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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 2:37 p.m.
Thread: Nobokovs Mock Offseason Avalanche
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>A few critiques: no way NAK gets anything remotely resembling that. He’s an RFA that was a waiver wire claim, Sakic is a notorious hard negotiator with those guys, personally I think he gets a 1yr $1.25M prove it deal. Nichushkin won’t get an 8 yr deal especially at $6M, look what Rust and Coleman for comps. Kuemper unless he just goes monster mode the last 2 rounds he isn’t getting that. Markstrom and Binnington are the easy comps. Sakic has said keeping the 23 1st is a priority so they won’t trade it for a Tatar Shattenkirk package. AJ Greer will never play in COL for reference check out what happened in MIL when he was prospect. Ben Meyers is a lock for the bottom 6 as is Maltsev probably. Manson is very likely to be back. Creative but lots of over pays.</div></div>

You also raise reasonable questions about the costs of these RFA's, I just happened to be relying on Evolving Hockey's contract projections while also trying to keep things in line with the rest of the market with the whole 32 team mock offseason. Also with trading that 2023 1st I didn't realize Sakic said he wanted to keep it, so good note there. I do think the trade itself is decent value though with Anaheim retaining on both players, getting a top-4 D and middle-6 winger with a proven scoring record at those cap hits will help Colorado a lot.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 2:32 p.m.
Thread: Nobokovs Mock Offseason Avalanche
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>A few critiques: no way NAK gets anything remotely resembling that. He’s an RFA that was a waiver wire claim, Sakic is a notorious hard negotiator with those guys, personally I think he gets a 1yr $1.25M prove it deal. Nichushkin won’t get an 8 yr deal especially at $6M, look what Rust and Coleman for comps. Kuemper unless he just goes monster mode the last 2 rounds he isn’t getting that. Markstrom and Binnington are the easy comps. Sakic has said keeping the 23 1st is a priority so they won’t trade it for a Tatar Shattenkirk package. AJ Greer will never play in COL for reference check out what happened in MIL when he was prospect. Ben Meyers is a lock for the bottom 6 as is Maltsev probably. Manson is very likely to be back. Creative but lots of over pays.</div></div>

Forgot about the Greer stuff, thanks for the reminder!
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 2:08 p.m.
Thread: Nobokov Mock Offseason Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Barup</b></div><div>I think everyone would love a nice 35 year old jack Campbell at 6 mill cmon we need a good youth goalie not someone going to the retirement home and end of prime and also no one’s taking holl for a 3rd</div></div>

I disagree, I do not think the Maple Leafs can afford to trust an unproven young goalie (or afford the asset cost acquiring one of the incredibly rare and valuable proven young goalies) with how important the next few seasons are for them. Also remember how goalies age. 35 years old is hardly the end of the road for many goalies, Tim Thomas was in his prime and the Oilers are off to the WCF with a 40-year old goalie. The Campbell contract is a lot more reasonable than you're making it seem.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 2:02 p.m.
Thread: Nobokov Mock Offseason Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Barup</b></div><div>Tough luck for him so you lose your best rd prospect great idea
And kase He definitely would not take that he’s in it for the money especially if he has injury issues lmao he’s not gonna take a discount if he gets hurt he’s on ltir so it don’t matter bout his cap
You don’t think the leafs and front office liked Freddy he was best buds with matthews that 6 year deal is actually sickening</div></div>

I mean you legit wouldn't lose him he would basically have to sign that deal or accept his qualifying offer to play in the NHL. I don't get how a deal for a goalie who has played among the best in the NHL since arriving in Toronto (save for a small stretch this season) is sickening when it's only $6MM. Especially when the cap rises in a few years, just as Matthews and Marner need new deals and JT will be off the books, that won't be an insane deal.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 1:55 p.m.
Thread: Nobokov Mock Offseason Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Barup</b></div><div>Kase doesn’t sign that
Lilly doesn’t sign that
And that Campbell deal will cost us a first to get rid of him in a year or 2 this mock offseason needs to be re done</div></div>

Liljegren doesn't have arb rights so if he doesn't want to sign a short bridge contract with a decent raise... tough luck for him.
Kase has not proven he can stay healthy as an NHL player and in my opinion he would take that contract to remain in Toronto where he has proven to be a great fit.
Campbell may not be the goalie you'd want to see, but it's clear the players and front office in Toronto really like him, so I don't believe that this is an unreasonable deal when taking into account that it is a generally thin goaltending class.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2022 at 1:47 p.m.
Thread: Nobokovs Mock Offseason Senators
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>Lot of wasted money signing free agents to fill roles where they have internal options already. None of Rooney, Vesey, Maatta, Roussel, Tierney, Benning or Subban are needed. Trading for Ellers and Johnsson also totally unnecessary with Pinto and Joseph to fill those roles.

Don't like the value on that Fiala trade to begin with, but if he's a 9mil player on his next contract you do not pick up Bill Guerin's calls this summer.</div></div>

That's a reasonable line of thinking, I just went in with the idea that Pierre Dorion is going to want to really try to make a push towards playing competitive hockey deep into next season, and that seems to be the intention he's communicated in his post-season availabilities so far. Eller, for example, gives a veteran 3C option at a cheap acquisition cost who can always be supplanted if Pinto plays better.

There's the general idea here that Ottawa signs some proven veterans to ensure they can compete while also being flexible enough cost-wise to allow for Ottawa's pre-existing talent to take their spots. But it also begs the question, if all of the roles these free agents are filling could be filled internally, why weren't they last year? Why were the Senators still so bad? For a team that I believe feels pressure to begin competing earnestly, it's very difficult to pass up these largely reasonable free agent signings just to rely on internal development.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 25, 2022 at 11:47 a.m.
Thread: Habs Fan Solves Rangers Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Fox_Czar_Cup</b></div><div>You're welcome. It's called future thinking</div></div>

Chytil has posted the same amount of points (with 1 point of variance) in literally every season of his career, which is now up to four full seasons. He had a solid 2020-21 but his production did not progress into this season. He will be 23 by the time the season starts and does not have any sort of elite tool (like incredible skating, puck protection) that would allow him to make a major jump, especially given that he has not done so in four (4!) NHL seasons.

In what world does it make sense for a contending team to rely on a 23 point scorer who cannot win faceoffs as the 2C rather than a cost-controlled, established NHL center with twice as good offense and better defense?
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.