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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:48 p.m.
Thread: Cap space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>I'll never understand the thought process (and I use that term charitably) that basically runs "DuBois is garbage, so we'll give the Kings garbage for him, so then we'll have garbage DuBois on <strong>our</strong> team, oh boy, oh boy."

I know that Vejmelka and pick 49 aren't exactly garbage, but DuBois had a better year than Barrett Hayton (pro-rated) or Ryan Johansen (with Colorado).</div></div>

Dubois might not be garbage but he is expensive....I would like to point out to everyone...this was a fun fantasy involving a team with cap space getting the top so-called "best team cancers" on one team and getting some futures to get them. Of course no team would trade for more than one of these vets..I would not take any of those guys at the price I proposed.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:42 p.m.
Thread: Draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CaseyFlyman</b></div><div>Anderson vs. Laine isn't even the crux of the argument. Jiricek has 1st-pair potential, and is the only RD in the system like that. If that pick is 6OA, the only RD with similar potential in this draft (Levshunov) is already gone. Honestly I don't think Columbus could trade him for 6OA straight up.

So the rest is Barron and Harris to dump Anderson. Anderson isn't waiving his NTC to go back to Columbus, which given how he left, is definitely one of his 5-8 teams depending on when the trade is proposed. Barron and Harris isn't enough to dump him, they're redundant and not an improvement on the plethora of D we already have.

And then you want us to add Laine, who aside from this year where he was taken out by headhunting and a slewfoot, has been near ppg for Columbus and is a previous 40-goal scorer. On a team with no cap crunch, no desire to move him, and a severe lack of star players.

I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, but come on...this isn't it.</div></div>

I have heard this, hopefully Jiricek is worthy of the #6 pick...I wish him well and would take a chance even giving up a 5 or 6 pick a few years later to get him. Not that this question diminishes him, but if he shot left instead of right...what would you really think of his game?
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 6:51 p.m.
Thread: Draft
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SydBarrett</b></div><div>https://www.nhl.com/

This website is a fairly good tool to look into players .

Here you can find out that laine is 3 years younger , has significantly better stats , and is built much larger than Anderson . And by significantly better stats …. Laine has double the ppg than Anderson. It’s not even remotely close</div></div>

Oh, so you can agree that Laine is extremely over-paid, useless outside of PP time and even though big, he has a FRACTION of Anderson's hits. Actual money owed at this point is less for Anderson, Anderson is a power forward and not a "scorer". Few teams have the cap to roll the dice on Laine at this point. I could care less if Montreal gets Laine, it is a huge gamble to get a guy paid 9 million and can only get 15 minutes of ice time in Columbus
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 19 at 8:05 p.m.
Thread: New GM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Our best guess is that Matt Roy gets at least $5 million and probably for 5 seasons.

Our cap situation precludes us from exchanging a youngster coming out of his ELC for a 33-year-old bottom-6 forward with a $2 million cap hit. We'd rather spend up to $2.5 million for up to four years on the younger and far more familiar Blake Lizotte if we can.</div></div>

He is pushing 30 and has not played 400 games yet. If he gets that $$, he will be on a constant trade bait board until he gets bought out. Pittsburgh can pay another borderline top 4/5th defensemen what I offered Roy. He is an NHL defenseman but with that said he is just a guy, not a game changer to argue 4.5 VS 5 million. Change the name for all I care, not going to lose sleep thinking Matt Roy is the final piece to get another cup.