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PuckShmuck87

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31, 2023 at 11:12 a.m.
Thread: Cant wait to get crucified by both sides on this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>joshelkin</b></div><div>Well with Tarasenko he isn't having the same year as last season, also a pending UFA with full control over his destination. I think eating a season of Bailey to net Wahlstrom is pretty fair

Trading Wahlstrom now from POV of the Blues helps them bottom out and get the best draft pick possible.</div></div>

The hope is to get a '23 1st in the Tarasenko deal but I wouldn't be mad if the centerpiece was Wahlstrom. And honestly taking on a year of Bailey isn't as bad as it looks when you consider that the Blues FO would try to fill gaps with free agents which likely means multiple years on deals. You take Bailey, get meh performance out of him but avoid another bad contract, and then Snuggerud and Bolduc have top9 spots when they're ready. Put me on team "eh I guess that's fine"
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31, 2023 at 10:09 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30, 2023 at 8:16 p.m.
Thread: STL Blues - Time to rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PuckShmuck87</b></div><div>Do you think LA resigns Quick? Binnington’s numbers are poor this year, but for the most part, he’s played extremely well. The team in front of him has thrown him under the bus.</div></div>

Depends on whether his play rebounds or not. That was the plan earlier this season before the wheels fell off, but that's when the team's defense was completely lost on the ice.

Copley has been playing so well over the past 2 months, that Quick hasn't really had an opportunity to come in and rebound. He had a poor outing on NYE where he let in a couple soft goals, but aside from that hasn't really let in any bad goals. His most recent game against Tampa, 4 of the 5 goals against he had absolutely no chance on.

Quick won't be traded. If anything, the Kings will acquire another goaltender at the deadline and run with 3 goalies to finish the year. After deadline day, the 23-man roster limit no longer applies. The only question is whether the Kings will extend him or whether he will retire.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2023 at 11:32 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 20, 2023 at 11:32 a.m.
Thread: STL Blues 2023 TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dannibalcorpse</b></div><div>-Probably a little pricey for ROR, but I can see it - I think for a retooling team like St. Louis it would make more sense to take a young roster player/close to ready prospect &amp; a 2nd for ROR instead, though.

-Islanders just paid #13OA for Romanov last summer and don't have anyone fully ready to step up to LD2 if they move him; there's also the fact that the Islanders are on the playoff bubble and shouldn't be paying crazy rental prices this season.

-Feels weird to be moving Kyrou when he's PPG and his big extension hasn't even kicked in yet, but I think it's a moot point because Ottawa passes. They're already tight to the cap trying to figure out how to extend DeBrincat, it's going to be muuuuuch worse adding $11.5M to next year's cap. I think they love the value, though - just not enough to basically push Cat out of town.

-Probably about what Mikkola gets, maybe whoever trades for him throws in a depth prospect too. Brett Kulak trade is what I have in mind as a comp for Mikkola.

-Krug probably blocks it - dude has a full NTC through 2025 so he's controlling where he goes. I think you're gonna be stuck with him, or you're going to be trading him for another problem contract - but that's the best you can really hope for.</div></div>

Mr. Dannibal Corpse. As usual, one of you fine analysis of the trades.