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TCMonkey

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Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 8:00 am
Thread: Strome and Kravtsov
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Alfie11</b></div><div>Depending on how bad we do this draft has some elite talent. Wright/Lambert/Savoie/Miroshnichenko go without saying, McGroarty and Geekie are big centres with top 6 upside that look like the type of players we've been drafting recently, Nemec would give us an elite Sanderson partner (although I really think we should draft a forward), and Kemell has been lighting up the Liiga. Lots of exciting talent to choose from there. Unless we go off the board and draft some random 2nd rounder in the early 1st again 🙄</div></div>

Ottawa is horrible at evaluation pro talent (Stepan, MDZ, Coburn, etc.) but their junior scouting has been quite solid. A lot of people wanted Zadina over Tkachuk, and absolutely lost their minds when we took Pinto over Kaliyev and Brink. I suspect Boucher will be no different. He might not be the flashy highlight reel goal scoring winger, but he's a guy you put on that line (with Stützle and Pinto) to forecheck like a beast, do all the dirty grinding work in the corners, and hold his ground in the crease. He'll create time and space for that line, which will make them far more dangerous. And even if most of his goals come from in the paint, be it his stick or his body, he's not without skill. Having a Tkachuk style player for each line is a great idea IMO. I can't wait to see him in Ottawa.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 6:47 am
Thread: Strome and Kravtsov
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>The solution is not in Belleville rn. Outside of Brannstrom who is very clearly an NHL player everyone in Belleville NEEDS more AHL time. For starters I don't think they have a C to call up who is better than Shaw right now. Maybe Agozzino is better idk, but I don't think Kastelic is ready yet. As far as wingers, I liked Reinhardt's camp, but I'm not sure he's ready, and you probably don't want two raw rookies like Kelly and Reinhardt on your 4th line, and Sharkolov is just not ready yet.

I agree about the D. Specifically the non Zub RHD is gonna sink this team. Zaitsev is off to the worst start in his tenure in Ottawa, and J.Brown is really dragging Holden down. They need Brannstrom up, so they can push J.Brown out and Zaitsev down.</div></div>

I wasn't thinking of vast changes in the bottom 6 because that's not where the bleeding is coming from. I'd be happy with:
Formenton - Paul - Parker
Ennis - Tierney - Aberg or Reinhardt (until Watson returns)
I'd rather play a guy who might not be ready and see how it goes than continue to dress what isn't working.

And I agree, Holden is a decent D man who needs a more mobile, puck moving D man. That sure as hell ain't Josh Brown. But DJ Smith will never scratch Zaitsev so the bleeding in our own end likely continues this season until Sanderson arrives. Oh well... another great draft pick coming right up!
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 9 at 8:31
Thread: Let just do this already
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>but that is the point, they never finish, they are always traded before the end of their contracts, so if he signs a 3 year deal, hes probably traded by year 2, and depending on Chabots contract demands after his 8 year deal, he could be moved prior to it finishing as well as this is a habit of theirs, move them before they have to pay them more than they feel comfortable with</div></div>

To be honest, I'm not sure Chabot will be here when his contract ends. Sanderson will eventually be good enough for that top pairing spot and by then we should be up against the cap. There'll be a cheaper option for the 2nd LHD spot ready to step in. Plus the return for Chabot will be very nice... I could honestly see it being the right move at some point.