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Forum: Armchair-GM33 minutes ago
Thread: Better looking Sens 2024-25 roster
Chychrun is WAY better than Girard, that is a horrible trade for the Sens
I don't see Utah doing that deal, Durzi has been a great fit for them
Jarventie > Pinelli, mostly irrelevant though as it's B prospect for B prospect
That trade really doesn't help New Jersey contend, Bahl is an active part of their team right now
No idea how 2 30 year old healthy scratch players warrents a 2nd, that Blues trade is really bad for Ottawa, you can get players like that for free on the UFA market
No way Ottawa retains that much on Korpisalo for that long. At the same time Nashville is hanging up all calls that don't start with Pinto
Like the Blues trade but the opposite, nobody is paying a 2nd for Forsberg

Also I see that you tried to reply to another user above, they won't be notified unless you quote them with the Quote button right here --------------------------v
Forum: Armchair-GM50 minutes ago
Thread: Bigger
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KyleDubasWWEFAN</b></div><div>Catton also isn't BIGGER. Which is this thread name, no less.
Don't think he's a target of a lot of teams. The guy is another midget type at 5'9" or 5'10".
Probably, very good, like a Stankoven but we see how Vegas can easily deal with a team lacking size at the forward position.

Greentree is a monster!</div></div>

Greentree is also not as good as Iginla though and though Iggy isn't as physically big as Greentree he does play a very tenacious game. I find his game resembles Matthew Tkachuk in a lot of ways. Not quite as physical but doesn't shy away from it either.

Stankoven is also a rookie. I don't think it's fair at all to base your expectations on Catton off how a rookie is performing in the playoffs. I also think Point completely disproves any notion that size is a must
Forum: Armchair-GM12 hours ago
Thread: tij iginla and marksrtom trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tryger</b></div><div>Fair enough, let's wait and see. but my real point was Markstrom is a 34 year old goalie who hasn't waived his NMC (also why would he to one of the highest tax rates in a a tough division) add to this that the Kings have for under $2M done fairly well with budget goaltending.

If LA did pay big pieces for an upgrade at goal to me it looks like Saros (or Ullmark if he changes his mind) are the only ones who makes sense as legitimate goaltending upgrades. But if it costs LA Roy reupping or a solid LD3, is getting an upgrade at goal really make the Kings a contender? Gibson and Markstrom are exceptional goalies, but the realistic asking price for these guys along with there age make them less than stellar trade targets for most teams with goalie issues.</div></div>

You are right that Marky is 34 but goalies primes also tend to last longer. But he did waive his clause already.

The issue is more that doing "fairly well" isn't good enough to win the cup most of the time. I don't think they end up trading for Markstrom but the value for 50% retention is absolutely there in this deal, especially with it being a relatively late 1st and the draft being subpar later in the 1st
Forum: Armchair-GM14 hours ago
Thread: tij iginla and marksrtom trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tryger</b></div><div>Maybe my numbers here are wrong, but on Moneypuck I see Markstrom as 9th. Is this all situations?

And although GSVx is typically a great indicator of how well the goaltender has done, can you name a Vezina finalist who has had a below a .910SV%. Like Jusse Saros would be the best comparable with the highest GSAx and 4th in Vezina voting last season, but he also had a .919 SV% and 2.69GAA.

I'll eat crow if Markstrom gets a single Vezina vote, but that's a bold statement in my opinion and an interesting hill to die on.</div></div>

Lets clarify something. Hellebuyck and Demko are going to be #1 and #2 in Vezina voting. After that it will be something like Oettinger or Shesterkin simply due to to the teams success. But Markstrom has had for the most part an excellent season and will absolutely get Vezina votes. Not a finalist but probably 5th to 7th in voting.

Money Puck and Evolving Hockey use 2 different methods for xG. Evolving Hockey uses Fenwick (includes missed shots) as it's base and Money Puck only uses Shots on Goal. Until about the last month of the season Markstrom was ~4th on MP and 2nd on EH. The TDL rumours along with the complete downgrade of defensive play in front of him tanked his numbers quite a lot
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: tij iginla and marksrtom trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tryger</b></div><div>At1/6th of Markstrom's cap hit, I think Talbot getting an all-star nod and shoring up LAs goaltending after their abysmal goaltending last season is incredibly impressive.

And are you crazy about Vezina votes, last season Igor Shesterkin got 2 votes with a 0.916 SV%, Markstrom had a .892 SV%. Do you think anyone seriously would risk their credentials to give Markstrom a Vezina vote this season?</div></div>

LMAO your entire argument is SV%? How do you expect a goalie to have a high SV% when they are bombarded with high danger shots every game? There is a reason Markstrom finished the season with almost 29 Goals Saved Above Expected and Talbot finished with 15. Hell even Rittich was better than Talbot when he played
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