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Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: Rebuild Phase 2

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>He hates losing though and has made comments to that fact. Move him to a current playoff team and I think he waives his trade protection.</div></div>

Meh. Maybe he would. I would be very shocked if conversations got that far with anyone

Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: Rebuild Phase 2

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JordanCGrant</b></div><div>I actually like Jones as a player. He is overpaid by a $1-2million with more term than he deserved, but he is here. The contract isn't great given that so i would rather upgrade in quality of player especially given the strength of our defensive prospects.</div></div>

Seth Jones practically forced his way here and now that he's endured what should be the worst 2 years of the rebuild, I doubt he asks to leave

Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: what I honestly think will happen

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tony_Campolo</b></div><div>idk maybe, Chicago's 3rd rounder is technically a 2nd in itself no?</div></div>

Well I guess technically its not, but it will be pick 66. 1st round picks are a lot more valuable than 2nds and 3rds. While there isn't an end all be all tool for determining value of picks, i like to use this tool

https://puckpedia.com/pickvalue

which suggests that even if we traded our own 2nd and our own 3rd, getting Toronto's 1st in return would still be a win

Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: what I honestly think will happen

If you're just getting the third in addition, you probably get CHI's 2nd instead of LAK

Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: Rebuild Phase 2

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Those are very underwhelming numbers for a 9.5 million dollar player.</div></div>

Yes. Bad contract. Probably overpaid by a couple million a year. We get it. But far from the worst contract in the league. He eats minutes and is a positive producer.

Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago

Thread: Rebuild Phase 2

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>You guys are something else. Getting out from under the worst contract in the game and getting a 100 point Selke finalist for a 2nd is the biggest win ever. But not good enough eh?</div></div>

Regardless of whether the trade is good value or not, (I don't think marner gets traded; I think he signs long term, which is good for the Leafs), people got so caught up in ****ting on Seth Jones under colliton but have failed to check back into reality this season to see him playing better under a system that suits his playstyle a lot better

EDIT: looks like the image wont upload but here's the reference https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1763249228879372379/photo/1

Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 7:43 p.m.

Thread: Id love life

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsAreSus</b></div><div>Based the Idea off the Romanov trade from 2022 for the same 13th overall pick. And in that trade Romanov had late first round value(IMO) and the added a 3rd to get 13th from NYI</div></div>

Yeah I mean most people agree that the Isles probably got scammed in that one, and there's also the fact that it was widely anticipated the Isles were planning on trading the 13th pick to bolster the current roster. The scenario here is a little bit different than that. I don't think either of Harris or Barron have late first round value at this point, considering they're both projected as third pairing defensemen.

Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 3:49 p.m.

Thread: Id love life

I just can't see Minnesota taking that. They need quality over another 3rd pairing defenseman

Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:51 p.m.

Thread: Retooling

You might not know who those Hawks prospects are but we are not trading them for Robertson

Forum: Armchair-GMSat. at 2:19 a.m.

Thread: Marner

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Patches</b></div><div>As a hawks fan I’d be happy with this. We need a cost controlled ~60 point forward to play in the top 6 with Bedard. Batherson seems to fit the bill for me. The hawks have an abundance of 2nd rounders too, plus we get to keep our own in this proposed deal. Seems fair to me 👍</div></div>

Cost controlled for 3 years? Sign me up

Forum: Armchair-GMSat. at 2:18 a.m.

Thread: the big shock

My question to you is why would the Hawks make this trade... ever?

Forum: Mock-DraftFri. at 12:39 a.m.

Thread: Early May 2 Rounds

If the Hawks take Dickinson at 2, Davidson should be fired. I get it if he's the best guy on the board at 4 if Levshunov and Demidov are gone. But adding another LD with a premium asset just seems like a redundant waste

Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 12:50 p.m.

Thread: Getting a little competitive

Reinhart gets more than that

Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 11:17 p.m.

Thread: Fire Breisbois

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JokiStan</b></div><div>He's one of the better GMs in the league, stop being reactionary</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mikearky</b></div><div>This is just the natural progression. They have been good to great for years, and they were going to, sooner rather than later decline. There are some great pieces but it can only be so long before the cap and age catch up to any team</div></div>

The Jeannot trade was absolutely fried. Not only did they waste multiple assets that couldve been used to actually help the team, it robbed them of cap space they couldve used to keep Ross Colton. I've seen this movie before with Stan Bowman, you don't want to waste the last 3 years of Kucherov's contract with a GM that's not putting your franchise star in a position to contend for cups perennially.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29 at 12:11 p.m.

