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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 7:53 p.m.
Thread: Free Agency Quiets Down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Play_Party_Hard</b></div><div>The youth movement is going to come from the bottom-six with. Again, like I said, the top-six is locked up for years. That's the direction management went and they will all grow old together if you will.

Larsson never signed, something wrong must have happened during negotiations but he is the type of bottom-six player the Penguins would need, a defense minded forward.

Yes I know Puustinen is a top-six type player. In my roster description you see that I had him traded because management seems keen on keeping Kapanen (which is a mistake). If/when they do come up, Poulin and Puustinen should start on the 3rd line. I also do not think Nylander is as ready to play in Sullivan's system as people think but we will see.</div></div>


Less than 1% chance any of these trades happen like this anyways. The only thing that is out there being reported by insiders is that the Pens might be interested in moving a D-man. Meaning one.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 7:52 p.m.
Thread: Free Agency Quiets Down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Play_Party_Hard</b></div><div>The youth movement is going to come from the bottom-six with. Again, like I said, the top-six is locked up for years. That's the direction management went and they will all grow old together if you will.

Larsson never signed, something wrong must have happened during negotiations but he is the type of bottom-six player the Penguins would need, a defense minded forward.

Yes I know Puustinen is a top-six type player. In my roster description you see that I had him traded because management seems keen on keeping Kapanen (which is a mistake). If/when they do come up, Poulin and Puustinen should start on the 3rd line. I also do not think Nylander is as ready to play in Sullivan's system as people think but we will see.</div></div>

Cool. I disagree with your roster construction and trades.

Guentzel with Sid and Rust is the right move. Another 30 something with Geno and Rakell isn’t.

I would prefer it to be Rakell/Geno/Kappy. Rakell was a LW his entire career anyways(except some games coming over to Pgh). I would use a OConnor -Carter - Zucker 3rd line to start the season.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 7:48 p.m.
Thread: Changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Logan_Ollivier</b></div><div>There are a pile of teams that would be able to add Kerfoot and seeing how guys with similar production are all getting 4.5-6 million, Kerfoot is great value at his cap hit. The Leafs don't want to move him, but if they wanted to go in a different direction or had to in the case of an offer sheet, many teams would be interested.

Without a doubt.

Gudbranson just got 4.5 million. Holl is less than half his salary. If that's the market for a big RD that should never play above the 3rd pair, how can anyone rationally argue Holl has no value? At worst he's a bottom pair defenceman making 2 million but has been successful playing 20+ minutes a night. I definitely would be terrified if Gudbranson was playing 20 minutes a night. He's such a pylon but he's big and he hits everyone, you can find guys that do the same for way less. So the market is set. Holl definitely has value at his price tag</div></div>


Cool…I disagree..and I’m quite familiar with Kerfoot and Holl.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 6:57 p.m.
Thread: Free Agency Quiets Down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Play_Party_Hard</b></div><div>Ok so Guentzel, Rust and Rakell are all locked up going into their mid 30s with Crosby and Malkin into their late 30s (that's 5/6 of the top-six) so why not Saad? Also an improvement over Zucker.

I think

Hextall has me in doubt with the younger guys buy adding Archibald, Caggiula and talk of retaining Kapanen. Too many bottom-six bodies to compete, I don't like the odds....For the record though, I do want to see Puustinen starting the season on the roster and Poulin coming in later hopefully midseason.</div></div>

Cause you are giving up the Pens cap space next season and a young, 25 year old, RHD. Something the Pens are lacking and u are trading it for something they have in spades. Older players. You need to surround them with younger, faster players. Not another of the same. Plus giving up Puustinen and a 3rd.

And he’s not a big improvement over Zucker at all. Zucker had a string of bad luck injuries in Pittsburgh. Was ok when he was healthy and never even got a chance to settle in and get in a routine and chemistry with a line.

Zucker 23 goals and 37 points in 83 games with the Pens(.45 PPG). Saad 23 goals in 49 points in 78 games last season(.61 PPG). Zucker 5 more games. The same amount of goals. It’s a slight improvement at best.

I think Caggiula and Larsson are on two-way deals. Just up and down 4th line depth. You can’t play on Sully’s 4th line unless you play the PK. It’s why they sent OConnor down last season. To get time on the PK. Puustinen, Poulin, and Nylander aren’t 4th line players. They are mid 6 or top 6 or bust.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 5:49 p.m.
Thread: rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>will9739</b></div><div>The hoax is over. Plus SCOTUS has said that private US employers outside of the medical field cannot discriminate based on vaccination status.
It’s all true but I’m just playing with ya so don’t get in a tizzy.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bagelbob</b></div><div>SCOTUS is a sham anyway so who gives af, certainly not lou. and not trading for a player wouldn’t qualify as discrimination, not that bertuzzi would ever sue the team or the nhl over this matter.</div></div>

Although I agree. It’s a privately owned company. Franchises aren’t publicly owned or federally regulated. They can hire and not hire who they choose. The make the rules. But the players Union might have something to say about it.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 4:42 p.m.
Thread: 22-23
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>. . . including the now-prohibited condition on a player re-signing.</div></div>

Boy did Dubas f**k up not taking the Weegar for Andreas Johnsson and Dermott deal. Dubas turned that down and then flipped Johnsson for Josh Anderson..lol. Wow.

Surprisingly, I do like the Matt Murray move. I’m from Pittsburgh though. I’ve seems Murray’s upside and it’s not elite but it’s close to it. Yes, he’s was bad for the Sens and at the end of tenure in Pittsburgh. But the talent is there.

Murray &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Mrazek. And imo, Murray = Campbell as well. I think Murray gonna surprise people this year.

Grab him where u can if u play fantasy hockey. That was my 1st thought when I saw the trade. I’m grabbing Murray in both my fantasy hockey leagues if I can.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 4:27 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.
Thread: Changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Logan_Ollivier</b></div><div>Why haven't they traded them? Because they don't need to at this moment. And if they have to move them, are you telling me it would cost anything to move a 52 point forward who can play all 3 forward positions, and kill penalties? Or a big RD who can play 20 minutes a night in a pinch, and only makes 2 million?

Frigging Gudbranson just got 4+ million and he is a #6 defenceman.</div></div>

Ya, I just don’t think it’s that easy like u said. Can “easily” just trade them. Not that easy. Especially with most teams cap strapped as is.

Again, I guess we’ll see. And again, the likelyhood of Sandin getting an offer sheet are low. Probably about 10%. But the narrative is out there that he might. And if he does, if he does, which again, is a very low possibility, I don’t see the Leafs matching it.

That’s my opinion with the things I’ve read backing the opinion. It’s not your opinion. It’s fine. We are just gonna keep repeating ourselves saying the same things in different ways. It’s not that serious. Have a good day!! I hope Sandin retires a Leaf.!!