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JackAce91

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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 15, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.
Thread: Opening night based on Drury press conference
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kravtsov_Stan</b></div><div>I agree because he's not bad at all he is a very useful player he just doesn't fit with the current top 6. I think its part of a larger identity problem that the team has between the Gorton and Drury era. Gorton built his team around guys like Panarin, Chytil, Jones, Zibanejad, and Fox. Gorton built a team to run on skill and speed with young players being at the core and a few physical guys on the edges to support. Drury flipped this around and he seems like he would much rather have a team with a core of guys like Trouba, Kreider, Trocheck, Lindgren, and Kakko with skilled guys here and there to support them. So I think theyre sort of in between two teams while Drury can't really fully make his team due to the cap and the remnants of Gorton's core are still all over the lineup.

And for Trochecks contract yeah its not the best now but given Chytil is on a deal for even less I'm not too worried especially with the cap going up</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JackAce91</b></div><div>Unrelated to your post, but that Trocheck signing aged weirdly like immediately. I like him as a player, and think he's a great addition to the 3rd line, just a lot of money for the 3rd line. Especially with a full NMC.</div></div>

Trocheck solidifies a solid center depth, other wise we would be playing goodrow or someone less talented lol

Besides trocheck is literally the only center who can win a faceoff when it matters
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 15, 2023 at 9:54 a.m.
Thread: Opening night based on Drury press conference
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JackAce91</b></div><div>Unrelated to your post, but that Trocheck signing aged weirdly like immediately. I like him as a player, and think he's a great addition to the 3rd line, just a lot of money for the 3rd line. Especially with a full NMC.</div></div>

I agree because he's not bad at all he is a very useful player he just doesn't fit with the current top 6. I think its part of a larger identity problem that the team has between the Gorton and Drury era. Gorton built his team around guys like Panarin, Chytil, Jones, Zibanejad, and Fox. Gorton built a team to run on skill and speed with young players being at the core and a few physical guys on the edges to support. Drury flipped this around and he seems like he would much rather have a team with a core of guys like Trouba, Kreider, Trocheck, Lindgren, and Kakko with skilled guys here and there to support them. So I think theyre sort of in between two teams while Drury can't really fully make his team due to the cap and the remnants of Gorton's core are still all over the lineup.

And for Trochecks contract yeah its not the best now but given Chytil is on a deal for even less I'm not too worried especially with the cap going up
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 4:52 p.m.
Thread: Elias Pettersson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JackAce91</b></div><div>I'm not sure why NJD would do this. Petty is a 1c, so is Hughes. They can work as a tandem, like how Crosby and Malkin did, but why? Namely, why give up the other half of what could become a game-defining defensive par (Hughes-Nemec) just for an upgrade on the second line?

I just don't really understand it.</div></div>

I agree. I'm looking at teams with a surplus of very high-end prospects that could potentially offer VAN what they want to try and make the point to VAN fans that they aren't going to get what they are dreaming of for Petey if he were to be dealt. They'll get a good package for sure, but they seem to be a little delusional about what the market has to offer, and want a Wayne Gretzky to LAK-like return.
Forum: NHL TradesFeb. 26, 2023 at 9:12 p.m.
Thread: (SJS/NJD) - Meier, Harrington, Ibragimov, Hatakka, Émond for Mukhamadullin, Okhotiuk, Johnsson, Zetterlund
The Devils still have Nemec, L. Hughes, Holtz, Sharangovich, Bahl, and Mercer. They got one of the best wingers in the league and didn't hurt their future or their present in the slightest. Grier is either a prophet who can see into the future or just delusional. This is horrible for San Jose IMO, although I do like Zetterlund as a get. They didn't even get 2 first round picks which would have been the very least NJD could've offered

In Grier's defense, it might have been a harder sell to most contenders given Meier's ridiculously high QO. NJD is in a position to buy and also have the necessary cap space to extend Meier. That is the only possible way this return can be justified, although I find a lack of interest in Meier due to his QO to be a pretty big stretch. Can't say I'm surprised given how lackluster Grier's trades have been though, can't wait for Edmonton to add EK65 for Cody Ceci
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 21, 2022 at 7:23 p.m.
Thread: Oilers going for Kane
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GeoZei</b></div><div>As a Chicago fan it makes sense. For the Oilers it doesn’t. We have multiple years of McDavid and will want to keep him and Draisaitl when their contracts end in 3/4 years and if we throw away our futures for a single possible win on a position that isn’t our biggest question mark makes it less likely we manage to keep both of them later.</div></div>

The revenue a team makes as a result of winning the cup is enormous and the owners are generally in it to make money that is why it's not uncommon for a team to go all-in for a cup run. Fans usually don't like it when a team gives up a lot of futures for a run, Hawks did multiple times but in the end it worked out. Tampa has done it as well. At the end of the day, Holloway is a good prospect but he's not a elite prospect, meaning the teams success in the future isn't predicated on him. In other words, if given the option A) win a cup and lose Holloway in the process or B) don't win a cup but keep Holloway for the future, about every owner will go with option A.