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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 24, 2022 at 3:51 p.m.
Thread: Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hammerwise</b></div><div>PHI will not buy out JVR and then bury Mrazek's cap hit, although for that package I'd do that deal.

Holl as a solid stay at home 3rd poairing and PK would be fine, but 7mil in buy out/buried monies, no thanks.

Holl for a 4th or 5th rounder I'd do that.
Mrazek in exchange for a 1st, I'd do that.

(But only if JVR and his 7mil is moved and a 2LW is brought in)

And just to add, PHI had and experienced the unreliability of Mrazek, so would only have him back with a 1st or high round 2nd</div></div>

It's a lot of wasted cap space for one season. But acquiring the additional 1st round pick and a depth defenseman in Holl is worth it. The Flyers have so many young players on cheap contracts that now is a good time to see what they have in those players and use the cap space to obtain more assets. Especially in the 2022 draft. I'm not worried about the loss of JVR on a buyout. I don't think the Flyers should be giving up assets to move him. A healthy Couturier and Ellis fixes a lot of the Flyers woes from last season. Morgan Frost appears to fix their missing 3rd line center problem and Laughton is a great 4th line center.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2022 at 9:22 a.m.
Thread: Loading Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>johum7</b></div><div>Why trade for Ladd? Or re-sign Jones when you have 3 goalies in the org who could split backup?

And ARI is not paying to take on JVR</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>johum7</b></div><div>Why trade for Ladd? Or re-sign Jones when you have 3 goalies in the org who could split backup?

And ARI is not paying to take on JVR</div></div>

JVR carries more value to Arizona than Ladd on and off the ice. The salaries are about the same but JVR's cap hit is higher. Ladd's salary is mostly signing bonus so a deal before July 1st saves Arizona actual dollars but uses up more in Cap Space on JVR. Now on the ice it's not a question. Ladd is a spent player and likely a 4th liner at best or an AHLer. JVR can still produce 20 goals. Arizona makes a minimal trade here, spends more of their cap to reach the floor, spends less actual money, and then ends up with a better hockey player with the optic of trying to improve.

Next time I see a team split the backup job between three goalies (no injuries) will be the first time. That's not a successful formula. Jones is a capable backup and if he signs for $1 million you have to do it.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2022 at 4:18 p.m.
Thread: Flyers Passive Retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>johum7</b></div><div>I'd argue having the extra 8 million in cap space is more useful to the team than having Hayes and Atkinson take up roster spots from the younger guys coming up. It's not ideal, but paying a 3rd line center 7 million and a decent 2nd line winger nearly 6 million is a huge reason why this team is stuck in neutral</div></div>

It could.... be more useful. Strome and Nichushkin are replacing Hayes and Atkinson in your scenario so they're now blocking the young players that are apparently not coming for their jobs. As you might be aware, the Flyers actually have no actual center in the system coming for Hayes' job. They currently do not even have a viable #2 NHL center. The Flyers are now in theory paying Strome essentially 9.142857 and they're Nichushkin $6.875 million. They also took in salary for Debrusk, who is subsequently traded for 2 seconds, Forbort an overpaid 3rd pair defenseman for the Flyers, and a 1st round pick. I see a lot of wasted cap space presently and in the future as Stome is essentially a reset button on the Hayes contract. Atkinson is a 30 goal 30 assist player. The Flyers are paying more for the right to lose him and have Nichushkin, why? Not to mention your pricing of JVR to be traded as a clean salary to Arizona with no retention is rather cheap. It'll cost the Flyers easily one of those 2nd round picks and that in and of itself pretty much negates the benefit of your trades. Making changes just to make changes is never a good idea.

You made a better 3rd D pair possibly but mostly just created a blocking path for Attard and York in my opinion and you also acquired more draft capital which is a good thing. The expense of that is a team that is effectively the same paying a lot more in salary cap space to maintain their current position.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30, 2022 at 2:48 p.m.
Thread: Flyers Opening Night
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BlackwoodForVezina</b></div><div>Lol Arizona paying for JVR</div></div>

I'd say getting a 20 goal scorer for only an additional $1.5 million in cap is a pretty valuable asset to acquire. They're getting a $7 million cap hit, which is actually only $5 million in salary in JVR. He's also still a 20 goal scorer and productive Power Play player in the right system. They're shipping out Ladd who is at best a 4th liner or more likely an AHL player at his $5.5 million Cap Hit that pays him $ 4 million. If this trade happens before July 1st Arizona can save $2 million in signing bonus money as well. The Flyers have the cap space to scratch JVR if necessary but the best result is a trade for the player and Arizona actually makes sense. This is a cap trade and hockey trade rolled into one. Arizona saves money, gets a higher cap hit, and gets a player they can use and likely dangle for an asset at the trade deadline or earlier if they so choose.

Ladd's issue is he's an aging, injury prone broken down player with a large contract.

JVR's issue is he's not a major producer for a team but has a salary that says he should be. If you need him to score 20, he will. If you need him to score 30, he'll score 20. If you have a good lineup and only count on him for 15 to 20, he could score 30. He's a healthy player and far from a trash player. If his cap hit was $2 to $3 million most teams would gladly be interested in him. The frustration with him is that he seems like he could be so much better than he is. But at this stage he is what he is. He seems content with that and he'll get a next contact that resembles more of how teams value his actual performance rather than his potential.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 21, 2022 at 12:47 p.m.