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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 27, 2023 at 10:32 p.m.
Thread: Patrick Kane
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GhostGM92</b></div><div>Raymond was held up by Larkin and he was still -17 last season. He's extremely bad defensively is one of the softest players in the league. He's bad with Dylan Larkin and he's really bad if he's not with him. Right now he's not even on the first power play unit. And his shot isn't that good, most of his goals are from five feet in front of the net. He's not a good winger fundamentally. He's not good in his own end and he's soft on the boards, he doesn't forecheck. Patrick Kane isn't great defensively either and is the same kind of player as Raymond but way better if healthy. Lucas Raymond honestly stinks, Patrick Kane has a great shot and has elite hands and creativity.</div></div>

https://moneypuck.com/player.htm?p=8482078
https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/lucas-raymond

Plus/Minus in a vacuum is borderline useless, and Raymond spent 47.3% of his time on a line with Dylan Larkin. That's less than half, in case you were wondering. He has more takeaways than giveaways, a positive penalty differential, positive Corsi/Fenwick, 55.1% on-ice xGoals, (higher than the off-ice xGoals). Literally nothing you're claiming is supported by actual evidence, and if you actually WATCHED a game, you'd see that Raymond is one of, if not the most talented forward on the Wings. Get over yourself, you are factually and figuratively wrong.

https://moneypuck.com/player.htm?p=8478508 Stats on your beloved Yakov Trenin, by the way. Not great in comparison.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 27, 2023 at 9:55 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 15, 2023 at 9:43 p.m.
Thread: Ben Char
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JoeROFLCOPTER</b></div><div>Not saying Leafs make that deal, either, just a more fair deal.
I'm not saying he's worth a 2nd, but he's not worth a top-15 prospect. I wouldn't even say he's worth a top-30 guy, either.</div></div>

Player A: UFA at season's end (at the time), due a raise. Scored 8 less points than Nylander that season on a bad team (played over half the season with known 3rd liners). 110% work ethic all the time, refined defensive game, offensive play driver, team leader. According to Leafs fans, worth a late 1st and a B prospect.
Player B: UFA at season's end, due a raise, wants a fortune. Scored 40 goals once. Scored over a point per game once. Work ethic suspect. Defensively talented, but only puts forth effort on occasion. According to Leafs fans, worth at least 2 of: 1st round picks, blue chip prospects, good young roster players with team control.

Guesses as to who the players are?
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 6, 2023 at 7:04 p.m.
Thread: Underrated and overrated players
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>You are not. It was treating him like he was untouchable. I believe it was 1 for 1 for a high end player. Can't recall who. He's a great young piece but it reminds me of when Montreal fans were talking about kotkaniemi as this untouchable piece. He's really good. But I just feels he's being treated like he's a tier beyond that.

Put another way I feel he is being treated like he's another seider. Seider is a level above in value.</div></div>

Was said high end player in his late 20s, soon to be an UFA wanting a massive raise, or a suspected locker room cancer? Some combination of the three? Does anybody really need to go into why a rebuilding team would rather keep Raymond than anyone fitting the criteria above? Raymond is a very good young player, cost controlled for several years, and plays on a team that needs offensive talent. Why wouldn't he be extremely highly regarded?
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2023 at 11:26 p.m.
Thread: The argument that Detroit will just get DeBrincat for free is looking very shaky
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>1. I never said Yzerman would.


2. There are some folks who think Ottawa will just give 9 million to DeBrincat and then Detroit freely signs him as a UFA 1 year later.

The title doesn't need to be changed.</div></div>

1. Yet you're here making this trade with the usual Ottawa template of 1st + Berggren.
2. To be fair, there are idiots that think idiotic things everywhere. They're probably not worth giving time to. Ottawa doesn't have 9 mil in cap space, and still has a couple roster spots to fill. Dorion literally can't sign DeBrincat for 1 year, so that notion, wherever it's coming from, is moot.
3. Indeed, the title doesn't <strong>NEED</strong> to be changed. But I still think it's more appropriate either way.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.