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Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 11, 2022 at 2:51 p.m.
Thread:
Seth Jones Options if Possible
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>That's a way that the club can terminate the contract if the player doesn't want to, and there is of course the buyers remorse way in a buyout, but if both player and team mutually decide to terminate, it can be done.
Ex: Dustin Byfuglien and the Jets agreed to mutually terminate his contract in 2020.</div></div> <strong>Thank you for clarifying the situation.</strong>
Sort of mutual agreement.
The player refuses an assignment (Zach Bogosian refused to go to the AHL and Patrik Berglund refused to report to the club as other examples) and the club terminates his contract.
I wonder if Seth Jones were put on waivers if a club would claim him?
<a href="/users/BUFF36" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@BUFF36</a> who is Beady? Even with his cap hit he would be a huge upgrade for the Sabre RHD for free!
<a href="/users/sound_arguments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@sound_arguments</a> not specifically "mutual" but the player refuses an assignment or does not report.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 11, 2022 at 1:57 p.m.
Thread:
The TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Fitzgerald is worth keeping around, especially if Jokiharju is out for a while. Sabres lose that Nashville trade hard. Mitts will never be benched, he just got a promotion. And unsurprisingly after that promotion, Thompson - Touch were invisible</div></div> What Sabre game did you watch last night.
Thompson had 6 shots and 3 hits, Mittelstadt won 7 of his his 10 face offs with 3 hits and Tuch had 2 hits and 3 shots.
Just because no one on that line scored does not mean they were invisible.
The previous game Casey had 3 assists.
He finally made his presence known and you say he played poorly.
Maybe you should watch the games.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2022 at 12:46 p.m.
Thread:
Adding height to the Sabres just for fun
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JTrades</b></div><div>Would just Engvall for Olofsson be fair?</div></div> Well you tell me how many goals you think Olofsson would have playing on a line with Tavares and Nylander instead of Robertson and Kerfoot.
If John could get three consecutive 30 goal seasons out of Matt Moulson, I would imagine he could do the same and more for Victor.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:39 a.m.
Thread:
aggressive
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rooney</b></div><div>Lol, I'd take a flyer on him. Stanley for Mittelstadt swap?</div></div> LOL here it is:
https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/658457?post_id=3720877
Casey started the season great with 7 pts in his first 9 games and winning over 50% of his FO.
A change of scenery could make all of the difference for him.
Stanley with Lyubushkin could turn into a hit parade.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:34 a.m.
Thread:
Andrew Peeke
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SK101</b></div><div>Not for sale currently. Check back in a year or two</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeautifulIdiot</b></div><div>4 1sts and all your prospects
Buffalo fans dont read this next part
(CBJ fans trust me on this one)</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Indy</b></div><div>Just gonna be honest...it won't come cheap spite him being probably a 2RDH long term...we have 3 years term on him at a decent rate so its going to cost a minimum of a 1st round pick+ filler. If we are talking players it's going to be at minimum an ask for Krebs.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>For Krebs ? Deal</div></div> Krebs?
Buffalo should accept that deal!
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 17, 2022 at 4:04 p.m.
Thread:
Adding defense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Babatunde</b></div><div>Leafs easily decline, you're not getting a 5th for Bjrok</div></div> I was thinking of this trade: https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/652810
But take the pick out would be fine with me. <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fjordy</b></div><div>Reilly makes sense, I don't believe he can be worse than Bryson and we get an asset. Although I don't know why they send Pekar.</div></div> Pekar is added to balance the rosters.
Then I saw this trade: https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3148940
Martinez, 2023 3rd round pick (BUF) and 2024 4th round pick (VGK) for Future Considerations.
That looked really good to me.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 12, 2022 at 1:45 p.m.
Thread:
I saw this trade but it only received one comment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fjordy</b></div><div>I don't really understand why Calgary would do this.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>2 firsts, not a chance CGY considers this</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyIsMyPassion61</b></div><div>Girgenson has nowhere near that kind of value, Calgary 100% passes.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Troll post?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Luguber</b></div><div>You think?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>Why would you post this?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheFastAndTheFleuryous</b></div><div>That’s All-Star Zemgus Girgensons to you</div></div>
Nuts, it was 2 seconds.
I will correct it.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:38 p.m.
Thread:
Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>Lets say in an alternate reality Cale Makar and Josh Manson were both LHD playing the right side. That would make 5 LHD and 1 RHD. You don't think they would have been good enough to still win the Cup, even if all that changes is the handedness of two of their D-men?</div></div> <a href="/users/Shibbal18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Shibbal18</a> I am not surprise that you would agree with such an outlandish comment, but <a href="/users/Skyraider112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Skyraider112</a> you are much smarter than this to ignore facts.
