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OshietheBeast

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Forum: NHL TradesJul. 4, 2018 at 5:22 p.m.
Thread: (CGY / CAR) - Hanifin, Lindholm for Hamilton, Fox, Ferland
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OshietheBeast</b></div><div>Undermining me makes you feel smarter? Lmao. Stats are important, and of course no one can deny that his performance on the ice might sometimes be on an elite level, his off ice behaviour or locker room presence causes disfunction in the teams that he has played in. If he was simply immature, like Seguin and Carter were before they were traded, he wouldn't have been traded twice already. There's something that you and I can't see that makes him not wanted in teams.</div></div>

<strong>"Undermining me makes you feel smarter?"</strong>

No it doesn't....I just pointed out that you gave an opinion &amp; then supported it with unrelated evidence.
And that the stats tend to disagree with your opinion (though I'm aware that stats aren't everything).

With that said....

<strong>Undermining 24 year old Dougie Hamiltons character makes you feel smarter?</strong> - This comment can go both ways.

His behavior was never a problem.
He's quieter than most hockey players &amp; may be a bit on the neurotic side (intelligence alone doesn't get you a 99% average in high-school).
There are a lot nerds in the world....they just don't usually play in the NHL....which might have made him an oddball in a locker room full of bro's.
That doesn't mean he's immature or has behavioral problems....just different than whats normal in his environment.

<strong>In terms of the trade.....Given Dougie's age &amp; talent....a smart organization would have:</strong>

1. Worked with professionals to help him improve relationships &amp; assimilate to the environment.
2. Traded for other (good) players with similar personality types....to help balance out the dressing room.

<strong>Instead....Calgary:</strong>

1. Traded him for a similar &amp; younger....but vastly inferior player in Hanafin (his highest upside is what Dougie is now).
2. Swapped forwards with similar talent &amp; potential.
3. Gave away their best defensive prospect (possibly their best prospect in general).

Even if Fox wasn't going to sign in Calgary....he had plenty of trade value on his own....and didn't have to be shoe-horned into this deal.

<strong>Calgary lost this trade....and Dougie was worth the full return on his own.
Carolina is about to get a lot better....and DeHaan is just as good as Hanafin at the moment (just less potential).</strong>

I'M A LEAF FAN....SO I'M NOT SPECIFICALLY TRYING TO BE BIASED HERE.
BUT IT SEEMS THAT WE DO HAVE A BAD REP....SO TAKE THIS AS YOU'D LIKE.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2018 at 12:18 p.m.
Thread: Kessel Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OshietheBeast</b></div><div>Yea, I don't think you get Kessel that easy. I mean the dude had a monster season.</div></div>

How short do you think #5 overall is? I agree that the Pens don't <strong>need</strong> to trade The Phil but the opportunity to draft Hughes would add a lot of life to the Pen's defensive pipeline. He could potentially even take over as a top pairing guy in the future.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OshietheBeast</b></div><div>And Gally was promised a role as a center</div></div>

I rarely pass up an opportunity to make fun of the Habs but if Therrien, Julien, and Bergevin all said that he just doesn't cut it at center, I would be inclined to believe them. I think Arizona will obviously help him to hit the "reset" switch and try him at Center and see how he does.

His scoring prowess really makes him a threat playing with Strome though.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 19, 2018 at 10:25 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2018 at 6:16 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2018 at 7:28 p.m.
Thread: For ClockReads2113
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Danny272</b></div><div>Bishop average is laughable. Methot will bounce back and hes retained anyway you get into top 15 for draft pick. Ilya samsonov is supposedly your up and comer in net. With these moves you'll be able to contend longer because you'll have cap space for everyone. This is just the most cap friendly solution I could think of today</div></div>

Good work but you don't need the space. This trade is very CapFriendly. It's only a little rougher on a random successful team whose needs you haven't remotely considered but who does have good players you'd like than half of what's posted on here. It's not cap friendly, but it is Sooooo Very CapFriendly.

Washington counters with Grubauer for a 15th overall pick. If Dallas' pick is higher, and I'm not going to pretend to know enough about Dallas to remember, then trade it down somewhere else until it isn't, and then trade it for Grubauer. He was top ten in GAA and spct last season among goalies who played at least 30 games. So he and Bishop can alternate months and keep each other from getting too worn out. It should be enough to get Dallas to the playoffs. Okay?
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.
Thread: Drai
Umm no.