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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 22, 2016 at 2:44 p.m.
Thread: Avs if they kept Stastny and ROR
First, I basically reversed the ROR trade, bringing him and McGinn back, and shipping out the assets gained in that trade: Zadorov, Grigorenko, Compher, and AJ Greer.

I also shipped out Soderberg, because it's a widely accepted theory that he was brought in as a ROR replacement.

After letting Stastny walk, we signed Iginla, so I basically swapped the two.

That leaves us significantly over the cap, so I assumed we would have to cut back on a UFA signing or two, and find a suitor for Brad Stuart's cap hit. That's the ARI trade.

After filling out depth positions with cheap guys in the system or PTOs, we were still a bit over, so I moved Mitchell, as has often been rumored.

That leaves us with about 310k in cap room (which is not reflected here, because I couldn't actually erase Stuart's cap hit).

What do you think? Personally, I'd rather have the current Avs. More depth on the roster and in the system, with a little more financial wiggle room for the future.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2016 at 9:18 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 16, 2016 at 1:19 p.m.
Thread: Avs 16-17
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TomRichardsWild</b></div><div><i>what is it that i am missing about Zadorov. i keep seeing people have him as this near top tier Dman. He's is gonna play top d pairing this year? he's never been a + player and never has averaged over 17:42 in a season. Not to mention he played most of the year in the AHL.

I also want him to washout because he was drafted with the wild's draft pick to buffalo. But honestly what am i missing?</i></div></div>

First, and most importantly, he's young. Only 21 years old and has spent significant time in the NHL. Defensemen take much longer to develop than forwards, so the fact that he's seen any NHL time at all (to say nothing of pretty much a full season with BUF) is saying a lot. Second, he's talented. He's got good offensive instincts, a good shot, and is an aggressive hitter. He's raw, but he has a lot of tools. We're talking Rob Blake tools. Third, he's HUGE. 6'5" huge. Size isn't everything, but it's part of the reason he gets compare to Blake and Chara.

Personally, I'm not projecting him as a top pairing defenseman to start next year, but I do believe he has that potential. I'd put him on the 3rd, maybe 2nd, pairing and give him more responsibility as time comes.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 17, 2016 at 2:10 p.m.
Thread: ColoRadulanche
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LobsterMagnet19</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stazz21</b></div><div><i>I'm sure some people will disagree, but the numbers all seem doable, especially since you're buying fewer UFA years from MacK and Barrie than you typically see. Radulov is hard to value, but 4.5M doesn't seem too far off. I think Grigo will get at least 1M, though.

Not crazy about your line constructions, but Roy will be tinkering all year with that. Keep Old Man Iggy in the bottom 6 with PP time please. Rants will, hopefully, climb his way up the lineup soon enough.

You definitely overpaid for 13th Forward and drastically underpaid Extra Defenseman. ;)</i></div></div>

Whoops! Something got goofed up.

It's supposed to be:
Radulov-MacKinnon-Duchene
Landeskog-Soderberg-Rantanen
Comeau-Grigorenko-Iginla
McLeod-Mitchell-Skille</i></div></div>

Those are lines I can dig.