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Forum: NHL TradesMar. 7 at 12:00 p.m.
Thread: (WSH/TOR) - Edmundson for 2024 3rd (NYI), 2025 5th (CHI)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ritzy</b></div><div>Because it's worked so well? Maybe there's a world where the old school and the analytics can come together.</div></div>

The truth is every club uses analytics. They just use completely different stats that are proprietary to the clubs or whoever they contract out to do their stats. They also don't simply look at the analytics to evaluate players.
It's hysterical how the internet-analytics crowd thinks all this works because some guy made a card with no context.

More on topic, Edmundson is a warrior. Great add for a playoff club. Obviously he isn't going to eat 23 minutes a night anymore, but if you're the coach late in a tie-game in the playoffs do you want to send Edmundson out for that faceoff in your zone or Lilly? Easy choice, imo.
More raw talent means precisely zero in the postseason. You're going to get worn down in these series and use a lot of defensemen. Ideally you'd like to wear the other team down, too. That's why these type of defensemen always get "too much" at the deadline.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.
Thread: Need another star
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Would you trade Kemell in a sign and trade for Willy so you get 6-8 years of Nylander guaranteed

Just a question</div></div>

How much Nylander gets on that next contract would be a factor of course, but I'm leaning towards no. The $9-10M or whatever he signs for would go to greater good elsewhere on NSH's roster (at center and RD), and I'm hopeful Kemell can match or come close to Nylander's production. I'm also concerned that at 27, he ages out of NSH's rebuild, and is in an expensive decline just as NSH gets competitive again.

An extended Nylander for a Kemell level prospect could be a good deal for a team like CAR or NYR, but NSH isn't in a position to take advantage of the rest of Nylander's best years.
Forum: NHL TradesAug. 6, 2023 at 12:35 p.m.
Thread: (PIT/MTL/SJS) - Granlund, Rutta, Petry, DeSmith, Légaré, 2024 1st (PIT), 2025 2nd (PIT) for Pitlick, Hoffman for Karlsson, Hamaliuk, 2026 3rd (SJS)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>I cannot understand this trade for the life of me. I get Pittsburgh wants to compete with their window rapidly closing, but this is going to get bad quick. The money San Jose retained on EK65 is the same amount that Pittsburgh retained on Petry, so thats a wash. The Pens really didnt have to give up a whole bunch, but I just cant see EK65 repeating his 22 / 23 season. Pittsburgh obviously wins in the now, but that contract is going to SUCK in a year or two.

Don't get me wrong, I am excited to watch Karlsson with Crosby, Malkin, and Letang based on nostalgia alone, but I dont think this was good for either team. Especially San Jose lol. Somehow the Habs came out really well here, not sure how Hughes managed to pull that one off</div></div>

Dubas likes to make a splash when he takes over the helm. There was no Tavares available in free agency, so he had to trade for the biggest name available.