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Armchair-GM
Feb. 28 at 12:48 a.m.
Thread:
Pierre Luc Dubyebye
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Prime_Jimbo</b></div><div>His play and attitude was known and he fetched Villardi+ while wanting out of WIN. It wouldn't surprise me.</div></div>
He didn't have this contract attached him along with poor play this year.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 10:11 p.m.
Thread:
Pierre Luc Dubyebye
You actually think PLD has any significant value?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 8:40 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>Ya, one is good, one is not</div></div>
LOL Ok, homer.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 8:32 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>Apples & oranges. Coaches & linemates love Kakko. Stat watch all you want, he's going to have a good career</div></div>
LOL Dude, what are you talking about? I'm talking about their styles of play and skillset.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 8:25 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>Coaches love Kakko. Totally different animal</div></div>
Not a different animal at all. JP was a 4th overall pick with very similar attributes and expectations. Are they apples to apples? No, but they have far more in common than not.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 8:24 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>This time of year is crazy sure. But A+ prospects or ready made youngins with big potential don't get thrown around for fill ins. Kakko improves every line he plays with, stats schmats really. He needs to grow some and get involved, then he'll get noticed. Laf was bad last year also, same thing.</div></div>
Dude, I'm really not trying to talk trash here, but Kakko is no longer an A+ prospect. I mean, he's not a prospect anymore.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 7:41 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cornbreadnhl</b></div><div>You're opinion and it is meaningless.</div></div>
Compelling argument.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 7:34 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cornbreadnhl</b></div><div>I tell the truth, you should try it sometime. He has no clue, much like you.</div></div>
You literally say nothing of weight. You just spout stuff off without any real substance behind it. Clearly you don't know anything about Puljujarvi. There are many parallels with him and Kakko.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Christian17</b></div><div>I doubt it. Drury runs the risk of Kakko going the way of Puljujarvi with a real shot at a Cup this year. I think they take this deal running the risk of Kakko figuring it out on another team.</div></div>
Agreed and Puljujarvi is a very good example. Even when looking at his season-by-season stats he also has a recent blip of 36 points in 65 games, but could never really put it all together.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 7:23 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cornbreadnhl</b></div><div>You have no idea what you're talking about.</div></div>
So this is just what you say to people you disagree with? He's got a completely valid point.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 7:23 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>Zero chance we give away Kakko's career for Vat, zero. He's very solid and will improve. Vat is getting good minutes, but like you said we saw him, he's Grabner 2.0.</div></div>
The Rangers are in a win-now mode. Now, I'm not comparing you to the Pens, but Arty and Kreider are 32. They're not old, but the clock is ticking. Mika and Trocheck are 30. The time is now. You have the defense, the goaltending and Arty is having a crazy year, but your depth is an issue and will catch up with you in the playoffs. It's why a lot of good teams fall short in the playoffs. Adding Vatrano and Henrique, at least to me, probably make you guys the favorite in the East.
There's absolutely no guarantee Kakko's production will improve, none. Yes, he's excellent defensively, but the league is full of good defensive forwards who don't produce. We had ZAR. He some of the top defensive metrics of forwards in the league for a couple of years, but dude couldn't hit an open net if he was standing right in front of it.
Your time is NOW and shouldn't be hindered by waiting out one player.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:39 p.m.
Thread:
old friend
Here's how this deal works...
TO PIT: 1st, Easton or Minten and Robertson
TO TOR: Jake
We don't need the other throw-ins.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:32 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
@digibb10
Also, you have a Siegenthaler, Bahl and Hughes on the left. Young dmen. Signing Graves would have blocked your younger guys from coming up. This isn't rocket science.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:28 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>I have yet to see an answer. You said something inaccurate about NJD having a logjam on the left. But again, that logjam still exists and so NJD would still not want graves at 4.5</div></div>
Here's how it played out...
