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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 18, 2018 at 8:40 p.m.
Thread: can we get out of the 1st round?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zubrowka</b></div><div>Defense. By placing Andrew MacDonald on the second pair, we hamstring Travis Sanheim, who played his best hockey alongside Gudas last season. For Gudas, we retain salary and get a 4th liner? Gudas had a bad game in the playoffs and a subpar (for him) season. For all that, he's still our best option on the right side for that second pairing, and you underestimate the trade value of experienced right-hand shot defensemen. Hate that trade. Would rather MacDonald be a pro and play 7th D man for us. Also, Morin is LTIR, but maybe you didn't hear that news?

Offense. Skinner brings scoring, I get it. I can't see Hexy going for it, however, given the emphasis on building through the draft. Weise is not getting us a draft pick. He has no positive trade value, and you have also traded away much of our cap flexibility with 2 salaries retained now. We cannot then flip someone at the deadline and retain cap to increase the trade value and number of available suitors. Not good long-term planning, especially bartering that flexibility away for a 4th round pick. Lastly, Bozak will fetch more money than that in free agency. Free agency doesn't yield you convenient bargains to fill your lineup. It yields you overpays in salary and term. I bet you we trade for a 3c rather than go UFA, but we'll see.</div></div>

Thanks for the feedback
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 15, 2018 at 10:57 p.m.
Thread: cup contenders?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jayjenkins</b></div><div>I appreciate you changing the lines to a more realistic approach. Weal wont be 3rd line C but since Hextall has expressed interest in keeping Filpulla around for at least another year, then he could be 3rd line C until any of the C prospects are ready to make the jump (Frost, Rubtsov, Vorobyov, Vecchione)
Also, as much as I want him back in the orange and black and regret the Luke Schenn trade, signing JVR doesn't seem smart short or long term in this setup. A healthy Simmonds is a 30 goal scorer and belongs on the 2nd line at the lowest. He had so many bad injuries this past year, only missed 7 games and still had over 20 goals. He should be 2nd line and Lindblom should be 3rd line for development. If you like Weal enough to keep him on the roster (I don't and would want a bigger physical presence in bottom 6 but its personal preference) then he could be 4th line LW if JVR isn't signed. Seems like a solid lineup to me.
Also, I didn't mention it before and didn't see it in any above comments but I applaud you for the Neuvirth trade to open up a spot for Lyon. Hart is the definite starter in the AHL so Lyon wouldn't get nearly the amount of starts he got this year. With his impressive performance in the AHL playoffs, solid play in NHL play, and praise from Hextall about his consistency, this seems like a realistic option. Well done</div></div>

I appreciate your response. I know the JVR signing isn't realistic at this point for the flyers, but i was sort of going for a more aggressive approach that the flyers could take to compete for a cup next season. And while I agree that Simmonds is better than a third liner, I think it could be beneficial for him to face lesser competition and help facilitate a bounce back year for him. As for Weal, I think he is better than the player that we saw last year, but maybe a bigger and more physical player would be better for the flyers