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TCMonkey

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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 14, 2023 at 2:35 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 17, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 17, 2023 at 12:12 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 17, 2023 at 7:03 a.m.
Damn, I didn't realize that outside of Slafkovsky, most Habs players are already 23+. All of Sanderson, Stutzle, Greig, Pinto, Jarventie, Kleven are younger. Good news for the Habs is they have great talent in the pool with Hutson, Reinbacher, Roy, Beck and maybe several others.

Dorion hasn't done something to piss me off in months (well outside of this ultra ridiculous situation of having no plan after signing Tarasenko), so he better NOT trade Mathieu Joseph to Montreal.

Kubalik is an option you should consider, having another great shot after Caufield on the PP would help. He's not a great player but he does everything decently well and has that shot and particularly one-timer that he abuses like crazy lol

He would buy you some time and worst case scenario, if other young players emerge, you trade him at the deadline and get a better return than you'd pay now (maybe 2nd/3rd vs 5th now or something like that)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caufield</b></div><div>IMO, MTL will not trade for anyone, as I do think one of the guys I listed in MTL system will play ok in the top 6. However, if there was one guy I'd target, it might actually be Tolvanen. I have no clue if he is a right fit for MTL play style, but I feel like he would do pretty good with questionable depth at LW</div></div>
Tolvanen would cost a pretty penny though, like a good prospect and a pick. Unless I am mistaken in the picking order, I have no idea why Dorion didn't pick him on waivers last season. I know Tolvanen was going to better than believed in Nashville
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 10, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JaredOfLondon</b></div><div>yeah, sens fans know all about never winning despite being one of the best teams in the league.</div></div>
From 1996-97 to 2007-08, Sens made the playoffs 11 years straight, won 8 playoffs rounds, one ECF and one SCF. There was also the 2004-05 season were they got robbed of having one of the best teams on paper in the whole decade. In their current window, Leafs made the playoffs 6/7 seasons and won 1 round (gotta be thankful that Tampa was exhausted by 3 SCF in a row). Not even sure the current Leafs window will last 4 more seasons. The only way the Leafs could do better (or even match) than the Sens 00's window is by winning the Cup. It is Cup or Bust

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>Korpisalo needs a strong defensive structure in front of him to be truly successful. He doesn’t have that in Ottawa. I’d be surprised if he finished with a .905 s%</div></div>
I agree but it's the same thing for most goalie who aren't Dominik Hasek or Roberto Luongo

That said, Korpisalo has been a lot better last season than in the past because his hip surgery was in March 2022. Surgeries can change a lot of things.

I also don't trust any defensive system coached by DJ smith but management/coaching is about to change in Ottawa (Thank Alfie)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>I’m sorry, but the 6-10 points out, the Sens were never going to get with or whiteout Norris and Talbot… And as for ADB, him and Stuzle are essentially the same play; they went to the same spots so it was bound for only 1, at best, to succeed and the other was doomed to fail… Which caused giveaways</div></div>
Did you say that ADB and Stutzle are essentially the same player? Sorry to say but you're proving that you don't understand hockey much.

So much wrong in such a small post. Talbot was not missed, he was a detriment most of the season. Norris was deeply missed though and they also had lost Formenton for off-ice reasons. Dorion stupidly traded Connor Brown which made the bottom-6 really bad but Formenton and Norris would have made a HUGE difference

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TCMonkey</b></div><div>What a ridiculous statement. Norris had 35 goals in 21-22 and was OTT's first line center. Last season OTT lost a majority of their games by 1 goal (or 1 + an EN). Of course having Norris back would easily have added 4+ wins over their 82 games. As for your Stützle / Debrincat comment ... was that written by an A.I. program that wasn't given access to hockey logic?</div></div>
I have a hunch that the guy thinks Stutzle is still playing LW because he is listed LW on NHL.com and hockeydb.com :tearsofjoy