The Devils have a bevy of young dmen ready to start making their way in. Graves wanted a long-term contract and NJ didn't want to commit the time to a 2nd pairing dman when they have all these guys getting ready to make the jump.
The other factors are Bratt and Meier. They prioritized spending their money on key forwards.
Please though, continue to tell me how I'm not answering your questions.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:25 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>I could see you taking another cap dump back for graves yes.
Again, you’ve failed to answer this simple question. If a team wanted graves at 4.5 million+, why did they not sign graves when he was available as an unrestricted free agent at said price?</div></div>
I didn't fail to answer anything. I gave you the answer in another reply.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:25 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>No, that’s what they did with Severson. There was a logjam there with Nemec Casey Hamilton and Marino.
On the left side there was no real logjam. They just decided graves wasn’t worth the money over that term.
If NJD wanted graves at 4.5 million they’d have signed graves at 4.5 million</div></div>
Wrong. Being a NJD fan doesn't mean you know more than I do on this, by the way. Graves and Severson were gone to make room, but also free up cash to spend on Meier.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:22 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>NJD decided Ryan Graves wasn’t worth 4.5 million x 6 years to them (probably even less as historically players will take less to not have to move their family)
And unless you’re suggesting Graves took a discount to play in Pittsburgh, it’s likely that almost all of the other teams in the NHL decided the same.</div></div>
Your logic here is 100% wrong. NJ didn't decide Graves wasn't worth that. NJ decided to prioritize getting their young dmen in the lineup rather than signing an older player long-term who would block their place in the lineup, which was the right thing to do.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:21 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Which part is incorrect? Are you denying the fact that all 32 teams had the opportunity to sign Ryan Graves this offseason for 4.5 million (or more if they valued him as such), if they wished without giving up any assets.
Are you denying graves struggles this year?
Are you denying graves 12 team NTC that would prevent a number of potential suitors from acquiring him at all?</div></div>
Your general thought-process is wrong. I'm not sure why you're asking weird questions. I completely stated earlier that Graves has not been a good fit. Every situation with a player is different on why they may be on the outs with their respective teams, but you're treating this like some kind of math equation and that's now how this goes down.
Yes, the clause affects things, but it only limits the teams they can negotiate with and the leverage they have in the type of return they can get, which is why I stated in a situation like with Graves, the likely scenario is this...
1) They get a low return on a team who will take him, i.e. maybe they get a 4th.
2) They may have to take a contract back with a player in a similar situation, i.e. let's say VAN is interested. You could see a trade, maybe even straight up for Mikheyev.
Now, as i stated a few times already, if Graves just completely year 2 of his contract and he's been bad in both his years of this contract? Then yes, the Pens would likely either have to tack on a pick/prospect to move him or possibly retain.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:13 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Ryan graves was an UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT. Every single team in the league had the opportunity to acquire him, coming off a very good season, without giving up draft capital.
Why would a team now, with graves struggling, pay draft capital for an asset they could have had for free in the offseason?</div></div>
Trust me when I tell you, as someone who's worked in the industry, you're wrong.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:13 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Graves at 4.5 mill was available for FREE in the offseason. He was an UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT.
Yes GMs will capitalize, if Dubas will pay them to take Graves.
But paying value for a struggling guy you could have had for free isn’t something teams tend to do.</div></div>
Sorry, man, and i know this for an actual fact, but this is not how it works.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:11 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Meier was signed on a self admitted discount as an RFA. He was not able to test the market. So we have no idea how the market views him (other than the gluttony of trade offers SJS recieved)
Graves went to the open market and came back with 4.5 mill AAV.
Who is this team that views graves as worth = or more to 4.5 million?
If they viewed him as more, why didn’t they offer him more in UFA.
If they did and graves declined, there is a very significant chance they are one of the 12 teams on graves NTC.
Even if there’s a team that did view graves as worth more than 4.5 mill AAV in the offseason, there’s a very real chance their perception has lowered after his lack of success this year.
