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Forum: Armchair-GM30 minutes ago
Thread: Zed not Zee
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lancebmx</b></div><div>I feel for you guys. These Habs fans don't stop. What's even worse it's the same ones everyday. It wouldn't be so ridiculous if it was new people that aren't active on here often, but it's active members doing it every single day.</div></div>

This. I actually enjoy chatting about the inventive Zegras trades that come through from other teams, even though they’re rarely something ANA would consider. That’s the point of the platform.. fun, creative ideas.

The regurgitated 2 or 3 from MTL tinkering with one C level prospect or another are just so beat to death at this point 🥱

Edit: I do have to defend <a href="/users/campabee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@campabee</a> though. A voice of reason in the crowd for sure. Not all MTL fans are all lumped in that bucket
Forum: Fauteuil - DG2 hours ago
Thread: What it would cost IF Mtl wants Zegras
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KasperBrigante</b></div><div>Enough with this delusion. The Ducks are not getting a top 5 pick for a complementary player on a winning team. Zegras is fun to watch play hockey, but he's not the type of player you build your team around.

The best place for a guy like Zegras would be Utah. He'd bring people out of their seats, and that's exactly what you want hitting a new market. Imagine Zegras, Cooley and Keller playing open hockey at the beginning of next year. It would be a joy. Of course, it wouldn't work in the playoffs, but the first half of the season would be must-watch hockey in Utah.</div></div>

The delusion is that he’s getting traded. The reason the ask is high is because it makes absolutely zero sense for ANA to move him. The return would have to make it impossible to say no
Forum: Armchair-GM21 hours ago
Thread: Entenheim
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>I don't know, I think I've come around to the idea that Lundes not good enough to be a 3C, and not physical enough to be a 4C. Jones and Leason are both fast and will go through a wall if the coach tells them too, and have the size to do so, but I think I'm over Lindstrom on this team.

If we can parlay lundestrom into a Colton or even a Faksa we should.</div></div>

Preaching to the choir on Lunde. I’m okay with one more chance after an Achilles tear recovery season in a 4th line role. We aren’t pushing for the cup next year anyway, it doesn’t need to be perfect.

Sooo agree on Colton though. But that feels more like an ACGM wish than a reality. I get the cap reasons they’d maybe consider it, but he had a successful year for them. I don’t picture them wanting to move him at all
Forum: Armchair-GM22 hours ago
Thread: Do it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFanForSomeReason</b></div><div>Can't speak for Marner, but Anaheim would be crazy to turn this down. They're getting the way, WAY better player for peanuts - a late 1st. It's really as simple as that if he's coming with an extension. They've got some GREAT pieces in place for the future, are about to draft another and they'd be <em>lucky</em> if even one became as good as Marner. He's still only about to turn 27. Would help them to take steps in the next few years and in years of their competitive window.

Worts case scenario they could turn around and trade him for more than this in 6 months cause the Leafs are getting jobbed.</div></div>

More productive thus far? Totally. But my confidence in the gap between them being worth $6-7M per year and a 1st round pick for a player without the positional flexibility (Z played center the last 10 games), who will be on the decline sooner, and will have a very detrimental impact to the salaries the remainder of ANA’s expiring ELCs will ask for is much less clear cut. I’d totally just rather kee Z and gun for a FA RW. There are an abundance of them this summer. Zegras @$5.7M + EDM 1st + top 6 FA RW (like Reinhart or Stammer) &gt; Marner @$12M.

We both know you don’t trade for Marner with a long term extension in place so I’ll ignore that altogether.

I’d personally just choose to keep building on the foundation in ANA making additions without big subtractions. There are holes to fill, we don’t have many surpluses yet