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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 12, 2023 at 8:20 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 2, 2023 at 5:45 p.m.
Thread: Canes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McSorley</b></div><div>Have to agree. Can't see the Canes winning a cup with Aho &amp; Kotkaniemi as their top 6 centers, especially when you look at teams who've won cups in recent history.

Maybe Stephenson isn't the right guy, but someone is surely needed to bridge the gap.

IMO, out of all the teams that need to win a cup soon, it's the Carolina Hurricanes.</div></div>

I don't want people to think I hate KK. I don't. I think he's a good player. Needs more development to be a true #2C on a cup winner. He might get there, but #2Cs need to score near a PPG pace for an entire season.

If I were the Canes...I'd see what it costs for Lindholm to come back...and I'd probably pay it If it doesn't include Nikishin/Morrow. Everyone else is available prospect wise. Likely Turbo in the deal top for the now. The Canes have one of the best farm systems in the league. Getting Lindholm would mean they've got one of the deepest teams at the center position in the entire NHL. Aho, Lindholm, KK can all play a 200' game. In this hypothetical, they'd all be locked up for MANY years to come. Currently best Defense in the NHL. In my mind...if they got Lindholm, they'd be cup favorites.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 4:24 p.m.
Thread: Next year with Laughton and Kubalik
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McSorley</b></div><div>How is Sanderson worth 8M+ already? Lol.</div></div>

Right now he's not. But if you're getting him on an 8 year deal, you aren't paying him for what he is right now, you're paying for what he will become.

He had a relatively unheralded rookie season, but he was incredible. As a 20 year old with no pro experience he played 22min a night like he was a seasoned veteran defensive player, with elite skating and puck moving ability, he even had respectable offensive production for a rookie (32 pts). The fact that he was that good lugging Travis Hamonic up and down the ice is remarkable.

He's going to be a top pairing defenseman in his prime, and the way the cap is gonna go up, a top pairing defenseman might end up running you 10-12 mil on the open market in a few short years. If Ottawa has to pay Jake Sanderson 8mil this summer, I'd say you do it, because by the time the cap is hitting the 90+mil zone he's gonna be well below Market value.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2023 at 6:38 p.m.
Thread: Hes coming home
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McSorley</b></div><div>Can someone sell me on Krebs please? I feel like he's a bust.</div></div>

It depends what you think he’s gonna be
Is he a “bust” in that he’s a 1st round draft pick that’s not gonna play on the top line?
Sure, if that’s how you’re defining it

But in reality
Krebs centered Girgensons (“A”) and Okposo (“C”) for most of last year- and that line was consistently given the toughest defensive responsibilities
So an emphasis has been put on his defensive game
And for such a young kid, to carry that weight, &amp; do it pretty well- I’d say he’s anything but a bust
And that he’s actually one of our most important young players

So much so, that every time i see someone try to trade him away on here (almost always not a Sabres fan that does this),
my response to them is to let them basically know that he’s close to untouchable
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 9, 2023 at 11:54 a.m.
Thread: Cap Space and Helenius
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McSorley</b></div><div>And because we got PLD, two of ****emo, Bjornfot, JAD have to go on waivers, right? Unless we trade Grundstrom.</div></div>

At this point, the Kings seem very much ready to only healthy scratch one player. (21-man roster)

In regards to Bjornfot, that's why we signed Englund to two years, that's a lot of money for most teams for a relatively unproven asset. He likely goes to waivers and comes up as the 7th man unless Bjornfot absolutely blows it in camp. They will probably offer a PTO to another 3LD just in case they lose Englund to waivers and sign him as well.

Grundstrom is well-liked by the coaching staff and he and Kaliyev are the most likely players to become the third-line (either PLD or Danault's) winger (with Moore or Fiala).

So it really boils down to Lizotte, JAD, Lewis, ****emo. And ****emo is the one most likely to not make camp as ****emo's offensive upside will not be as important as the strong defensive play of Lizotte, JAD, and Lewis playing with a weak 3rd pairing and weak goaltending. If Englund clears (likely) and ****emo somehow clears we have executed the plan.

JAD is more likely to be claimed than ****emo,