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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 2, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 2, 2022 at 2:17 p.m.
Thread: plug some holes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMBL</b></div><div>They let Fiala go because with all the dead cap, they just couldn't afford him as Guerin said. He signed for 7.88m in LA but it's quite possible that he wanted more in Minnesota. With Talbot on the team making 3.6m, Guerin probably figured he had about 12m in cap next year. Signing Fiala would have made it difficult to fill the 6 other spots potentially, especially if they plan on keeping Dumba and if Boldy requires a significant raise. Fiala and Nylander aren't really comparables aside from last year where Fiala out did him.

Perhaps Minnesota does say no but your evaluation of the trade is way off base:

1) If Minnesota makes the playoffs their pick will be 16th to 32nd overall, that Arz 2nd is most likely going to be the 33rd-37th overall pick in the draft. So, that 2nd and a 3rd isnt a whole bunch of nothing. That Arz trade doesn't happen, so the Leafs wouldn't have that pick but I'm just evaluating that mock trade as is.

2) Holl is not a cap dump in this trade in any sense. The trade on the NHL-level is basically a net 0. If you want to be critical of Holl, he's a role player making 2m for 1-year, he can play top 4 minutes and play the PK. In other words, he's not overpaid, so not a cap dump in that sense either.

Minnesota may prefer Greenway over Holl+Robertson, but in the end, Holl is going to play a lot of the minutes that Dumba would have, so that a guy like Addison isn't throw into the deep end.

3) If Robertson has no role on the team he plays in the AHL (he's waiver exempt so there's no worry about losing him). The fact that his ELC is ending is a non-issue since he won't be due a significant raise. If he does end up playing on the main squad and pricing himself out, then they just simply trade him and they would get a significant amount of value out of the trade.

4) Finally, you said winger is the last need, but at the end of the day it's a winger + rhd for a winger+rhd. Of course if Dumba is in Minnesota's long term plans, they won't be wanting to move him. Or if the right side is already considered weak.</div></div>


1) they were going to trade Fiala last summer, that is a fact. They only brought him back because of the buyouts. Many wild fans don't know that, wild fans do.

Holl is a cap dump, so is Kerfoot, no matter how many times leafs fans force him on Minnesota or other teams. Better players have been given away for nothing thus offseason. MIN wouldn't take on holl, that's a fact.

3) no, Minnesota will absolutely not move dumba, or greenway who they gave extension to for a prospect, and holl and Arizona pick. MIN has gotten better player with Judd brackett and this year's draft is stacked
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 2, 2022 at 10:34 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 30, 2022 at 9:45 p.m.
Thread: plug some holes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMBL</b></div><div>Minnesota takes that any day, they might not be able to resign Nylander but he has more term than Dumba who's probably gone next year instead of a year later. Greenway isn't all that good evn if they will miss his size, so getting Robertson+ Holl for him isnt bad at all. Downgrading a 1st to a 2nd (especially if it were Arz's) +3rd for the overall improvement is worth it.</div></div>

Greenway is still really good without the point, you have no idea what his role is. They let fiala go because they Rather pay Greenway and keep grief line together instead of paying players like fiala, and Nylander. Robertson would have 0 role exactly on Minnesota and has massive injury risk along with all finishing his elc soon. No , MIN say no because they aren't parting with Greenway and 1st round pick along with dumba for cap dump, b prospect, and nothing in addition to Nylander. Winger is straight up Minnesota last need