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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21, 2022 at 8:07 a.m.
Thread: Fixing Bowmans Mess
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>Just re: Vegas-They can't even afford to tender a contract to Kubalik this offseason. Don't see how that works.

A quick run through though (Just my personal opinions):
-I'd be 50/50 as the Leafs...
-I'd decline if I was the Oilers. I love MAF, but everyone is blaming this on goaltending when there's a heck of a lot more wrong in Edmonton than that (Bottom 6, lack of defence). MAF might raise the ceiling a bit, but even getting into the playoffs is a long shot at this point.
-I'd accept if I was Boston. DeBrusk's QO is outrageous...he's a non-tender candidate, regardless of what wild trades people make involving him.
-Sure for Florida. Why not? De Haan wouldn't be a bad option for their left side either...
-"Meh" on Gustafsson...he's no better than he was last year, when the Flyers got a 7th for him (with 50% retention!).</div></div>

1st would need protection for Edmonton at this point. Imo their 1st order of business has to be a new coach
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21, 2022 at 7:22 a.m.
Thread: Fixing Bowmans Mess
Just re: Vegas-They can't even afford to tender a contract to Kubalik this offseason. Don't see how that works.

A quick run through though (Just my personal opinions):
-I'd be 50/50 as the Leafs...
-I'd decline if I was the Oilers. I love MAF, but everyone is blaming this on goaltending when there's a heck of a lot more wrong in Edmonton than that (Bottom 6, lack of defence). MAF might raise the ceiling a bit, but even getting into the playoffs is a long shot at this point.
-I'd accept if I was Boston. DeBrusk's QO is outrageous...he's a non-tender candidate, regardless of what wild trades people make involving him.
-Sure for Florida. Why not? De Haan wouldn't be a bad option for their left side either...
-"Meh" on Gustafsson...he's no better than he was last year, when the Flyers got a 7th for him (with 50% retention!).
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 30, 2020 at 10:11 a.m.
Thread: Embrace the Tank
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Hard pass on that WPG trade. Murphy is a lot better than DeHaan. I also don't think PIT does that trade for DeHaan.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>Don't disagree, but unless Seabs waives his NMC Murphy is exposed in the expansion draft. Might as well get the asset for him. WPG after last year lost their top 2 right defenseman. This way they get a serviceable top 4 defender for 1.5 years at a reasonable price. Pitt depends if they're in the hunt at the deadline, but given that the traded a top 9 winger for spare pucks to sign Jack Johnson I wouldn't put a trade like this past them.</div></div>

As a pens fan, I would rather see them go for Soderberg as we need a 3C but with the way that GMJR does business... we may be overpaying for another dman :grimace
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 30, 2020 at 11:48 a.m.
Thread: Embrace the Tank
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Hard pass on that WPG trade. Murphy is a lot better than DeHaan. I also don't think PIT does that trade for DeHaan.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>Don't disagree, but unless Seabs waives his NMC Murphy is exposed in the expansion draft. Might as well get the asset for him. WPG after last year lost their top 2 right defenseman. This way they get a serviceable top 4 defender for 1.5 years at a reasonable price. Pitt depends if they're in the hunt at the deadline, but given that the traded a top 9 winger for spare pucks to sign Jack Johnson I wouldn't put a trade like this past them.</div></div>

I agree Chicago should trade Murphy, but for more than a 2nd. Remember Murphy is a big, right shot defenceman, was a 1st round 20th overall pick, and plays over 20 minutes a game, and is still only 27, prime age for a defenceman. He's too old for a Chicago rebuild, but a good age to be traded.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 25, 2020 at 10:48 a.m.
Thread: Fixing Bowmans Mess
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>Agreed. I appreciate the fact as generally those i talk to on Hockey aren't that knowledgeable of this type of stuff so its nice to be challenged and reevaluate some of things i was thinking. Who would be your sweetner for Dehaan? if you can get rid of him and keep Murphy i would agree its the better option as Murphy has been solid 3 or 4th defender. I really like your D pairings as they have balance and i would switch Mitchell and Boqvist to shelter him with a stay at home defender which allows Keith to be more active in the offensive zone. The reason why i went for forward depth is probably an overly optimistic view of how good Mitchell will be as everything, i have read projects him as not just a great puck mover, but a top 4 defender. If you can get a Brodin for Strome that would be a steal of a trade, but given his season and how he seems to need Kane or DeBrincat to produce i wasn't sure how strong a market for him is going to be plus trading him does bring lockerroom issues.

