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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2023 at 8:51 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 10, 2023 at 8:26 p.m.
Forum: NHL TradesJul. 22, 2022 at 11:40 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>budgeteam</b></div><div>I am surprised this is such a landslide as a win for Seattle.

This is the definition of a 'fair deal'.

It is difficult, if not impossible to move out cap with term right now. Even for great players. Columbus managed to do it and get assets. Even if those assets are less than what people would like for the player under a less restrictive cap ceiling.

Look at it this way, they traded Bjorkstand for a 3rd, a 4th, and the facilitation of Johnny Gaudreau's signing.

People will bring up Gudbranson, as if this is NHL 2022, but the reality is that Gudbranson's cap hit isn't linked to this series of transactions because he plays a completely different role/position. They identified that they needed another top 4 defenseman. They may very well have chosen the wrong guy, but in any event the were going to sign someone to top 4 money.

Should they have given up a 1st round pick to move Nyquist instead? That is apparently what the cost was to move JVR. I can't imagine it's much cheaper for Nyquist right now.

Whether they moved on from Laine, Bjorkstrand, Nyquist, Roslovic, etc - the cost was either going to be high to dump a contract, or for players who aren't negative value, the return was going to hurt. This was the cost of acquiring Gaudreau and keeping some balance to the team.</div></div>

Hard to find people who understand why this trade was made the way it was. This was the market for moving cap. Kudos to being the only on one here that understands.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CSStrowbridge</b></div><div>There's about a 50/50 chance neither of these draft picks turn into players that play as much as Bjorkstrand played last year. ... Holy crap, this is a bad deal for the CBJ. Good job, Seattle.</div></div>

Ollie was a 3rd round pick so you never know. Better to get a bad return than to have to spend extra draft picks to move a contract.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 18, 2022 at 10:50 a.m.
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Thread: Brannstrom
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Thread: Brannstrom