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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 18, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Thread: Consoloation prize
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TJTwolf</b></div><div>Oh I absolutely agree with you on most of your point. I would consider LOC 'very hard to replace' and unless it was something like he had to be part of a Crosby trade for example or something like that, I wouldn't move him. Like I said....something very, very big.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MeetYourMakar</b></div><div>With how he has effected the quality of play of each line he's on. I don't see how to Avs could replace him at or below his cap hit. This is also taking the off-ice benefits out of the thought process. Untouchable is an over-used word, but I do believe it is correctly used here. Kovalenko is a pipe dream until he shows up and I am not sure he will be happy with an LOC type role. I appreciate your posts and view, not trying to argue, just explaining myself.</div></div>

The modern day "Connor Brown" before his injury sounds like. And the Sens version of Mathieu Joseph (before he got hurt). Guys who don't feel out of place on any line.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 5, 2023 at 1:48 p.m.
Thread: Chabot out and new look 4th line
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Big doesn't necessarily mean good defensively, I would actually say that fast and feisty does (like Greig and Joseph). Size doesn't matter

Sokolov is terrible defensively apparently, Smejkal is like -10 in 7 games, I don't know man. I think our 4th line this season is destined to suck. Dorion thought that the most recognizable names possible = the better so he added Tarasenko and Kubalik</div></div>

Smejkal has picked it up the last few games. He's also been battling the NA ice but he's coming around. Him and Crooker need a shot in the big leagues over Kelly and MacEwan. Kelly is just infuriating at this point. Or maybe it's just DJ's deployment of them...

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mike7856</b></div><div>Hopefully when Kasty comes back, they throw a 4th line of Smejkal-Kastelic-Sokolov. All big bodies and can work the defence down low along the boards. Love me some heavy 4th lines lol with some skill though</div></div>

Sokolov is too slow and not offensively skilled enough to make a difference in the NHL unfortunately. He looks like he's skating in molasses half the time... he's also not that physical and can't get to where he needs to be quick enough to have that "grinder" factor. Great shot though.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 30, 2023 at 3:05 p.m.
Thread: New D Pairs with Chabot back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>Counting the days til Greig is back. Huge difference maker on that 3rd line. A speedy forward who can forecheck and backcheck and is a sneaky good playmaker. He's literally exactly what Terry needs. Liked Chartier on the 4th line to start the year, but he's so far out of his depth in that role.

Also it's high time to be done with the Kubalik thing. Brings nothing to the table in this lineup. Get what you can and bring in a cheap two way 3rd liner.</div></div>

Exactly, Chartier is nice in the 4th line PK role but give me Greig all day every day.

Kubalik has shown he can put the puck in the net from time to time but he is literally a black hole out there. Invisible for a guy who's 6'2". He also suffers from having no one able to retrieve the puck for him.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 30, 2023 at 2:48 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 29, 2023 at 10:19 a.m.
Thread: Overreactions to an L
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>If Chabot's back they'll immediately be much better, even more so when Greig is back too. I won't be surprised if they start winning more consistently, but until they pull the trigger on the coach I've got no faith they end the year more than a fringe playoff team.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boodin</b></div><div>They were so lost its hard to just say its an L. Especially against a division rival, really speaks to how they may perform in the offseason if we ever see it.</div></div>

What's also frustrating is that we're in the exact same position as we were at the end of the November in the previous 6 years <strong>again</strong> (last in the division and conference). Consistently awful to start. Now, advanced stats tell a different story but how many times have we said that? "oh it'll even out eventually". Eventually ends up being more than half way through the season and out of the playoffs <strong>again</strong>.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 3, 2023 at 3:12 p.m.
Thread: One of these days we just might have a GM we can be proud of
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>The 2 moves Murray got mostly bashed for was Spezza and Bishop

But Spezza was aging and had back problems, plus nixed a trade to Nashville. He was going to need a new contract that would make him overpaid and that's exactly what happened. Sens got Chiasson (who had good potential), Nick Paul and a 2nd in return, not the disaster some painted. Maybe if the fanbase didn't massively scapegoated Spezza, he would have not asked for a trade... duh

Bishop returned Conacher and a pick BEFORE he made his mark in the NHL. Sens got Bishop for just a 2nd in the first place, so hardly a crippling trade tree.

Opposedly, he did A LOT of good moves for the Sens (Methot, MacArthur, Gonchar, Kovalev, Ruutu, Anderson, Karlsson, trades, signins and draft in general, etc). He rebuilt the team on the fly, they made the playoffs in 5/9 seasons and won 3 rounds (2016-17 was Murray's team)


And then started to destruct almost immediately</div></div>

I remember the day he made the Phaneuf trade. What a move. Two veteran GM's making a massive 9 player deal that benefited both teams. It was botched by Dorion eventually by choosing not to protect Meth over Ceci... and then Ceci for Zaitsev and Connor Brown... and then CB for a 2nd... and then Zaitsev and a 2nd for future considerations...

Sigh... you and I have had some disagreements about Dorion... but looking back... Dorion never got this team over the hump. Call it Melnyk, call it bad injury luck... but there were a lot more questionable moves than good ones.