Though let me ask you would get rid of Colliton and/or Bowman in favor of a new voice at GM or a more experienced coach like a Gallant?</div></div>

I honestly think we could get a third or a 4th for dehaan. But if we needed a sweetener it would be something like sikura or Krys. D pairs with Brodin look really good.
Brodin-Boqvist
Kieth-Murphy
Maata-koekkoek
If Mitchell is ready then Koekkoek sits and it gets shuffled a bit but if he's not it looks like that. As for Colliton/Stan.... I think that they are really on the hot seat this year. If the team doesn't compete and honestly if they miss the playoffs both will be gone I think. I would deffinelty be in favor of the change. Never liked the Colliton hire (thought they kinda rushed him to the NHL) and I don't think Colliton's scheme/system fits our personal very well. As for Stan, I don't hate him as much as most hawks fans do, but I would definelty be in favor of a change. He still thinks Kieth and Seabrook are 2015 Kieth and Seabrook which has been a big problem for us. They have this year ti figure it out out they're gone imo. That's why I think it could be a busier offseason than most expect from the hawks
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 25, 2020 at 9:33 a.m.
Thread: Fixing Bowmans Mess
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>Strome after both a down year/playoffs and the fact he can only seem to produce with Kane and DeBrincat is not slated to get the $4-6 million like he was at the start of the season. Also as an RFA w/o any arbitration rights he is going to get squeezed and will likely take a smaller deal to stay in Chicago or traded which he doesn't want after a bad experience in Arizona. Plus if you look at his quotes, and the desire to play with DeBrincat it all points to him staying on a lower value bridge deal.

Georgiev hasn't proven himself as a NHL starter, but has shown flashes of skill which point to him as a possible starter his save % is .914. Also don't forget the number has been trending down over past two years. Also back ups do not get paid alot without a proven track record. Also i said in the description the defense has to take a step back. Bowman created a logjam of "okay defenders" with term when he has a glut of high end prospects and with the Seabrook albatross of a contract its not possible to go out and add a high or even a medium priced defender. So next year has to be a step back in order for the Mitchell and Boqvist to cut their teeth in the NHL. Unless you move Matta and another defenseman its not likely Mitchell even has a spot on the roster. Preferably you'd keep Murphy over Dehaan, but injury history makes him a hard player to move particularly in a flat cap world.

However, the team structured as such would have greater forward depth which was a significant problem for them throughout the year. They also have less cap stuck in longterm deals for okay players. Under ideal situations you'd also move Shaw, but i can't imagine any NHL team risking that cap space on a player whose missed something close to a season's worth of games over past two years form concussions. So the team has roughly in an actual scenario 1.2 million in cap space with alot more being likely as the chances Dehaan or Shaw are both on LTIR for a long period of time is high.

Fixing Bowman's mess in the way traditionally thought is nearly impossible you cannot undue his bad trades or magically get rid of Seabrook's contract, a contract that he is not to blame for as what player would demand less money, so what mistakes can be fixed? Making the forward core deeper and removing bad contracts which prevent the next core from having a roster spot. Additionally, as you can tell most of my contracts are short term so the team actually has an ability to hit reset, depending on how the current core and the next core are playing in two years. Also under this scenario, as unless they draft Askarov who won't be there at 17 they don't have a legit NHL starter in the system and cannot pay for anyone other than Crawford on the market they could trade for a potential starter in Georgiev. New York also will certainly trying getting as much as possible, but unless Lundquist retires they're stuck with three goalies and are not in a place of strength in that trade. Getting a quality depth forward and a NHL back up quality goaltender who can also be sent to the minors is about market value on that trade.</div></div>

