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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 1, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.
Thread: Ill be in the holoshed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BrandonDubinskyGOAT</b></div><div>Thank you for commenting. Yes I agree that Neal and Guentzel are similar in terms of skill and scoring. However, Neal is more physical whereas Guentzel has better hockey sense. That’s what I think separates them. What about Hornqvist and Lucic, who was better at their peak?</div></div>

I think I'm gonna have to go Lucic, but it also depends on the state of the league. If we're saying current state of the league but those 2 players are at their peaks then I think it's a really close call. Even in Lucic's prime he wasn't a great skater. Not that Hornqvist is a speed demon but neither of them have that much "skill" if you will, but Hornqvist isn't considered a complete anchor (by everyone at least) and is still putting up respectable numbers.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 31, 2019 at 9:11 p.m.
Thread: Ill be in the holoshed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BrandonDubinskyGOAT</b></div><div>Yeah I actually don’t think Neal does that. He actually has a really good wrist shot and one timer, that’s how he scored most of his goals. Obviously a pretty big player who is not afraid to fight and hit. What type of player would you categorize Malkin? A playmaker? Power forward? Sniper?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AFOX10900</b></div><div>I can't say I watched a ton of him in PIT (that was before a really started following hockey) but from what little I've seen of him he's more of a get to the front of the net and annoy the other team and get some garbage goals like Hornqvist, but I could be wrong</div></div>

I'm gonna chime in with my opinion here on a few things. I'd say Bjugstad over Bonino. Bonino was a great piece on HBK, but if you replace Bonino with Bjugstad is the line even better? Nobody can really say, but as the GOAT says I think Jugs has more skill so I'm gonna say him. As for Neal and Guentzel, I think they're actually pretty similar players. Neal knew how to get to the soft spots where Geno could find him and had a great shot. I think you need to give it a couple years to see if Guentzel improves before you really can say, but at this point the Neal-Geno connection in 11-12 was more impressive, as short as it was. But this next year or 2 could easily change my mind.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.
Thread: Dust Buster Olympics
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>datools</b></div><div>Love it, but not sure LA would consider taking on that much cap and keeping almost 3 mill from Carter for 3 years.
Also I think you can get Scandella or Thompson + a late pick for Rust but not both</div></div>

Assuming they're willing to admit they need to rebuild getting a younger player to replace Carter + 1st round pick might be enticing enough to do it. They have plenty of cap space and could even flip Bjugstad at the deadline for more picks/prospects. So I'm cautiously optimistic that it would at least be considered. As for the Buffalo trade that's reasonable. I've just seen so many people on here trading Scandella as a cap dump and Thompson as nothing more than a throw in so I figured it could be reasonable.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2019 at 11:58 a.m.
Thread: Risto to Pitt - Something Different
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>littlejerryseinfeld</b></div><div>I've thought about Pittsburgh for risto, just not sure how either team makes it work</div></div>

My thought was to maybe take out Sheary and add Scandella and Johnson. So Risto/Scandella for Rust/Bjugstad/Johnson. I don't know if I really like it for either team given Johnson's term, but Buffalo would probably be able to make it work after this year with a few big contracts coming off next year to re-sign some guys and then Bjugstad off before Dahlin needs a mammoth deal. Pens get some cap space this year and rid themselves of Johnson, Buffalo adds a couple solid middle 6 guys and either play Johnson on the bottom pairing and shelter him or buy him out/bury him after this year if they need the space. Not ideal, but could work maybe?