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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15, 2018 at 6:27 p.m.
Thread: Leafs
The proof of the pudding is in the tasting. I think you baked a great desert.

I think you are correct about the Mathews trade. I look at the team you built and the defense is awesome and you did not down grade on the offense with the 2 prospects you added (I think the Nylanders will enjoy being on the same team, maybe on the same line would boost both of their production). When I first saw the trade I thought Buffalo would have to add, but now I think it is very fair. Zaitsev is having an awful playoffs, and is not worth his contract, I know the Leaf fans are shopping Gardner, maybe him instead of Zaitsev? The only reason I can see this not working is that the trade is within the conference.

From Buffalo side, it is also a great trade. Eichel and Mathews at center on the same team. I think Eichel showed the world what he can do in the all star game. We all know what Matthews can do. Zaitsev may not even be a top 6 defenseman on Buffalo and that is why I suggested a difference defenseman.

So I am giving you 5 stars not only from a Buffalo Sabres season ticket holder, but what you did for the Leafs team. I think you made the leafs MUCH better at the same time. Great job.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1, 2018 at 8:55 p.m.
Thread: Kovalchuk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMhockey99</b></div><div>But I do think Smith-Pelly would be fine on the top line. He can do the dirty work screening the goalie</div></div>

I'd offer DSP lower aav and much higher term, before testing that hypothesis. Anyone who plays on a line with Ovechkin gets a multimillion dollar raise on their next contract. If he were Crosby, it would also raise their trade value, but the Caps' supporting players just kind of slip away into the ether, and get replaced with bargains.

They could have done the same with Wilson, too, when it became clear Trotz was going to keep him on the first line. five years at 2.7 could have been a great offer as a Christmas present. Today it would be a joke. I wonder how much communication there is between coaches and GMs about this stuff.

Smith-Pelly earned 1.3M in New Jersey, and that contract got bought out, he might be happy with 1Mx5years. Then maybe try him and Eller with Ovechkin together, since neither of them will need a new contract during Ovechkin's career? Build amazing lines out of everybody else and if Ovechkin only gets thirty goals a year, so what?

I'd suggest a similar move for Connolly if he hadn't gone pointless in the playoffs last year. Not quite sure how he didn't get traded at the deadline. He was on a pace for 23 goals at the time.