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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 9:41 p.m.
Thread: Retool if we become Sellers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>iAce</b></div><div>The 1st will be lower in the draft, Raty is a better prospect than Ostlund and AB is just under a half point per game player. The Canucks got much more than this and they should have for Horvat. What do you suggest the trade be. I can give you links to experts that do this for a living and are smarter than you and I combine when it comes to hockey that says that Buffalo is interested in Dumba. So make a proposal to me and see where it goes. I think Caerii was closest on their trade proposal which is a proected 1st and a prospect like Bloom or Kisakov. I don't like those prospects because they don't fill a need we have in any way but we get a 1st and a body.</div></div>

This is how I know you don’t know much about prospects. Ostland taken at 16 vs Raty taken in the second round after being projected to go first overall for many years leading to the draft. Raty did very little in professional leagues in Europe. Is barely a half ppg player (nothing to sneeze at, but not great either). AB is a bottom six guy with limited offense. Also there’s no way of thinking Buffalo first will be in the 20s. It could be, could also be as low as 12? All for a bad player in Dumba. It was a bad proposal, it’s ok to just move on instead of doubling down on it.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 9:21 p.m.
Thread: Retool if we become Sellers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>iAce</b></div><div>Depends on the situation the team is in. I never say no to a trade and look at it more in depth. I think Lambos could be good, but he's still young and hasn't proven anything yet and a 2nd doesn't do anything for me right now. So I look at the Dumba trade as this, the guy has been on the trade block for 5 years now. His contract is up and is very unlikely to be resigned. The trade deadline is coming and he knows he is gone, I think he plays much better when he is traded. Imagine being in a situation where you are talked about being fired every day no matter what you do for that company. I'm not saying he will be a 50 point scorer again but he certain is capable of playing Top 4 minutes in this league. On a Cup team hes a stud bottom pairing guy and plays in all situations.

Savoie, Kulich and Ostlund haven't proven anything yet at a pro level. I'm not saying people shouldn't be excited about them or protect them but they still haven't done anything at the AHL/NHL level. Of those 3 Ostlund is seen as the lesser of the three. I picked him because of that and a 1st that will be 20th - 25th in this years draft. Sorry if the value is off a bit but honestly Buffalo's window has been pushed up because the team has come together so well. You guys are a scary looking roster. I'm glad you guys have bounced back so well, because that Eichel situation was no fun for anyone and you deserve a good team. Hope to see you do well in the playoffs and will probably be the team I root for if the Wild don't make it.</div></div>

Buffalo’s window has been pushed up. That doesn’t mean they should trade for a severely declining to the point of being bad hockey players just because. That’s significantly more than over a PPG center in Horvat just went for. I get it, you’re not a prospect guy. But if the “max” you’ve seen for Dumba is a Risto return, this is already more than that.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 16 at 12:35 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 30, 2022 at 5:50 p.m.
Thread: Would be too fun to watch
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>I don’t agree for a couple reasons:

Him and skinner have 5 years left.

But :

The cap is gonna jump to 95 mill ish with 3-4 years
Guys like Savoie will still be on an ELC in 4 years .
Guys that expire in 2 years can still be bridged till those contracts expire.</div></div>

There’s no promises the cap will jump that much and if it does those guys I mentioned will eat up a lot of it. They showed faith in power by burning a year last year. It would only work if all those guys took mild discounts based upon current trajectory. This doesn’t even take into consideration that UPL (or some other goalie) will be getting paid during that time as well. Gotta show faith in the team and reward them with decent goaltending, either from within or out the org. To me, it’s an improper use of space/assets. I’ll agree could be very entertaining to watch though.