SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

MadmanFromMadison

Member Since
Dec. 20, 2016
Favourite Team
Chicago Blackhawks
2nd Favourite Team
New Jersey Devils
Forum Posts
698
Posts per Day
0.3
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 24, 2019 at 6:55 p.m.
Thread: Fixing Small Parts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pharrow</b></div><div>Put any one of those defense man on a line with Jack Johnson playing his off side and let me know how it turns out for them.
Fact is he would be a top 4 guy in NJ. Period.</div></div>

Hold on a minute. On other threads you were supporting Jack Johnson saying he's serviceable and on an ok contract. Now you are saying otherwise. On top of that you are defending a player (Maatta) who was scratched 3 out of 4 playoff games over a player with arguably one of the worst possession analytics stats in all of hockey (Johnson). A player that's so slow, a 70 yr old with a cane could beat him in a foot race and makes panic decisions with the puck because he shies away from being hit.

The whole +/- stat is outdated and again, you keep using "old time hockey" argument points. Your opinions are yours alone and you have every right to believe whatever it is you believe is the truth but to keep arguing with everyone on basically the same subjects over and over again is a bit silly.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 19, 2018 at 4:02 p.m.
Thread: If things go south
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jake_H</b></div><div>An older 50-point winger with term that is a unique powerplay asset is worth a 1st. A 2nd pairing RHD with one year left that has cup rings is worth a 1st. Brassard was worth a 1st, two 3rds, and an elite-level goaltending prospect last year, he's worth a 1st. With nothing else coming back, Maatta is probably worth a 1st.</div></div>

With your mindset, every GM would welcome the opportunity to make trades with you because you would grossly overpay and terribly overvalue players. You contradicted yourself stating an older 50 pt winger that is a unique powerplay asset. Key word older. He plays a physical game and his body will wear down well before his contract expires making him not worth the contracts value at the end of it's term. Just because you have Stanley Cup rings doesn't automatically drive your value through the roof. Sports is a what have you done lately business. Look at how many not so bright GMs sign players based on past achievements and give players the "Cup raise" to find themselves in cap trouble. The Hawks are a good example. And again, Brassard, last season was worth that because of his potential with the team. Now, after his lack of production, he is not. He isn't capable of carrying a line and doesn't make his line mates better and he can't even stick on Crosby's line and be productive. You guys need to stop with hometown assessments. I'm from Pittsburgh too and 95% of these published transactions from you guys are nothing but making other teams give up the farm for peanuts.