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Forum: Armchair-GMSep 16, 2019 at 3:28
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 10, 2019 at 3:42
Thread: Buffalo Fans Who is moving
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>Let Joker develop in the AHL for a year. Keep our D core together for this season but trade Scandella and Hunwick. When Joker is ready for top 4 mins, trade Miller for a decent forward. Then our D group looks like:

Dahlin-Joker
McCabe-Montour
Pilut-RIsto

As for forwards, we either need to play MoJo as 3rd line center or acquire another short-term center so that Mitts isn't screwed like last year. Also let's put some faith in Olofsson, I think he has a great rookie season and establishes himself as a legit top 6 scorer. If he does then why are we still looking for a top 6 guy?</div></div>

For this season, who do you scratch? You still have:
Dahlin-Montour
McCabe-Risto
Pilut-Miller
Bogo

I don't think Bogo is worth a scratch, so do you trade him? Pilut is 23 so he's done his time in the AHL.

Also, totally forgot to call up Olofsson before I hit submit. Do you scratch the 2015 all star? Send down Tage?
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 24, 2019 at 1:01
Thread: Barebones Ducks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mytduxfan</b></div><div>I know others will probably disagree, but I like it. We could use a top 4 RD, but you've also got to think about what is available. Myers could be signed for a tonne of money (I don't like), but anyone else that is good is going to cost you in a trade. Therefore, if you're giving up assets for a #4 RD, what do you in 2 years at the Seattle expansion draft? I guess with Getzlaf and Kesler having NMCs, we're probably going to be paying Seattle something to draft XX for us anyway.

We'll see. Wouldn't be against adding Risto to the roster, assuming the price was reasonable.



Exactly! So stacked we can't even get them all in.</div></div>

No need to worry about the expansion draft. Getzlaf's contract ends, so they can just expose him and resign him after, and Kesler's contract changes to a modified NMC that year so he can also be exposed.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 24, 2019 at 12:02
Thread: Not Panicking
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryan_meyer98</b></div><div>I like the lineup, just think that you could have used the extra cap space to sign a decent backup goalie that can push for the number one spot. There are a few options available for under $2 million. Also could add a guy like Pirri cheap to put on the wing with RNH.</div></div>

Yeah good point. I was afraid of any repercussions of deals with term, but I slightly overpaid Pirri and Elliott (with extra cap space in case they want more) with the hopes of them taking one-year deals. Stolarz is pretty young and I think they traded for him with the hopes of him being a goalie of the future, but I guess having Elliott just gives them more flexibility since someone was dumb enough to give Koskinen a NTC.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 17, 2019 at 4:33
Thread: Retool for War
You don't have to blow it up.

Cal Foote alone is worth more than Colin Miller. Foote is one of the best defensive prospects in the entire league, and Miller is so loose defensively that he can't break the top 4 in Vegas, despite his offensive numbers. I can't believe you are giving up everything else in that trade, too. You should be getting picks from Vegas, not the other way around. Cal Foote can easily make the team next year, and he'll save you money so you don't have to move out all of your supporting players. Smith-Pelly is in the minors, Lindberg, Stralman, and McQuaid are way overpaid (why would you even pay a guy $3,000,000 to be scratched?), and Fast, Erne, and Joesph should not be in the top 9 with the talent this team has.

I know the sweep was a shell-shock, but it's still a great team. Don't sign Smith-Pelly, Lindberg, Stralman, or any of the players you have scratched, cut a few hundred thousand from the Paquette and Erne contracts, sign Rutta for under $2M, and revert all your trades. If you do all that and call up one or two prospects to fill in the gaps, you only have to move out one $5-6M contract. If you're looking to gain assets, trade Gourde for picks before his contract kicks in, but otherwise you can give a team some picks to take Callahan.

It was a terrible 4 games, but it was just 4 games. This team has shown in the past that in can win a lot of playoff series with this group, so don't mess with it too much.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 17, 2019 at 3:39
Thread: Reluctantly Moving Nylander
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hurricanes73</b></div><div>1) Marner is making more than Matthews to start
2) brown can fetch a middle round second
3) you think Carolina would do that after the year nylander had and the year peace had
4) Even if kapanen or johnsson were to sign one year deals, it would be for less money
5) Lijernen isn’t on the defensive line at all</div></div>

1) I agree that he's the better player, but I think they can leverage the fact that Matthews scores more goals and that Marner is benefiting by playing with Tavares.
2) Yeah I was debating that, but I was hesitant considering his performance this year.
3) Yes. Nylander had a terrible start but got hot down the stretch, so Dubas might be able to sell on that. Also, Waddell doesn't have the best trade history, so I think he might under-value Pesce.
4) I'm not sure about that. Young RFAs have been getting paid a lot recently, and Dubas is right in the middle of that.
5) I think Rosen is ahead of Liljegren in the depth chart, and I think the team would rather have him play top line in the AHL than be a 7th D on the Leafs. If they don't make the Pesce trade then in that case I think he makes it.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 17, 2019 at 3:19
Thread: Arizona Rebuild
Zadorov isn't that great of a defenseman (he plays on the third line), so I don't think he's worth the trade or the contract. OEL, Goligoski, and Chychrun are a pretty solid top 3, so I don't see the need to spend on a big defenseman anyway. The Rangers are also rebuilding, so they won't want to lose Lias Andersson either. The Panarin deal is also not a possibility. He has said he wants to go to a big city or a beach, and he's probably going to get $10M+, although adding a big forward free agent was a smart idea!

That being said, I think one of the bright spots on this Arizona team was how destructive their penalty kill was, and Richardson and Grabner ran the show for it. Arizona has a lot of good young pieces, and I think a Schmaltz-Keller pairing could be deadly. If your team was this close to making it last year with all the injuries, I think they have a great shot next season.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr 17, 2019 at 2:22
Thread: DUCKS
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>All three of those trades make the Ducks worse. We don't need to get rid of Kesler so badly that we'd have to trade away a first rounder, nor would that be worth it to Vancouver to carry that cap hit for six years. And Vancouver is just going to give us Tanev and Markstrom on top of that? Yikes.

I keep seeing so many trades with Shore and/or Rowney for a low-level draft pick. Why? These two are quality, value players. I mean if we HAVE to move them, which we don't, we better get better value for them. Rowney was one of the few bright spots this season. Shore was solid too. Good PKer, provided decent offense and makes less than 3 mil.

And I wouldn't trade Terry for Fox straight up, especially without a contract, let alone with Sherwood thrown in. And who's to say he'd even sign here? He's clearly a player who wants to choose where he goes and we are never a team that these players want to sign with.</div></div>

Agree 100%. With all the new additions of rookies on ELCs, the Ducks aren't in a cap crunch and don't need to dump Kesler, especially if it will cost them that much. Devin Shore is a consistent, versatile 30 point player, and could earn a 3rd by himself at the trade deadline. Giving him up for a full season with an RFA expiry should command more than that. And lastly, DO NOT TOUCH TERRY! Especially in this case. I know Fox is a highly touted prospect, but he's never played in the NHL, whereas Terry has shown real promise and looks to be a cornerstone of the rebuild.