Sure you can have any alternate reality you want but Makar and Manson were both RHD.
The fact is the last five Stanley cup winners played with effectively 3 RHD.
Dream on all you want, make up any stories you want, pretend the last five cup winners did not have 3 RHD, ignore all of the facts, make up your own alternative facts.
Now let me try to explain to you WHY coaches want 3 RHD and 3LHD.
In the defensive zone, when a defenseman is on his off side, he needs to use a back hand to clear the zone, or use his fore hand to shoot the puck behind the net and attempt to clear out the opposite wing.
I have watched enough hockey to know, when when a defenseman tries to clear the puck by wrapping around the boards, it inevitably ends up on the attackers stick at the point.
I hope you have noticed how often this maneuver fails.
When a defenseman playing his off hand in on the point he needs to collect the puck on his back hand then transfer it to his fore hand to make a play.
Let me remind you of the Vegas game.
Jack Eichel was playing the left point, his off hand side.
When Tuch charged the point, even a player as talented as Jack could not control the puck and Tuch was able to steal it, rush down the ice and seal the victory with an empty net goal.
Please stick to the facts and ignore your alternative universe, coaches prefer to have 3 LHD and 3 RHD.
<strong>FINALLY to answer your ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE.</strong>
While Colorado won the series in 6 games two of them were OT, "That would make 5 LHD and 1 RHD. You don't think they would have" lost both of those OT games?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 20, 2022 at 11:15 a.m.
Thread:
Sabres
<a href="/users/Skyraider112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Skyraider112</a>
<a href="/users/Shibbal18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Shibbal18</a>
First, a defenseman playing his off hand is vulnerable to strong forechecking because he has to use his back hand to advance the puck or shoot the puck behind the net increasing the likely hood an attacker will collect the puck.
Second, when playing the point he has to use his back hand to stop the puck from leaving the zone when a puck is shot around the boards.
Third, replay Tuch's empty net goal v Vegas. Eichel could not keep the puck in the zone and was embarrassed surrendering the puck so easily as he was on his back hand.
I only did the last five years of cup winners.
Remember last year all four finalists had balanced LHD with RHD.
NHL head coaches are a lot smarter than I, the winning coaches seem to like to have balanced defenses.
2022 Colorado 3 LDH 3 RHD
CALE MAKAR
DEVON TOEWS
BOWEN BYRAM
JOSH MANSON
ERIK JOHNSON
JACK JOHNSON
2021 Tampa 3 LHD 3 RHD
VICTOR HEDMAN
RYAN MCDONAGH
MIKHAIL SERGACHEV
ERIK CERNAK
JAN RUTTA
DAVID SAVARD
2020 Tampa 3 LHD 3 RHD
VICTOR HEDMAN
RYAN MCDONAGH
MIKHAIL SERGACHEV
ERIK CERNAK
KEVIN SHATTENKIRK
ZACH BOGOSIAN
2019 St. Louis 3 LHD 3 RHD
ALEX PIETRANGELO
COLTON PARAYKO
JAY BOUWMEESTER
JOEL EDMUNDSON
VINCE DUNN
All balanced defensemen.
2018 Washington 4 LHD 2 RHD
But Carlson and Niskanen played 51 minutes per game so the RHD played nearly a full game.
Include the 5 minutes that Orlov, Kempny, and Orpik played the PP, Washington only played 4 minutes per game with two LHD.
JOHN CARLSON
MATT NISKANEN
DMITRY ORLOV
MICHAL KEMPNY
BROOKS ORPIK
CHRISTIAN DJOOS
But you can do the additional research to find a team that had one RHD.
Five years is sufficient to make my point.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 17, 2022 at 11:36 a.m.
Thread:
Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Literally the most irrelevant question. Why do you always have such an attitude?</div></div> Literally the most important question!
"...please tell me the last time team won the cup with only <strong>ONE RHD</strong>"
There are not any that is why you are ignoring it and diminishing the importance of it.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 17, 2022 at 10:34 a.m.
Thread:
Sabres
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>I dont think handedness matters in the money ball era, but they also probably take one in the draft this year</div></div> You failed to answer the question, which does not surprise me.
"...please tell me the last time team won the cup with only <strong>ONE RHD</strong>"
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 17, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.
Thread:
Sabres
The lines are fine, but please tell me the last time team won the cup with only <strong>ONE RHD</strong>.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:04 p.m.
Thread:
Johnson for Lundkvist
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AG_sweden</b></div><div>I like Ryan but NYR don't really need a player like him. Centers and young, that is what Drury wants/needs.
