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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 20, 2022 at 4:06 p.m.
Thread: Trying to be fair as possible
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey247</b></div><div>i was reading somewhere that Gally and Anderson are on the habs do not trade list. imo that makes sense. they're more valuable to us than to other teams. plus their cap hits make them tough to trade.</div></div>

Andersons safe as no one's paying that and we cant RS that long
That said he's a great player so its not like he's bad he's just about 1-1,25m over paid
Not the end of the world but makes trading with Term interesting

Gally had teams and took his time to get to know and see if he liked the new management
He seems happy saying he'll do anything and play anywhere that MTL is his home
I got the feeling he was informed he'll be the Next Captain in the Future as his "losing Culture" comments he kept
Saying they had to learn how to get past went away (he was saying that after the 5th of 10 straight loses

Gally is a great Leader just needs a strong A forward to deal with Refs for him is all
Thats where Toffoli leaving hurts but it gives the chance to give Suzuki his Training wheels with the A behind Gally
Then Eventually like Thorton or Brown did for Pavelski or Kopitar
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 20, 2022 at 3:19 p.m.
Thread: Trying to be fair as possible
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey247</b></div><div>i wouldn't either, but after chiarot, he was our most tradeable asset. next has to be someone like hoffman, petry, kulak, armia, lehkonen. maybe even drouin.</div></div>

Kulak ,Lehkonen will be this year
Hofman,Armia and Savard wont be moveable until atleast next year if not the year after(better to sell them as UFA's if no good offers)
Byron i feel will get traded next year to a contender then return to MTL like Plekanec did(getting us a 2nd and what would become Kulak)
Drouin its 50/50 cant say until he plays for MSL

IF he comes out like Caufield did
Who knows maybe he's here on a 2-3 year deal rather then traded

I feel Gally is safe regardless of media specualtion he said he doesnt want to leave and management said he's a core leader for their youth core
Petry i feel like we wont get a good enough offer so we'll keep him and he'll want to stay as he's thriving under MSL(restrictions will losen or have 7/10 odds i say in 2022)
Dvorak you cant move at a loss, he needs a rebound season and plays well with Anderson and Drouin (Them only though which is hard with 1/3 being out most of the season now)

Only real X Factor here is Jake Allen
He'll be a pending UFA next year but i know for a fact he will re-sign
I golf with his Uncle and he's so happy to be close to home in NB,he's won a Cup now he wants to be part of MTL's 25th
He wont beg but if they offer him a deal he'll smile and sign

Its hard to say as MSL still hasnt truly implemented his System
He's slowly changing things as to not throw off the team mid season
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 20, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.
Thread: Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SMH</b></div><div>Petry isn't a cap dump that's BS from frausted fans, he isn't getting traded for a panic move he has ton of value and he'll cost a top prospect and a pick to start with</div></div>

He’s closer to being a cap dump than he is to costing a top prospect &amp; a pick. He’s already in his mid-30’s, signed to a $6M+ contract through his age 37 season, and is on pace for the worst season of his career.

If you’re trading him last year, then yeah he’s got good value attached to him, but teams aren’t trading for last year’s production. They’re trading for the player he is today &amp; the player he will be through the end of his contract. Bottom line is that he’s hit that age where it’s expected that players fall off. If he’s 28, sure there’s a better shot at a bounce back, but at 34 no team is paying a premium for a guy that looks like he could have hit the downhill of his career.

Would you trade a high end prospect &amp; a pick for Ryan Suter?
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 17, 2022 at 5:18 p.m.
Thread: CJ on Chiarot and Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div>The Leafs are 5th in points %, 6th in goals for, 5th in GA, 1st in PP, 6th PK, this is a fukcin good team. The gauntlet that awaits them this year is ridiculous. Both TBL and FLA are amazing teams. Last year, sure push the chips in and go all in. But if Dubas trades a 1st + for Chiarot and they lose he deserves to be fired. Hell, any GM that gives MTL that should, Ben is terrible.

I would and hope Kyle does as well, takes his chances with the current team with a minor adds (Lauzon, Lyubushkin, Schenn)</div></div>

LOL you should know by now TML regular season stats doesn't mean crap.

Whatever Dubas does, he will be fired if the team doesn't win at least 2 rounds.

He needs to go all in and shouldn't care to trade away a 1st, he won't be there anymore anyway...
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 7, 2022 at 6:58 p.m.
Thread: Trying to be fair as possible
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey247</b></div><div>suzuki?</div></div>

Sorry "not worth the risk moving Toffoli IMO"
He's been Suzuki's Mentor and i like the dynamic of that 1-2 punch
Caufield is a great fit for them on PP
Issue is 5v5 that line needs a net front presence
Gally and Anderson havent produced well with Suzuki but have else where
Finding a way to upgrade Armia i think would help a lot more then moving out Toffoli

Leaders like Gally,Toffoli and Anderson are ideal for our Youth
We can also build their value til their pending UFA's and still profit if we want
Armia on the other hand his value will only decline even if his play doesnt (his speed that defines his offense will fade)
Drouin you try to move for the same reasons whether its this year or next years TDL
Forum: Fauteuil - DGFeb. 7, 2022 at 11:02 a.m.
Thread: Darren Dreger on TSN There is strong interest around the NHL in Jeff Petry
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Just name us a few contending teams around the league potentially interested in an assumed top-4 RHD with cap space to take in a $6M+ contract. Because I can't think of a single one.

Habs will have to retain, or take in cap dumps. MTL is not going to be gaining only positive value here. It's not just realistically sustainable.</div></div>

Never underestimate the value of RHDs to NHL GMs. What Ristolainen got as a rental after years of being god awful, or the fact that Gudbranson was passed around like a hot potato at $4M or even an underperforming Seth Jones fetching two top 10 picks, makes me confident we can get some positive assets for Jeff Petry. He has the track record, the name, and was borderline elite 40 games ago.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 4, 2022 at 2:36 p.m.