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Lenny7

Lenny7
Member Since
Jan 18, 2017
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Feb 7, 1987
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Forum: Armchair-GM2 hours ago
Thread: CBJ fans wdy think
I just want to touch on the "His value dropped because he asked for a trade." part, because it irks me when people say it without really thinking about it. I'm curious as to why you'd think it?

Here's how I look at it:

-PLD wants to be traded.
-He's under team control for 4 more years.
-He's 22.
-He has absolutely zero leverage.
-There's no rush to move him, and Jarmo has continued to show that he's probably the most underrated GM in the league.

If anything, I'd say his value has probably increased, given that there's a number of suitors out there looking to pick him up, now that they know he's available. As I said above, it's not like there's a gun to their head where they HAVE to move him, they just know that at some point, it's something that they're going to do. But, they can wait until they get the best offer available. Honestly, there's probably 15+ teams checking in on him, which is going to drive the price up. I realistically see no reason why anyone would think that Columbus would take a discount to move him at this point.

Also, from PLD's side, his best bet of being traded is to actually go out and play 100% every game (Again, since Columbus isn't likely to sell him at a discount).
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 11:20 am
Thread: Give Robertson a shot against Ottawa please
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFanForSomeReason</b></div><div>Yeah, I'm sure it won't hurt (he can always get stronger), I just think the best thing for him is to at least get into some games. The things with him that need improving are tough to work on outside of action. For instance, I think he needs to get a feel for finding the open spaces at the next level compared to junior so he can utilize his shot. I'd be filtering him in and out, give him his six games and if he appears to be the best option at that point then leave him, if not, hopefully the junior leagues are up and running by then.</div></div>

Yeah. I assume they'll "Dobson" him, which I really hope (In Dobson's case at least) that it works out...he's a great kid and really deserves to be successful.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 11:03 am
Thread: Give Robertson a shot against Ottawa please
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFanForSomeReason</b></div><div>I agree with you that no game is a gimme, but Robertson deserves a shot and there's not much developing to be done on the taxi squad at the moment.</div></div>

I'm kinda 50/50 on the "Not much developing to be done on the taxi squad" thing TBH. My opinion has always been that the best way to develop is to play, but after watching what baseball did this summer, with their "Taxi Squad-esque" training facilities, and with how young Robertson is, I can't imagine that it'll hurt.

I mean, I'm pretty frustrated that the Ducks sent Zegras down without really giving him a shot...at least you might get to see Robertson snag a roster spot if someone goes down with an injury :tearsofjoy
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 10:33 am
Thread: Dubois
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>villenash</b></div><div>I don't think Armia needs to be involved -- so yeah, change the 2nd to a 1st and remove Armia. That's about as far as I would go. Dubois hasn't really shown he's a true 1C except maybe a bit in these past playoffs for only a handful of games. I just feel like his value is being overblown on this site because he is a young C with high draft pedigree -- but he hasn't quite reached that next level in his game yet (I am well versed in young C with high draft pedigree from CBJ, and look how Johansen has turned out -- just saying). I believe he'll be a great player for a lot of years, but people are acting like McDavid is available with some of the trades I've seen lol</div></div>

Fair enough.

An interesting aside: One of the guys that I golf with in the summer is a retiree, who worked with the NHL in broadcasting (HNIC, Fox Sports Ohio, etc.) for a bajillion years, including with the Blue Jackets until he retired. I remember when the Seth Jones/Ryan Johansen trade happened, and I was like "Jeeez, Jones has really high upside, but hasn't shown much yet, whereas RyJo had two 60+ point seasons".

We were sitting at the bar the next summer and were talking about it. I pretty much said the same thing to him as I had been thinking that summer with "Johansen is a top notch C, but who the heck knows about Jones, given how sheltered his time in Nashville was". His response turned out to be 100% true, when he said something along the lines of "Jones is going to get better and better, but Johansen is the type of player that has hit his ceiling and isn't going to get better". Obviously I was pretty skeptical about it, given that Johansen was only about 23 or 24 at the time. Crazy.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 9:44 am
Thread: Lines for tonight based on camp
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Salzy</b></div><div>Same here, to me though LW2 was his to lose and he seemingly lost it. I feel like they are going to alternate games for a bit in somewhat of an extended tryout situation.

I'm very excited for our 3rd D pair tbh, between Larsson getting full time minutes and Hakanpaa and Curran alternating it will be interesting to see what happens.

Shattenkirk really strengthens our D, I am very happy with the group we have for this season. I think Manson being on pair two will help him a ton as thats where he played when he was at his peak.

Can't wait for tonight!</div></div>

Definitely excited. It's hard to be a Ducks fan on the east coast of Canada, but I guess I'll just have to skip a bit of sleep tonight!

Also pumped to see Curran get a shot at some point. Based on his SHL numbers, he could be a good option for some PP minutes at some point.