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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 24, 2019 at 8:39 p.m.
Thread: What dubas will do to improve this team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>draft_em_sign_em_trade_em</b></div><div>Dubas should be fired before he overpays 3 more star players (Marner, Kappy and Johnnson)

Leafs=11.6 - Matthews, 11 - Taraves, 9? - Marner,6.9 - Nylander…..meanwhile in
Boston=7.2 - Krejci, 6.9 - Bergeron, 6.7 - Pastrnak, 6.1 - Marchand.....Or
TBay=9.5 - Kucherov, 8.5 - Stamkos, 5.8 - Callahan, 8+? - Point.....Or the
Pens=9.5 - Malkin, 8.7 - Crosby, 6.8 - Kessel, 5.3 - Hornqvist….or
Wash= 9.6 - Ovie, 7.8 - Kuznetsov, 6.7 - Backstrom, 5.8 - Oshie...or even
Phi=8.3 - Giroux, 8.2 - Voracek, 7 - JVR, 4.4 - Couturier

PLUS Dubas had known since Xmas that his playoff opponent was the Bruins and yet he still didn't prepare his team to be playoff ready for the B's (trading a good defensive 4th liner to Winnipeg for a smallish potentially skilled 4th liner, when he already had Ennis for that role...also not picking up DSP off waivers from Washington because he wanted to carry 3 extra Marlie Dmen, Marincin, Holl and Oz? ).</div></div>

Comparing contracts signed 3, 4, 5 or 6 years ago is lazy and embarrassing. Look at percentage of cap etc.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14, 2019 at 1:26 p.m.
Thread: Now that kadri probably suspended
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>The knee on knee wasn't intentional. He was going for a big hit leading with the shoulder and their knees caught as he was trying to avoid the hit.

Boston physically was manhandeling the Leafs and the response was Kadri's bad penalty. Simple as that and Kadri will get suspended at least a game but likely more since it's not his first time.</div></div>

As a suggested, then the knee on knee was definitely a trip. Agree with you that the so called manhandling led to Kadri's response. But the point I was making why did the referees constantly allow the Bruins to hit late....which certainly in today NHL is interference, hit late and then grabbing constantly. So for that reason it's an easy win for the Bruins. It's similar when a the football team can't get a pass rush because the offensive line is allowed to hold. The "let 'em play" refereeing really goes against the rules of the games.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 7, 2019 at 5:42 a.m.
Thread: Got to over pay to get rid of Z
Nope. You dont have to overpay to get him. You would get very little in return for him. Im pretty sure teams around league would want Zaitsev. Any deal involving him going to some different team would be a win for that team trading for him. He is offensive minded Dman that plays with the worst defender defensively. I dont know what is Babcock thinking with that Gardiner-Zaitsev pairing but it surely is a bad pairing and both would benefit from other partners.. Zaitsev with Dermott looked like a changed man and was great defensively and offensively having gap work perfect and his passing game was where it was lastly in KHL. He needs to play with someone that doesnt look like a offensive forward in his own zone.. he would be very very good once he is with actual defenceman..