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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23, 2018 at 8:26 p.m.
Thread: Moves Leafs could make to improve
I honestly don't see how its that bad, A.Brooks and McEneny are essentially throwins on both sides and don't need to be included, so in essence the trade is Bracco, Carrick, 2 2nds for Tanev , a 5th and a 7th. I don't know about you but I don't think that Carrick has a ton of value, he's mostly a 3rd paring defensemen with some offense, so the 5th and 7th should suffice. The trade than becomes Tanev, who despite his injury history is a solid 2-3 defensemen for the Leafs, plus he has some chemistry with Reilly and most importantly he's not overpaid. As for what the Leafs lose, they give up a decent prospect who likely plays a middle six role in the NHL and 2 2nds which aren't likely to be very high, plus more than anything they are unpredictable. If anything the offer you mentioned seems like more of an overpayment. I know you could argue that Carrick and Brooks still have upside but given that the Leafs are about to enter a cap crunch, they cant keep banking on upside for mid twenties players, they need to go out and get a proven product that can help this team make a playoff run before they have to pay the likes of Marner, Mathews Nylander.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29, 2018 at 4:53 p.m.
Thread: Vancouver
Not sure I agree with you on the Washington trade. The picks the Canucks are sending are in the 5th and sixth round and the guys they are sending don't really appear to have a future with the team. Granlund is nothing more than a solid penalty killer and 3/4th line winger. Hutton, has some upside but isn't very consistent to warrant keeping him. The trade with Washington clears roster spots fro younger players to take up while also giving the Canucks two higher picks. Plus they get a solid defensive prospect in Siegenthaler, who I think has all the potential to be a good number 4 type defenseman. I agree with you on the Caroline trade and looking at it again realize its probably not worth it for the team to make, however, much like hutton and granlund I don't see Goldobin having much of a future with the team either and think its best to move on from him while his value is still pretty good
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 25, 2017 at 2:12 p.m.
Thread: Focus on the team for next year and beyond
I agree that having Kevin Hayes as your second line centre is not great in any way, however this team reflects what the Rangers should do come trade deadline day if they are still out of a playoff picture. Hayes can hold down that spot as the Rangers finish off the season with lottery aspirations. Secondly they have more cap room after theses trades and would get even more if they decide to buy out players like Callahan, Beleskey or Staal , which they could ultiamtley use to add a center via free agency to push Hayes down the lineup. Secondly I don't see how this makes the Rangers that much older. They are getting younger players in Brett Howden, Adam Erne and Jakub Zboril, that have some upside, while also adding picks in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 6th rounds. They need to start building up their prospect pool to add to the younger guys that they have on the roster (MIller, Krider, Hayes, Fast, Vesey, Buch, Zibanejad).
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8, 2017 at 8:21 p.m.
Thread: HABS Retool
I think that the NJ trade is closer than it seems. Pacioretty is easily the best player in this trade and still only 28, which means he still has atleast four good years left as a 60-75 point guy which is a premium in this league. Henrique is 27 which doesn't make him that much younger that Pacioretty and based on his point totals last year and one in the past he probably is more of a 40-50 point guy. In order to begin to match up in value it was only fair to include one of New Jerseys prospects, who will likely be a middle six forward, nonetheless he is still a prospect. Lastly second round picks almost hardly amount to impact players so having two of the come Montreal's way is nothing more than a lottery ticket. I think that Henrique can put up a 50 point year while Quenneville could have a 25 point year. Overall this should not take away from Montreals offence but still allow a culture change and give them a top six center. In New Jersey they add another winger to stacked group of Hall, Palmari and Johannson. They also have a ton of center depth with Hischier, Zacha, Mcleod, all of which who could become real good players very soon.

As for the Vegas deal, it totally depends on the market. We`ve seen times when players values have been drastically reduced because the market doesn't help a trade scenario. I think that Neal wont resign and Vegas would take any deal that would give them a young prospect and decent pick plus they don't have any goalie prospects so Fucale makes sense and would have an opportunity for more starts in the AHL or NHL backup role.