The d core is pretty much set.</div></div> I would not want to disagree with your assessment as you know more about the Rangers than I.
Johnson is not as good as Jones, or Miller but probably better than Lindgren or Hájek.
Lundkvist may be better than Johnson anyway.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:45 p.m.
Thread:
Sign Milano Rodriguez and Stralman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Diaspora</b></div><div>...Rodriguez - been there, no thanks...</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>...stralman sure, pass on the others.</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PHEN</b></div><div>No reason to sign any of those UFAs...</div></div> So the Stanley Cup Champions can use a depth forward that would be useless as a Sabre.
Peterka could be ready, but Sonny and Rodrigues are insurance policies.
The subs played 187 games (Bjork 58/5; Murray 19/2; Caggiula 18/2; Jankowski 19/2; Ruotsalainen 18/2; Hayden 55/2 gm/gl).
Either of them would be better than any of them, as Sonny scored only one less goal and Evan four more goals than they did last year.
EDIT:
Check this out, https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3639202 and herehttps://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3639398 Evan is penciled in as the #2 center, but Buffalo cannot use him.
Here he is the third line center https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3639386
Could this be one of the reasons why Buffalo has missed the playoffs for the past 11 seasons?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:37 a.m.
Thread:
two trades trading cap space for picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMTD</b></div><div>I agree on all counts.
Both could be sent to Rochester if they cannot make the line up and the Sabres walk away with 3 second round picks.
Foegele may not find a spot on a healthy line up but he is an insurance policy if Peterka needs more time in Rochester and is an upgrade over Sheahan.
Zaitsev may be terrible but he is better than Bogosian.
It is important to not underestimate how important 3 RHD are to the offense and defense.
Think back to the empty net goal Tuch scored against Vegas.
Eichel was on his back hand and could not get the puck past Alex.
A left hand defenseman playing on the right side would face the same problem and is vulnerable to being pressured by a forward.</div></div>
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.
Thread:
two trades trading cap space for picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>The Sabres haven't shown any inclination to just take cap to be swell guys. Frankly nobody has. <strong>Montreal and Monahan.</strong> I think I would take foegele if he came with a second, he doesn't fit what the Sabres are doing, but the Sabres plan appears to be to roll several talented kids at forward in the top 9, not much grit to be found. Zaitsev I would pass on. All zaitsev would do is give us 3 right shot d on the roster, but he's not good, and he has the extra bonus year to boot.</div></div> I agree on all counts.
Both could be sent to Rochester if they cannot make the line up and the Sabres walk away with 3 second round picks.
Foegele may not find a spot on a healthy line up but he is an insurance policy if Peterka needs more time in Rochester and is an upgrade over Sheahan.
Zaitsev may be terrible but he is better than Bogosian.
It is important to not underestimate how important 3 RHD are to the offense and defense.
Think back to the empty net goal Tuch scored against Vegas.
Eichel was on his back hand and could not get the puck past Alex.
A left hand defenseman playing on the right side would face the same problem and is vulnerable to being pressured by a forward.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 7, 2022 at 7:20 a.m.
Thread:
Sabre and King fans will hate this trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>worldwidesensei</b></div><div>Iafallo, while certainly a better player than Asplund is now, I don't think he will be in 3 years when BUF is expecting to be a contender. Plus, he only has 4 years remaining on his contract. Asplund may be the next player to sign for 7 years. BUF needs another Asplund, they don't need to get rid of one. And this isn't even mentioning ALL of the forwards we have coming up the ranks. We've got veteran wingers.
By trading Samulesson, you have effectively gone from Dahlin as #1RD, to.....Boosh?!!!! That is a major, major, major downgrade. For what? A 3rd pairing D-man. No thanks. Power and Dahlin will each be on the ice for 25 minutes a night. The 3rd pairing guy just needs to be out there for 10 minutes. Someone who can handle PK would be preferable.
Also, why is Hino on the 2nd line. He's in the press box if Quinn and/or Peterka are up.
And, I don't get the Pilut talk. Unless he has drastically improved (all signs point to him not improving), he is an AHL'er. Bryson is way better.</div></div> Great observations.
First, when the team was healthy, the Sabres finished the 2021-'22 season 16-9-3 for 35 pts in 28 games, or 103 pts over an 82 game season.
Adding Lyubushkin, Comrie and Power while upgrading the RHD and LW, I do not think the Sabres will need to wait 3 years to compete.
GF may increase by 30 - 40 and the GA fall by even more if Comrie/Anderson/Luukkonen can stay healthy.
Second, I agree Asplund has demonstrated a scoring touch in the past, but he over his NHL career he has 16 goals in 136 games, Iafallo has 71 goals over 361 games.