Thread: Waiting for Ovi

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>Maybe, but is he really going to move the needle from what we already have in the pipeline?</div></div>

In the long term, maybe not, but he was pretty highly regarded in his D+1 year. At the very least, you're buying low on a guy who can give Bedard some actual talent to work with (especially if Nazar starts in RFD) to see if he can tap into that potential he was once thought to have. I think he can have an impact similar to Kurashev, if not better. Again, only if the price is right. A 2026 Toronto 2nd rounder doesnt strike me as a particularly high price.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29 at 10:24 a.m.

Thread: Waiting for Ovi

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>Hawks aren't in the business of trading away draft picks unless a player really moves the needle. These two do not and offer nothing they can't capture in free agency without giving up picks.</div></div>

I'm not sure what the singular price on McMichael would be but I would be interested if he was available for the right price.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28 at 3:10 p.m.

Thread: Islanders Retool Bring Back Tavares

Hawks decline

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25 at 2:53 p.m.

Thread: so i guess this is happening

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Joblow</b></div><div>I know all about Yurov and yes he is a question mark. First there always the russian factor. He could stay in russia for many year. He could be a bust, he is still only a prospect playing in a much weaker Khl since the start of the war. Scouting have been really hard for russian players also. All those factor combine increase considerably the risk for Yurov.</div></div>

The russian factor is overblown. Major Russian prospects historically have not balked on NHL opportunities. it's a non-issue

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25 at 2:50 p.m.

Thread: so i guess this is happening

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caufield</b></div><div>TBF almost all Russians playing in Russia are big question marks.</div></div>

I'd kind of understand the point if he was playing for CSKA, but Metallurg doesn't have ties to the russian military or Putin. It's also been way overblown how Russian players are "DND"s because of the chance that they wont come over. Who's the last major russian draft prospect that sat there and didnt defect? People like to call it an issue, but it really isnt. He's debating extending in Metallurg because Guerin wouldnt commit to giving him a lineup spot, not because he wants to stay in Russia forever.

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25 at 2:39 p.m.

Thread: so i guess this is happening

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Joblow</b></div><div>Montreal is giving up 2 two best players in this trade and received another small forward, a defenseman who won’t play in the NHL. A forward prospect that will become free agent and a russian player who is a big ? mark. Hugues and Gorton express themselves at the press conference that they like to get bigger up front. This doesn’t help them at all.</div></div>

Im not sure if you know who Danila Yurov is but calling him a huge question mark is a little off base

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 24 at 3:45 p.m.

Thread: Time to cook 20

I'd invest in Mangiapane for a 5th if we're not on the NTC

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 23 at 3:05 p.m.

Thread: Dream scenario

Broissoit is an interesting target if they plan to keep Commesso and Gajan down in the minors for a few years. I think Debrusk and Wahlstrom could both be good targets, but you're missing a few key things.

Alex Vlasic is our best defenseman. He needs to be re-signed to a long term deal.
Reinhart and Guentzel will probably fetch a lot more than that, should they even make it to the open market (personally I think they both stay put where they are)
The Carter Hart issue has been addressed by others.
Richardson and Davidson value Foligno's leadership, and I doubt he gets traded along with a 1st for a rental in Chychrun, even if they think they can re-sign him.
Our LD pipeline is pretty loaded so I would prefer to target a guy like Henry Mews with our 2nd first rounder.

Forum: Mock-DraftApr. 15 at 3:40 p.m.

Thread: Lets Try This 1 Round

I would be very surprised if Buium falls out of the top 10. Wins gold at WJC while playing top 4 minutes against older competition, wins a college natty while producing above a point per game against older competition, guy is going to have a lot of fans in front offices

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15 at 12:49 p.m.

Thread: Calgary fun

I think the Hawks are pretty high on Del Mastro after giving him a couple games up in the show to end the season before the AHL playoffs, so i doubt he gets traded for someone with only 1 year of control

Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15 at 12:47 p.m.

Thread: Every BlackHawks fan be like

Also, a Devil's fan who's second favorite team is the Rangers? That's about as unserious as it gets

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