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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 6, 2023 at 2:09 p.m.
Thread: Part 1 Mediocrity Continues until March
shocking to no one, jeff carter declines. (plus no one wants him even at 50%)

Kings would need to move cap somehow, whether that's a player to the penguins, or a 3rd team they have basically no cap space. Even then they'd probably need a 3rd team to retain 1.5M on Jake.

The penguins are going to possibly be in a huge bind IF they become sellers this season.

Only 5 teams have $3M+ in cap space at the moment (CBJ, NSH, BUF, ANA, CHI) and I can't see any of them being buyers at the deadline on rentals.

If the pens sell they're going to need buyers in a playoff hunt to have significant cap on LTIR.

Jake, Pettersson and Ned will be your big three, any depth guy on final year as mentioned.

It's almost impossible to speculate on anything at this point with how tight most the divisions are and with how little cap space teams have.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 18, 2023 at 8:11 a.m.
Thread: Adjustments
The personnel on the PP is definitely not the problem, it’s the antiquated scheme that Reirden runs. I’ve never really been a fan of him as a coach. Karlsson should almost always be up top QBing and distributing, he’s amongst the best in the league at it. Yet Reirden has him in the Ovi spot for half the PP. It makes no sense. More importantly, there needs to be far more movement from the forwards in the zone. Stationary players taking slap shots is far too easy to defend. This isn’t the 1990’s, Todd. As for your Eller suggestion, I wouldn’t overwork him. Just keep him in his current role that he’s overachieving in.

As for Rakell, he’ll get it going offensively. Lest we forget that he had 60 points last year. His first few games were tough, but he’s been giving it his all since. Even when he’s not putting up the numbers, he’s smart and confident carrying the puck. He’s great for puck possession, which is so valuable on Geno’s wing. Moving him would be a mistake.

With Ned and Ludvig coming back, I suspect Hinostroza will be sent down. It sucks. I’d love for him to stay at the 4th line RW because Carter tends to destroy all speed and momentum that the line manages to bring. That’s the role they need to play, speed and disruptive forechecking. Carter goes in and all of that goes out the door. Carter won’t waive his NTC, but he should be the 13th forward. If you ask me, now is the time to move POJ. With him out and a pick in Ned and Ludvig can come back.
Forum: NHLSep. 23, 2023 at 8:30 p.m.
Thread: The WORST NHL News Sites
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>HockeyBuzz? NHLRumors? There are far worse sites that you aren't even thinking of.

Daily Faceoff is fine when Seravalli is covering teams he is connected with. He has almost zero connections with San Jose or Pittsburgh so pointing a finger at the Karlsson trade specifically is not really a compelling argument.

Also the Athletic is fine, your dislike for a subscription does not take away from their inside knowledge on teams. Their subscription service means there are zero ads on the site, really not that different from listening to like 32 thoughts on Spotify premium</div></div>

Athletic subscribers have to deal with ads now. The running of that site has turned into a **** show since it was sold.