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DirtyDangles

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Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago
Thread: Turn around is Fair play
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dmh1055</b></div><div>Professional Scouts watch these players at a young age and not one saw enough in Myers to take him in the NHL draft. With his size and the all important Right Handed Defenseman they still all passed. You're allowed to be bullish on Myers and you should be as a Flyers fan just like the team is on him. However, it's also important to be realistic and not overvalue him. He didn't go undrafted to suddenly a make or break piece in a Seth Jones level trade. It's foolish to think you're suddenly outsmarting everyone for a superstar level talent. He exceeded expectations got an NHL contract and even made the team. He performed well as a rookie as a #4. He's in 2nd year and has not performed well enough to be a #6 on a team with severe lack of RHD. The undrafted prospect stigma and his poor performance this year state a lot about what his floor could be. The team prefers to play more LHD than to play a RHD available to them. Myers showed last year when paired with Sanheim as a second pairing he's capable of being a #4. This year he was asked to be a first pairing RHD and did not succeed nor has he been able to revert to his #4 pairing status. I believe and hope he's having a sophomore slump. That being said, I hope he can get back to being a #4 but I'll settle for him being on the 3rd pair consistently. I do not believe he's a top pairing defenseman on a quality NHL team when he's playing his best game.

Sanheim and York will be in an NHL lineup top 6. That's their floor, which should be expected of a 1st round pick. They have a ceiling that says they can be a #1 potentially but mostly like a #2 defenseman.</div></div>

What an absolute idiotic statement all around. I guess guys like Marty St. Louis, Kunitz, Rafalski, Oates were all absolutely worthless in a trade for their entire career because they were undrafted. Give your head a shake bud.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 3:20 pm
Thread: Fixing the D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DH28Hockey</b></div><div>Jones will likely use Pietrangelo as a comparable and fall just under that, I'd guess closer to 8.25. Coots is going to make considerably more than 7.5, I'd be stunned if he took anything less than 9 even with a flat Cap, the dude is one of the best players on the planet. Theres also Farabee who, if he repeats this past seasons performance or builds on it next season, will earn at least a 4 million dollar raise.

Basically I think there's 0 possibility they could retain all of Couturier, Gaudreau and Jones if they went this route, and considering how many futures they lose in this scenario that's an extremley risky move</div></div>

Coots will not make 9. Nobody is handing out $9 mil with a flat cap who will be pushing 30. If he won't budge off $9, let him walk. Jones maybe in the $8 range but can't use Petro as Petro signed when everyone thought the cap was going much higher. I still think $7.5 is reasonable especially with Provy at $6.75
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 3:04 pm
Thread: Fixing the D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DH28Hockey</b></div><div>Nearly hitting the cap ceiling while Jones, Farabee, Couturier, Gaudreau, all needing significant raises the following season, with Manson and Giroux also needing new contracts as well. I get there would be at least some money that would be freed up in the process, but this seems like a bad idea waiting to happen</div></div>

It is definitely risky but in a flat cap, I think it could be done. We could move Sanheim after the year since York will likely be ready. Get a cheaper goalie. Hopefully Giroux takes a hometown discount to stay. JG will likely get slightly less than what he makes now. It's Coots and Jones that will get raises but honestly I don't see either going over $7.5 with the flat cap.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 3:49 pm
Thread: Flyering up the Flames
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dmh1055</b></div><div>He has throughout his career shown an effectiveness at putting up points without ever actually asserting any real control over the game. He's a nice player to have but is not a make or break player. The book is out on him at this point in his career. JVR is mostly the same. Neither is particularly clutch. Crying a shame that 11th highest scoring RW be traded for a productive 3rd line NHL center that makes impactful plays, puts up points, and changes momentum is quite bizarre. A strong third center will be more important to the youthful changeover the Flyers are having on the wings. Centers are also historically more valuable than a winger. I may feel differently if Voracek showed any willingness to be bullish to maintain puck possession and assert himself like he had earlier in his career. Once again he seems content to be a passenger on a train that is derailing and like before seems perfectly content not feeling personally accountable for it.</div></div>

Interesting take seeing as he is in the + when it comes to puck possession

https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/jakub-voracek
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 12:56 pm
Thread: Flyering up the Flames
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dmh1055</b></div><div>You're undervaluing Backlund in this deal. I don't believe the Flames would trade Backlund even up for Voracek but they likely would to move from Lucic as well. With the rise of Farabee and Konecny Voracek's need on this team has diminished. They don't need an $8 million dollar soft playing 3rd liner. The higher salary would be better distributed solidifying the bottom 6. Making them stronger and tougher to play against. This also opens up more space for the young skill players in the bottom 6. Backlund is also capable of producing quality defensive minutes with 40 to 50 points a season.</div></div>

Voracek is the 11th highest scoring RWer in the NHL...not a 3rd liner and definitely worth more than a 3C and cap dump.