I know Rasmus has been a strong defender, but so is Alex.
Alex was raised just 20 minutes from Key Bank Center, I would hope he could provide a similar bump that Tuch did.
Third, Johnson is rated to have a higher upside than Samuelsson, if this is the case, trading Samuelsson may improve the chances of signing Ryan.
Fourth, Durzi is also a strong defender, just not as physical as Mattias, but his 27 points would have ranked second to only Dahlin among the Sabres D-men.
Finally, Quinn is on the third line to take the pressure off of him to produce and over his last 79 games Hinostroza has 17 goals.
Perhaps I am a bit optimistic and you are correct.
You do not need to worry, Blake would never accept this trade as it is heavily tilted in favor of the Sabres.
Let's agree to disagree and hope Asplund can find his goal scoring touch.
<strong>EDIT in 3 years, Asplund will have to work really hard to find a spot in the line up with Kisakov, Rosen, Paltapov, Savoie, Kulich, Ostlund, Rousek and Nadeau in the pipeline</strong>
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 5, 2022 at 7:49 p.m.
Thread:
Sabre and King fans will hate this trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sabres89</b></div><div>If Johnson is better, offer Johnson. They'd be fools to turn that down. Lemme know how it goes.</div></div>It will take more than replacing Samuelsson with Johnson to consummate the above trade.
Getting Iafallo would be icing on the cake, RHD was my primary goal.
While I totally understand why we all love Samuelsson, Durzi may not be as physical but his defensive capabilities are above average.
By trading Samuelsson, I was hoping to remove an impediment that was keeping Johnson from signing with the Sabres.
Also by trading Samuelsson it would give Bryson and Pilut more playing time.
If the pundit reports are accurate, getting a LHD better than Samuelsson would be a huge upgrade.
Since the Sabres finished the season 16-9-3, adding two more upgrades along with Comrie, Lyubushkin, and Power (for a full season) I thought it may be enough to push the team into the playoffs.
While I knew the trade would be trashed by King fans, that defense set has an offensive threat among every pairing.
Finally, I was looking not only to this season but into the future with Johnson as a LHD.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 4, 2022 at 11:01 p.m.
Thread:
Sabre and King fans will hate this trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Only an unreconstructed Sabre homer would think that Iafallo isn't the best player in this exchange. The fact that he's significantly older than the other three players in this deal is offset by the fact that age is the only way you get experience and Iafallo's defensive prowess would cancel out Olofsson's noted defensive deficiencies. (I'd play them on the same line.)
Durzi is 10+ months younger than Asplund and less than 18 months older than Samuelsson, who has less experience (albeit both are small samples) and a far lower offensive upside than Durzi. Nevertheless, I would probably exchange the two if a one-for-one offer was made and Sean Walker wasn't going to be ready for the start of the season. The other half of this exchange is a no-go for Los Angeles.</div></div> While many ACGM's think the Leafs over value their players, it is obvious all of the Sabre comments feel the Sabre's are over paying.
I completely agree with your assessment, the Kings lose this trade by a wide margin.
Durzi or Samuelsson, one offers strong offense, the other physical defense.
Iafallo or Asplund, it is a joke to compare the two. Both offer strong defense, but only Iafallo has provided offense.
I knew this trade greatly favored the Sabres, and strongly believe Iafallo would be a great addition as he was raised 20 minutes from Key Bank Center.
As you can see by the title, I expected those comments from Sabre fans but I also expected more from King fans similar to yours.
It is interesting that Johnson while unsigned is considered by several sights a better LHD than Samuelsson, but the Sabre fans are willing to trade him and not Mattias.
Buffalo has ample depth at LHD bit needs RHD, from your comment it appears the Kings have the reverse situation.
While you would hate this trade, I would pine for it as it helps Buffalo balance RHD with LHD and gives the Sabres veteran LW leadership.
Thank you for your comment.
Forum:
The Box
Aug. 26, 2022 at 3:02 p.m.
Thread:
Best eats and stores in Buffalo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>I will be staying in Kenmore and will have a rental car so I can drive wherever. Idk about price range, probably in the $25 bucks range for a meal. Which buildings would you say have the best architecture in Buffalo? I have a couple places on my list to see but would be willing to add a few more spots.</div></div> Frank Lloyd Wright called The Darwin Martin House on Jewett Avenue his Opus.
https://martinhouse.org/ <strong>125 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214</strong>
They provide hourly tours, I found if you ask really probative questions of a committed docent, you can stretch that to a two hour tour, LOL.
