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Forum: NHL TradesJul. 7, 2022 at 8:39 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2022 at 4:42 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 18, 2021 at 9:41 a.m.
Thread: Much DEEEPER
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ghost789</b></div><div>I think you’d reevaluate that come trade deadline and post season. Having a guy like Kane (power forward) pays off big time in the playoffs. Depth is key and for a 4th rounder and 2M off his cap hit that is a steal. You’d be a horrible GM bud.</div></div>

It's not that I don't think Kane is a good player, but PHI just isn't a good fit for him. He's got essentially the same contract as JVR, but for more years. Also, wasn't there a falling out in Buffalo for something he did? Most importantly, PHI has to resign guys like Hart, Sanheim, Patrick, Couturier, and Giroux in the coming years. Taking on Kane's contract would boot one of those guys out, and I wouldn't want to.

Again, not saying it's a bad deal, just not a good fit.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2021 at 11:29 p.m.
Thread: Complete tear down rebuild
One problem, none of those guys can be traded...

No one wants Kane.

No one wants Karlsson.

Vlasic is more likely to be a 7x5 buyout than traded.

Jones can't be traded unless you pay at least a 2nd and retain half and even then probably not.

This team is stuck with those contracts, the last thing they should do is rebuild, that would be the ugliest rebuild the NHL has ever seen.

Let Seattle take Burns, buyout Vlasic, get rid of Jones somehow, sign Ullmark and Halak, stop resigning Marleau, and try to fill vacant roster spots with younger faster quality players via call up, trade, or free agency.

Kane Couture Lablanc
Meier Hertl Palmieri?
Donato ? Leonard
Nieto Gregor True

Simek Karlsson
Ferraro ?
Knyzhov ?

Ullmark
Halak

Make sure both the other RD's are good defensively and can kill penalties. Karlsson is washed up defensively and never was very good in that area. Don't use him on the PK unless someone's injured.

I would trade Merkley for a young defensive or two way RD. The last thing the sharks need is another offensive defenseman especially on the right side.
Forum: NHL SigningsOct. 14, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens signed Jake Allen (2 Years / $2,875,000 AAV)
I really dislike the Jake Allen trade, giving up an asset in a cap dump for a goalie who is considerably overpaid didn't seem like a good move given the goalies available this summer.

But the trade is done, the signing is fine. Jake Allen hasn't been a very good goalie, but he did have a good year last year in a reduced role, so making $2.8M seems like an OK fit. I know it's a lot to add to Price's contract, but that contract is bad on it's own, you don't make things worse by not getting an decent back up if that's what's needed. Also, Montreal needs to expose a goalie, so they can now expose Allen as he will meet the criteria. So overall, it's fine.

I hate what Bergevin has done this summer in terms of strategy, but I wouldn't let that paint my view of each move as if they are all automatically bad. Bergevin is a weird GM, he has made some of the best, and worst trades and signings I have seen in the last 3-5 years. I never know what to expect.