SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

LittleBuddha

Member Since
Oct. 7, 2016
Favourite Team
Colorado Avalanche
Forum Posts
435
Posts per Day
0.2
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 26, 2023 at 11:35 p.m.
Thread: Modest Off-season without trading EK65
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AllJonedOut</b></div><div>Barby would be that depth you are talking about. He would play in middle 6 and be on your second powerplay. I think it’s a slam dunk win now mode to continue to be able to roll 4 lines with brutal efficiency.</div></div>

You obviously do not understand the Avs system. Everything they do is rooted in the backend. They are a transition team. Not a cycle team were the depth of forwards is more important. The Avs 3rd and 4th lines are checking lines. You are suggesting that they abandon how they play. The depth I'm talking about is the ability to have a puck mover like G go down in the second round and have that "extra" guy slot in were it counts in their system. If you actually followed the Avs you would also realize that Byram was arguably the best Defender we had in the cup final, even over our beloved Norris winner.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 17, 2023 at 6:10 p.m.
Thread: Canucks in the offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Anus_McLeod</b></div><div>What do you mean "once again?" Has this trade been proposed a couple hundred times or so before on here? :awesome</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyIsMyPassion61</b></div><div>Okay for the billionth time, Newhook isn't getting moved for a rental in Bo Horvat.</div></div>

Ummm.... Guys, not that I don't totally agree with you two, but the trade is for Brock. Which I think makes even less sense for the Avs, but they have Brock going to Washington also. First pick one team only to trade a player to and then we all can tell you what we think. And in this case, it is not helpful with both teams. And, no Bo doesn't work if that is who you really wanted to trade.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 27, 2022 at 1:42 p.m.
Thread: Better lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LafayetteAvsFan</b></div><div>(1) Mikko is a natural RW who has been filling in at C. Doesn't play left wing.
(2) Bednar has said in recent weeks he likes Newhook at wing better than center.
(3) Newhook is averaging 14:55 a game and has only played more than 20 minutes twice. Bednar has his top line guys (inc. Compher lately) during these injuries playing a minimum of 22 minutes a game. There's proof Compher can do that without late game slippage. No proof that Newhook can.
(4) Bednar said today that Nichushkin &amp; Kaut are injured -- MacKinnon will be back before them, maybe as early as later this week.
(5) Even if all 13 forwards you have listed were available, Cogliano, who you don't even have playing, is absolutely in the lineup over any of the players you listed in the 4th line.
(6) A healthy Nichushkin is a top 6 on any team in the NHL, not just the Avs.</div></div>

Lol You type way faster than I do.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 27, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.
Thread: Better lines
Since you took the time to make this, I'll take the time to point out a few flaws in your plan. First, Hook isn't ready for 2c let alone 1c. He is right now a decent middle 6 LWer. Probably ready for 3c. Rants, ERod, and Jt are all better Cs right now than Hook. I'm not talking potential/skill. I'm pointing out current ability. Next, Mikko is 7-1in games right now at 1C and has double the points of anyone else on the team other than our real 1c. Not only replace him with Hook (at a whooping .38PPG), you want to put him in a position, the LW, he has NEVER played in his professional career (including his stint in the AHL).Then you are moving the 2nd best currently healthy forward, Nuke, to the third line in his least effective position the on L side. Lets look to the backend. You broke up on of the best pairs in the league to put two puck movers together and two two-way support D together bogging up our whole D-system. I can go on but those are the highlights. Opps didnt know Nuke was injured. Still not a good move.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 20, 2022 at 12:12 p.m.
Thread: Bedard
So basically, the Avs before this trade had one hole in their line-up when healthy at 2c that really could use an up grade. Then you take both our current 2nd C and our 3rd C and give us an amazing top six 6 winger. But wait.. we have 4 of them already... Landy, Rants, Nuke, and Lehky. TM is not going to replace the first 3 on that list, but is a step up on number 4, so 62 goes to the 3rd line on wing. So what are we going to do about the three holes you created (2/3Cs and a top 4 Dman in BB)? This makes us WAAYYYY better. Sign me up. That doesn't even start with how are the avs going to sign him next year with that QO? They would have to give up another roster player next year to do it. In the end, losing 4 roster players for a 0.12 % increase in P/pg as a 2nd line W. Not great asset management. The point of the TDL for teams that are contenders is to get BETTER and INCREASE the chance of raising the cup, not sell out their depth.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 5, 2022 at 6:55 p.m.
Thread: Kerfoot
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Bednar benching him late in games is the sign of his issues,
Kerfoot is not consistent, Will score in bunches and then be invisible for multiple games on end. And its not just the production that would go invisible, he would not be as engaged, he would be just a warm body on the ice.

Not interested in that again</div></div>
All very valid points. And the very same reasons that this will be JTs last year with the A crest. I haven't seen alot of Kerf in the last few years. His numbers overall are not amazing but not crap. I know skill wise when he was here was and still is better and more consistent than the anyone else on the once hopeful 2nd line of Kerf Jost Jt. I have had to deal with JTC at 1C in a pinch. I don't want either of them anywhere near the top 6. At full price no not good for the avs. But they were looking at Gally for only half of what is here. When was the last time an Avs 4th became anything? The Kadri trade is important because it defines on how they left the avs. Xnumber 9, he who shall be shamed, will never come back. We all know why. No drama here, unless there is some Bednar thing. I ve seen Beds bench so many people, game to game. Kerf, Jost , JT, LOC, Hook... Now if its Beds is every night giving him 5-8 mins like Kaut you know he is in trouble. I liked Kerf. Not very physical but good positioning most of the time. Good stick work but couldn't finish to save his life. Hence finishers. He can pass it to the right people. Realistic, the Avs are done until at least Nov/Dec