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Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 7:30 p.m.
Thread: Rossi Jiricek
There's a lot of domines that would need to fall in order for a trade like this to happen.

1. The Jackets think Jiricek's development is botched, or he's extremely unhappy (unlikely)
2. The Jackets think Rossi is a long-term upgrade on Sillinger, and can slot into the 2C Role where Silly becomes the long term 3C (possible)
3. Voronkov and Jenner go to the wing (likely)
4. The Jackets pick in the top 4 this year and select Levshunov, since Jiricek is the only RD in the system with top-pair potential, he wouldn't be available until another is in the system. (Unlikely, IMO).
5. Columbus is fine with taking another year to rebuild/retool since Levshunov isn't going to be NHL ready and Severson/Gudbranson/Boqvist aren't a top-pair defenseman. (unlikely management sees it that way)

Literally all of that would need to happen before this trade makes sense, otherwise we just keep Jiricek who's NHL-ready now. I'm not saying it's impossible, and I think there could be legs to the rumor, but a lot would need to fall into place first.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 27 at 11:03 a.m.
Thread: Marco Polo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MNBassman</b></div><div>I would demand Savoie or Kulich instead of Rosen.</div></div>

That's a fair point. Article on the athletic was saying that the rochester (Sabres ahl) coach is prioritizing a middle 6 skill set for kulich and rosen. So he's stressing defense, pk, faceoffs, all in addition to offense. I guess Rosen is still ahead of kulich as far as overall game. Rosen is 5'11" and I think up to 175, so he's not the waif that we drafted. The Sabres have a bad reputation for developing players, but I will say that I heard they were prioritizing rest and weight training for the smaller prospects, in order to build them up for the pro game. Still, I get it, Rosens numbers don't jump off the page for a guy that is undersized, so I can see wanting to take either a thicker shooter in kulich, or a more dynamic savoie. Not sure kulich or savoie are centers in the NHL, if that was a thought.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGMar. 20 at 6:29 p.m.
Thread: Riddikulus
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mv21227</b></div><div>So you would rather keep a bottom 6 forward who’s one of the worst contracts in the league and is a major cap dump rather than trade him and a 3rd round pick for a bonafide top 4 dman who instantly becomes your best dman? That deal favours Montreal by an insane amount. Even if you don’t want Brodin because of how many LHD you have you can easily flip him for a much bigger return. Minnesota would block your number</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MNBassman</b></div><div>Congrats!! That Brodin trade is the worst trade I’ve seen here in months!</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Just out of curiosity, aren't power forwards supposed to outscore defensemen?

Brodin has 33% more points in 20% fewer games than Anderson, and he's better defensively than any Habs blueliner including Matheson.</div></div>

The problem isn't his contract or capabilities, the biggest issue is he isn't healthy and may never be the same after his recovery.

I don't think Momtreal would or should be making a move for Brodin since we are overflowing with LHD and prospects but the trade definitely favours the Habs by quite a bit.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15 at 2:09 p.m.
Thread: Rinzel
RHD is by far the thinest part of the Hawks prospect pool with Rinzel the only guy of note at this point that has any chance of more than a bottom pair filler. Barring the Hawks diving into the UFA market for a guy like Pesce or Montour and even then probably having to take a RHD with their own 1st, I don't see any reason the Hawks would give up on Rinzel as his development has been exactly what you hoped for when they took a bit of a flier on his raw skill package 2 drafts ago. At a minimum, there would need to be something WAY more compelling than another pick in the middle of the first which at this point kicks the can down the road 2 years further from getting a guy that can help in the NHL which at some point is the reason you start a rebuild. The conversation would need to start with that 1st &amp; Spacek and again that probably only gets listened to if they have taken Levshunov at 2,3, or 4 if they don't luck into Celebrini.