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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 27, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.
Thread: Drouin vs Lindell not 1 for 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>Fleury&gt;Honka

we may take him but no way his lazy floater style every gets to start as a regular for Claude Julien who's motto is '' you earn your spot , or you lose it '' a motto echoed in the AHL as Claude is the first coach i know if in the past 20 years(if not longer) that has meetings with his AHL Coaches giving them instructions on how he wants the system to mimic Canadiens system at the NHL level . Honka maybe a reclamation project like Kulak that Coach Bouchard in Laval can fine tune and adjust to our system but those are long odds as Honka just doesnt have any Heart


Lindell and Drouin makes sense for both teams

MTL is getting a LD it needs
DAL a top PP team that has depth scoring issues and an aging roster
gets MTL's top PP producer the past couple years .

DAL window with their current core is much smaller then MTL who may like a LD but is been upfront like NYR about building on youth and shedding age each year .

one could argue DAL needs it more
that being said i think if adding Chiarot in helps fill a void they'd have left in their top 4 then that makes sense .

top 6 guy for a top 4 guy
both 24 with lots of potential yet untapped

Lindell's that big heavy player Claude loves so he'll have success here
Drouin with either 1st or 2nd line would be set as DAL top 6 outside Dickinson is pretty awesome</div></div>

yup. I'm with Billy on this one. Good assessment of the deal and asset management for both teams.
HOWEVER, As of right now, Drouin value is lower than it should be (we know whats he's capable of) because of recency bias. I dont think GMs would pay a very high price for him. If he doesnt get his s*** together and keeps on playing like he has recently, MTL will systematically lose any trade involving him. There's always the risk of Drouin finally getting it after the trade and playing to the level he showed he's capable of like a few years ago when he dominated in the playoffs for Tampa. I'm torn here. Part of me says make that deal because it wont ever get better than this, and part of me wants to be patient.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2018 at 8:59 p.m.
Thread: Seller
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>dude , the english language was designed to carry the Context of statements so we can communicate.
people far smarter then you or i suck grammatically which is why only lesser minds try being Grammar Nazi's

i am not here to treat things like university paper and bend over backward to structure my sentence's because people find them hard to skim thru, that's their issue.


Friendly Word of Advice , if you have to offer up Grammar Lessons dont contribute to a conversation perhaps you should not comment . (at least not to me as i find the concept arrogant at best )</div></div>

chill, I wasn't attacking you personally or you point for that matter (I'll kindly let slide the "lesser minds" comment), nor am "offering grammar lessons. I said that because I've seen you have valid points and I legit had a hard time figuring out what you were trying to say and I actually wanted to know what your argument was. I'd say that's contributing a whole lot more to the conversation than whining about grammar nazis and arrogance and whatnot. My comment was earnest and devoid of condescension. So don't be so defensive and get off your high horses, it makes you look childish. Anyways, I'll look forward to actually talking hockey with you in the future
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2018 at 7:34 p.m.
Thread: Seller
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>only if you forgot STL has no 1st this year to negotiate with like the rest of the teams in the NHL offering up a pick in the 15th-31st spot in the deepest draft for D since 2003 when NSH drafted Suter,Weber,and Klein

a late 2nd wouldnt even get them a seat at the big boy table with teams like EDM,CGY,CAR,MIN,CAR and LA linked to the Captain STL has to step it up
LA has Vlardi who's tearing up Jr right now so even if STL offered all this its still likely not enough if an LA offers up a Vlardi or CAR offers up a Rask or Miller (debate there who's going out so Miller can come up or if Miller goes)</div></div>

Friendly word of advice: please structure your sentences a bit better, or use punctuation a bit more, as it's hard to figure out what you're trying to say. Which is a shame, really because it seems like you might have had somewhat of a valid point.
That being said, I'd have to agree that a late 2nd wouldn't cut it.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14, 2018 at 12:45 a.m.
Thread: Tell me What you guys think
In trading patches for Thomas and Kyrou you are targeting the right guys/position so good job on that aspect. I think, however that Benn is a non factor so I'd take him out of the equation. Having both Thomas and Kyrou would be very nice but i don't think it's possible, as the Blues would be mortgaging the foreseeable future at centre trading them both. I think it should be either Thomas OR Kyrou keep the picks (ideally) or just go with one of the 2 (more realistically). I think if you go like this the trade could work: Pacioretty, 2nd pick (wpg) for Thomas OR Pacioretty for Kyrou. Steep price? maybe. But centers are always valued higher than wingers. What helps is that they are still just kids and Patches is a proven commodity. But hey, what do I know right? Feel free to flame me for this comment
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13, 2018 at 8:41 p.m.
Thread: FLO rumor
Tippett is indeed a great prospect. And By the way to all those who undervalue Pacioretty, he has been one of the top 5 consistent and productive goal scorers of the past 5 years, has a cap friendly contract (not even 5 mil) AND still has a year left on it. that's massive value.
HOWEVER considering organisational needs, trading Pacioretty for anything else than a center would get you 1- fired and 2-lynched. Look at that center depth. Might be the worst in the league. holy moly is it bad. The should be sponsored by Tim Hortons because every line on that team is the donut line.
It's ok to trade patches, but if you don't get a good centerman, the offensive woes of the team will never stop and you'll be in the same position the next year with less attractive assets to shed in order to get the Center you need.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 12, 2018 at 11:09 p.m.
Thread: Sparkle things up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FullSend</b></div><div>Not even close on the Edmonton deal, Oilers hang up the phone, shoot the phone then throw it in the ocean with a brick attatched to it.

As for Tavares, if he’s signing for 9 mill, he easily resigns in New York and that’s done.. Open market signing? He’s gonna sign for an upward of 11.5 mill and he won’t take a discount to be in Montreal

So dim those sparkles</div></div>

exactly. I see the kind of trade you are doing for, and I agree that this is what they need. But the value on MTL's side is comparatively too low. A few middle-of-the-pack players don't equate a good one. I am getting a bit tired of seeing all these rosters where Tavares magically sings for less than market value (12 mil) to magically fix their team. IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. wrap your head around it. When was the last time a star players went to free agency and signed to another team? It just doesn't happen anymore. Tavares will be back with the Islanders, end of story.