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Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 11:31

Thread: Elliotte Friedman links Devils to two divisional cap dumps

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>That’s what I said
Buffalo beat reporter = Buffalo reporter.</div></div>

The Buffalo reporter said that he was hearing NJ had interest in Risto. Friedge then said that he was also hearing that the Devils were interested in Risto.

Friedman verified the beat reporter's report.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 4:29

Thread: The Jack Eichel Experiment

I realize that we aren't going to get an equivalent established player for Eichel, but my hope in any sort of trade is that we'd get some piece with the potential of replacing him. I like Comtois and Perrault, and #3 is a pretty dang good add-in, but I just struggle with any proposal that doesn't include a relatively high-end center.

Value is probably fine here, but I don't think I'd make this trade. I'd rather wait for Jack's injury to come to some sort of resolution, and either deal him then when his value is higher or attempt to salvage the relationship and keep him.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 3:12

Thread: Eichel

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>I think it would be a good fit. ROR gets the defensive matchups and Eichel gets the easy offensive matchups</div></div>

Just the way it should have been and should still be in Buffalo.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 3:08

Thread: Elliotte Friedman links Devils to two divisional cap dumps

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LindyRuffRider</b></div><div>That's not what Lance said. He didn't say to replace Carrick, but that you have a need for RD.</div></div>

Lance kinda missed the mark there anyway. Carrick can be replaced by pretty much any cheap vet #7D. He's just depth.

From what I can gather, the Devils' larger problem at RD is that they have nobody signed for term and not many right shot defensemen in the prospect pipeline. And Risto doesn't really help with that unless they're convinced that they can get an extension done with him while he's there. Jersey fans, please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 2:55

Thread: Elliotte Friedman links Devils to two divisional cap dumps

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>That is not how I see it. Sounds like from 31 thoughts, Risto or Ghost would come with sweetener</div></div>

We can agree to see it different, but put yourself in the Sabres' shoes. Why would a team in this position be giving up assets to trade a productive player with only a year left under contract?

Forum: Armchair-GMJun 15 at 2:35

Thread: Elliotte Friedman links Devils to two divisional cap dumps

Like others have said, Risto isn't a cap dump. Sabres would be perfectly fine keeping him for the next year and possibly moving him at the deadline.

If the Devils are reportedly interested in him, they would be the ones giving up an asset.

Forum: Armchair-GMFeb 3 at 9:28

Thread: Bennett

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SalamiCheese</b></div><div>And this will be quite possible in Buffalo, because Staal does not look very good physically and it will be difficult for him to play 2C, also Bennett will get time in PP, which he does not get in Calgary.</div></div>

Staal had a slow start, bit he's looked solid as of late. No chance that Bennett playa 2C over him.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 31 at 4:55

Thread: If he clears

Clearing waivers doesn't do anything to benefit Deangelo's trade value. It can make depth players more valuable because then the receiving can store them in the minors until they need them, but that clearly isn't the case here.

Deangelo was waived because he's a toxic human being and teammate, and we can assume that the Rangers did everything they could to trade him before taking this drastic measure. He has no value, and I'd bet that he clears waivers because the red flags on him are just so strong.

Forum: New York RangersJan 28 at 4:04

Thread: Anyone Concerned About Lafreniere

He's a rookie, the vast vast majority don't even start in the NHL. And he's on a subpar team, which isn't going to help him out. He'll be fine.

And as a general note, you'll drive yourself crazy judging expected goals numbers on a 2 and 3 game sample. The sample size just isn't there to get good data.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 28 at 2:50

Thread: Dunn trade to every team

Alright everyone. These are the Blues' 5v5 time on ice per game numbers from the regular season last year:

1. Parayko 19.25
2. Boumeester 18.37
3. Pietrangelo 18.06
4. Faulk 17.61
5. Scandella 17.16
6. Dunn 14.34
7. Gunnarsson 13.6

Note that Scandella only played 11 games in this sample.

I have hardly watched St. Louis play at all last year, but I think it's fair to say he was clearly a 3rd pairing defenseman. And this isn't a 'our pairings are balanced so the 3rd pair gets more responsibility' situation. There is a <strong>very</strong> clear drop-off in ice time when it gets to Dunn. Additionally, he had the most offensive-zone skewed faceoff starts percentages on the team last year (outside of Mikkola, Walman, and Pouliot, who each played 5 games or less). so it's safe to say he did in fact get sheltered usage.

It's completely fine to have your own opinions on who Dunn is and what he can develop into, but to say he wasn't a sheltered 3rd pairing defenseman last year is simply untrue.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 28 at 2:29

Thread: More Trades

This team threw Risto into the fire for the first 5 or 6 years of his career. He only started to get more reasonable usage last season.

