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Forum: NHL TradesFeb. 26 at 10:20 p.m.
Thread: (SJS/NJD) - Meier, Harrington, Ibragimov, Hatakka, Émond for Mukhamadullin, Okhotiuk, Johnsson, Zetterlund
Way to go GRIER.. you’re officially the worst GM in all of professional sports after this “trade” in fact I wouldn’t even call this a trade.. you just handed away your best player for some change. Not ONE top 5 Devils prospect back in return. NOT A SINGLE ONE. What a F*****ing JOKE! Forget the Draft picks… that 2023, 25-30th overall is more likely to be a fluke then it is to be a top 6 F/D..

Andreas Johnsson .. really?! Why? Does our AHL team need some mediocre 29 year old upcoming UFA for some reason?

This trade would’ve been acceptable for EK65 because he’s older and his contract is ridiculous but not for a top 10 NHL winger.. 26 year old.. point per game player and future 50 goal scorer! Grier needs to bounce Asap. He used to work for the Devils and is 100% doing them some kind of favor here.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 23, 2022 at 5:40 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 20, 2022 at 10:20 p.m.
Thread: FUTURE WITH BEDARD
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NoVaSpartan</b></div><div>I think you may be asking/expecting a bit too much of Mann at the NHL level. For me, I don't put much into his years at UM, as while they are without a doubt good year, he also was surrounded with good talent if I remember correctly. If he can continue to perform with Skelleftea AIK, I could definitely re-evaluate his upside, but I can't see him being more than a 1B goalie. Reminds me of a slightly more talented Reimer at this point in my opinion, a guy you can count on for 40 or so games but less so for 60 games.</div></div>

A slightly more talented Reimer is a starting goaltender in the NHL hahah. He’s a career .913 % 2.80 GGA goalie.. while playing on some crappy Toronto teams in his early years. Reimer is not a bad goaltender and I think if there’s any contenders at the trade deadline that have some injuries and need a Goalie he would be a guy the Sharks could leverage and move for a draft pick. I think Mann is the Sharks future, I think he will develop into a great starting Goalie. He has a great foundation and is “older” 24 years old .. in two years he should be ready to get some NHL games in.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 20, 2022 at 8:34 a.m.
Thread: FUTURE WITH BEDARD
Not really.. 2-3 seasons after this and Karlsson, Couture, Ferraro, Kahkonen..etc will be off the books.. that 26 million in cap space. I could see them re-signing Ferraro but the rest will go to UFA.

Yea I’m not totally sold on Merkley .. unless he can somehow come up to the NHL and prove himself in the next year or soo, I don’t see him being more than a bottom D pairing or PP specialty guy.

Obviously the Sharks have a handful of other prospects in the pipeline that could be NHL ready by 2024 but just not sure how they will fit in the lineup.

I don’t think Toews gets more than 9M AAV.. he will be between 7-9M .. most NHL teams already have locked down their top D man @8M + AAV so he’s secondary and he sure won’t be back in Colorado because they are maxed out after this season.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rob32sjsharks</b></div><div>Towes gets more.
Gushin and Robins will both be in the NHL by now,
I also have a strong feeling in 2 years Laroque will be there playing over Merkley. he’s bigger stronger better defensivly but still provides huge offensive upside.

biggest problem is your maxed out and have a bunch of ELC that are up and will need raises.</div></div>
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 16, 2022 at 6:11 p.m.
Thread: Tank for Bedard
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AudioCats</b></div><div>Couture's combo of age and contract length is an immediate non-starter for Buffalo. At 33 with 5 more years at $8m, he will more than likely:

- Regress sooner than later
- Be an expensive contract to move once that happens
- Tie up cap space when we have so many young, talented players to pay in the upcoming years

The momentary short-term improvement is not worth all these downsides. And that isn't even considering losing a 2nd in a deep draft and a great playmaking center prospect.</div></div>

I’ve seen GM’s make worse moves… If the Sharks could move Burns contract @37 years old.. they can move Couture for little to no salary retention @33 years old.. He’s always been a 50-60 point guy and a proven playoff performer. Maybe it won’t be Buffalo but I’m sure many teams who would consider him.
Forum: NHL TradesJul. 11, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.
Thread: (TOR/OTT) - future considerations for Murray + 2023 3rd rd pick + 2024 7th round pick
This really isn’t all that bad for the Leafs. He only has two years left in his contract and OTT retained 25% of it. Even if he’s absolute horse crud they can throw him on waivers or put him in the AHL.

Yes.. Murray had struggled the last two seasons.. but he was also on a struggling team that had far below average defense in front of him. I’m not a huge Matt Murray fan but I’m a fan of goaltenders and I believe they should be given 2nd and 3rd chances.. it’s the toughest position in hockey. Especially for a guy who had so much success at a young age winning two cups with the Pens. I’ve seen plenty of Goalies make huge bounce backs.. his old partner Fleury was one of them! Just imagine the Leafs get a #1 goalie who’s 25% retained and two draft picks for “future considerations” and he has a .910+ Save % and a sub 2.5 GGA. He just has to be average and the Leafs will out score the opposition.