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Howie

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Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 4:55 p.m.
Thread: Humble Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jobob77</b></div><div>Thanks for the feedback. Personally, I think Barron still have NHL potential. Ceiling being top 4 but looking more like a good 5th D in my eyes. Some say is value is around a 1st. I don’t think so imo.

I could see why Armia could be considered a dump but he is having a strech of good games lately.

If Mony and Toff don’t re-sign in WPG, WPG doesn’t need forward depth?</div></div>

Not really as perfetti has been on the bench it would be nice to keep Monahan for 2c but isn't the end of the world if both leave. Bottom 6 already has lowry, nino, appleton, iafallo, namestnikov, kupari and Gustafsson. That's 7 players for 6 bottom 6 spots with connor Schiefele vilardi ehlers perfetti and hopefully Monahan. So no the jets don't need depth as it is the reason why mcgroarty decided to have 1 final season at Michigan.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 4:44 p.m.
Thread: Mcgroarty isnt available
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blazingbat11</b></div><div>Agreed, but it's very rare that it's the player that opts to NOT turn pro, it tends to be the other way around. Lane Hutson wanted to turn pro last year, but it was MTL that told him to return to BU (same happened to Caufield a few years back too with Wisconsin), Cutter Gauthier wanted to sign with PHI last year, but it was Philly that told him to return to BC and look how that turned out.

Only other instances of players, I can think of, opting to return to the NCAA on their own were Adam Fox (although in his case he made it very clear he wasn't signing with CGY, so not a good comparable), Jimmy Vesey was another case a while back with NSH (and he really strung the Preds along up until the very end...)

Again, it's a rare case, and WAY too early to think it means he doesn't want to sign.</div></div>

Jimmy snuggerud is doing the same with st Louis and likely still stays with them after next year. Fact is some players prefer to complete their education and goals (frozen four, hobey baker, captaincy, etc)