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/mick-jagger-and-charlie-watts-take-time-out-to-visit-darwin-martin-house/article_a074902e-1bed-5587-9164-8e420d8fa4b7.html
Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts took time to tour the complex when they were here in 2015.
I would recommend a tour even if Mick and Jagger did not go there.
The Trinity Episcopal Church, <strong>389 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY</strong> Is one of two Churches in the world to have stained glass windows designed by Tiffany and his teacher LaFarge.
https://buffaloah.com/a/del/389/hp/stgl.html
I cannot recommend this too highly, IMO it is a must if the church is open.
This is a gem we literally stumbled upon recently as it is not well advertised.
Just up the street is the Wilcox Mansion where Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in as President of the USA.
Ansley Wilcox Mansion / Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site / <strong>641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY</strong>
The now closed Buffalo Psychiatric center on Elmwood Avenue, was converted to an upscale hotel. While there are tours, a drive by is still worth the time.
400 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213
The Anchor Bar is a must if you are a wings fan as they were invented here in 1964.
1047 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209
They have a love Jazz Band most weekends.
Since you are only here a couple of days, that is enough.
Remember people travel from all over the world to see Niagara Falls, IMO it is a must see.
Of course, my wife and I would love to show you our city.
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The Box
Aug. 24, 2022 at 12:07 p.m.
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Best eats and stores in Buffalo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>Hey fellow Sabres fans. I'm going to be in Buffalo for the first time for a handful of days coming up soon. Wondering what the best places are in Buffalo to eat? Also what are the best stores to find Sabres, Bills, Amerks etc merch? I know about the team stores of course, but asides those any good places?
Sabrebluehs
Ihopeigetit
GMTD</div></div>
I only just read your post.
Where will you be staying and how will you navigate the city?
Please tell me your price range for the food, there are too many to list TBH without knowing where you will be staying and your price range and how you will travel.
Buffalo has many micro breweries: https://uncoveringnewyork.com/breweries-in-buffalo/ I have been to most of these if you are interested.
Will you be in Buffalo long? Out side of sports, Buffalo has some of the best 19th Century architecture in the country.
If you are here you need to take in the Falls.
If possible I could meet you and give you a first class tour of the best places to eat and give you a tour of the city.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:55 a.m.
Thread:
Add RHD 85 to 88 pts next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>Why Cozens on the 4th line?</div></div> <div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sabres923</b></div><div>Out of all the centers on the roster outside of Sheahan he has the best skill set to be on a line with Girgensons and Okposo. It wouldn’t really be a 4th line it would be a line to matchup against other teams top 6. <strong>He could be the 2022 version of Peca!</strong></div></div> Thank you for your comments.
I guess this must be a rather pedestrian post as it received only two comments.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 8, 2022 at 7:06 a.m.
Thread:
Trades everyone will question collecting draft picks defensive forwards and RHD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>junoandkeisha</b></div><div>The 2nd that Chicago gave up is almost as good as Toronto’s 1st. Where as the Buffalo 3rd would be the 74th pick. I think you would agree that there is a big difference of giving up the 25th pick for the 38th rather than the 74th. But I will admit I still am shocked but happy all the same.</div></div> Thank you my friend.
You are 100% correct.
I actually thought Buffalo's 2nd for Toronto's first was fair, I over reached on this trade when I saw a Leaf's fan post it.
As you can see I was trying to get as many first picks.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 7, 2022 at 10:16 p.m.
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Trades everyone will question collecting draft picks defensive forwards and RHD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>junoandkeisha</b></div><div>Toronto isn’t giving up a 1st to get rid of Mrazek. FINAL!</div></div> Would you like to comment on this again.
Nearly the same, Buffalo would have to have added another pick, nearly the actual trade.
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Armchair-GM
Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:41 a.m.
Thread:
Trades everyone will question collecting draft picks defensive forwards and RHD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SupremeBone</b></div><div>Chemistry certainly plays a role, but that's not all it is.
He played all of 6 mins with Tuch so there's really no point in even looking at that data. Further, you neglected to include the results for Olofsson when away from each of those players:
Casey Mittelstadt
On-ice together: 56.5% GF, 45.3% xGF
Mittelstadt w/o Olofsson: 21.1% GF, 46.7% xGF
Olofsson w/o Mittelstadt: 37.0% GF, 48.4% xGF
Rasmus Asplund
On-ice together: 57.6% GF, 52.1% xGF
Asplund w/o Olofsson: 29.4% GF, 50.6% xGF
Olofsson w/o Asplund: 35.6% GF, 42.2% xGF</div></div>
Thanks I think you proved my point that Olofsson makes some of line mates better.
As I said it all depends upon line chemistry.
Olofsson makes some line mates better, others not so much.
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