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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 3, 2022 at 1:28 p.m.
Thread: Trade for Connor Brown
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Koskinen_The_Great</b></div><div>Since when did Brown suddenly become this unbelievable player. He's a poor man's Lehkonen without the finishing. I've never seen a guy miss so many chances, all alone. In that instance, he's much like Puljujarvi.

Not getting Pool Party and a 1st. Especially when Brown becomes UFA and Lehkonen had cost control.

You're looking at a 2nd and Jesse at best!</div></div>

How in the world can he be a poor man’s Lehkonen “without finishing” when he puts up more goals and points while playing on a worse team LOL

50 point pace every single season in Ottawa. One of the leagues leading pkers at forward. Defensively responsible, plays up and down the lineup, can play pp as well. Only a year older than Lehkonen and can be traded at only 1.8m against the cap. He’ll get a 1st.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2022 at 9:58 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 6:39 a.m.
Thread: Another deal for Raanta
Raanta will very likely be cheaper than PJ, but I don’t think PJ is the answer for the Canes lack of top 6 scoring in the playoffs. I mean, he couldn’t even put up 40 points playing with McDavid. The Canes have a strong Finnish presence, but what they need right now is a pure goal scorer. And PJ is by no means a pure goal scorer. Besides, Koochie could benefit greatly from a full year in the AHL, and with Raanta backing up Freddie, Freddie can be given a bit of a relaxed work load from this past season.

The only reason I think the Canes should go after JP would be to give Laine an incentive to come here to reignite the WJC magic. That being said, it’s very unlikely to happen, and the Canes needs make this a fairly bad trade. Value is decent, although the picks should probably be coming Carolina’s way, but I think the Canes pass.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 3, 2022 at 10:29 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 6, 2022 at 12:20 p.m.
Thread: Better defensive defencemen and a goalie upgrade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>It also helps that he plays with McDavid and Draisaitl. Almost any offensive dman who is clueless in his own zone would be able to get 50 pts year in and out if he played with McDavid and Draisaitl.

Carolina doesn’t have a McDavid or Draisaitl, and with how defensively oriented the Canes are, he would be a burden and an anchor that would sink the Canes. Better off keeping someone who is cheaper, more physical, and can actually play defense. If the Oilers want Bear back, an overpay would be order as they were dumb enough to just let him go. The Oilers can keep Barrie.</div></div>
I'm 100% sure Ken Holland would be glad to keep Barrie over Bear.

And getting 50 points is not guaranteed just by playing on the same team as McDavid and Draisaitl. No Oilers defenseman has done it since McDavid arrived, and Barrie's offensive bona fides were well established long before he went to Edmonton anyhow.