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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 11, 2020 at 10:13 a.m.
Thread: Easiest keep Petro
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>Just because Allen might get moved to shed salary doesn’t make him a cap dump player. I’d be shocked if don’t get a legit good offer for him heck I’d be interested in trying to work something out from an oilers perspective.</div></div>

Of the two Jake Allen will be easier to move for sure. He's a good goalie, especially in a backup role. It can be an "acquire and extend" type situation where if you can give him some financially security he'll likely ink up with you. Probably won't break the bank either.

Bozak is going to be hard. He has a 10 team no trade list so if you take out the bottom 10 teams in the league there's not much of a market given his cap hit and teams not having the cap space. If the Blues move him they'll have to retain some salary and/or pay someone to take him. He can still contribute and he's a versatile player, but he's also a $5 million cap hit. That makes it really hard. Army would have to work some magic to get a team to take Bozak's entire last year and it being a team not on his list.

Of course if Petro walks none of this becomes an issue.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 22, 2020 at 12:05 p.m.
Thread: COL Tatar trade and Granlund UFA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Carlapin007</b></div><div>Hmmm. My question now becomes : would Mtl be thinking of using Jost as a C or at LW? Because we already have Danault, Susuki, Domi, Kotkaniemi, etc.

Anyways, Jost and a 1st, I'm in. But I think this trade only happens once Domi is either signed or traded...</div></div>

Danault is an UFA in 2021 so I wouldn't necessarily count on him long-term. Particularly as you have several other C's on the team you'll want to have take over on the top 2 lines (i.e. Suzuki, Kotkaniemi).

If you move Danault you can run with Suzuki/Kotkaniemi/Jost down the middle. Alternatively one of Jost or Kotkaniemi can play on the wing. Jost is quite a versatile player and can play up or down the lineup so he offers a lot of flexibility.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 20, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.
Thread: 2 Trades Habs need to make
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Csick123</b></div><div>That Jackets trade is interesting but not enough imo. Switch the 4th to a 2nd and switch Vejdemo for a good prospect especially since youre also dumping Alzner</div></div>

Vedejmo's a B+ prospect consistently developing and made a jump to the AHL's smaller ice without effecting his growth or production but instead he got better .
he's a defensive forward primarily but he's got the passing skills to be relied upon on the PP and when the games on the line and you need a sure thing .

he's no Suzuki , Poehling , Caufield or Kotkanemi which are our A level prospects with Primeau and Brook being on the line between A and B level prospect .
then you're looking at Fleury , Evans ,Vedejmo , Ikonen, Ylonen, Olofsson , Romanov , Struble and Norlinder all sitting comfortably in your B level prospect bracket.
with players like Harris,Teasdale ,Fonstad , Mcshane, that danish goalie we got this year and maybe Pinard-Harvey sitting in the grey area between B and C level prospect .

after that its all long term projects and career players in the AHL and other leagues .
cases can be made for Mccarron , Pezzetta ,Belzile, and Leiskanen but its still to early to tell with 3/4 and Maccarron's making a comeback run greatly improving under Coach Bouchards style of earning ice time he's thrived and now fully healthy for the first time since his shoulder serperation in 2014 (according to Mccarron)

Vedejmo's good he's just someone who shouldnt be used in a cap dump
Ikonen should because like his brother he'll likely struggle with the speed of north american hockey
but most fantasy sports fans just see the hype and consider him way more valuable then he is compared to his peers in our system at his level .
Vedejmo has a far higher NHL upside because he's big and skate really well allowing him to thrive in todays NHL
Ikonen's got all the tools just like his brother but none of the vision . he could develop it with the right mentor/coach but those are unfavorable odds in comparison to Vedejmo
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 15, 2018 at 10:43 a.m.
Thread: Get in playoffs, but still build for future
I think Schlemko is pretty much untradable for just a pick. Only way to move him is to take salary back. So I propose a new idea for him and/or Benn if we feel we don't need them and no one wants them. If waivers doesn't work, Put them in the minors. Laval is a mess and with Mete and Juulsen both looking like they'll stay in MTL, Laval will need some better dmen. Their caps are quite low so the cap we'd have to pay is barely anything. Just over 1M in cap lost for both combined playing the minors. Considering how much cap we have I wouldn't be worried about it.

Schlemko and Benn are still decent players but if it comes to moving them and no one wants them, straight to Laval and it actually might help the mini-Habs be better having some vets on D and not just Tom Parisi and ... I don't even know any other dmen on the team haha so there is my point.