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NickC1988

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28 at 9:18 p.m.
Thread: Markstrom and Hanifin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>Markstrom makes no sense for NJ. He's 34 and is having his best season in years. NJ has a great young group that will be contending for the next decade as long as they add a goalie. Why buy high for a 34 year old? Why not retool this season, considering all the injuries, and contend next year? Trade for Saros in the offseason, who is 6 years younger. The injuries surrounding NJ (As well as the hockey canada case) have greatly impacted on ice play. I just don't understand what people think they can achieve by being buyers this deadline.</div></div>

I wouldn’t be buying either outside of a few lower tier targets and long term fits. I’d go after guys like Pettersson in Pitt, Trenin, Jake Evans.

And I’d see about a Spencer knight. Or also about guys like Kaliyev and Turcotte in LA
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 19 at 11:53 p.m.
Thread: TDL adding depth
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>But it's not just one bad game. Did you hear Cooper's comments tonight? It's win 1 lose 1, win 2 lose 2. Their goal differential is +2, which is bad for any playoff team. Vasy has been inconsistent all year, Sergy is irreplaceable. Hanifin is reportedly interested in signing in Tampa, but with what cap space and trade assets can they bring him in? They really don't have the assets to make deadline adds in general. What are they going to do, have no draft picks? I can see this being a retool year where they cash in on trade value and restock the roster in free agency. They can easily contend again next season.</div></div>

They have prospects and future picks still available. They aren't moving any roster players for a haul, so the best plan should be to use some futures to improve depth(and hopefully get it right this time). They could add pure rentals but I'd rather them get a couple of players with term or if ufa/rfa, that they'd likely re-sign. The picks from these next few seasons won't be of any help to this core in winning any more Cups if anyone is being realistic, so if they can be used to acquire better depth, so be it. Brisebois has shown no problem moving picks, and to a lesser degree, prospects, for key additions. While they shouldn't gut all of their best current prospects, if one or two have to go to improve the team now and for the duration of this group's window, so be it.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21 at 8:47 p.m.
Thread: Chicago 24-25
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Garak</b></div><div>Hopefully none of this is happening, aside from the Reichel extension. Vlasic is going to get significantly more than that. KD isn't dipping into free agency, and I doubt most of these guys even make it to free agency. Even aside from all that, there isn't a young up and coming NHLer I want less than Zegras. Reinhart and Guentzel would be great if we were ready to end the rebuild, but CHI is far from ready to add. All this would do is create roadblocks and likely get us stuck in mediocrity for a long time. Also, if CHI is gonna win another lottery, I think I'd rather it be the 2025 draft. Hagens is better than Celebrini, in my opinion. Or, at least, he is going to be.</div></div>

I really wish I would stop seeing Zegras to the hawks on this site. Just simply not the type of player I’d want to bring in.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 23, 2023 at 1:29 a.m.
Thread: Perfect Balance
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>You're losing a lot of production. Kane post hip resurfacing surgery won't be putting up what Nylander does right now. I doubt Jones waives his NMC considering it was between Chicago and Dallas to acquire him.</div></div>

Even if Kane does put up the same or more, for how long? Every player going to the Leafs is also older than Nylander except for Raddysh who is the same age as Liljegren. So, really they would be shrinking their contention window a ton. Obviously, CHI isn't the team to be giving up young players for Nylander but if the Leafs aren't at least getting some younger pieces, it's definitely not worth it. I know Murphy and Jones are younger than Jarnkrok and Brodie but that doesn't change much for me as one guy is a ufa and the other depth.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 22, 2023 at 11:45 p.m.
Thread: Interesting development on Klingberg by Dreger
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>Comes down to better Defence for your Goaltenders and more Scoring, Grit &amp; Meanness from your 2LD/3LD I guess

Tanev is a better Defender than Brodie, who seems to have a lost a step and both Tanev &amp; Zadorov are MUCH better than Giordano, McCabe, Timmins and Liljegren and any other D-Man TOR has

They’re essentially what TOR needs, hence why Leafs Fans rarely propose any Trades for other D-Man and why all the Rumors out there are about Tanev &amp; Zadorov

You would be the minority bid you don’t think Tanev &amp; Zadorov are wanted or needed by TOR, but of course, you’ve been around awhile and know quite a bit, so… 🤷‍♂️</div></div>

Sorry, I don't believe in this nonsense about toughness and grit. I would prefer good, instead of this phathom "grit and toughness". If it's so important and Zaradov and Tanev have it, why are the Flames out of the playoff with them. Hanifan and Andersson are the the top Dmen for Flames, then Weager, and then Zaradov and Tanev. How is that a massive improvement for the Leafs ?
Timmins hasn't played this season, Liljegren and Klingbergt are injured, and the Leafs are doing "OK". No need ot give up a whole whack of futures (which the Leafs don't have).
Now I admit the Leafs may have to get a Dman at some time, especially if the cap allows Klingberg to "disappear" via LTIR;
Never hear about one Tampa Bay trade for Dmen...when there GAA is worse than the Leafs despite some so called high end Dmen. It just seems to me that there is there constant decades old nonsense that all Leaf Dmen are bad, and any other NHLer is better.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2023 at 11:51 p.m.