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Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 12:40 pm
Thread: Its time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boomer125</b></div><div>If I'm putting Nylander on the table for D upgrade I don't even call Minnesota I target actual Top Pair Dmen like Seth Jones, Colton Parayko etc those are Tier 1 defense men - Dumba is a tier 2 defense man Nylander isn't even on the table.
If Minny shops Dumba there will be lots of teams calling none of them are going to offer up a Nylander Quality player for Dumba any 2020 1st offered up will be 20-31 OA which does very little to nothing to improve Minny today - A package involving a young right shot forward with term at great AAV that will produce 45/50 pts (that's at 3rd line minutes) on Minny Kap gets 2nd line minutes it's not even a debate plus a top D prospect plus a forward prospect (that really would be playing in the league if not for insane RW depth in the organization) plus a 2020 3rd is a reasonable to very good package. Again Minnesota has strength on the blue line to deal from and Dumba would be the guy teams are interested in paying for. If an equivalent offer came through from another team I do think the Leafs would add a higher pick might be 2021 1st or what have you. But the reality is as much as teams are circling and wanting Nylander right now (a drastic 180 from 12 months ago) Nylander is 22 signed 4 more seasons and is a highly productive Top 4 forward - IMO if Minny targets Nylander they'd be sending Dumba + to get any sort of conversation going.</div></div>

Kapanen isn't getting top 6 minutes in Minnesota, he'd play behind Zuccarello and Fiala. Take off the Leaf-tinted glasses, Kapanen is a good player but he's not some amazing upgrade for the Wild. The Wild's forward issue is the only center they have who can produce points is Staal, so if they move a guy like Dumba they're going to want a center coming back because that's the team's biggest need.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan 9 at 10:29
Thread: Big WildPens Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BLIvingston33</b></div><div>Well, Brodin is being handed away to Seattle if a move isn't made. This dumps the Rask contract and Johnson can play perfectly fine hockey on a third pairing and makes reasonable money. Maybe make the Pens pick a 1st then if it's such a bad trade? Bjugstad is a right-handed shot center and Fiala is the sacrifice to be able to keep everyone protected from expansion.</div></div>

Johnson isn’t needed. You have $6.5m in cap space, so there’s zero reason to pay to unload Rask when he can keep doing what he’s doing this season and be an injury fill-in. Fiala has looked really good this year since early November so he’s not a guy you trade to dump a bad contract and Bjugstad isn’t an upgrade over extending Koivu for free. <a href="/users/wabit" target="_blank">@wabit</a> already covered why Brodin isn’t anything to worry about when Seattle would take Soucy or Dumba over his expiring deal.

Aside from the trade, Khovanov isn’t going from junior to being the 1C either and if they acquired Bracco, he wouldn’t be signed for anything over league minimum because he hasn’t played a single NHL game yet.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 27, 2019 at 3:42
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 25, 2019 at 9:03
Thread: Finishing Touches with a Blockbuster in MIN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MajesticWalrus</b></div><div>Kessel is second in points among U.S. born players. He's gotten 20 or more goals in the last 11 seasons and the only other players to do that are ovechkin, toews, and kane. In fact only Crosby and Ovechkin have more 25+ goal seasons than Kessel. Kessel even had a 92 points season and has had 80 points seasons, yes plural. Zucker has never had more than 64 points. And then youre bringing up a 3 point difference between the two right now with like 40 games left. Kessel could have like a five point night, hot streaks and cold streaks come and go and at the end of the day kessel has accomplished way more than zucker. Kessel also was named the best forward at the Olympics and won a silver medal for it and he won two stanley cups. Zucker didnt do that either.
<a href="/users/RC333" target="_blank">@RC333</a></div></div>

And these are all past accomplishments. Kessel is over 30 and we've seen plenty of forwards over 30 fall off a cliff.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 24, 2019 at 4:05
Thread: Can we stop trading Strome amp TDA please
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mvp13</b></div><div>What you're missing is:

A. The expansion draft. We will lose one of Hank or Georgie for nothing in return if we still have both.
B. Igor can/will/is likely to skitter back to the KHL if he isn't called up next season after posting these insane numbers.

So we could potentially lose one or more goalies with nothing in return. Hank isn't guaranteed to retire at his contracts' end. He still keeps us in the games.

As a fan, I want to see Hank retire a Ranger, and the best and most profitable way to do this is to trade Georgie and run Igor/Hank until Hank retires, then Huska if he's still around</div></div>

You’re right they’d have to expose someone to Seattle, but given what teams paid Vegas to leave their good players alone, losing a goalie for nothing beats trading him now for a 2nd round pick. You’re going to lose someone, better to be someone from a position of depth. I say that as a Wild fan who watched Fletcher send over Haula and Tuch so Vegas wouldn’t touch any of their top 4 D.

As for the KHL, that’s great if Igor wants to make pennies on the dollar to what he would make in the NHL as a starter if he’s that good. I doubt that influences NY’s decision making, the expansion draft is more of a threat for them to do something.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 24, 2019 at 3:18