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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 11:39 a.m.
Thread: My Personal Opinion
I didn’t want them to send Bolduc back down in the first place tbh. I agree that these will be the lines if everyone is fully healthy, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Holmstrom finds a way to stick in the lineup for the rest of the way. Also I think Lane should move Lee back to line two, and promote Engvall to line one regardless of whether Barzal is healthy or not.

For special teams switch Bolduc and Dobson on the PP and I’m pretty much ok with those units. To be honest with you I prefer Fasching to Palmieri, and that’s not even a knock on KP. KP’s been good down the stretch but this team is very deep and there r times where a legit middle six winger can get lost in the shuffle. Just like on Tuesday when Cal Clutterbuck went off and KP was snake bitten. I’d be interested to c if Lou tries to move him in July. I’m not sure if he has negative value considering how bad this years Fa class has shaped up to be.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 9:57 a.m.
Thread: Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Dude, you don't even understand what a personal attack is. I criticized your commentary, which is obviously beyond awful. Of course, you can point to the analytics crowd that only "watches" hockey from a stat sheet because you've parroted their clueless takes and then exaggerated them beyond the pale. The Blies are obviously not trading Parayko for A) a winger, which is the last of their needs &amp; B) someone who eats basically all the cap going out the door. Of course, one would need to understand the Blues just a tiny bit to know that.</div></div>

The reality of the situation is that Parayko looks like Boychuk did right after he signed his contract extension with the isles in 2015. He’s still capable, but injuries are taking a series tole on him. If you can trade him for picks you do it imo.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 7:33 a.m.
Thread: Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AC14</b></div><div>If we take those assets for Parayko, how do you suggest we are going to replace Parayko?

Let’s look at the avenues that we have.

1. Draft - there’s a chance a guy like Reinbacher instantly has the impact Seider has had. That’s far from a guarantee. We’d be extremely lucky to get a top 4 D out of the draft in their D+3 it’s not likely, this draft is pretty rough for defensemen and extremely strong for forwards. Do we want to be the team that reaches on Reinbacher and hope he develops quickly?

2. Internally - not an option. Won’t be an option unless the player comes from this or a future draft class.

3. UFA -
2023 options - Klingberg, Dumba, Severson, Mayfield, Eric Johnson, Hamonic, Gudas, Schenn.
2024 options (if they make it) - DeAngelo, Myers, <strong> Pesce</strong>, Barrie, Tanev, Zaitsev

Of that Pesce is the only option that could adequately fill the hole. But that brings about the question, what do you do for the 24 season?

4. Trade. Who do we target that is a RD capable of playing 20++ a night and doing so with a partner who is lacking defensively yet not necessarily capable of moving the puck out of the zone or helping offensive production regularly? Or do you just say forget it we’ll try and out score our problems? There’s no good answer here, better yet there’s no option in which we are better off than keeping Parayko. The only option that would make sense or be somewhat logical would be getting a young top end D back, or getting a guy like Jokiharju someone young but has clear deficiencies and hope they can build with the core and be productive enough to not fully sink the ship and load a bunch of futures on top of said player. But who A has the young defenseman they’re willing to move and B has the cap space and is willing to pay the price?</div></div>

Based on the eye test and the analytics, the blues should take what they can get for Parayko then run for the hills.

https://twitter.com/arhockeystats/status/1630671063037231105?s=46&amp;t=MS3qI22IkOxLuwbOnmNI1g
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 7:32 a.m.
Thread: Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>I'd ask how many times you've watched the Blues play in the last year, but I already know the answer. All of these takes are so woefully ignorant or just plain factually wrong by a mile (Parayko has three years left!) that the worst columnist at THW would be embarrassed. Parayko plays the hardest minutes of ANY Dman in the league, has arguably the worst top pairing partner in the league and his volume of total stops is top 10 in the league. Try watching some hockey.</div></div>

Personal attacks are a poor substitute for objective analysis. I’m not gonna pretend I’ve seen twenty blues games this year, but I’ve seen more than two lol. I can give you my honest assessment of Parayko’s play during that time. I can point to the analytics community which is not a fan of him. If all you have to say is a bad joke about the hockey writers, then maybe you should just go “Watch some hockey,” and pretend nothing is wrong in St. Louis.