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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 24, 2023 at 1:11 p.m.
Thread: Did they improve9
As someone who really liked Domi in Dallas, Duchene is a pretty solid upgrade over him in the lineup. With Duchene on the roster, the Stars have one of the deeper top-9s in the NHL:

Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski
Benn-Johnston-Duchene
Marchment-Seguin-Dadonov

I don't think Robertson needs any more help than what is already on the roster. He's got one of the best two way centers in the game and arguably the best net-front presence on the same line as him.

What will make or break the Stars this year is the defense. Can the Stars progress any further than they did last year with essentially the same defense? I'm pessimistic, but we'll see. I'm real curious to see if Nill has a trade on the horizon this offseason to address the blue line or if he's active around the trade deadline.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 27, 2023 at 11:52 a.m.
Thread: Whats the trade value
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jfkst1</b></div><div>My understanding from Seravelli is that Grier is looking to clear the cap due to ownership not wanting to spend money on Karlsson during a rebuild. So retaining that much is likely out of the question. Ideally they would take back a bad contract or two to offset the money and maximize the return. I'd say in this case of 50% retention at least the next two 1st rounder picks and a 2nd. I think at that cap hit for four more years Karlsson is almost certainly good value.</div></div>

Was Seravalli saying that was a rumor he heard, or was it just speculation? To be honest, it sounds like the kind of "insider" thing that is easy to just throw out there. Hasso is a multi-billionaire and a hockey guy, I have a hard time thinking he would force Grier into a worse trade when a good one would mean accelerating the rebuild and getting the team back to making money faster. Its just not the best way to capitalize on that asset from either a money or hockey perspective.

My pure speculation is that Grier is willing to retain quite a bit more than he's ever said publicly because its better to keep a card like that close to your chest. You want the other team to ask what your price is for more retention.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 29, 2022 at 5:55 p.m.