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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 8, 2018 at 6:25 p.m.
Forum: NHLNov. 6, 2017 at 1:26 p.m.
Thread: Whose worse?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rangersandislesfan</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rodzikhockey93</b></div><div>Bergervain by a land slide.
- can't produce home base prospects
- Price contract
- Weber/subban
- His deadline disaster deals trading for 4th line players like Ott and martinsen and giving up guys like Andrighetto
- Trading there only A level prospect who is proving to have signs in him that can be elite.
- The list goes on</div></div>
are you saying the Weber-Subban deal was bad for Montreal? Weber is better and as much as Subban's younger, Weber has played very good in Montreal.</div></div>

Weber is not better than Subban. Subban has the ability to change games himself. Weber is good, but is slowing down and can't change game flow the way Subban can. Point being they traded a younger, more dynamic defenseman for an older, more static defenseman.
Forum: Boston BruinsNov. 6, 2017 at 10:29 a.m.
Thread: Bruins Game Discussion
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pasta88Sauce</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ON3M4N</b></div><div>

We're not in bad shape. I mean if you look at it, we're so decimated by injuries, but were still in these games against of the NHL's better teams. Our last 4 losses have been one goals games and some of those required OT/SO, so the team is getting points. I will say its said the lack of support Rask gets with his own fans. When Boston loses the fans instantly blame Rask and when Boston wins those same fans wont give Rask a shred of credit. <strong>Its also getting annoying how the in thing seems to be calling every goal against a "soft goal"</strong>. The good news is that term helps me figure out who knows what their actually talking about and who is just a following the masses to try to fit in, but doesn't anything about hockey.

If we can get healthy, we just need to get into the playoffs (even as the last seed) and see what happens. This team has the talent to surprise people, we've just been unable to ice a full team all year.</div></div>

haha, I see that all over twitter. Every goal is a soft goal now according to a majority of bruins fans</div></div>

For that reason I'm glad I'm not on Twitter!!
Forum: NHLNov. 3, 2017 at 12:29 a.m.
Thread: Lindholm vs Ekman-Larsson (In regards to the GM game trade)
Trade wise, Lindholm has much more value than Oliver Ekman Larsson. Lindholm's contract has long term security at a very reasonable cap hit for a top pairing defenseman. Lindholm's current cap hit is already less than Larsson's and given that Larsson is due a raise in two years combined with the UFA factor, no team with cap constraints would be wise to make the deal straight up.

From a playing perspective, Larsson and Lindholm have two completely different defensive styles which makes it more difficult to compare their play as defensemen and impact. Larsson is an offensively minded d man coming off of a slightly down season. Lindholm is a more defensive minded defenseman who is still very capable of moving the puck effectively, but his offensive numbers were diminished last season as well. The way I think of it, Lindholm is the much safer bet. If Lindholm's offensive numbers decline, he still is a very capable defensive d man who can excel in a shutdown role. Lindholm has brilliant defensive smarts and awareness that can make up for a lack of offense. If Larsson's numbers decline on offense, his defensive play isn't quite as strong and won't be able to support his play as much. It is unlikely that either player is traded IRL which means that OEL's stats are more likely to suffer along with his play style, while Lindholm is on a better team that can help mask any deficiencies if there are any. It's important to note this since hypotheticals of "well Lindholm wouldn't be as good if he was on ARI or OEL would be better if he was on a good team" don't hold any water since these are unknown variables in player evaluation. Both are good skaters as well, allowing their play styles to for the most part thrive in the modern NHL.

Straight up I think the deal is slightly biased towards Arizona as they'd be getting a player with a good cap hit and term, which is critical to the success of any franchise in the modern cap world. Resources must be allocated efficiently to set up the best odds to succeed and Lindholm achieves that better from a money to value standpoint. I definitely wouldn't add to Lindholm though in any case.
Forum: NHLOct. 15, 2017 at 3:03 p.m.
Thread: JOIN THE GM GAME - AGM'S NEEDED!
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