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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2022 at 10:53 a.m.
Thread: Realistic Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TrueCanuck</b></div><div>So bring back the same team minus one of their best PK guys (Mikheyev), add an overpaid goalie to worsen the cap situation (Campbell), and bring in a guy that wasn’t picked up by anyone when on waivers last season (Myers)? &amp; you wanna bench a young guy like Sandin? You expect this roster to be better? .. this isn’t realistic. Changes have to be made. You don’t go 0/6 in first rounds and keep going back to the same guys. Doesn’t matter how well they played, they need results. Not good feelings.</div></div>

Agree and disagree.

Campbell will get that kind of contract. No question. If he had been consistent all year we would be talking about $7-9M. He started the first half of the season in Vezina discussions. He had a great series. Leafs can win with that level of goaltending.

Myers might be an interesting experiment and interesting proposal. But unproven could only come back on league min. I would probably put him with Muzzin or on the third line.

They will lose someone this off-season. Mikheyev seems likely unless they move Nylander.

Biggest issue I see is bottom 6 are still small, skill guys. Love Simmonds but not sure he can be your only hitter. Robertson adds the problem - small, skilled winger who is the opposite of bang and crash. They need some size who can dig in the corners, push around big D and make Defences feel a 7 game series.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9, 2022 at 10:44 a.m.
Thread: If they fail again
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DougieGilmour</b></div><div>Over 4 years Freddie proved he was a capable starting goalie. Campbell is 30 and he’s been a backup most of his career. The guy isn’t it.</div></div>

Campbell probably isn't as consistent as Freddie and can't take the same workload. But he Is clearly a NHL starter. His biggest issue is staying healthy. I assume this is why Mrazek was seen as a good option to carry 35 games as a 1B. (That worked out well). Keep in mind he has been head-to-head with two of the best goalies in the league (Price, Vasilevskiy) and done well enough to win a few games (last year's first round wasn't on Campbell, this year's TBL match up he's held his own).

If the Leafs won't offer something competitive, he'll get a better deal elsewhere. Leafs have limited FA options and no one in the system ready. Leafs aren't in a position to lose Campbell and his agent knows it.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9, 2022 at 10:37 a.m.
Thread: If they fail again
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Db1899</b></div><div>Pulock has been an top 20 defenseman over the last 3 seasons, Larsson was a #4 defenseman when he was traded. Isles wouldn’t trade Pulock for Nylander straight up, you don’t trade #1 defenseman in their prime for scoring wingers</div></div>

I haven't seen much of Puloch so I won't pretend to be an expert. But none of the metrics suggest he is a franchise or near to it level. Nylander was a point per game playing on the 3rd line (but aided by playing on an elite PP). His game isn't perfect but I think you have it backwards. Nylander for Puloch plus. Top 20 in NHL - I will say yah because he had one vote for the Norris last year.

Puloch is probably closer to Muzzin + in value imo (higher end prospect, mid-level prospect + late 1st).
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2022 at 9:01 p.m.
Thread: My Game 4 Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div>The Bunting Matthews Marner line got worked last night. 3 shot attempts for 12 against. Keefe moved Kerfoot up to the top line mid way through the game last night. 3 against 3 for.

Bunting ending up taking shifts with Blackwell and Spezza.

I don’t foresee any d pairs being changed but Morgan and Ilya are not working.

I could maybe see:
Kerfoot Matthews Marner
Bunting Tavares Nylander
Mikheyev Kampf Kase
Engvall Blackwell Spezza

So far Keefe is making the right choices.</div></div>

Mihkeyev seems to play well with Tavares. Wouldn't be surprised to see him still on that line. Kerfoot-Kampf-Kase have done well together.
Engvall - Spezza-Blackwell are a good 4th.

I think it's mostly about fit at this point