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Eli

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Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 4:56
Thread: Keeping Cernak
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>siegeell</b></div><div>Kuznetsov blows literally and figuratively. Cirelli had down year and was dealing with injuries. He would've had a 50+ point season last year if the season didn't get shut down. He has shown that he is a really solid young shutdown center</div></div>

Count the nose-touches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak53AT6AXzU

March and April Kuzentsov was on a 76 point pace. Which, if he can keep that up next year, will make his 4th 70+ point season. So, I kinda think he tends to not be suck. You throw in four more Cirelli's and you could afford a Kuznetsov. Or throw in one Sergachev and you got him, one for one. But Tampa can't handle the cap on that, and I doubt WSH is giving much of anything for Gourde.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 2:56
Thread: Capitals
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>Montreal asks if you partied with Kuznetsov last night cause there is no way this can be a serious proposal! 2-1sts 2-2nds a bottom 6 forward and a 4th! Why wouldn't we just trade for Killorn or sign Hall or Saad? It would make more sense than this ludicrous deal.</div></div>

Kuznetsov has three 70 point seasons, and was on a 76 point pace for March and April of 2021, after a slow start. Eichel has one 70 point season. Kuznetsov has an addiction. Eichel has a neck injury. Eichel is four years younger and scores more goals, so he's more valuable, four firsts to two and a half. Hall has two 70 point seasons but has said he's staying in Boston long term, regardless of money.

Killorn has zero 30 point seasons and is 32. Saad at 28, has three 50 point seasons, but none since he turned 24.

If the Habs move Tatar out, they have 20M of cap space to add six players. If they trade Byron (1M retained) for Killorn, they get Killorn by adding 2M to their cap number. That's a good idea.

With Danault a UFA and Kotkaniemi an RFA, I think the Habs most likely just sign those two long term and, along with Suzuki, call that good enough. But if they let Danault walk, bridge Kotkaniemi for four years, cheaply, and trade for Kuznetsov, they could have a lot more offense, and they might have cap space to sign Saad.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 12:56
Thread: Tampa Style
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>I'm sure lots of people who played twice as many games as other people had more a couple points. It's not exactly a fair comparison. Try points per game and get back to me.

Anyway, the Blues have no use for yet another LD and for yet another 4th liner, especially at those cap hits. It would do more for the Caps to offload them than it would for the Blues to bring them in.</div></div>

Senko's the cap dump. Eller tied his points/game this year. Within 0.1 at less than half the cap hit, while playing on a checking line. Could Tarasenko bounce back? Yes. WIll he? I don't know.

Dillon had as many even strength points last year as Suter, Subban, and Weber, but more hits than any of them, at a lower cap hit. No. He is not a cap dump. Do you just randomly make up insults and hope they stick? This one doesn't.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 12:31
Thread: Tampa Style
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Ehh what? The Blues were top of the West when COVID hit.</div></div>

Okay. WSH was on top of the East at the time. I was just being flippant because an Oilers fan said the Blues "def decline" and I thought the offer was fairly close.

Tarasenko probably still has a higher ceiling if he's at 100%, but it's been a while. Dillon and Eller each got more points last year than Tarasenko, and the year before they each outscored him too, and their combined cap hit is slightly lower than his, and I think they're each better defensively. But neither of them is going to score 30 goals next year, and there's an outside chance Tarasenko might. And goals are very valuable. But if it made sense to pick up guys who used to score 30 goals, but haven't in a little while, Buffalo would be a playoff team.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 11:18
Thread: Tampa Style
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsbeathabs</b></div><div>Washington voted against requiring a salary cap in the playoffs when TB proposed it so Washington capitals and these clown post have no one but their team to blame is it TB's fault they were smarter than your GM</div></div>

It sounds like we agree the loophole is ridiculous now, regardless of what the team I cheer for might have voted on at some meeting, sometime in the past. Teams are going to have guys come back from LTIR during the postseason, and rosters are slightly bigger in the playoffs, so maybe make the postseason cap 10% higher than the regular season cap. Keeping it on an honor system and letting the defending champs go over by 23%, plus call-ups, was absurd.

That said, how do you like the above team? I like the extra forward depth, if Eichel and Tarasenko can really get healthy in time for the playoffs. I'm not sure Hamilton on the third pair makes sense, but they can always move him to Carlson's left whenever they need a goal. I really hope Lundqvist and Kempny have one more year in them.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 11 at 8:51
Thread: Tampa Style
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GoodIdeaAtTheTime</b></div><div>Easy no from Buffalo. Nothing they need for a rebuild so all the wrong pieces except maybe Samsonov.</div></div>

Pre-draft comments on Lapierre:

"Hendrix Lapierre is a very skilled, very good skater, possession player, one of the elite playmakers in the draft." — Blackhawks Vice President of Amateur Scouting Mark Kelley

"The left-shot forward has great hockey sense, compete and playmaking qualities. He was limited to 19 games because of an upper-body injury but may have the highest ceiling of any player projected to go in the first round." — Mike G. Morreale, NHL.com

"Great background work will have to be done on this player. If health is a non-issue, and that’s a big question, there’s a steal waiting to happen." — Sam Cosentino, Sportsnet

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/2020-nhl-draft-profile-c-hendrix-lapierre

Since the draft, he's got 31 points in 21 games, back in the Q. He and Samsonov are the kind of players you rebuild any team around.

If this trade happens after Oshie gets a $3M bonus this summer, then Oshie's salary this year is $3M with a $5.75M cap hit. If Buffalo is building down to the floor in a total rebuild, that lets them spend 2.75M below the floor. He'd also come in as their leading scorer. Total, he's owed 16M over four years, for an average savings of 1.75M below cap. Definitely something rebuilding teams value, if they're saving up to spend big in a few years.

I agree Eller doesn't fit a rebuild at all. Great two-way player with Eric-Staal level offense, the last three years, but younger and faster. Great penalty killer. Scored a Cup-winning goal. Throw in a 2022 1st instead.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 9 at 11:56
Thread: After todays discussion and debates
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SNipeSHowInc</b></div><div>Wonder what Washington fans think Wilsons value is,...Hes a 40 point guy, whos intangible is that he hits and is generally a scumbag on the ice (not a bad thing when hes on your team). Vinacek is alright, but the Leafs have an unproven starter in Campbell, yes last year was great and I think he will be the real deal. But if he isnt, Im sure the Leafs want a bit more stability than a guy who has 1 NHL season under his belt</div></div>

Wilson was on a 57 point pace this year. He does average about 40 points a year, but he's finally starting to get a little bit of power play time and he's effective there. I think he's valuable, but the Caps do have Oshie, Mantha, and Sprong who can play top six RW spots if necessary, so... if they get a terrific offer they could listen.