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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2020 at 4:55 p.m.
Thread: Trying to get younger and acquire picks
Draft picks and getting younger doesn't always automatically translate into competing in a few years, although overall Bowman/Kelly have been good at drafting players. It's a good thought though to see what trying to get picks/youngers while keeping Toews/Kane/Keith/Seabs would look like. Problem is of course it looks like one should bet the under on wins and over on goals allowed, hah.

Maybe Alzner gets better with a change of scenery? I don't know. Otherwise I don't see how this team is better, especially since the goaltending isn't as good as last year's team when they started out with Lehner/Crawford in tandem. I think the sum of the trades is a step back, and for a team like the Blackhawks with Bowman at least being on the hot seat (or should be if not), I don't think they're in a spot to take even a minor step back.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 17, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.
Thread: Bowman gone wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>newballcoach</b></div><div>Cool. We will trade you Travis Dermott and Zach Hyman for Debrincat. Sound good?</div></div>

Is Dermott signed at a reasonable contract for 2 more years or is he an RFA? Are the Blackhawks losing one of their top 3 D to free agency with little cap space so they should think about retooling to help their blue line? And is Hyman really a top 6 forward, or did he play on top 2 lines more so because of injuries and lack of forward depth? How does Debrincat work with the Leafs cap space, especially if the Leafs retain salary on Hyman? 50% of Hyman plus Debrincat's 6.4M is a net increase of $7.5M versus the cap, which puts the Leafs 2.2M over the cap while still needing at least 3 more forwards and now they're short another D. Yikes for them.

The Blackhawks also already have middle pair Dmen, and middle 6 type forwards, so I'm not sure what need Dermott/Hyman meet for the Blackhawks. I don't think your trade proposal for Debrincat is well thought out, to be honest.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16, 2020 at 6:12 p.m.
Thread: Bowman gone wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>newballcoach</b></div><div>My god. The Murphy for Nylander trades are multiplying. I wouldn't have thought they were smart enough to figure out how to do that?

How much better is Connor Murphy than Dylan Demelo, Travis Hamonic, Chris Tanev, etc? Is he better than any of those guys? Good enough that you would waste assets trading for him? You could sign one of those guys and not have to trade Nylander (and don't talk about cap dump, if they need to dump salary it won't be Nylander).</div></div>

Well, the Leafs have $6M in cap space with only 9 forwards signed for next season and the blue line seemed like an issue last season...so you're knocking trading for a middle pair D on a reasonable contract and a really good winger in Saad at a $3M cap hit? I'm not sure how he Leafs just sign one of those free agents D without moving out salary. It seems they need to move out some salary already, no?
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 25, 2020 at 2:19 p.m.
Thread: Hire Laviolette
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cham</b></div><div>If Colliton doesn’t get fired would you rather see Montomery brought on as an assistant with the possibility to replace Colliton or wait and see who’s available next year, which likely includes Montgomery in that case</div></div>

I like SlickWilly's idea of bringing him in for a year at Rockford. If the AHL doesn't play a season, then sure, bring him on as an assistant coach or even like a special assistant to the GM so he's in the building.

Ideally, the Blackhawks take a step forward next season which means Colliton probably won't be fired and they allow Montgomery to interview elsewhere. If they don't take a step forward, Bowman and Colliton are likely out. and the new GM will have Montgomery in the building to promote or keep as an assistant.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2020 at 12:48 p.m.
Thread: OTT trade Just spit balling Im probably wrong You tell me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Let's explore that KHL transition too! Ilya Sorokin drafted in the 3rd round 2014...again another 3rd rounder and 6 years later it looks like he's going to get his 1st NHL game. Igor Shesterkin drafted in the 4th round of 2014...again 4th rounder and 5 years later he got his chance. He did play a few games last year.</div></div>

There's also Nalimov, whom the Blackhawks drafted (googling now..) in the 6th round in 2014. Had a .911 save % in KHL last season. Signed and came over March of this year, and I don't know if he even got in a game before the shut down. There's definitely a non-zero chance 7 years from now, one will be typing "....911 save % in KHL last season, just signed his ELC and is making his North American debut.." in reference to Askarov.

I get Askarov is better at age 18, he could be here in 2 seasons and be awesome. It's not a given. In terms of likelihood of drafting NHL regular players, the Blackhawks are better off going skater in 1st round and then double down on goalies in 2nd &amp; 3rd if they're worried about their goalies in pipeline.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 15, 2020 at 11:33 a.m.
Thread: OTT trade Just spit balling Im probably wrong You tell me
I agree with trading out of the 9th pick if all the top forwards and D are off the board. I'm not against drafting Askarov either, but it's easier to get a starting goalie in rounds 2-3 than it is to find even a middle six forward in those rounds. On their draft day, all of the goalies taken in the first round were can't miss exceptions to the "rule" about drafting a goalie in the first round. There also is the risk Askarov doesn't sign/come over for several years.
It doesn't make sense for a GM, particularly Stan given that his seat just got hotter, to risk the 9th overall pick on a goalie who likely won't help the team for 4-7 years-especially when statistically speaking he'd be better off taking one in the 2nd and one in the 3rd.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 27, 2020 at 10:29 p.m.
Thread: What
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HatterTParty</b></div><div>Thing you gotta remember about the penguins is that that team still made the playoffs every year. The thing that tilted things back in their favor is the players they drafted in between cups. They started to focus on players most people didn’t care about: the college players who were great skaters and hard workers. All that speed was injected into those 2016 and 2017 teams and they were explosive. The comparable between Kane/toews and Crosby/malkin, on the other hand, is kind of apples and oranges. Crosby and malkin are two of the game’s best offensive talents. Kane of course is, but toews, not as much. Crosby and Gino really willed some of those teams to the playoffs at times. Toews and Kane can’t really do that.

The rangers have really taken great strides this season. I still think their rebuild is over and believe next season they will be a playoff team.</div></div>

My comparison with the Penguins was more about them being a Cup contender that didn't blow it up for a rebuild and not a comparison of Crosby/Malkin versus Toews/Kane. While the Penguins did make the playoffs, there were 3 first round exits in those 6 seasons in between Cups for them. Instead of trading away Crosby and/or Malkin, they held onto their core and retooled. They did fire their GM and coaches, which is worth noting. My thought is bring in a new GM/coach and retool with Toews/Kane. Saad is good but I'd be willing to listen on offers, Seabs is a Blackhawk as long as he wants to be because of that contract if there's no CBO.
Blowing it up in a rebuild comes with the high risk of needing to nail the prospects and picks. Not every top draft pick becomes a top 5 scorer or Norris trophy winner.