hall never signing that 1 for 5mil tho
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 3, 2020 at 5:11 p.m.
Thread: Maybe Expedite the Rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hischier4Captain</b></div><div>They're not going to be a bottom 5 team in the standings (lottery anything can happen). I think trading wood and a 1st is a mistake, i dont think labanc fills a real need.

I'm prob the minority but teams wish they had someone like wood, you have to remember hes still only 24 and hes the kind of guy that really makes a difference come playoffs. hes big, strong, fast, and occasionally finds his hands.

The fans are impatient and haven't seen this because we haven't played meaningful hockey in a long time, but wood brings a different element and anyone with eyes can see he creates havoc all over the ice for everyone lol</div></div>

What makes you think they are going to improve next year to the point that thier 1st isnt going to most likely be a top 10 pick?

I actually really like Wood, fast, physical, and plays a complete game. Think they were smart to keep him around through the deadline.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.
Thread: The NHL owes Detroit draft luck
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hischier4Captain</b></div><div>1) relax lol
2) my point is the gm can step in and make a move to help the team a little bit to close the gap towards everyone else and create more parity. My whole point is there could be a threshold, maybe they sign a ufa to help, or implement a better system and coach. I proposed 50 points, how many teams havent been able to muster 50 points in 82 games? very few. Were talking about 1 -3 more wins at most in those cases, that goes a long way in parity
3) I don't think the devils tanked, I think they were very lucky and ultimately won the lottery when they werent the last place team - they were never in position to come close to not hitting a 50 point threshold. in addition the reason they were so bad is they had historically bad goaltending, i mean the guy couldnt win a game for 365 days. and with that, they still had 20+ more points than 50. so frankly you couldnt be more wrong in the comparison

edit: and i get the counter point that you are in a bad spot and dont want to spend assets to prolonge the bad times, but there are ways to achieve a level of quality on the ice that produces just 50 points that dont require completely decimating your existing assets. thats my only point, im not saying 70 points or 80, im saying 50, which is not exactly common. Thats all. Its an opinion and its certainly not ignorant. I look at it not to punish the players but to force the gm to help them.</div></div>

Yzerman did make 3 trades during the season so he didn't have to bring up prospects too early. First he traded Pope for Biega now I'm not saying Pope is anything special he may never make it out of the AHL but a 25yr old winger over a 30 bottom pair defenseman who most likely won't be signed in Detroit. Then he traded Regula for Perlini so far Perlini 37 games 1 goal and 4 points and he is awful Regula was taken at the beginning of the 3rd round in a deep draft I still think he could be a solid defenseman and at 67th overall won't be that far behind the two 2nds we got for AA. Now the Fabbri trade worked out ok but that was because STL had injuries and they wanted DLR because he is solid defensively. Saarijarvi he was totally expendable maybe a fresh start does him good but he is still just an AHL player to small with out the speed or skill that make smaller players successful in the NHL. He was traded for Comire because Pickard was brought in to play for The Griffins because their top 2 goalies went back to Europe to play and Pickard has NO BUSINESS in The NHL. Why he waived Comire after 1 game is beyond me but he has played for 3 teams this season and back to the team he started with but Detroit is the only team that traded for him. You also have to look at what Detroit had to work with Abdelkader, Neilson, Ericsson and Daley all over paid with NTCs then you have Helm who is just overpaid. So the vets that most teams sell off during their rebuild were untradeable thank you Mr. Holland!! I think Holland is a good GM but the 1 thing Edmonton should watch out for is he overpays grinder/energy guys and hands out NTCs like they are Pez. I'm only bringing this up because he got pulled for the 6th time this season last night and still doesn't have a win since 10/29/2019. Howard has had a really rough year and part of it is the team in front of him. He has been a very good goalie and been one of Detroit most consistent players up until this season. I've watched almost every game this season and they are bad but they haven't quit or given up half way through games. Now their core players are still working as hard as in seasons past. Even AA who is pretty bad defensively was back checking and doing his best to play a 200 foot game it's the hardest I've seen him work defensively since he came into the league.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 26, 2020 at 7:56 p.m.
Thread: The NHL owes Detroit draft luck
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bigZ98</b></div><div>Dont think the NHL owes any team anything lol. How would you feel if you were a mediocre team and all of a sudden the NHL was helping a team lower than you with the draft to get better picks? Isnt exactly the most fair thing in the world ya know. I think Detroit has had a dynasty long enough that they can handle a couple years of the basement.</div></div>

