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Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago
Thread: the big shock
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JK74</b></div><div>Hronek is good. Like really good and he fits a need in Chicago. The thing is that Mikheyev is a cap dump so it takes draft capital or prospects to move him. Oliver Moore was a dream come true for Chicago when he was still on the board with Tampa's pick last draft. He's going nowhere. Tampa's pick this year is another top 20 and will net another top prospect. I don't see the value here for Chicago considering where they're at right now. Yes, Hronek is worth a package like that from a team ready to win now but Chicago's window is not wide open yet.</div></div>

Honestly, Hronek is riding the coat tails of guys like Hughes, Petey, Miller, and Boeser. I like him, he is a good player, but he isn't THIS good. Also, I wouldn't exactly call him a need, either. Maybe a lot of people don't realize it, but hockey fans and scouts are gushing about Moore and teams are wishing they didn't pass on him right about now. If that draft were today, he would more than likely go in the top 10.

What CHI should do, if they are looking for a player like him, is wait until they have most of their pieces in place, then try to find a deal like VAN did when they traded for him, not wait for players like him to pop and then overpay for them. That is something perennial contenders do when they are sick of falling short in the playoffs in recent years. CHI would probably end up squandering most of his prime years, anyway.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 3:23 p.m.
Thread: ullmark
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Snowhawk18</b></div><div>I would actually be ok with them bringing in another veteran goalie to pair up with Mrazek but a 4th round pick for Forsberg and his $2.75m cap hit wouldn’t be enough which is part of the reason I would decline.

I would actually prefer they swing for a homerun and take Campbell from Edmonton as long as he comes with a 1st and high level prospect. Hopefully he rebounds and finds his game again and you end up with two solid veterans which provides the Hawks with organizational depth and trade option flexibility.</div></div>

True, that shouldn't be enough to get CHI's help with cap issues. Like <a href="/users/klassic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@klassic</a> said, though, I don't think EDM will pay to move Campbell. But, if they want to, then CHI should definitely be in on it. Maybe with the pressure off on a team that isn't expected to contend in CHI, he can find his groove again.