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GiggywithGibby

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Forum: Armchair-GM12 hours ago
Thread: Shake up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>The whole point to acquiring Mitch Marner would be to put him on a line with Gunner Vatrano. So we'll trade you Sidorov and the first and your choice of Killorn or Strome for Mitch Marner and you won't have to retain. Then we might, just might, be able to persuade him to re-sign with us next summer.

But as my esteemed friend GiggyWithGibby says, given the fact that Marner's a lame duck, with a hideously expensive cap hit, I don't think that Pat Verbeek is very interested in him.</div></div>

To be honest, none of the several valid points you bring up are the reasoning behind my thoughts.

I think Marner is the most elite support piece the league has ever had, and I genuinely believe Verbeek probably looks at a player like Marner and sees everything he views as "wrong" with the league today. Soft, Uber skilled, obnoxiously paid, diva, etc.

Like yes, Zegras has many more warts than Marner does, but I think the same attitude problems are there, or frankly, they are worse with Marner than they are with Zegras.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 hours ago
Thread: Big Shift 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Riddick19</b></div><div>I hear ya, his game improved in the AHL. He's still a legit puck-moving defenseman, but agree totally he has work to be done on the defensive side of the puck. Was more a project for Anaheim for a 6th round pick. But I can see your point but he wouldn't be a bad gamble for a 6th round pick.... I mean if I said a 2nd rounder or something? Okay call me nuts I will own that, but I figured a 6th rounder for a team that showed interest in him before. I didn't however, watch the preseason game you were talking about lol</div></div>

I honestly think you guys should throw him on RW next season and see what happens, as I don't think he'll ever be a NHL quality RHD.

Only reason we claimed him was to let Jamie Drysdale hear the branch creak over his contract extension.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GM22 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:19 p.m.
Thread: Colorado
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LimeyBarsteward</b></div><div>Here I disagree my brother from another mother (and father). There is a long history of playing rookie centers on the wing to allow them to acclimatize to the NHL without the pressure of being great defensively. In fact I would say that Mackinnon was moved to center too early. He took a step back after taking stazs center role.
Richie might well be a top center as his ceiling but he’s not going to be there yet. he would really benefit from time in the ahl that he won’t get so spreading out the learning curve will be important.</div></div>

Taking a step back is indicirive of learning a new position, no player moving from wing to developing at C at the NHL level is going to not have a hit in their points totals, especially doing so in a top 6 role.