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HenriJokiharju
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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 3, 2022 at 2:06 a.m.
Thread: contender TDL 2023
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ural740811</b></div><div>Disagree with you if Chicago is overly picky, in which case they may not find a buyer at all. The list of teams where Kane agrees to go is limited.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ural740811</b></div><div>I agree to propose Petrov instead of Tullio, this is a very strong prospect. I think this is a reasonable suggestion. Chicago is not in a position to dictate terms.</div></div>

chicago is very well in a position to dictate terms. If teams want one of the best wingers in the league at 5m for a playoff run they will most definitely need to pay top dollar to get him. If the trade was this easy, they would have done it already.

Plus, they don't HAVE to trade Kane. It's not like he wants to leave Chicago either + they'll be a lottery team either way. The list of teams is limited, yes, but it will be a contender regardless. Even then, what makes you think he waives and willingly goes to Edmonton of all places? Even with Mcdavid, I don't think he'd want to go to canada.

It will very much take broberg or holloway to get this trade done (if it happens). if EDM is uninterested in moving these assets, they will not get kane. your C-B tier prospects are not going to cut it.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 3, 2022 at 2:11 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 18, 2022 at 11:39 a.m.
Thread: Future after some trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>"what we want" vs "what we need"

Our offense is developing well.
Getting to next level won't come with the addition of a goal-scorer.

Our offense will take the next step when we get better play in front of net and in corners.
We have plenty of skill on perimeter. We don't waste possessions there.
We waste them in front of the net without screens, tips, deflections, someone pouncing on rebounds. (This is our #1 need by far)
And we waste them when we cannot sustain pressure by losing puck in corners (we are fine in neutral zone, o-zone entries)

Defensively, we need more shot-blocking from wings (we allowed more shots from point to hit net than anyone).

DeBrincat would be nice, (especially for the power play).
But he is not likely to lead to many more wins as the price would suggest.
If we spending big this off-season, it should be on (1) goalie, (2) heavy skill forward.</div></div>

You remind me so much of myself last summer before the hawks aquired seth jones
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 13, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 5:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 5:22 p.m.
Thread: creative maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jjkhairaELTE99</b></div><div>bourgeault is an A grade prospect, you must not pay attention to the league-wide prospect pool if you think he is mid. who's stock is rising the more he plays. As for the RFA argument. it'd normally be valid but, he has arb rights which after the season he has posted, it will cost heaven and earth to sign him and if the team that aquires him is looking for a QO, that'd be 9.5mil. The only benefit would be the fact you'd have his rights for 1 yr...

given Chicago's and league's love of overvaluing OFD that are RHD that can QB a PP and transition the puck barrie will command value. Bourgeault is an A prospect and then you get a 1st rounder AND a roster players to slot in the 3rd line. IF he was with any kind of term then you have a case but given his specific RFA situation, he isn't going to get you the world because teams cant guarantee they will be able to even sign his QO.</div></div>

Bourgault scored 75 points in the Q, which is typically the easiest junior league to score in. He is not a elite level prospect, he does not have elite level potential. He's a very good prospect, and projected as a top 6 player but he's not projected to be a elite franchise level player...you're smoking something if you believe that. Craig Button's rankings, largely respected in hockey circles, doesn't even rank him in the top 50 which came out late April. He's a good prospect but he can't be the centerpiece here. Holloway would be a better chance but not even sure he's enough as the centerpiece (I'm personally not all the high on Holloway).

In regards to the QO, yes he has a $9.5M QO which as of now is dead-on on what his deal should be worth...that's a no brainer for a team to work out a long term deal with Cat given the $9.5M QO for 1 year as the baseline. If his QO was $12M then you have a point.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 4:51 p.m.
Thread: creative maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jjkhairaELTE99</b></div><div>A top4 right shot OFD, a middle 6 forward, a 1st in the deepst draft since 03 and an A prospect for debrincat who has 1 yr left? hawks wont be getting much more than that cause he has 1yr left and you cant attach trade conditions dependant of if a guy re-signs or not anymore. if he had more than 1yr left i'd 100% agree but we know from trades past that value on guys with 1YL is much lower than it would be if they had some kind of term still.</div></div>

Bad analysis. He's an RFA, not a UFA and you 1000% attach that as part of the acquisition price. None of those prospects or the late 1st in 2023 move the needle for a 24 year old elite goal scorer. You have to give up a potential elite prospect as part of the package and there isn't a elite level prospect here.