Sportnilsson

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Forum: NHL SigningsOct 14 at 12:38

Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs signed Aaron Dell (1 Year / $800,000 AAV)

Indeed. Ducks could use a back-up if Miller doesn't re-sign, or will they actually go with Stolarz behind Gibson?

Forum: NHL SigningsOct 13 at 12:20

Thread: San Jose Sharks signed Matt Nieto (1 Year / $700,000 AAV)

"Was this a good signing?"

No.

It's an <strong>excellent</strong> value-for-money signing.

Forum: NHL SigningsOct 11 at 6:51

Thread: Washington Capitals signed Paul LaDue (1 Year / $700,000 AAV)

Wow, three RHDs to sign for Capitals in the off-season. I might have expected one or two, but three!?

Forum: NHL SigningsOct 10 at 7:52

Thread: Washington Capitals signed Trevor van Riemsdyk (1 Year / $800,000 AAV)

Okay......I expected Capitals to go after one RHD this off-season, but I certainly didn't expect both of Schultz and van Riemsdyk.

Forum: NHL SigningsOct 10 at 1:46

Thread: Washington Capitals signed Cameron Schilling (1 Year / $700,000 AAV)

Guess Schilling can be seen as a replacement for Bobby Nardella, who's on loan to SHL (Djurgården) for the remainder of the season.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct 10 at 10:47

Thread: Taylor Hall and Loaded Offense

Can't see Sharks accepting that and personally, I wouldn't go for Hall. Especially not for a 2-year deal. Next off-season will be a nightmare as it is, with Ovechkin, Vrana and Samsonov needing new contracts and no depth skaters' contracts expiring to be replaced by younger and cheaper options.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug 26 at 5:12

Thread: A bit of retooling

Nice to see someone thinking about a Wild move. Kuzy for a top four D-men and one of their two first round picks is the base of it. Unless Wild choose to keep 8 skaters instead of 3D/7F in the Expansion draft, they need to make a deal so they'll not lose one of the top four defensemen for nothing. Also, from the Wild POV, Kuzy will be good for his countrymen Kaprizov as he enters the league. As a Caps fan, I'm fine with Dubnyk as an experienced back-up for maximum of one season, giving Vanecek more seasoning for a while. (Though Vanecek's one-way part of the contract kicks in next season.)

Forum: Armchair-GMJan 11 at 5:41

Thread: Team of Bad Contracts

I was certain to see Brendan Smith and Marc Staal on here, but obviously not.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 22, 2019 at 10:01

Thread: Trade with NSH to get 23 man roster

The development of Samsonov and Vanecek is the most crucial part of it all, because it will determine if Holtby has leverage when negotiating a new contract. If Samsonov/Vanecek isn't ready just yet, cap needs to be shedded somewhere else in the roster.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 22, 2019 at 7:11

Thread: Trade with NSH to get 23 man roster

Because he's still a good-enough asset, or because of sentimental reasons?

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 20, 2019 at 3:52

Thread: An outside look of NYR line-up - am I far off

Thank you for an in-depth view!

At a quick glance, I haven't seen stats that would put Lias in the NHL, but it may also be my mind telling me not to give too much bias to my fellow countrymen. :D

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 15, 2019 at 10:01

Thread: An outside look of WPG line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>no way Beaulieu plays LD1. Morrissey, Niku before</div></div>
I figure Morrissey and Byfuglien will anchor one pairing each, so Niku on LD1 and Beaulieu on third pair?
To me, if you call Morrissey/X or X/Byfuglien the first or second pairing doesn't make much difference. Though it will be Morrissey's blueline in the long run...

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 15, 2019 at 9:45

Thread: An outside look of WPG line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>We haven't see many posts with those one year contracts. </div></div>
Sorry, in the description, I should have added that I only listed them as 1 year contracts for the purpose of predicting the roster. I assume there will be at least one bridge and long-term deal, if not two long-term deals (if you can shed some cap space).

Forum: NHL SigningsSep 12, 2019 at 5:12

Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins signed Marcus Pettersson (1 Year / $874,125 AAV)

I can't vote correct on this one. The "say whaaaat?" option wasn't available.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 11, 2019 at 2:35

Thread: An outside look of VGS line-up - am I far off

The talent pool is deep at defense, with four rookies (with you mentioning Coghlan) all challenging for NHL duty. Fascinating!

Thank you very much for your detailed view! Much appreciated.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 10, 2019 at 6:17

Thread: An outside look of TBL line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jasalex</b></div><div>Been following your posts. You have done a very good job. You must watch a lot of hockey.</div></div>

Thank you! Well, living in Europe, I still might not watch as much as I would like. Weekdays are obviously impossible, unless holiday in the US and watching a matinee game. I try to watch Capitals once either Friday or Saturday night and then matinee games on Saturday and Sunday, whatever teams there may be.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 9, 2019 at 3:09

Thread: An outside look of STL line-up - am I far off

It's a good thought and it would be hard to match against those combinations, for sure.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 9, 2019 at 3:03

Thread: An outside look of SJS line-up - am I far off

Thanks to two of you for providing some constructive critisism!

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 7, 2019 at 3:43

Thread: An outside look of LAK line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>On defense, both Forbort and LaDue are injured and won't be available for the start of the season. </div></div>
Oh, I didn't know. Are they short-term IR or LTIR issues?

Thanks for valuable input!

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 6, 2019 at 3:19

Thread: An outside look of DET line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>feds91stammer</b></div><div>I don't see Rasmussen making the roster over Veleno, Zadina, or Svechnikov. </div></div>
I have noticed that many seems really high on Veleno. Is he good enough to be 2C, dropping Nielsen to 3C and moving Filppula to 3LW?

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 6, 2019 at 3:12

Thread: An outside look of DAL line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Max27</b></div><div>Is Dickinson better than Janmark?</div></div>
Maybe not, but I seem to remember Dickinson and Hintz having good chemistry in the playoffs, albeit with Zuccarello (and it will have to be Pavelski now). That's why I put Dickinson over Janmark.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 6, 2019 at 11:06

Thread: An outside look of CBJ line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>djbaker0513</b></div><div>Torts has said in an interview that Foligno will start the season with PLD and Atkinson & Nyquist will be on Wennberg's wing to start the season as well. He stated that if Wennberg Fails that Texier will get a look at center. </div></div>

Interesting! This is the kind of information that's "impossible" to keep track of, when trying to get a grip on teams. Not impossible in the way it can't be found, but it would be so time-consuming. Thank for valuable input!

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 5, 2019 at 6:53

Thread: An outside look of CBJ line-up - am I far off

I hesitated before putting Gavrikov in, because he doesn't need to go through waivers to be sent down to Cleveland. Kukan and Clendening must, as well as Milano. That might weigh into things in the last days of training camp and pre-season.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 5, 2019 at 11:51

Thread: An outside look of CHI line-up - am I far off

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CrazyK04</b></div><div>Toews is the number one center, not sure what you're thinking with him on the second line. </div></div>

Toews is absolutely the best center, I agree. My thought was of the two fairly even top lines (as a whole), as a 1A/1B kind of situation.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep 5, 2019 at 1:19

Thread: An outside look of BOS line-up - am I far off

Will be looking for Studnicka's name in the pre-season news then.
Personally, I have a soft spot for Cehlarik after playing a few years for my favorite team in Sweden, but unless Backes is buried in the organization (moving Heinen to 2RW, Coyle to 3C and Kuraly to 4C), I don't see a spot for him on this roster. Guess time will tell.

Thank you all for your inputs!

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