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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 4, 2020 at 10:26 a.m.
Thread: OEL Hanafin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ngikas</b></div><div>IMO the flames come out as a better team after this trade, as do the Bruins. The value may not all be there but both teams do improve in areas of need. What if we retained some money on Tuukka? I think him and Rittich would make a great 1-2. And Grizz while he isn't hanafin is a real solid 2nd pair 2-W dman that has some offensive upside.</div></div>

Why would the Flames want Rask for $7M and signed for just 1 more season, especially when he walked away from a team that had a shot to win the cup? As I said, he probably won't even play. It doesn't fix their goaltending problems at all. He walks next summer.

Why wouldn't Calgary just sign Markstrom for $6.0 x 5 years instead and keep Hanifin? I just out bid you in the UFA market. As someone else said, he isn't signing for that little. (Vegas got a hometown discount on Lehner so he could stay in Vegas with a really good team.)
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsOct. 4, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.
Thread: Gaudreau to Colorado
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>anarobrt</b></div><div>Sakic would never trade Byram not for Gaudreau. I didn't even include the 2nd 2021 pick.</div></div>

Whoops - I was thinking this was another post I recently added on here. I added in Grubauer and Ian Cole taking back cap in that one.
I think you are right.
In the new one with Cole and Grubauer, it works.
I also think Sakic knows he is close to being the best team in the West. That trade ensures Colorado wins the Markstrom sweepstakes by taking back cap on guys he doesn't want, allowing him to fill the Avs biggest hole and one they have to fix, goaltending. It also leaves room for either Krug or AP, a ready now star that solidifies his defense core right now. Byrum is close but has no where near the immediate impact a Krug or AP would have. Gaudreau for Byrum? Not happening. Add in a cap dump and create space in 2 of his weakest slots? Maybe. What did I miss? Ohhh right. Sakic also gets scoring on his second line.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 13, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 26, 2018 at 10:39 p.m.
Thread: for the season
Czarnik appears to have the greater upside. This is deceiving. The line combinations he has played the most with, have produced very low on ice GF/60 rates. In 259:15, his top four on ice line combinations produced just four goals, a combined 0.926 GF/60. This included 43:34 on a line with David Krejci and Ryan Spooner that produced just one goal and a 1.38 GF/60. He played just 10 games last season, 39 less than in 2016-17, and was only the 21st forward in terms of TOI for the Bruins last season. They knew what they had and let him walk for nothing.

Defensively, he was worse in Boston than Hathaway and close to Lazar in Calgary over the last 2 seasons in terms of GA/60 at 2.36. Given Boston's strength in defense, this has to be a concern. Lazar was 2.40, and Hathaway 2.14.

In contrast, even Lazar on a disappointing fourth line with Stajan and Brouwer, had an on ice rate of 1.64 GF/60 in 109:59 last season. In Ottawa, Lazar with Mark Stone and Mike Hoffman scored at 4.61 GF/60 in 91:08. That is even better than Hoff and Stone with Turris. Lazar's top 5 line combinations by TOI in his career produced 25 goals in 646:17, 2.32 GF/60. It appears Lazar may be capable of contributing when given the right line mates. For example, Lazar and Gaudreau last season posted a 3.63 GF/60 in just over 66 minutes playing together. That is even better than Gaudreau with Monahan which produced 3.50 GF/60 last season.

Haths numbers are even better. He may not put points on the board at the rate we would like, but his line combinations score. He is one of the few physical presences the Flames still have up front.

Lazar was the best Flames penalty killer last season, Hath was 2nd best, of those over 25 minutes in time killed. Lazar was 10th in the NHL. Need that kind of play in the lineup.

I hope I am wrong, but I believe that Czarnik, as a player that played 39 less games in the NHL last season compared to 2016-17, is 26, couldn't crack the lineup and was sent to the minors only a day or so after Spooner was injured, cleared waivers when being sent down, having been signed to a 2 year, $1.25 million per season one way deal contract, is only 5'9" and 160 pounds, and has only really seen success in the minors, is a bad signing by Treliving. This is an AHLer, but he will get a prime time shot at making the line up, because he has been overvalued by our GM.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 26, 2018 at 9:46 p.m.
Thread: for the season
A couple of things.

Hanafin? Can't miss him.
Gillies is on a 2 way, getting just $250,000 in the minors ($750,000 when up). Rittich has a 1 way deal. Rittich is the back up.

You nailed the forward list. These are the 14 that will earn spots to start the season barring injury, however, Dube will not be 14th. As a waiver eligible player that lacks pro experience, he will start in Stockton, but be back up as soon as he can find a way into the lineup due to injury. Rychel or Peluso will be 14th just to hold down a spot in the stands.

I even believe you got the 12 forwards right that should be in the lineup. Of coarse my lines would be different, but that is just a minor detail.

I think Andersson gets a spot up, not Prout. However that logic goes against my theory with Dube, unless Stone is number 7.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2017 at 11:14 a.m.
Thread: Flames Trade Deadline Moves
As for Brouwer, buying him out now is too soon. He would be on the books for 6 years. The consensus is to give him another year to see what happens, or try (without much luck I am sure) to move him retaining some salary during the season. Next summer he could be bought out and only on the books for another 4 years. He was good in the playoffs on the PP with Johnny and Mony.

What I am really looking at is a trade for a top forward from a team that misses the playoffs and has a scorer that can be added as the final piece. Sorry to say but I think the Rangers are in tough this season, but they always seem to make it into the playoffs.

After I did the trade, I had trouble finding a spot for Zucc. It goes something like this.

The weakness right now is a top RW, and Ferland is the pencilled in guy right now with JG and SM, but if they have had a great season and decide to make the final push by trading for a top forward, then Ferland has worked on line 1. If that's the case then you can't move him off the line. If it hasn't worked during the season, then it is not quite as good a chance to win it all, so you don't make the move for a top forward. A catch 22 really.

I was of the opinion that he Flames have done enough this offseason and should not do anything until it all unfolds in the fall, but after doing this team, I now think they need to make that one big trade for the top RW we have needed since Iggy got old on us.

As there is no clear place where Ferland can show his value. The Flames don't know how to use him, unfortunately. He should be trade bait for the top forward we need. Sad, he is my favorite Flame.