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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2023 at 10:22 p.m.
Thread: Time to Actually Rebuild - TDL Part 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tonyhzs</b></div><div>Serious question, hypothetical.
If Horvat signed a reasonable extension, say 7 million, 7 years, would Shane Wright and a 1st get it done for Horvat and a 2023 1st? Not gonna say 2024, that's just nonsense. What if the Vancouver 1st were lottery protected? Top 3 protected? Top 5 protected? If the protected picks happen, Seattle gets a 2023 2nd and an unprotected 2024 1st.

Just curious. Seattle gets to trade Shane Wright and a mid round prospect for a known commodity in his prime (high 2C) and a likely top 10 prospect this year or next (or higher depending on lottery protection).</div></div>

Not sure why Ron Francis would want to trade a franchise Centerman in Shane Wright, But yeah i'd imagine Wright and a 1st should get it done plus maybe a lesser piece going to Vancouver as well.

Zero chance i see Horvat accepting 7x7 depending if it's a sign and trade i'd imagine 8x8.5mil gets it done. But if i'm Allvin/Rutherford and Seattle really wants Horvat i don't accept anything less than Wright and a 1st and maybe a cap dump for Horvat.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2022 at 11:35 p.m.
Thread: This team is gonna be so good
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LetsPlayThatHockey</b></div><div>Are we allergic to Right Handed forwards? That is the only thing I would say about our forward core. This gives me some home and the fact are cap hell should be on the way out and we could sign an UFA. I still think we might be a little weak down the middle especially toward the bottom 6. So a larger Right Handed Center would be nice. I know they mentioned during the the draft the Yurov could possibly move to center has the skill set.

I think the addition of more Russians and hopefully competing toward a cup and a large check could keep Kirill. Got to keep the hope.

Side note I think BG has done well with keeping the team relatively competitive especially with the massive cap penalties. But I think this year will be the first true test.

One question if Kirill for some reason can’t get over does anyone know what happens? In terms of cap? Because if he can’t get over I wouldn’t mind a tank and try to get a lottery pick. And trading Dumba at the deadline.</div></div>

We have Haight who according to top analysts is a prime player to breakout in the OHL this season, he’s a right handed center who had a top 10 skill set in this draft but just didn’t put together the point production to match it so he fell to the 2nd round.

Adding Yurov and Khusnutdinov to the team within the next 2-3 could be huge in the potential re-signing of Kaprizov when his contract is up.

BG and Brackett have been doing business the right way by keeping their draft picks and stockpiling talented prospects, they’re the future of the franchise after all.

As for the Kaprizov situation, who knows if he makes it over or not, only time will tell but if he doesn’t I would assume he would stay under contract but this year of the contract would either go void or rollover into whenever he can get back over here to play, I highly doubt he will be “trapped” in Russia for long (if at all). I also think that Dumba will be traded at the deadline regardless of whether or not we are a playoff team. Everybody knows playoff teams overpay at the deadline and if you can pick up a late 2023 1st for Dumba then that’s a huge win considering how deep the 2023 draft is plus we have Addison and Faber who both will be on the team to start the 23-24 season.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 12, 2022 at 6:18 p.m.
Thread: Supply and Demand
I wouldn’t want to move Greig for Fiala 1 for 1 right now. Second best ppg in the W on a mid team with no help, agitator yet scored the nicest goal of any senator this year in the preseason. Getting him for 3 years on his ELC and allocating that cap space to a potential UFA like Giroux makes much more sense than flipping him (plus a high 1st) for Fiala on whatever massive contract he signs in the off-season.

I like the Reinhardt comparison for the trade but Levi was traded almost a full calendar year before he won the Richter award and the 1st that Florida sent was significantly lower than whatever Ottawa’s is projected to be next season. But specific to Levi, he was a good prospect at the time of the trade but by no means “high caliber” so expecting a high caliber prospect from Ottawa doesn’t really make a ton of sense.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 13, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.
Thread: Future Cap Help and Pieces for a Playoff Push
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LetsPlayThatHockey</b></div><div>Can you explain it then? Because I thought if we get close to the cap and put Weber on LTIR. We would get his cap hit minus our distance from the cap to form the LTIR pool. If that is the case it could allow us some relief. Well that’s what they said on the 32 thoughts podcast.

How was it debunked? I’m curious because I was get hopeful that we could keep Fiala and Dumba. Because I’m no expert on LTIR.

What do you guys think of the Seattle trade? Extra depth on offense and some help on d a big bodied defenseman could help.</div></div>

"A lot of feedback to our podcast bit about Shea Weber’s contract and whether or not it would make sense for Minnesota. The answer, according to several capologists consulted for this blog, is no — and don’t expect the Wild to do it. “You do not want to be in long-term injury, over the cap, for years and years,” one said. “There’s nothing good about that.” It prevents you from accruing space, robs you of flexibility. (I didn’t realize you can’t trade for a player on LTIR without activating him first. That would be problematic for most.) There is also the question of whether or not Minnesota could put together a full roster before putting Weber’s contract on long-term at the start of the season. So, what seemed like a creative idea was anything but that."
- Elliotte Friedman