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Lunatik

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Forum: Armchair-GMNov 7, 2020 at 4:01
Thread: Seen enough trades for Gaudreau
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>2 years from FA and already rumoured to be walking to Philly! Your not going to get elite young talent for 2 years worth of service. Also Gaudreau has done absolutely nothing in the playoffs like ever. Not worth more than the proposal IMO.</div></div>
Yes, TWO YEARS. That is a ton of time to fall in love with a city and negotiate an extension. And there are no ****ing rumors of him wanting to go to Philly, like 3 years ago a Philly radio station asked him if he'd like to play for the Flyers one day and he said something like "that'd be cool", like there was anything else he could say and ever since people have been running their yaps about him "wanting to play at home". His playoff struggles are also largely blown out of proportion,

That proposal is beyond garbage. Like it or not, Kotkaniemi and Suzuki are still lotto tickets, they are far from sure things, so claiming a guy a year removed from a 99 point season isn't worth one of them is downright laughable and bordering on complete and utter stupidity.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 7, 2020 at 2:53
Thread: How far do they go
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>Problem with Simon is I think he’ll be the 13th forward (JG-SM-EL MT-MB-AM ML-SB-DD JN-DR-JL leaves Simon out) and if he’s in the lineup then Nordstrom, an actual PKer, is likely out. So yeah, I would like to see Dube step into that role, he’s fast, works hard, and has nice hands, and because he likely isn’t going to be in the top 6, the more we can get him out there the better. Not taking penalties also works lol but that isn’t going to change at this stage in their careers.

Which coach you like more is up for debate but they’re both established and have decent success in the playoffs (Gallant went to finals, Boudreau went a couple rounds p much every year). I don’t think either is really elite (ngl the only coaches I consider elite are Trotz and maybe Cooper lol) but both are experienced and not a first time head coach which is better now that we’re in our window regardless of who we picked. I just think management doesn’t like spending money on coaches and I don’t agree with that philosophy, especially at a crucial time (we can’t afford to waste any of the next 2-3 years, gotta go deep while we’re competitive).</div></div>

A lot of Flames fans have the opinion that the Flames ownership doesn't like to pay for coaches, but Peters was a quite expensive coach, IIRC he was making $3m in Carolina before coming over. SO I'm not sure I buy that, but we all have to remember the list of coaches to repeat as Cup Champs, is extremely short. So for all we know the coach matters even less than we think, lol.

I also think you are right about Simon being the #13, but with injuries he'll still be in the lineup alot.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 6, 2020 at 6:16
Thread: How far do they go
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>I agree, it's unfortunate that they chose to bring him back just because he got us to the first round (???) in a tough situation when he clearly showed he's not a great tactician. It looks especially foolish when you realize guys like Gallant and Boudreau are out there. I agree with the PK comment too, I'm hoping they teach one of Tkachuk/Bennett/Dube to kill penalties, I think adding strong defensive play to their games sets us up really well long term and gets better players on the ice more often, which is always a plus imo</div></div>
When it comes to Boudreau, I honestly don't understand the love he gets as an "elite" coach; his teams have underachieved in the playoffs for the majority of his career. I did want Gallant though, pretty badly. That said, I do see the red flags, being let go twice in such a short period of time, both rather unceremoniously, has to make you wonder what those skeletons are. After Gallant though, I'm not sure anyone would have been a clear better choice.

For the PK, I think we see Dube get more PK time; he was a great PKer in Jr and at the World Jrs. I think Dominik Simon could transition to PK as well, everything we've heard is that he works hard and is solid defensively, seems like a good fit to try on the PK. Of course the best thing we could do is have our top PKers in Gio and Backlund cut down the amount of minor penalties they take.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 6, 2020 at 6:16
Thread: How far do they go
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>I agree, it's unfortunate that they chose to bring him back just because he got us to the first round (???) in a tough situation when he clearly showed he's not a great tactician. It looks especially foolish when you realize guys like Gallant and Boudreau are out there. I agree with the PK comment too, I'm hoping they teach one of Tkachuk/Bennett/Dube to kill penalties, I think adding strong defensive play to their games sets us up really well long term and gets better players on the ice more often, which is always a plus imo</div></div>
When it comes to Boudreau, I honestly don't understand the love he gets as an "elite" coach; his teams have underachieved in the playoffs for the majority of his career. I did want Gallant though, pretty badly. That said, I do see the red flags, being let go twice in such a short period of time, both rather unceremoniously, has to make you wonder what those skeletons are. After Gallant though, I'm not sure anyone would have been a clear better choice.

For the PK, I think we see Dube get more PK time; he was a great PKer in Jr and at the World Jrs. I think Dominik Simon could transition to PK as well, everything we've heard is that he works hard and is solid defensively, seems like a good fit to try on the PK. Of course the best thing we could do is have our top PKers in Gio and Backlund cut down the amount of minor penalties they take.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 4, 2020 at 1:11
Thread: gaud and laine
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>Lol, you are horrible. What does yakupov have to do with konecny getting better every year. Again he is 23 and producing at a great rate, plays a great complete game and is trending upward still. You get the younger cheaper player with more term. And the right handed forward you need... and a prospect.</div></div>
Yak was nothing more than an example of why saying "he hasn't had a career year yet, he's 23" is a stupid statement.

Yes, Konecny is younger and he on his own cheaper, but since he is worse, so you also need to improve another roster position to make up for what is lost, which eliminates any cap savings and possibly costs more. And who ****ing cares if he is right handed? Yes, it would be nice to have another top-6 RHS, but it's not something you make a bad trade over.... and whoopie, another LD prospect because with Hanifin, Valimaki, Mackey &amp; Kylington (plus this years draft class), that is really a massive need....

I'm so done wasting my time on this stupidity.