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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16 at 10:19 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 22 at 7:08 p.m.
Thread: We Ball
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Db1899</b></div><div>Clutter is at least replacement level, but Martin might not even be AHL caliber at this point. Team worked so hard to change the culture, giving Martin a job just because seems like a bad idea when there are better players on the roster. It’s not like Martin still provides value, he’s just not a professional level hockey play anymore.</div></div>

Maybe things will be different with Lambert but one of my least favorite things about this team over the last two seasons is how obvious it's been that the 4th line is absolutely cooked and how much they continue to praise/value it on and off the ice. Collectively, they have like one strong game out of 10. You would think that instead of running them into the ground every night, they would look to evolve and build an even better version of them, but they don't unless they're forced to and then they run right back to them. Truly hope this changes under Lambert since they were such a massive asset in 18-19 and 19-20
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 22 at 7:03 p.m.
Thread: We Ball
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Warrior24</b></div><div>Having the cap space going into the season is a goo thing since it will accrue during the season and allow the Isles to add a player at the TDL that other teams may not be able too with their cap.</div></div>

True, although you want to be in a position to trade for players at the deadline; that cap space won't do you much good if you're running a .500 record like last season. Of course, it's kinda unlikely that a Sonny Milano or a Paul Stastny are the difference between us being mid and being a playoff team, but if there's a move to be made <em>now</em> that they think could improve us for the first 60 games instead of waiting until the last 20, I'm glad we have the flexibility to do it and I hope they take advantage of it