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Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 6:49 am
Thread: Solid lines your thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sebybbqpower</b></div><div>Remove eakin and a second round pick for vatanen. John hayden doesnt have any affect on that dealt so let’s say vatanen alone. Try to find comparable from past deadline. Ian cole was traded for nick mertrey and a thrid round pick. Nick holden traded for rob suspect and a third round pick. Micheal kempny for a third round pick. Vatanen is likely to get something around those return. So a second round pick would be a nice return</div></div>

I think the market will bear something like this for Vatanen:

(a) 2nd round pick + 3rd round pick
(b) late 1st round pick
(c) 2nd or 3rd round pick + b-prospect

For Eakin, I'd say:

(a) 3rd round pick + 5th round pick
(b) 4th round pick + b-prospect
Forum: Armchair-GMJan 13 at 4:53
Thread: New Jersey
I like the EDM / NJD trade....although would probably make a couple of tweaks.

1. Miles Wood may be a great for for Edmonton. He is very physical, very fast, can play role of instigator, play hard minutes along the wall, etc. His weakness is his puck-handling on transition. He is usually fine along the left wing, but anywhere in the middle or on right side, he just doesn't have the stick skills to continue the play. He would benefit by staying on LW and having a strong puck-posessing center to work with. A Wood, RNH, Yamamoto line could be an interesting one.

2. It sounds more and more likely the Devils are now considering keeping and resigning Vatanen. If he is dealt, I do think there will be conditional compensation (ie, pick) if he is resigned. My guess is that NJD would at least like the opportunity to resign him next off-season.

3. I understand the choices of Gagner and Russell are, in part, salary related. But I could see NJD retaining half of Vatanen's salary (saving $2.4 million). And NJD asking for a prospect in return (not Bouchard, Broberg, etc...but someone who may help their depth issues in a few years)

I would therefore:
a. Add the salary retention
b. Add a conditional pick (if Vatanen resigns)
c. Replace Gagner/Russell with one salary move and one B-level prospect

So ultimately looks something like:

NJD --&gt; EDM:
Sami Vatanen
Miles Wood
$2.4 million in 2019-20 salary retention

EDM --&gt; NJD:
Sam Gagner
Skyler Brind'amour (rights) (or Matej Blumel)
Jesse Puljujarvi (rights)
2020 1st rounder
Conditional 2021 3rd round pick (if Vatanen resigns)
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 19, 2019 at 6:57
Thread: Leafs trade your thoughts
I think this would be an easy pass from NJD. Its a list of spare pieces from the Leafs...none of which would turn into players on NJD's 2020-21 roster.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafs_fan13</b></div><div>Ian Scott- potential to be a starter
Bracco- good passing and vison hes 22
I don’t know much about the other guy.
A second round pick no thanks.
Grit or not I would rather trade for someone who can score and still be offensive and not a pilon.</div></div>

or...
Bracco - AHL elite (minimal value to NHL team)
Ceci - cap dump (no value)
Rasanen - big, but ineffective (no value)
Ian Scott - maybe a back-up (some value)
2021 2nd round pick

I would take out Rasanen, Scott and Bracco - and replace with best young, controllable player you can there.