It’s very rare a team can trade a struggling player they acquired in unrestricted free agency for +ve value</div></div>
I'm sorry, man, but everything you're stating just really makes zero sense. Your line of thought is not how things work.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:06 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Terrifiedofeveryone</b></div><div>Vatrano has 10 goals at 5v5 according to NaturalStatTrick. You need to work on your reading comprehension and data acquisition skills.</div></div>
I simply removed his PP goals from his total. I did just notice he as 2 shorties, so that would leave 14G, so unless he has 4 OT goals that would be the only reason. I'm not sure why you're choosing to insult me just because you don't like my take?
But ok, let's go with 10 5v5G. Kakko has 11 total points. Your original point is still invalid and odd.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 6:04 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>My general thought process is this:
If a player leaves a team to sign a new team as a UFA (especially if it’s not a top tier contender), that means him at that contract is generally his net 0 value (with some exceptions).
Ryan graves based on his previous play, went, tested the market, and the market told him he was worth 4.5 million dollars a year with no other draft capital involved.
Since then, his play has dropped to a level below what it previously was. So his value drops below said 4.5 million AAV.
Unless you’re suggesting graves took a discount to play in Pittsburgh, which I disagree with.
In order for a team to want to pay for Graves (especially with all the available UFAs about to come) they would likely have had to:
Viewed graves as a player worth more than 4.5 million, and in that case they probably made him an offer above that which he declined to play in Pittsburgh.
Not be on graves M-NTC, I’d imagine a number of the teams above (if they exist) would be on said NTC if he took less money to not play for them
Not have had their perception dropped by Graves recent lowered level of play.
Generally signing UFAs from other teams is like a car, it loses 20% of its value the second you drive it off the lot</div></div>
That's not how things work. Graves left NJ because NJ has/have a bevy of young dmen ready to make the jump and wanted to keep Meier. NJ had different priorities which had nothing to do with Graves' value.
As far as your other thoughts, I honestly don't even know what you're getting at. My point is a good proven player having a bad year doesn't make him a cap-dump or in position for his team to have to retain or pay another team to take him. I also stated that if he was two years in and nothing changed? Then yeah, they'd probably have to pay or retain.
In this scenario, GM's will recognize a good player with a bad year/bad fit and capitalize by acquiring him at a discounted price. If Graves was moved, the Pens probably get a 3rd, maybe a little less or they may have to take another contract back with a player in a similar situation. That's like saying NJ would have to retain on Meier if they wanted to move him and we both know that's not the case and relative to Graves' season, Meier is having a far worse one.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 5:54 p.m.
Thread:
Petey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Terrifiedofeveryone</b></div><div>I said at 5v5, but obviously you’re not looking to debate in good faith at all.</div></div>
Ok, Vatrano has 16G 5v5 and that's still more points that Kakko has in total points.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 27 at 5:51 p.m.
Thread:
Blow-Up and Glow-Up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>I think if the penguins wanted to move him they’d have to pay. Especially to jersey, bc if we wanted graves at 4.5 we’d have signed him at 4.5. You can somewhat say this for other teams but Graves may have chosen Pitt over them. And then his play this year has lowered said value. However I think they should just keep him and give him a bit of time to settle in</div></div>
I mean, they're not moving him to jersey and no, they won't have to pay to move him. I'm not trying to bark at you, but this board has a really unrealistic/unclear vision of how all this works. Just because a player is having a bad season or an off-year they don't all of a sudden become these pieces of crap they have to pay teams to take. I'm telling you this as a fact, that's not how it works. Now, if Graves had like two bad years in a row on this contract? Ok, there'd be some validity to that, but a player who's only 28 coming off a strong year doens't just become crap overnight and GM's know this and they will generally capitalize on situations like this to get good players for cheap. MAYBE the Pens would have to take a contract back, but that would be the extent.
Yes, it will absolutely affect return, but they don't have to pay or retain. This board has become worse and worse with it's general takes and this is one.
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