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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2019 at 12:09 p.m.
Thread: Possible Brendan Smith Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>rja</b></div><div>I am saying if they do not want any of these guys, or that they sign elsewhere by mid-late July, they may want a veteran like Smith to play with a younger player like Guhle. They have two spots on the right side to fill. In addition, the Ducks are currently going through a transition, so they may not be looking to sign long-term contracts, and are comfortable taking on Smith. I do not think the price is going to cost the Rangers a high-mid round pick, considering the Rangers in turn could help the Ducks out too, by taking on one or two forward contracts that the Ducks would like to move (examples would be Rowney, Ritchie, or Eaves if he does not qualify for LTIR). So that might lower the value of the pick the Rangers would have to send. And the Rangers do not have to force sending this pick, so if the price is a second or a third, they do not have go through with it. Maybe the Wild or the Panthers would be interested if certain circumstance occur, but the team that people should be proposing to move Smith to is the Ducks, plain and simple. But again, these are big ifs. What defies logic is moving him to the teams that many have posted here.</div></div>

Lotta big if's here indeed, can't imagine half of them happen. I have to stop here because this has become a big waste of time, Smith isn't moving, maybe they buy him out but more likely he's the 8D/14F
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2019 at 3:09 a.m.
Thread: Possible Brendan Smith Trades
This doesn't make much sense to me, teams will lower their offer because the rangers don't actually need to move Smith? Won't they just say, okay I'll go get another guy then. They're not gonna go, well since you don't actually have to move him I'll take him for a 5th. Would you take Russell's contract for a 5th? That's very bad management, teams leverage their cap space, they treat it as an asset.

Here's a short list of depth UFA RHD: Polak, Lovejoy, Girardi, Fedun, McQuaid, Stralman, Heed, Petrovic, Kampfer, Witowski, Welinski, Wideman, Holzer, Prout, Ruhwedel, among others. You're saying all these guys get scooped up before ANA and MIN can make a bid? That's a lot of teams needing RHD depth and having enough cap space to outbid. Wouldn't these guys be jumping for a chance to get into those Top 6 roles you're saying ANA and MIN can offer? All those guys will come in cheaper than Smith even with half his contract retained.