Interesting points for sure. I still think the hawks are better off not trading Murphy. Yes forward depth is important but I would argue Murphy is currently our best defender. The hawks biggest issue isn't forward depth it's defense. Especially if you're going to ride a 36 year old concussion prone Crawford as the starter. We need to do a better job defensively. The hawks gave up the most high danger scoring chances in the league last year. This defense above if worse than what we had last year.Dehaan needs to go IMO. He was bad in the playoffs, is expensive and injury prone. I think we could get a mid round pick for him, but if we can't move him for free or even throw in a sweetener. Maata-koekkoek should be back next season. Our best shutdown D pair in the playoffs. If possible we need to find someone else on the left side who can take some minutes from Kieth, although it is looking unlikely that can happen. Rolling a defense of:
kieth-Boqvist
Murphy-Mitchell
Maata-koekkoek
works pretty solid IMO. Best case scenario is pulling off a Strome for Brodin trade to try to give Kieth less minutes. Forward depth is nice but it's a luxury. With all the bad contracts, the team is going to have some holes. You kind of have to decide what part of the roster is going to be weaker. We have played the "try to score 6 goals a game and hope you only give up 5" style of play for the last two years. It's time to shore up the defense. Unless we can get Lehner Back or bring in some goalie that can steal games, fixing the defense is our best shot at staying competitive IMO.

Regardless, it was nice to have a quality discussion out this. You bring up good points for sure.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3, 2019 at 6:12 p.m.
Thread: Back to the Playoffs
Very well done and thought out. I think this is one of the most realistic teams I've seen as far as trades and moves.

A couple exceptions....
You are about $1M off on the cap hit for Zingers. While I agree he will give a slight hometown discount, realistically he would still cost the Hawks $4.5M and that would be on a 5 year deal. He is also not a center; he's a middle 6 winger.

I do think Nyquist would be a good fit also.

Given that Faulk is a 1 year rental, I'd remove the picks from the trade, or remove Anisimov and trade him to Buf for a 3rd rounder.

Hawks will be up against the cap next year but they can also carry 21 or 22 players; Crow re-signs for $3.5m to $4m, Faulk or Gus for $4M and let the other guy walk or even both and bring up Mitchell, Krys, Boqvist or Beaudin to fill the spot(s) on ELC's, Cat for $7M, Strome for $5M, and it all should work out.

I'd also rework the lines....

Nyquist (Saad) - Toews - Kane
Cat - Strome - Dzingel
Saad (Nyquist) - Caggs - Perlini
Sikura - Kampf - Hayden (Entwistle)

Kubalik, Johnsson, Highmore, Kurashev are all wild cards...

Defense it will be interesting at some point to see what Carlsson has from the IceHogs and also wouldn't trade Gilbert just yet. Koekk is a decent 7th man but also should see what those two have.

Overall good creativity!
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2017 at 1:56 a.m.
Thread: Vegas Opening Day Roster (Highly Speculative)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kalebshaw</b></div><div>Personal opinion, its gonna cost a LOT more than that to save Vatanen &amp; Manson considering what Vatanen's trade value is alone. Pretty good otherwise.</div></div>

‪The way I see it is a couple of weeks ago the Ducks call Vegas and say that they will trade Vatanen and buyout Bieksa if a deal cannot be cut between ANA and VGK. So therefore VGK takes a deal of a 2nd Round Pick or something like that to leave the Ducks assets alone and take someone like Kerdiles. So VGK ends up with a 2nd Rounder plus someone like Kerdiles vs. someone just getting Vermette or someone likewise.‬ I'm not sure if Vegas could or would back out of the deal but that would not give them a good reputation around the league.