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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 4, 2023 at 7:32 p.m.
Thread: The Impossible Dream Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AG_sweden</b></div><div>So funny that Drury dug the mess we are in. And he filles the lineup with NHL rejects and gets celebrated for it. Only in NYR... either way this is not a cup wining team this year or next. And NJD and CAR just got that much better. Guess the rebuild isn't over?</div></div>

Drury didn't sign Panarin and Trouba, the 2 contracts that are completely ****ing us fyi. Trouba's especially since he's played like a bottom pairing defenseman ever since he got here, meaning he's probably overpaid to the tune of 6.5m. Panarin is probably overpaid by about 1.5-2m as well. JD and Gorton really were the ones that ruined this rebuild.

And no, this team is not contending for the cup this year. We are committed to selling playoff tickets though. We went all in last season and blew it because we thought we were a better team than we were. And after the run to the ECF, I honestly don't blame Drury for that. I was tricked as well. We will never have the sheer level of talent and skill we did in these past playoffs probably ever again in our lifetimes. And we were a first round exit. We just gotta live with that.

This is a stopgap year to see what the kids really are before the choices we make next offseason dictate the future of this team.
Forum: Mock-DraftJun. 6, 2023 at 2:03 p.m.
Thread: SomethingSmoo Take 3
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>IconicHawk</b></div><div>1. Cristall’s skating has died a slow and painful death (thanks knee injuries)

2. Honzek is a bad defender which is almost unheard of for a player his size and is inconsistent

3. But is massive but very immobile and in a speed based game, he’s going to have a hard time

4. Has injury problems (not to major) and really isn’t physical for someone his size</div></div>

Here's my thoughts on this:

1. Cristall is still only 17, he can recover from those injuries. He's also still producing despite them, which inspires confidence that he will recover at least to 80-90% of what he used to be over the Summer.

2. Defense is something you can learn. He's got the tools. Maybe he needs an extra year in the AHL, but the tools are too good to say he will never get better.

3. But is going to be someone's nightmare for sure. Needs a lot of skating coaches and probably won't put it all together until he's 24-25, if ever.

4. Musty is still a good playmaking winger. He's not hindered by his speed which is NHL average. Probably caps out as a 2nd line winger, but is excellent value anywhere from 20th overall onwards.