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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 17, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.
Thread: Leafs next season and taxi squad for flexible bubbles
I kinda doubt Robertson is ready ( still dont understand the Playoffs "experiment" with him ) and they didnt bring Barabanov over to watch the Games.

I also believe Engvall will play his 40 Games so he will meet the Expansion Draft conditions to be exposed, same Holl ( unfortunatelly <a href="/users/Jamiepo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Jamiepo</a> forgot or "dodged" to answer my question , so im talking out of my ass here ) cause if you check, Kerfoot, Engvall, Malgin and Holl are the only ones to meet the demand out of the obvious Protected Players ( Dermott &amp; Mikheyev RFA rights are puzzling me tho in case they will accept QO and pull out 1y with arbitration )

My lines would be :

Hyman - Tavares - Marner
Nylander - Matthews - Simmonds......... ( not that Simmonds is top RW but you need a grinder in that line and nothing more )
Kerfoot - Engvall - Mikheyev ...................( by wasting Simmonds on 2nd you got yourself a strong 3rd Line tho Engvall and Kerfoot doesnt make up together for competent 3C )
Barabanov - Thornton - Spezza

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Dermott
Lehtonen - Bogosian .................................( and ofc Holl in the mix to fill his 70 Games )
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2020 at 2:08 p.m.
Thread: Kahun and Grandlund
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tmljk22</b></div><div>We don't actually know what Joey Anderson is. Many insiders believe that the Leafs actually see him as a potential bottom-six winger that can play as soon as this season. <strong>Why else would the Leafs have traded for him?</strong> They had other deals on the table involving draft picks...</div></div>

Cause they were dumping Cap.....Johnsson was late 2nd early 3rd value....if you dumping you need to agree for less cause thats what opposite Team in trade will do....so instead of agreeing to late 3rd or early 4th that you were offered....Dubarelli agreed to mid 3rd in shape of Anderson. Ofc now he will wear Blue and White and hes already conidered another steal......same as homers are mentioning Holl and Parayko in same sentence.....i mean....

To OP
Granlund honey, Granlund
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 15, 2020 at 2:50 a.m.
Thread: Who makes the team out of camp
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>Protecting is primary but they need to have the proper assets exposed. Leafs should have no issue satisfying that. Dermott being rfa would need to be protected or would be draft eligable.

With the roster as is they would obviously protect the top 3 Dmen and leave both Holl and Dermott. But they could also protect the big 4 and Dermott by going 8-1</div></div>

Damn me and my english.....( i must admit im a bit confused now tho, while in last simulation that i created i signed Mikheyev for 1 x 1,5M with notification he will be exposed and CF was showing him as RFA at end of contract but you pro-tipped me he has to be signed for 2 years, so over the draft, but now Dermotts rights are in play anyway )

lets put it another way.....what is the "punishment" for the Team that doesnt provide the wanted conditions of 2F , 1D and a G exposed ( lets say all the contracts just ended as UFAs except the protected Players ) Is team obligated to acquire those 4 assets in FA or else so NHL wont come upon them with : you tried to screw us ......
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 14, 2020 at 9:38 p.m.
Thread: Who makes the team out of camp
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>I have no issues. He was great when moved up for injuries. The biggest issue with Dermott is that he was never given a shot. Personally I think he is ready and has been for a while.</div></div>

Dermott before Holl at any time of day

I have my suspicions what Dubarelli is doing but first i must ask noob question ( while i know you are more into CBA then most of us here ) :

Expansion Draft.....is protecting primary thing and exposing secondary ? I mean, if Team protects 7-3-1 or 8-1.....and the Team doesnt have Players to expose, lets say hypotethically Dermott will be RFA and not signed by Draft, Muzzin, Rielly, Brodie protected......other defencemen UFA.......( wait for it Holl ) , so is Team obligated to expose that one Defenceman from protected 3 or not ? If yes, i think Dubarelli is done for this year, satisfied with Roster that will barely make it to Playoffs with one and only reason to have Holl as only one D to be possible to expose.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 14, 2020 at 7:51 a.m.
Thread: Option 2 - Keep Nylander and Gut the Team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KakkoForMauriceRichardAward</b></div><div>You put your finger right on the issue

There's literally no way to keep a nice depth (cause let's be honest you only have 2 3rd line caliber players here, AA and Mikeyev) if the big four stays together. Tho a solution might be to move Holl and to get cap room there</div></div>

Its not depth vs Core four but depth vs Finaly Decent D

Premium Contracts ( aka overpay ) and flat Cap on top prevented TML to have both. Core Four are big distraction but they should stay as they are

Holl and Kerfoot ditched could allow another 3-4M Defenceman to be landed but Dubarelli missed the chance to overhaul 3rd Line with quality ( i hoped he would dig into Janmark, Fast, Wallmark, Larsson or even Wennberg for 6M 3rd Line instead 10M that TML had last year, cause our kids are usualy scammed into cheap 2M contracts )
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 13, 2020 at 6:31 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 12, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.
Thread: Leafs Suddenly Have Too Many D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_Storm</b></div><div>He's a 4/5 guy, who should be on a bottom pair, but is a very solid as just a steady, complimentary piece with a better partner. His results next to Muzzin were solid all season, but with Muzzin hurt, the results expectedly dipped and he looked overmatched in a shutdown role without him. I think we've seen that they work together, and I don't see a need to change it unless somebody forces Keefe's hand, but I have no qualms with him in that role as long as healthy Muzzin is next to him.</div></div>

Muzzin with his working horse attitude would make even you and me look good next to him....on NHL level that is.....

Holl is No6 D at best and 1M overpaid for the quality he brings, but at least you didnt trade him for a 3rd like TML homers usualy do....