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KrakenTheCode

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 3 at 5:10 p.m.
Thread: youth
I don't see Seattle doing that deal. The narrative around them giving up on Shane Wright is not true, and the whole situation is very misunderstood. The Wright prospect hate has become far too prevelant. he put up 1.85 PPG in the OHL last season, which was the second highest in the league that season, and would have been second this year as well. He also put up .75PPG in the AHL as an 18 year old last year, while also being the Captain of a gold medal winning WJC team. This year he is putting up just over .75 PPG in the AHL while being great both ways, when he's not even supposed to be in the AHL this year. Even if they chose to move on from him I highly doubt they would consider moving him for Nelson. Nelson isn't a bad player but Seattle is not competing now and he does not move the needle, the Isles aren't even competing with him and they have a more talented team than the Kraken.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 18 at 8:23 p.m.
Thread: What I would do
Larsson is a top pair defenseman in Seattle - I don't think they move him + retain half his deal for this year and next for this. I'd argue that at least one of those 3rds is fair value for the retention, and that Timmins is just a warm body here with minimal trade value.

That makes the meat of the trade a 1st, a 3rd, and a project prospect in Tverberg. I think a decent comp for this trade is the Mattias Ekholm deal from last year's deadline - a top pair D with an extra year of term being traded to a contender. Ekholm brought back Tyson Barrie (a flawed but usable 2nd pair D), Reid Schaefer (recent 1st round pick), a 1st in that year's draft and a 4th a year out, and Nashville only had to retain $250K for a year and a half, not $2M. Value just isn't here for me when you have a recent comp like that.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 13 at 10:49 a.m.
Forum: NHL SigningsJan. 8 at 12:22 p.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed William Nylander (8 Years / $11,500,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jdb9831</b></div><div>In a vacuum, this is a good deal just based on what Nylander brings to the table. He is worth the money and should continue to be through most of the contract. The last few years won't be as bad with the higher cap as well.

The problem is the structure of this team. I just don't think you can give 4 players 50% of the money and ice a complete roster. I have the feeling the Delta between JT+Marner now compared to JT+Marner with their upcoming extensions won't be much, if anything. JT will see his pay come down, I honestly don't know what a 'fair' number will look like, and Marner will go up. Probably something around 13-14 million/year. So even if JT takes 6-8 million on the next deal, the core four will still cost around 50% of the cap.</div></div>

This is really what it boils down to. Big Willie has absolutely earned his payday but between him, JT, Stachews, and Mitch the rest of the roster is gonna be looking at Toronto's available cap like Will Smith looking around at the house at the end of Fresh Prince.
Forum: NHL SigningsJan. 8 at 12:17 p.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed William Nylander (8 Years / $11,500,000 AAV)
In a vacuum, this is a good deal just based on what Nylander brings to the table. He is worth the money and should continue to be through most of the contract. The last few years won't be as bad with the higher cap as well.

The problem is the structure of this team. I just don't think you can give 4 players 50% of the money and ice a complete roster. I have the feeling the Delta between JT+Marner now compared to JT+Marner with their upcoming extensions won't be much, if anything. JT will see his pay come down, I honestly don't know what a 'fair' number will look like, and Marner will go up. Probably something around 13-14 million/year. So even if JT takes 6-8 million on the next deal, the core four will still cost around 50% of the cap.