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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 1, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.
Thread: Making it out
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PinkWhitney</b></div><div>As of right now they have about 2.9M in cap space. That's probably enough for Cernak. They then will have to trade one or two of Stamkos, Palat, Killorn, McDonagh, Gourde, and Johnson.

I doubt Stamkos is going to get traded because nobody is willing to pay that price.

Nobody wants McDonagh because of his age and contract unless Tampa takes a lowball return.

Gourde is probably immovable.

Johnson is almost as immovable as Gourde.

Killorn and Palat will be the easiest to move and trade them in order to sign Cirelli and Sergachev they lose two top 6 wingers and have zero cap space to replace them and therefore can't put a complete team on the ice.

They can afford to move one of Cirelli and Sergachev because of Stamkos and McDonagh/Coburn. It would be hard to part with Cernak because their only other RD are Schenn and Foote.

Stamkos Point Kucherov
Killorn Cirelli Palat
Goodrow Gourde Coleman
Maroon Paquette Stephens

Hedman Cernak
McDonagh Foote
Coburn Schenn/Rutta

That's a better team than:

Stamkos Point Kucherov
? (No cap for top 6 LW) Cirelli Johnson
Goodrow Gourde Coleman
Maroon Paquette Stephens

Hedman Cernak
McDonagh Sergachev
Coburn Foote

IMO

And that probably doesn't even fit the cap anyway.</div></div>

Maybe have Barre-Boulet as LW who has been amazing in AHL.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 5, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.
Thread: Habs get 1st overall
You can't use the Lafleur, Kruvers, Kessel or Duchene because the teams wouldn't have made the trade if they knew the would drop to the rock bottom of the league.

Comparable in terms of actual return would the Yashin, Lindros or Karlsson trades. You have to give at least a premium assets to get premium player.
- Yashin trades was a massive win for OTT but cant forget that Yashin has had amazing seasons w/ both Islanders/Sens. Hence the cost of 2nd pick Jason Spezza and Zdeno Chara. Also, Islanders had a bunch of top 5-10 picks before getting Yashin which made Spezza "expandable"
- Karlsson: technically Sharks paid a premium pick (either Stuetzle or Byfield) to get Karlsson even though looks bad for them now due to Karlsson's most recent performance
- Lindros : no need to explain.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 3, 2020 at 9:43 a.m.
Thread: Hello Krug and Bye Bye Byram - Just to See It
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>The only very slim way Byram gets traded is if an absolute elite player is coming back like Eichel or Barkov is coming back. 5th OA and Fomenton isn’t getting Byram alone much less Byram and Bowers.</div></div>

This is a reminiscent of the Jones-Johanesen trade except there's a swap of top tier prospect so technically it's kinda fair. (Jones migh be the better player right now but Johansen helped the Preds reach the SCF in 2017)

Can't really value Byram higher than those kids since they're all unproven and top prospects.

If the Avs do make that trade, they'll have a shot at elite prospect in a very deep draft (unlike 2019)...whether is forwards (Raymond, Rossi, Perfetti) or even Yaroslav Askarov (kid has been on fire in the KHL as an 18 year old goalie).

Sens might have many issue but I think they would rather keep the 5th pick than trading it for Byram because that pick will fill 1 of their most important needs (legit #1 goalie prospect or elite forward prospect)