I agree the NHL doesn't owe any team. Most of the time a when a team gets into that mediocre rut it's from poor player management, bad picks and bad signings that got them there. Or thinking you can speed up a rebuild by singing big name UFAs or trading multiple assets for 1 established player. Can you really call 4 cups in 11 seasons a dynasty? If you are referring to the 25 season playoff streak that is why Detroit is so bad now 25 years of buying at the TDL completely decimated their prospect pool. Since 1997 Detroit didn't have a 1st round pick in 9 of those seasons. Chicago had 3 cups in 6 seasons and Pittsburgh had 3 cups in 9 season plus they are the only team to go back to back is the salary cap era. As a Wings fan 4 years in the basement is enough for me but I also know Detroit isn't close to a playoff team.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 25, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.
Thread: The NHL owes Detroit draft luck
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hischier4Captain</b></div><div>As far as I'm concerned the red wings are so bad they should be excluded from the lottery lol. I'm very anti tanking - I think the lottery is fantastic. Teams should not be rewarded for being bad in my opinion.

I think it's incredibly unlucky for some teams and incredibly lucky for others, but thats how a random system works.

I firmly believe that there should be a threshold teams must hit to be lottery eligible (maybe 50 points). I understand people complain this will make bad teams worse, but I also believe it will make teams like detroit make changes so they aren't a laughing stock. This is just my opinion and I think it would be cool. If you look at colorado, they had 48 points, drafted mackinnon and got 98 the next year. Don't tell me they were one mackinnon away from 50 more points per season lol. There were many things that couldve been done to get them the extra 2 points.

Moral of the story, I want to see a team that plays hard win the lottery with some good fortune rather than a team lose 8 straight to end the season.

I was pissed the rangers moved up behind us, but that's cause theyre the rangers. All for the lottery.</div></div>

I think that a rule should be put in where a team can only have 1 first overall pick in 3 years and can only have two lottery picks in 3 years example (1st and 3rd overall. Or 3 lottery picks in 4 years(2nds and 3rds)

I’m sure i made that sounds really confusing. I apologize I’m paying for an oil change lol
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 26, 2020 at 1:13 a.m.
Thread: The NHL owes Detroit draft luck
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bf3351</b></div><div>I think that a rule should be put in where a team can only have 1 first overall pick in 3 years and can only have two lottery picks in 3 years example (1st and 3rd overall. Or 3 lottery picks in 4 years(2nds and 3rds)

I’m sure i made that sounds really confusing. I apologize I’m paying for an oil change lol</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hischier4Captain</b></div><div>As far as I'm concerned the red wings are so bad they should be excluded from the lottery lol. I'm very anti tanking - I think the lottery is fantastic. Teams should not be rewarded for being bad in my opinion.

I think it's incredibly unlucky for some teams and incredibly lucky for others, but thats how a random system works.

I firmly believe that there should be a threshold teams must hit to be lottery eligible (maybe 50 points). I understand people complain this will make bad teams worse, but I also believe it will make teams like detroit make changes so they aren't a laughing stock. This is just my opinion and I think it would be cool. If you look at colorado, they had 48 points, drafted mackinnon and got 98 the next year. Don't tell me they were one mackinnon away from 50 more points per season lol. There were many things that couldve been done to get them the extra 2 points.

Moral of the story, I want to see a team that plays hard win the lottery with some good fortune rather than a team lose 8 straight to end the season.

I was pissed the rangers moved up behind us, but that's cause theyre the rangers. All for the lottery.</div></div>

I read someone's suggestion that was kind of intriguing. So a team can basically say f!@# it we are done for the year forfeit their playoff hopes and then every win after that gives them a better chance at getting a better pick. Or they suggested the same thing, but the wins collect towards the next season's draft. I cannot remember exactly what they said but I liked it and this is coming from a Red Wings fan lol. Only side effect of this is that it could potentially make the trade deadline a hell of a lot more difficult with pretty much making every team buyers.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 17, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.
Thread: Fitzy Stays Last Moves Need a coach and lines to finish year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hischier4Captain</b></div><div>Totally agree on gallant

As far as torts goes, hes intense but he's also proven to be very successful, first in tampa, then ny, and now cbj. He also knows how to be a competitive team and put yourself in a position to win - everything the devils management has preached to this point is compete, coachability, and buy in. Torts will require that and I think he is a perfect coach for Nico, who can drive the bus and lead the buy in from everyone else, the same way foligno has in cbj</div></div>

He can work when he is put in at the right time. But by the time he left in Tampa and NYR they couldn't be rid of him faster. Plus he flames out hard in Van.

He is a good coach at the right time, but he's kind of high risk, high reward. I do see the appeal of bringing him in to instill a strict discipline in a young team with a lack of significant veteran leaders. I really do. But I can also see it going bad. Would be interesting either way if it happened.