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Digitalbooya06

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Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago
Thread: Back to the Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Digitalbooya06</b></div><div>The pick is the most valuable piece coming from Minnesota. Curious how a top 10 pick is not helpful. Are expectations that CBJ will make the playoffs next year?

I’m curious on Jiricek. He seems to be unhappy with how things are going. I totally understand not wanting to trade him, but I think there is some level of discontent. We might have to swing back around if he ever wants out.</div></div>

Expectations are to be competitive in 2-3 years. Jiricek <em><strong>was </strong></em>understandably frustrated, he dominated the AHL last year (and a lot of this year when he was down there), but was healthy scratched or demoted/promoted quickly for a stretch. He was frustrated about not playing, and it was aimed nearly entirely at the GM who no longer has a job with the team. He was an NHL regular at the end of the season.

The issue is, if we trade Jiricek, we don't have a suitable replacement or prospect of his caliber on the right side, and there aren't any available in this draft aside from maybe Levshunov, who's gone in the top-4. So no, a top-10 pick doesn't do a lot of good if it's at the expense of Jiricek.

Marchenko and Rossi are about the same age and produce about equally, so I'd call them equal value. We're set on the left side with Werenski here and Mateychuk on the way. We don't have anyone on the right aside from Severson and Gudbranson, so that coupled with no desire to move Marchenko makes this a quick no from Columbus.

Total value is pretty close in all likelihood, but it doesn't at all fit Columbus' needs.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28 at 3:47 p.m.
Thread: Full rebuild around Matthews
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TampaBayFan94</b></div><div>True I forget Nylander has 0 value</div></div>

Nylander has value. Don't be an ass.

But Joel Eriksson-Ek has MORE value. C'mon.

Did you miss the part where Minnesota is giving up a low-end/low-cost 1C for a overpaid top-line RW? Then ADDING a young 22 year old 2C still on his ELC who's worth a high first in his own right.

Minnesota doesn’t trade JEE straight up for Nylander. They're not adding a top prospect who spent the majority of the season in the top 3 for the Calder race and who just scored 20+ goals in his first full rookie season. Oh, plus a solid B-level defensive prospect for further stupidity.

But let's put this into terms you'll understand.

One is a 1C making $5.25M for the next 6 years despite carrying a market value of $10.1M. That's a surplus of $4.8M for the record.

The other is a RW who just got extended for $11.5M for the next 8 years, when his market value is only that of a $9.3M player. That's a negative surplus of $2.2M on his next contract. Good luck with that.

No GM is trading the $5M underpayed 1C for a overpaid 1RW. Let alone ADDING on top of it.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 20 at 4:50 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 26 at 10:58 p.m.
Thread: Boldy miracle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div><strong>Some whacked Minny fan posted on X why they need to trade him and a bunch of others commented and agreed.</strong> It would be like those whacked Habs fans that keep trying to trade Caufield.</div></div>

As a Wild fan, the opinions of the handful of "whacked Minny fans" (assuming they are actual Wild fans...which seems highly unlikely) are just that, whack. Boldy ain't going nowhere. See <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/819232?post_id=4799679">this post comparing Boldy vs. Caufield</a> to hopefully give you a better idea as to just how good Boldy is and why he's untouchable.

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