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TML1991
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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 16, 2022 at 10:58 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread: Ek and Forsberg
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>The problem that I see is that with nothing but Tenacious D's on defense, that wonderful offense is likely to spend large parts of games withering on the vine.

You can argue whether Toronto needs more on defense, but I don't think anyone can rationally argue that the Maple Leafs need more offense.</div></div>

i get moving rielly takes away a puck mover on the back end, but adding better defenders means we probably spend even less time back there. This part is debatable, i get where you're coming from. Puck mover to engage the forwards vs improving the ability to stop the attack is a good debate.

Your second part about adding offense makes no sense. You're completely exaggerating that it cant be rationally argued, it can be rationally argued for absolutely any team out there, and the "insiders" have rumoured about adding a top 6 fwd addition to the leafs for over a month.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.
Thread: Ek and Forsberg
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div><a href="/users/Zmach" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Zmach</a> 's implied conclusion is 100% accurate: you've added offense to a team which is already too much offensively for most teams in the NHL, but you've subtracted substantially from a defense that doesn't impress too many observers as a playoff defense. But take out Forsberg, Reilly and the Ekholm retention and the exchange makes sense.</div></div>

Rielly is the flashy name on defense, and gets points, absolutely elite offensive dman, but ekholm is unquestionably better defensively than Rielly. Figured improving the defensive play of the defense while sacrificing some of Mo's offensive made sense if you can also get forsberg back.

I wasnt sure if the trade made sense for nashville, but If the sticking point is cost to retain that can be solved.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.
Thread: Burns 20 Experiment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Barilko14</b></div><div>Rielly on the ice for 24min per night moving the puck in the right direction is a better idea then him on the ice for 16 min per night wheeling around the offensive zone.

He's also not Brent Burns. Burns had some success as a forward because he has a lethal shot, and paired very well with a generational playmaker.

Your idea takes a No. 1 dman and turns him into K. Kapanen pretty well. That seems like a pretty big loss.</div></div>

fair point. Just trying to downplay some of Mo's defensive issues while still giving him opportunities on offense. It's clearly not a popular idea, which I completely get, I like Mo's game overall and it's obviously a massive risk when Mo is a huge part of the d core and plays a ton of minutes.

The only posters I disagree with are the ones that say Mo is very good defensively. He's not, that's not his strength and never has been. He's still a very good defenseman.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2021 at 11:28 a.m.
Thread: Burns 20 Experiment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>swinny</b></div><div>And I would argue that his advanced stats are more a coorelation to the super awesome defense partners he has had.

When we can probably all agree his best was Hainsey....... that's a problem.

Brodie will allow Reilly to take his game to anither level, I mean didn't Giordano win a Norris with Bordie as his partner?</div></div>

yes you're right his playing partners historically haven't helped, but a lot of the information out there takes into account playing partners, and Reilly has consistently been poor defensively, even relative to his partners.

Also the stats I quoted are from this year, playing with brodie.

The idea to move Mo up may not be a good one, that's fine, but it's really hard to make an argument mo is very good defensively.