I'm willing to put the beginning of his career aside when evaluating Risto as a player. He absolutely still has his flaws, and he's definitely not a true #1 defenseman, but I think it's fair to say he's a solid #2/#3 guy.

He 100% is not the negative value cap dump that many on this site claim he is.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 28 at 2:15

Thread: Wish these deals had been made

The righty for lefty swap makes sense for Buffalo, but I'm not too interested in taking Ghost's contract unless he proves himself worth it. How has he played this year?

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 28 at 1:53

Thread: Since I think they miss complete teardown

Works for me. Hutton has seemingly improved this year but Raanta is still a much more proven and capable 1A/1B.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 28 at 1:48

Thread: Ghost for Orlov

How has Ghost looked so far this year? I'll admit I wasn't paying too much attention to him when we played Philly.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 27 at 11:18

Thread: Call me crazy but this team could make a playoff push

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Dahlin is not going to get the contract people think hes going to get, especially after this season.</div></div>

Completely agree. Sergachev's contract is the comp I'm using for Dahlin right now.

But even with Dahlin getting a modest bridge deal, I'm pretty sure this would eliminate any chance of keeping Hall. I'd have to run the numbers though, I haven't dug too deep into that.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 27 at 9:32

Thread: Call me crazy but this team could make a playoff push

From a hockey perspective, I don't mind that trade. But I have concerns with it from a cap perspective.

We're trading away $6.6M in cap space for contracts that end this year. And we're receiving $8.5M in cap space that expires after <strong>next</strong> year.

Next year, we need to extend Dahlin and Jokiharju, and we may want to re-sign Hall. Making this trade immediately makes re-signing Hall impossible, and honestly could hinder our ability to give those other guys long-term deals and still have flexibility to make other moves. And to me, the possibility of re-signing Hall is more valuable than two years of an overpriced aging goalie and a 3LD.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 24 at 12:47

Thread: Crazy Trade Idea

Personally, I'd much rather have Skinner at 9 than Bob at 10. Skinner should at the least provide decent secondary scoring through that contract. Bob could easily become a 10 million dollar backup goalie at this rate.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 23 at 9:42

Thread: My Dubois Prediction

I think this is the most reasonable one I've seen yet. Kudos. Savard is a good add, he fills a need for the Jets.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 14 at 10:37

Thread: Slowly building towards a brighter future

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BuFfaLOFaN</b></div><div>Dahlin looked really good tonight played 25 minutes and was even, only bad spot in his game is he gave the puck away 2x. He should build on that and be a true top 10 defender #1 for the Sabres. Sabres gave the puck away 2 much tonight, Montour also looked like a legit top4 #2 man on the right side!</div></div>

Interesting how different eyes see different things, cause I thought Dahlin had a really rough night.

To the posted team, I'd imagine that 5.5x5 is much, much more than Andersen will be getting after this season. But that'll depend on how he does this year.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 14 at 6:10

Thread: PIERRE LUC DUBOIS

As much as you wouldn't want to hear it, they probably aren't taking anything less than Suzuki.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 13 at 12:12

Thread: Yandle

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Yeah theyd have to figure something out so it makes it hard to do that trade</div></div>

For offloading Montour, I think Detroit makes sense. They have some highly rated young defensemen coming in soon on the right side, but for a year Montour would be a nice buffer. And then they can flip him at the deadline for a nice return.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 13 at 8:00

Thread: Laine trade cuz Im bored

I don't think the value is too bad here, maybe a shade of an overpay in my opinions but certainly in the ballpark. Good work there.

But realistically, we probably will try to keep Hall around after the season. And in that case, we wouldn't really be in the market for Laine.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 13 at 6:37

Thread: Ralph is Dumb

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ramus_Dahlin44</b></div><div>Replied to this a day before those came out.</div></div>

That's true, but the writing was pretty much on the wall for it beforehand. Cozens has been getting time on the second powerplay unit which is a pretty good indicator that they see him in the lineup, and Asplund hasn't been on anything more than a depth line at any point in camp. Couple that with the fact that both Lazar and Okposo were out on that day so things had to be shuffled around in the bottom six, and I don't think there was to read into there.

I'm not poking at you directly, and I like reading your thoughts on here. It was just driving me crazy that I couldn't go anywhere for the past day or two without hearing "they're playing Skinner with THEM??!!".

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 12 at 10:57

Thread: And now for something completely different

Death, taxes, and Leafs fans finding some new way to spit on Buffalo from hockey heaven across the border.

Don't you guys have anything better to do?

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 12 at 3:20

Thread: Ralph is Dumb

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ramus_Dahlin44</b></div><div>I'm sorry but how do u expect any player to play well when he are literally pairing him with the worst players on the team</div></div>

Skinner will likely start the year on a line with Dylan Cozens. Is Cozens one of the worst players on the team, or are we overreacting to line combinations from a single practice a full week before the season starts?

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