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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2022 at 12:40 p.m.
Thread: TDL 2022
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>I just don’t see varlamov being any better than kosk. We both know kosk in a more limited role could stand tall against the tougher teams just stole a game from panthers. Give him the tough starts give skinner the lighter load be just as well off but less of a commitment and less costs to acquire. Skinner kosk is way way different than smith and kosk just because of durability. Get a lot more out of kosk when not playing him every night for a month with western travel.</div></div>

Varly has a .914 save percentage on a losing team this yr. He has a ton of playoff experience. Some ppl say he wont do as well on the Oilers because their D is terrible, but under Woodcroft the Oilers defence looks much more reliable and detailed. Varly is by far the better goalie here and far better suited to be the starter with Skinner as backup
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2022 at 7:24 a.m.
Thread: TDL 2022
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>I’m going to skip past the Barrie thing too tired to get into that.
Leddy I was on board with but after seeing Niemelianen play a regular role over the last while I think pushing him out of the line up hurts the team more than leddy will help.
I think archie is worth a third but won’t get it for him since he hasn’t played and considering his status crossing the boarder is questionable threw the rest of the season and playoffs be lucky to get anything more than future consideration at this point.
Really don’t like the idea of varlamov just complicates this coming offseason when the answer in net could simply be sitting in Bakersfield.</div></div>

I think picking up Varly would be ideal IF(i know thats a big if) they some how manage to get Smith off the books for next yr. Skinner as Varly's full time backup next yr would be ideal, gives him a season to adjust and move into the #1 role.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 20, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.
Thread: future dynasty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>michaelost</b></div><div>bear has crazy potential lol. the foegle wasn't needed and Bear&gt;Barrie. Should have left Barrie off</div></div>

Contrary to your line of thinking, I think that Bear was in a very similar position to Foegele because of Evan Bouchard's development. Based on past comments made by Ken Holland, Dave Tippett, and Jim Playfair, we know the Oilers were committed to having Bouchard in the lineup this year and were concerned with the prospect of going into this season with too much inexperience on the team's blue line. Bear has less than two full season's of experience and he regressed last year. In comparison to him, Bouchard has better draft pedigree, is a physically bigger man, is a better skater, possesses a far superior shot and better playmaking ability, has vastly greater potential, and already looks like a better NHL defenseman. IMO, that is why Bear was deemed expendable in Edmonton.

I'd like to see this trade work out for both teams because I like both players involved. Bear has good potential, and I hope he does very well in Carolina because Foegele has been a positive revelation in Edmonton.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 26, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.
Thread: 2022 Oilers FTW
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rooney</b></div><div>That's gonna be a no from WPG. Copp is having a career year and is EXTREMELY valuable to WPG. I would argue that WPG has one of the best 3rd lines in hockey with Copp - Lowry - Appleton. Also...no disrespect at all but Copp &gt; Bear by a mile.</div></div>

I agree, yall got a pretty dangerous bottom six (that Perrault line aint no joke either!).

However, with all the pending UFAs &amp; RFAs (Stastny, Perrault, Lowry, Copp, Thompson, Lewis, Pionk, Forbort, Stanley, Poolman) and only 24M (less 5.3 if Little is back to full health) would you want to pay him more than league average when you play him on the bottom six as opposed to having a cost-controlled top 4 RHD in Bear?
Really asking because I don't know much about PEG's team but Copp is interesting for sure!
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsMar. 24, 2021 at 10:15 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 19, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 18, 2021 at 11:33 p.m.
Thread: A Legit Contender
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McDavidFan97</b></div><div>I rarely advocate for advanced stats but Barrie's are awful. McDavid plays worse with him on the ice 5v5. Bear makes us a much better team than Barrie 5v5. Barrie's points will earn him a $5mill+ contract but between his bad 5v5 impact and the fact that he will take PP minutes away from Bouch I'm against an extension. A big extension would hurt our future. I love what he's doing this season although I wouldn't mind seeing him play less 5v5. I think people are way too critical of him though. To be clear I like what he's brought to the team, Bouch isn't ready for his role this season

This tweet has a graphic of Bear vs Barrie's 5v5 impact. It's a bit confusing if you don't know the terminology but blue means better offensive production, red means worse

Once Bear cleans up some of his mistakes I think more people will realize his impact

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyson Barrie vs. Ethan Bear <a href="https://t.co/99NcYgoe44" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/99NcYgoe44</a></p>— ً🅺🅾🆂🅺🅸🅳🅰🅳🅳🆈 (@fakenewsshater) <a href="https://twitter.com/fakenewsshater/status/1372594144829452289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">March 18, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I don’t trust stats like that much anymore. Personally believe need to be very careful understanding them they tend to only narrow in on one aspect and completely disregard a lot of other aspects. I just don’t understand what more Barrie needs to do.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 18, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 16, 2021 at 4:16 p.m.