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Tennisman142

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Forum: Armchair-GM21 hours ago
Thread: Realisticish
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sk540</b></div><div>You kind of have to think though that in this day and age, you may not ever really get back the value of either what you think you should get or what the production is. i would take a 2023 first and that prospect, maybe another prospect, or maybe more picks in later drafts. I would just love to come away with as many 1st's in 2023 as possible.

The Hayes retention shouldn't matter at all since we probably aren't even contending by the time his contract is up, especially if we're getting their '23 first and a top 10 prospect in their pool.

I know St Louis may not want to get rid of him, but his contract is up next year and they have so many wings, may be nice to maximize his value and potentially not lose him for nothing. I also get the feeling Armstrong is not going to just accept a down year, they have several pieces to win now, they got some draft capital this year, but they certainly have a roster, especially on the back end, that can get back into the playoffs now.

Just my opinions though.</div></div>

Regarding the blues part I don't think they will trade Vrana right now because he was good for us and fills a need on the top 6 right now. The only wingers I think that are outright better are Saad, Buch, and Kyrou. Most likely we will trade him for picks at the deadline. Also we already have Scandella, Krug, Leddy making a lot of money on the left side so we would have to get rid of them first in order to fit Provorov. Our GM said he didn't want to do a sabres/devils type of rebuild but he specifically mentioned the Kings as model he would like to follow. The Kings finished in the bottom 10 from 2019-2021 while also adding pieces like Danult, Arvidsson, Fiala, etc....
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsYesterday at 8:25 p.m.
Thread: A trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JusticeWinslow1</b></div><div>I agree it's way too much but not trading Thomas for Marner SU? I get Marner makes more money but people here make it seem like the guy is an avg player. He's a 3 time 90 pt player. Something Thomas hasn't seen once</div></div>

Marner is the better player but he is only signed for 2 years at nearly a 11 mil cap hit. Thomas meanwhile is signed for 8 years at 8 mil cap hit. I'd rather have Thomas for 8 years than Marner at 2 years. Also Marner is notorious for trying to get the most money and I doubt the blues are going to sign him to the contract he wants which will probably be around 12-13 mil. Also the blues are weak down the middle and our best prospects are wingers, so therefore it makes no sense to trade Thomas for Marner