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Mr_Gardoki

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Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: If Rust Even Hints At Above Six Million
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roysboy72</b></div><div>I understand, I just think the financial issues could be worked out in better ways than letting Rust go. Malkin and Letang are likely getting paid less next year, Carter may be retiring, and the only other player I can see getting a significant pay raise is Kapanen (maybe). It would probably be better to try and move one of the Matheson, Pettersson, or Zucker contracts if things get tough.</div></div>

Yeah, I agree for the most part. I hope the Pens find a way to keep Rust. Word is Malkin will take a discount, but Letang will look to get his market value, so there will be some interesting decisions moving forward for the Pens. Kapanen can probably also get like $5M. Hextall likes Matheson, so I don't see him going anywhere, but I'm sure they will try to move Pettersson again, as well as Zucker depending if he rebounds or not.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: If Rust Even Hints At Above Six Million
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roysboy72</b></div><div>I'm just saying that you don't have to boot the man if he asks for a decent contract after getting underpaid for his prime years. If you want some honest feedback on the trade, a Copp swap doesn't make much sense for WPG and a Rust trade would work better at the deadline for a mix of futures and depth. He plays at his best with Crosby though, so he's more valuable to the Pens than he would be to other teams.</div></div>

It's just a financial issue for the Pens, not that Rust has the audacity to ask for more money. The Pens just probably can't make it work if it's over $6M and maybe not even at $6M.

I do agree he makes more sense in a trade for futures although if WPG had the space, a Rust/Copp swap would be a good move.
Forum: Armchair-GM11 hours ago
Thread: two moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensibleguy</b></div><div>I'm trying to be nicer here on capfriendly but you make it difficult with crap like this.

Ottawa isn't using an offer sheet on any RFA, they are too fiscally inhibited to make an attractive offer the present team wouldn't match.

Vegas can match up to $4.7MM and have until February to figure out their cap, including just trading Tuch away for picks/prospects. They aren't giving up Patrick (Glass) for a 2nd.

Ottawa has no need for a plug like Aston-Reese when they have Watson, and if they acquired a centre, they can move White to RW.

Pettersson might be an adequate 2nd pair LD, but once the college season ends, that spot will get filled by Sanderson, and Pettersson isn't likely to beat out Chabot or Sanderson and would be three more seasons of a financial drain past this season, a season the Sens aren't seriously contending in anyway. It's a waste of an acquisition for four years. It's extremely short sighted, something a teenager would think makes sense.

And here I am not being nice again.</div></div>

ZAR is a plug? He was one of the best defensive forwards in the LEAGUE the last two years. If that's what a plug does then man, you have an odd bar.

https://twitter.com/jfreshhockey/status/1401572290156969984

Take a gander.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 10:27 am
Thread: Small Improvements
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>habs_need_Scoring</b></div><div>thanks for the good laugh to start my day. Never said i though seth jones was a good dman, just that he is better than Rielly.
Rielly isnt a top pairing dman on any real contender and yes Jones is the better dman, the contract is another story theres not many dman that should be making 9 mil or over you could look at the top 10 highest paid dman in the league and probably only 2 or 3 are actually worth the deal they are on.</div></div>

Jones is definitely overrated, but I still view him as a very good #2 dman. He's much more complete than Rielly. Rielly is a black hole defensively. Rielly definitely brings excellent offense, so there is major value in that, but he's not worth the same return as Jones.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 10:25 am
Thread: Small Improvements
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Oodz</b></div><div>I see, what do u think is a fair trade for Mo</div></div>

I think it depends on the team and the market at the time. I think the Leafs missed the boat on moving him. If they do/did want to move him, it's too late. Teams have already shored up their major holes and right now everyone else is just shoring up depth.

If this was a few months ago? I'd say a 1st + a good prospect is fair. Possibly adding a decent depth player for salary purposes if needed.

I can't see the Leafs moving him at the deadline unless they have a secondary move to adequately replace him, so in general I think the Reilly trade-ship has sailed. The Leafs might be able to get a little something for his rights after the season is over.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 9:57 am
Thread: Small Improvements
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>But the point of the post, was to make the Leafs better, and the Leafs are still in a win mode, so this makes them worse.
The Leafs don't know Edmundson long term as their LHD seems secure even without UFA Reilly in 22/23. Patrick certainly has more upside than UFA MIkeheyev, but the trade probably doesn't help the Leafs this year. Kerfoot is a dependable centre, which the Leafs lack in NHL depth. Kampf and his one goal last season is not 3C, and even Spezza did not play much at centre last season. le
I really don't understand any post from a positional point of view that trades Kerfoot and doesn't have a capable centre as a replacement.</div></div>

Patrick would/could be that suitable replacement with more upside. Look, I'm not saying I agree with the trades for either side, but I can see the reasoning behind them.