DripBayless

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Forum: Armchair-GMOct 15 at 10:06
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 5:47
Thread: Post expansion draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bluetomorrow83</b></div><div>Very unlikely Holland could trade a dman to NDJ for something as they have like 2 dman worth protecting. Haula seems like UFA signing which wouldn't need protecting either.

F: McD, Drai, Nuge, Yamo, JP, Benson, Turris
D: Nurse, Jones, Bear
G: Koskinen

Trade Klefbom for couple picks/exempt players.

Hope that Seattle takes Neal/Kassian to free up cap space for better Top 6 forward then Haula.</div></div>

Trading a D man works too! Never thought of it that way. *** Haula is/was a signing the Oilers make this season (2020). If you look at my other ACGMs, you'll see I always trade Chiasson for picks and sign Haula therefore him needing to be protected at the expansion draft.

I could then see Turris, Kassian, and Neal being exposed but not necessarily taken. They'll probably just take some player in our organization and avoid the older guys. Turris may be the only one and even then, they might still skip him.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 30 at 12:42
Thread: 1 compliance buyout - flat cap - worst case
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>Lol. He was well below average this year. He got lots of wins because of run support, not due to great goaltending. Among the 45 goalies to play in at least 30 games, Smith's save percentage ranked 36th. His .902 was well below average for an NHL goalie and he was wildly inconsistent.

He's 38 years old and trending downward, this is not a good signing at all.</div></div>

Fair points. Any suggestions on who can replace him adequately for less than 3M?

Smith’s value is also in his puck moving on ES and PK and the guys have outright said that that makes their lives easier. So again, let him walk, and I think you’re creating a massive hole on the ice and in the locker room. It’s well documented he’s valued in that room as a leader as well. If he walks, I could see it having a bigger effect on the locker room than when they let Matt Hendricks go.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 3 at 12:27
Thread: 2020 Cup Champs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>Forgive me if i'm wrong but isnt your teams top scorers leading the entire league and still you're team standings are in the middle of the pack ?

That screams your D core needs tightening or your goalie's struggling .
given your Tandem is uniquely balanced i gotta look to the gaping hold in your top 4 RD .
Bring Bouchard up isnt the answer but a trade for Petry , D'angelo or Even a cheaper option in a Colin Miller would create better odds.

As would realizing you cant choose not to replace Russel's shot blocking role without screwing your tandem hard .
Maybe a trade with VAN for Jo Benn who's not a fit there it seems but can play RD as before MTL its the only role he had the option to play.
Benns not only a good shot blocker but a reliable hitter something Russell is not .

i think A'angelo and Benn could address your D issues better then Jones and Bouchard because come playoffs they're big and tough enough to battle hard.(Jones and Bouchard will be but not quite there )</div></div>

D is fine, it's trades like these that will actually kill the team. Yes we need a top 6 forward and a third line centre, but not at the cost of a top 4 defenceman who's helping us win games at the moment. We can acquire top 6 forward with picks/prospects without subtracting from our current lineup.

For the record, we could have the two leading scorers and still be middle of the pack. That's because 2 players do not win the Stanley Cup, 23 players and good coaching does. What the team really needs is depth at forward because 2 players cannot carry the whole team.