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Forum: Armchair-GMOct 20 at 8:26
Thread: Ok Ive said this for like 4 straight years now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>I just think if you are having trouble moving the backes deal. Theres almost no way you can move that parise one in a couple years. He would 1000% be an upgrade over backes but thats a tough pill to swallow doen the road. Even if its less real $$.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>I just think if you are having trouble moving the backes deal. Theres almost no way you can move that parise one in a couple years. He would 1000% be an upgrade over backes but thats a tough pill to swallow doen the road. Even if its less real $$.</div></div>

Well, now that it’s only one more season of Backes after this, someone might be willing to take on that contract, but I would absolutely have done this trade one or two seasons ago. I’m a bit unsure right now, but if Minnesota were to take both Backes and Moore for example I’d do it in a heartbeat
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 18 at 6:08
Thread: Ok Ive said this for like 4 straight years now
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ForsbergForVezina</b></div><div>If Hunt keeps up his scoring (long shot, but possible) I could see MTL being interested, they’re always looking for an LHD for the power play. Not very nuanced, but they have been rumored to be browsing the market. Dubnyk I think you move ASAP while his value is still high. He’s off to a bad start this year, but I’m sure he can get his numbers up. For Koivu, look for a team needing centers. Malkin and Bjugstad are gone right now, but they’ll be back and then Pittsburgh will be lethal down the middle again. Unless he’s dead set on retiring a member of the Wild, he should be a hot commodity around the trade deadline for his intangibles, if nothing else.

Regarding Parise, Fenton supposedly had a deal to move him over the summer that would’ve been bad for Minnesota that obviously went nowhere

<a href="https://mynhltraderumors.com/nhl-rumors-travis-konecny-jake-gardiner-zach-parise-and-justin-schultz/2019/08/19/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://mynhltraderumors.com/nhl-rumors-travis-konecny-jake-gardiner-zach-parise-and-justin-schultz/2019/08/19/</a>

Any idea what that may have been?</div></div>

Montreal is probably always looking, but have at least 4 NHL lhd under contract atm. Agree on Dubnyk, by any expected goals numbers he looks incredibly poor and is probably very overrated due to a good Wild defense. I don't think Pittsburgh mind sticking Bjugstad on the wing come playoff time and free Crosby up from some defensive duties, but it's obviously one of many options. Otherwise agree, might be hard to move him regardless even though he's a defensive beast still.

I do think Parise can be traded for someone a) worse but with shorter term, or b) worse but with a lower cap hit. So Backes would be an a-guy and say Jack Johnson a b-guy.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>this trade kind of intrigues me as a bruins fan until i look at his contract and im like haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard pass. backes ends next year. less productive sure but i dont want to know what parise has left in the tank at 38,39,40 years old...</div></div>

The last answer includes you as well I suppose. I sort of agree, but Parise over Backes could've meant a cup last year and can very well do the same this year. He's still a really good player and honestly worth his money if not almost at least. Backes is a dead 6m for two years when we (I'm a Bruins fan too) at our best and competing. When the Backes contract has expired there's a lot of other questions/holes on the roster
Forum: NHL SigningsSep 16 at 3:54
Thread: Boston Bruins signed Charlie McAvoy (3 Years / $4,900,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Random2152</b></div><div>I'm a stats guy.
Werenski is... Not.

Which isn't to say he is bad, just overpaid.
Same way marner is sick but overpaid.</div></div>

I mean I go hard by stats as well - even with that I'd retract no more than maybe a mil or so from Werenski. If it was 5 for 6 I'd say it's fine. The problem would be that his best season by far is his rookie year, but someone like Ekblad - whom I really doubted, has turned it around in his last year or two after also having a good rookie season and not much else. It's obviously betting on potential.

I'd just be careful with saying the Werenski contract is bad just because McAvoy happened to sign a ridiculously good deal. The Nylander and Draisaitl contracts are still good - it's just that the Pastrnak contract sticks out as great in comparison

Edit: The Morrissey contract also looks great in comparison. If the overall point was that highly drafted defensemen get good contracts for basically playing minutes I'd agree, especially compared to later draft picks doing as well or better in those minutes
Forum: Armchair-GMAug 12 at 5:35
Thread: top 10 Western Conference Centers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eklund</b></div><div>Have you seen Hertl's possession numbers? They're quite good. His 2.61 5v5 Points/60 is top ten among centers in the entire league and more than Kuznetsov, Eichel and Draisaitl...Tell me he isn't top 5..hes also flat out dominant in the post-season aka the season that matters.</div></div>

Are you literally quoting possession stats to follow up with "playoff performer"? I assume that's last year only, yes? I'd credit a lot of that to Meier who exploded and was one of the very best 5on5 wingers in the league. Kuznetsov and Eichel are both kind of overrated, no? Like if you're into advanced stats. I think Hertl's great, don't get me wrong, but I'd hold on to all this praise for a bit longer
Forum: Armchair-GMAug 5 at 9:47
Thread: Ryan Donato BOS and MIN fans come here
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>matulix</b></div><div>Boston fans, don't you think you gave up on Donato too early?</div></div>

They probably "gave up" on Blake Wheeler too early as well, but it also probably got em the cup. That's how these things go. Generally, clubs hold on to prospects, especially first round picks, way too long for my taste. Just because someone turns out to be a good player doesn't make it wrong to give them up at one point in time. Every 5th or 6th rounder has a chance of being the next Klingberg or Stone, so teams should never give up on those players if they followed your methodology. But you can't work like that, you have to think in terms of probabilities. Boston deemed it more probable to win a cup thanks to Coyle's contribution in the next two years than with Donato for however long they can keep him, and I agree with that decision