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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2023 at 10:16 p.m.
Thread: First Day of Camp
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I think there are more fellas in the mix. Holtz, Clarke, Tierney Cal Foote, Vilen, etc. But what you have is probably what what we’ll get.</div></div>

This wasn't an opinion thing. This was what were the lines people were playing on in group A, B, C today. Only "opinion" was that say not listing the willman-engaras-thompson line as one of the four lines. I just went with

Hischier
Hughes
Haula
McLeod

And whoever they had on their line.

It is simply to look back on later to see how close/far off cause I think it is interesting.

And I would say Holtz is more than in the mix today. He was put on a like with Meier and Hischier and by any account I could find it looks like they made Timo play on the left.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGAug. 9, 2023 at 2:49 p.m.
Thread: Would you
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>Not disagreeing about the rejection but, are you sure they're still high on him?
Signed Palat the year before, got Meier, everyone locked up long term and Mercer is valued higher.
Holtz isn't a bottom 6 guy and no spots available for him in the top 6 for the forseeable future, unless injuries
And I forgot they also traded for Toffoli</div></div>

These are all different players that do different things. The closest would be Toffoli and then Mercer as far as role. But Toffoli is a rental. He is here for a good time not necessarily a long time. If Holtz shows up they can just let him go in free agency.

Holtz is a scoring winger. If everything works out perfectly he goes into the top six with Bratt, Meier, and potentially Mercer. Mercer could also play center but he is capped as a devil there at 3C most likely and that's its own debate in which is higher values 3C or top 6 winger. Especially if the devils break convention down a bit and just run 3 good lines.

That's best case for Holtz. Would it be the end of the world if he was middle 6? Not really.

As far as the team being high on him, supposedly he had a talk with management and this is a make or break year for him. Which isn't "high" but also isn't "low/trade". It's unlikely they trade him before the season.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 7, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.
Thread: Palat is lowkey getting overpaid but its okay
Palat and Dougie are fairly often quoted as the contracts that didn't take a "buy in" discount. The argument usually is that the later really good contracts wouldn't have come without them on the team.

That is an unprovable rabbit hole I'm not going down here.

Palat was injured. He is a solid defense first player who can play on any of the lines when needed. Defense just doesn't show up on the stat sheets as well.

And as much as some people hate "intangible" talk, the first goal in game seven in the rangers series last season goes down stat wise as an assist for palat. In reality it was him wanting it more than two opponents in a game seven by himself and then unselfishly giving up a very high danger shot to give McLeod an even better one. There is value in a player like that.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 3:29 p.m.
Thread: in a lackluster central this team could push for wildcard
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pens1991</b></div><div>Honestly isn't too bad of a team. However, I kind of view the Zucker and Stecher signings as TDL targets for contenders, and same with the Durzi trade. Wouldn't be shcoked if they trade Boyd and sanford as well.</div></div>

In that same vein, could not the signings be more TDL fodder?

If their stats are good, maybe a Tomas Tatar or Matt Dumba fetches some draft picks or prospects at the TDL.

I don't think Suter has the same appeal but he is also the cheapest. $1.5M for a 4th line center isn't breaking the bank.

Dumba is yet another defenseman and he could probably be wooed if promised to try to trade him at the deadline. Buyers at the deadline are contenders. It's like picking a winning horse halfway through the race.

Tatar is the oldest of the bunch. Maybe better as a short contract. Though again with the money thing, if the Yotes have to hang on to him for a year or two .... Is $3.75 really that much for a second line winger? You gotta pay someone.

Unless there is a developmental wing that could better use the time investment. Gunther maybe? Is his development that stunted in 3rd vs 2nd?
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 26, 2023 at 11:17 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2023 at 1:07 p.m.
Thread: Arizona
Nvm
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2023 at 9:44 a.m.
Thread: Hellebuyck
If this gets done it's Vanacek (only cause devils can't afford both contracts) and a second round pick and no prospect.

Which is why I don't think it gets done when it it's where the front office wants to go.

They aren't trading for Connor Hellebuyck. People aren't slaves. The devils don't get to own him. They are trading for the $6M expiring contract of Connor Hellebuyck. Who will be a UFA and then by all indication want a raise to $9M-$10M. A goalie.

With those aspirations, Hellebuyck is almost certainly going to want to test free agency a year from now. So the only benefit of the trade is one year of service at a price that pins the team to the cap and forces them to roll 22 players on the roster.

If this was like the penguins or capitals, trying to get one last year or so out of the face of the franchise for a decade, maybe they would be tempted for the overpay.

I say let someone else overpay or let Winnipeg be Calgary next year losing all it's good players in free agency. Either works out better for the devils.

If they want to do 50% retained for a not first pick and a prospect I would be more interested. But that won't let them keep their pride. And honestly, someone probably is going to pay too much.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.
Thread: Swayman
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RV23</b></div><div>Firstly, SJ isn’t trading that pick back. It has a condition where it becomes a 1st if we make the ECF this year.

Secondly, why on earth would we want Samsonov?! He’s no upgrade on Vitek or Schmid.

Third, Minnesota has 8M in cap space what makes you think they don’t match an offer sheet?</div></div>

Obviously it would just be for the conditions of the second.

If you feel Swaymanis a first round pick better than Samsonov then you are entitled to that. They are within 1% of each other on save percentage and win percentage. I guess he is 2 years older and saved 6 goals less above expected in the regular season?

I imagine your $8m number for Minnisota came from the home page here? That's for a 16 man roster I think.

I took the lines off daily faceoff, made an armchair GM team and put Merrill, Lettering, and Swaney as their scratches leaving goalie #2 empty. I signed their other RFA's to their QOs. This is conservative as Duhaime has an arbitration case. This assumes he outright loses.

Cap Space: $3,368,079

I guess they could get an extra ~$1M running a 22 man roster but that is still only halfway to $8M.