SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

DripBayless

Member Since
Apr. 21, 2018
Favourite Team
Edmonton Oilers
Forum Posts
1586
Posts per Day
0.7
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 26, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 28, 2019 at 12:16 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 7, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.
Thread: toronto win-win
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>Okay. Skip Ceci. Who needs minute eaters? You still need more puck movement to get the secondary scoring going, so.... Trade for Djoos. What's your offer.</div></div>

Holland isn't interested in trading for a defenseman. Like, at all. He specifically said that the reason he bought out Sekera was to free up a roster spot for the young players just breaking into the league. He has 4 players - Persson, Jones, Bear and Lagesson - who are in their last year of waiver exemption (they can be sent down without having to clear waivers) and he wants to give each of them significant NHL time to find out what he has in them. So he has 5 NHL veterans: Klefbom, Nurse, Larsson, Benning and Russell, and the 6th spot will go to a rookie on a rotating basis. At the end of the year he'll have plenty if information about who to re-sign (all 4 + Benning are RFA's next summer) and who to trade.

I imagine Bouchard (and possibly Samorukov) also gets some NHL time, but he has 3 years left on his ELC so it isn't as critical to get him at-bats.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 7, 2019 at 3:17 p.m.
Thread: toronto win-win
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>Right. Totally. :) But his even strength points last year were better than Klefbom's, or any other EDM blueliner except Nurse.

Now factor in that Ottawa let in 40 more even strength goals last year than Edmonton, and Ceci played 7:30 more per night than Benning, with 6% tougher zone starts, and I think it's within the realm of possibility that they're not that different, defensively. Ceci also played twice as much penalty kill last year as Benning (2:29 per night vs 1:14) which could have left him a bit winded at evens, if they're in equally good shape?

If not Girardi, why not trade Benning for Ceci to add offense, and then sign another young, established NHL defenseman to replace Benning's marginal defensive ability? 26 year old Joe Morrow was on pace for 14 points last year and an even plus/minus. Frederik Claeson in 37 games was on pace for about 15 and +6? There are probably options around 1M who are almost as good as Benning, and only a little bit older.

Or you could trade a forward prospect for a Marcus Pettersson (unsigned RFA the Pens might not be able to afford around 2M, who got 19 even strength points last year to Benning's 16. Pitt probably doesn't mind if he holds out) or Christian Djoos (signed at 1.25. Was on pace for 18.... but finished the season with seven points in 18 games... on pace for 31, if he can keep that up this year--better than Ceci).</div></div>

You can make all the excuses you want, but the fact is that Benning was +11 on a team that was -42 last year, is half the price of Ceci and is under team control when the season is over. They don't have similar value in a trade.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.
Thread: What we refuse to keep learning
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ConnorsCousin</b></div><div>kind of confused, are you saying it’s a bad trade for the Oilers?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rangersandislesfan</b></div><div>I'd rather have Neal than Lucic. The reports are that Edmonton is adding a conditional pick. I think they'd have to add something. Lucic's contract is a little bit bigger (not much) and Neal is a better player IMO. He had 1 really bad year for him, but maybe he can bounce back. The cap hits are pretty similar but i think Neal is a bit better a player.</div></div>

No, all I'm saying is that NHL GMs are proper buffoons and that Treliving's staff should be shot at dusk with the GM hung at dawn. Insanity that anyone would actually trade for Lucic. I'm very happy to have Neal instead
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2019 at 10:02 p.m.
Thread: JP to the Jets
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ConnorsCousin</b></div><div>production wise, he's got one more point in 30 less games. So prorate his production to JP's, he'd have about 11 more points than JP at the same number of games played. Given both are still young and early in their career, I don't think the gap is as big as you say. I think JP has a higher ceiling than Jack but having the smaller sample size, I definitely think Roslo's value is a bit higher right now though.</div></div>

I think that their potential is pretty equal. At wing roslovic can be a possession driving p/gm winger. His game at c is yet to be seen though. Jp could become more productive but I honestly think that Edm has ruined him (or has at least greatly affected his ceiling)


I wouldn’t do roslovic for jp for 3 reasons
1) roslovic has 2c potential which is something we need
2) he is a possession driving playmaker who complements the jets’ overload of goal scoring wingers well
3) their ceiling is similar and roslovic is a much safer bet to reach that potential than jp

Jp is the opposite. He adds to the jets’ issue of too many goal scorers and he doesn’t play c
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 26, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 26, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.
Thread: If I Were GMBM - But Im Not
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ConnorsCousin</b></div><div>would the caps see any value in doing something along JP + Russell for Burakovsky? I mean WSH is at the cap but maybe a deal around that framework? remove Russell maybe and try to even out salaries. Theres about a 2M gap from JP and Burakovsky.</div></div>

I get the sense that Burakovsky is about the level of "reclamation project" that the Caps would saddle Todd Rierden with this point. It was really patience that helped Connolly mature and no real expectations in a very steady 3RW role. Thinking seems to be either find a way to keep him, or give 1 year to Burky to find his way back to the developing asset he should have been if injuries and floating all over the depth chart did not derail him. I do not see WSH investing any effort in JP. Let MTL or NYI deal with that...also Russell just does not work unless there's a body like Orlov leaving the team.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 25, 2019 at 1:39 p.m.