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Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 5:00 pm
Thread: Targetting Manson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>I never said it's not important to have a top flight center or two. It's very important. It's also important to know your team.

Let's just go at it this way: Anaheim has about $60 mil wrapped up in cap spending's next year. Terry, Guhle and Shore will get a modest raise, but the rest of their core is locked up, leaving somewhere around $18-22 mil in cap space to fill the 2 holes that I've spoken about, at RD, and maybe even find a top line goal scorer.

We can assume that Pietrangelo is most likely resigning in St. Louis. After that, Krug, Barrie, Shattenkirk and Schultz could be available. If not, there's a bevy of trade options for them to use with that cap space. All of the sudden, this team has depth and great goaltending (something that every one of those teams that has won or gone deep has had).</div></div>

But Getzlaf just isn't a top elite centre anymore and after him, it's not like you have a superstar.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 3:54 pm
Thread: Targetting Manson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>Ok, I'll bite...What you're saying is to rip it apart because they're short on D? Here's a short list of teams with your coveted "franchise centers" that are really, really showing the world how hockey works:

The Leafs have 2 franchise centers, and will struggle to make the playoffs.
The Oilers have 2 franchise centers (granted, one is a winger now, then add RNH), and struggle to make the playoffs (Though they're leading the Pacific today).
The Panthers have what I would consider 2 franchise centers and haven't been making the playoffs.
The Sabres have a franchise center, also haven't been making the playoffs.
The Stars have one, that's went pretty well...

I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones here, but this was just a quick browse.

The NHL today is all about depth, a strong D core, and being able to run 4 lines. Add a couple of RHD to the Ducks roster, and they have that. Start subtracting and you're wasting prime years of one of the best goalies in the NHL (If not the best).

End of the day, I'm not against trading anyone off of the Ducks, but it's gotta make sense, and this doesn't.</div></div>

Sure let's just go ahead ignore, Pittsburgh, Chicago, La, Washington, Boston, Tampa, St Louis, San Jose and Colorado. Yeah it's definitely not important to have a top flight centre or two. None of those teams found success that way.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 2:34 pm
Thread: Targetting Manson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lenny7</b></div><div>Why full rebuild?

-They've got one of the top 2 goalies in the NHL (If not top).
-They've got a solid young core that is gaining experience this season (Comtois, Steel, Terry, Mahura, Guhle, Lundestrom), with guys like Olivier-Groulx and Morand coming along.

The Ducks are a top 4 RHD away from being a potential playoff team, and with their cap space next summer, are another piece away from being a scary team in the Pacific. Trading Manson only puts them farther than that away.

As for the return on the trade, there's certainly quantity there, but if they were open to moving Manson, there'd be higher quality offers.</div></div>

None of that core is elite. They are good pieces but you need a franchise centre or two. Annahiem needs to move out what they can that is over 26 and start fresh.

Also Manson had one really good year 2 seasons ago and hasn't been blow the doors off at all since then. He's right handed and that makes people on her go wild for him but he's just a good right handed defensive defenceman. Players like him are great to have but they aren't superstars.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 2:31 pm
Thread: Leafs Trade option
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oneX</b></div><div>Lol...this is what I respect you for. Not always staying with the narrative everyone is going along with.

<a href="/users/PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood" target="_blank">@PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</a> it's okay to be a fan of a team and still be critical of said team and it's players. I know it's not very trendy thing here on capfriendly, but it's perfectly fine, you won't get disowned by the team...I promise.

Most fans of teams have blinders on..whether that's for players their team has or players of other teams. Your blinders happen to be on regarding Rielly's play in his own end.</div></div>

No one will look good with Ceci as his partner. Look at his advanced stats and then look at Rielly over his career with anyone other than Hainsey and Ceci. He's an analytical monster when he's had a decent partner.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 2:28 pm
Thread: Actually not the worst idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>We_Want_The_Cup</b></div><div>Correct my math if I'm off, but wouldn't Islanders now be on the hook for 4.5M of Ceci's AAV + 1.5M of Komarov's AAV, totaling 6M? That's twice what they currently pay to Leo. If the argument is just cap, Isles are better off moving Leo to AHL.</div></div>

It would probably be done closer to the halfway mark which would mean it would be reduced for the Islanders cap hit. Let's say it's at the half way mark they would only incur 2.75 of Ceci's deal and I guess around 2 of Komarov. While the Leafs situation is different it would provide savings for them of about 3 million this season. The Islanders would still be able to obtain a forward or something as well. More if they can find a taker for Laad but that is doubtful.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 1:18 pm
Thread: Actually not the worst idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sign_em_up000000</b></div><div>I get it, I'm not trying to sound all doom and gloom but any team can go on a heater or stinker at any time and push out other teams. Yeah, we're definitely a better team than Montreal and your right Florida has been inconsistent but we've had our fair share of ebbs and flows as well. I'm glad your more optimistic, I'm more pessimistic about our chances but it's made for a good conversation. Thanks!</div></div>

Anytime and as far as the doom and gloom a lot of it has to do with the media. They overhyped things and are now correcting by going way overboard by suggesting this team just isn't that good. Why? Because it sells, if they can't overhype to send Leafs national and troll nation into frenzies, they'll bash them to get the same result. There is never middle ground.

The reality is, the Atlantic as a whole has been very bad. Which is a surprise but thankfully for the Leafs it gives them time to right the ship and fully implement the new system. Berkshire on Sportsnet posted a story about how the offense and defence has been under Keefe and they both have been vastly improved so far but they did run into back to back hot goalies. That can happen to anyone. There is a lot of time and luckily everyone else in the Atlantic is also struggling to gain traction. I think this road trip is going to be good for TO. I think there is potential for 4 games against teams that think they are battling a wounded animal and that could end well for TO.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 12:44 pm
Thread: Actually not the worst idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sign_em_up000000</b></div><div>You could very well be right. I guess we'll have to see where we are closer to the TDL and assess our chances then. IMO, the problem is we started the year with Babcock behind our bench instead of giving Keefe the gig earlier so he would have had more time to implement his system, and we wouldn't be in the mess we're currently in. I'm just not sure we have enough time left to make the playoffs while the team gets used to his system/style of play, as it's produced mixed results so far (which facing adversity can be a good thing IMO), but we need to play top-notch from here on out.</div></div>

2 points out and the teams ahead aren't good. Montreal is bad, price looks like he's falling off. Buffalo has no depth and Florida is hit and miss. TO should absolutely be better than those teams. Give it a month and I bet things will be very different.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 9:32 am
Thread: Actually not the worst idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sign_em_up000000</b></div><div>Komo ain't terrible but I'd rather have a couple of young kids up who can provide what he does except leadership. I guess I'd be more inclined to make the trade if we there was more incentive....like if Mayfield was part of the trade maybe (not saying they should just throw him in but if they would be open to trading him too then maybe I'd consider it more.

Even if Sandin is in fact ready which he didn't show when he was up why bring him up when this isn't our year and there's a good chance we miss the playoffs only to burn a year off his elc? I get Ceci isn't the best but he's serviceable for the year and if we're out of it around the deadline we could retain 50% and flip him at the TDL.</div></div>

Nope Ceci is not serviceable, hes really bad