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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.
Thread: Ghost to Montreal Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sebybbq</b></div><div>And you overvalue ghost a lot! Gallagher is way more valuable too a team than ghost! Both player are great that not the point but gallagher play every shift with grit! He is tough score tought goal! He is a leader and he enters his prime, ans he is reliable on defence! Ghost his a great puck mover and a great quarterback on pp but he is awful in is zone. A defenceman as for first job too defend and its not is bread and butter soo drouin will bee the player too sacrifice for ghost! But Gallagher will never goo elsewhere of montreal</div></div>

If anything Ghost is still being undervalued because of the tired narrative, mostly pushed by lazy beat writers, that he is awful at defense. He is elite at breaking up zone entries and making quick zone exits when he gets the puck on top of his offensive prowess. What he struggles with, like most smaller defensemen, is board battles and clearing the crease. That doesn't mean he is terrible at defense it just means he needs to play to his strengths and be partnered with a physical defensive defenseman to compliment his skill set. Something the Flyers coaching hasn't really done for him. Two years ago when playing with Provorov his numbers offensively and defensively were that of a high end first pairing defender.

And yes Gallagher is very good. But as I said before the Flyers don't need another LW and Drouin if I remember correctly isn't nearly as effective on the right side. He also doesn't play any defense and for his career scores about the same as Ghost. So if Drouin is the "sacrifice" there would need to be some other assets added to sweeten the pot. Remember Montreal fans are the ones clamoring for Ghost. If you want him you are the ones who need to overpay. That is just reality.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 21, 2019 at 5:04 a.m.
Thread: Fixing the Center position problem for life
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jassan28</b></div><div>Comparing Trouba to Ghost is like comparing Keith to Krug. Philly fans don't want Ghost while Jets fans have no choice. Ghost has about 75% of Trouba's value</div></div>
That's the point. The Jets don't have a choice. Ghost is on a team friendly contract and gives them a puck moving LHD and PP quarterback. Trouba may be a slightly better overall defenseman but he will be more expensive and doesn't seem to want to stay in Winnipeg. Their value is about equal factoring in the contract and Ghost's offense despite what frustrated Flyers fans say about Ghost.

Adding Patrick to the trade is a deal breaker. From the Flyers perspective what does that do to their center depth? Even when the return is worth it, which this definitely isn't, you don't make a trade that opens a huge hole in your lineup. Flyers already need a 2/3C for next year why make it two.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1, 2018 at 2:32 a.m.
Thread: Pacioretty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div>Obligatory reminder: Pacioretty has more goals in his career than every single player above shown. The way people are shitting on Pacioretty after one bad season in his career is like those Philly fans saying they should of traded Giroux last year because he only 50 some odd points and was "declining"..... Oh yeah I guess you all forgot about that right? :rolleyes

Yeah your right, Pacioretty at age 29, is probably finished in the NHL......</div></div>

Obligatory reminder... Patches is on the last year of his contract. And the same time he is due a new contract the Flyers will also need to hand out deals to Provorov, Konecny, Sanheim, and possibly Simmonds. Picking up Patches guarantees Simmonds is gone. Also saying it is a good deal because Patches has more goals/points than all the players mentioned is a weak argument since by that logic the Habs should trade the Flyers Galchenyuk straight up for Flip since he has more career goals than someone with a decade less experience than him.