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ThatGuy

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 25, 2020 at 8:54 a.m.
Thread: Question for MTL Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ThatGuy</b></div><div>Ok well, let's flip it.

How many seconds do you think it would take Chicago to move down 15 spots (from 7OA to 22OA)?</div></div>

Ooo Dang. I knew you were going to put me on the spot. It's a different mind set at the draft than now. At the TDL...players are placed as a higher priority than picks. At the Draft...picks are placed at a higher priority than players. I'd probably throw a curveball at Dorion.

IF the Hawks get the #7...which remains to be seen now that they won't be stopping the puck from going in the net as often...

The NYI 1st I think is a given. no? Maybe we just assume that's part of it?

Shane Pinto is a UND guy and Bowman loves those guys. Toews/Schmaltz/Drake/etc... He's a year older and playing well. Stan might be able to sell than to the fan base in CHI. Pinto might see OTT draft 2 wingers in the top 7? Maybe he's the guy that stays another year to see how things go and he's the one than does the 4 and out? You know better than I do how many top tier forward prospects OTT already has. I'd at least pitch this to Dorion.

Then I'd probably toss in Shaw's LTIR (assuming he's retired and truly LTIR) contract... Seems like an acceptable Melnyk piece.

Maybe the OTT 2nd??? IDK
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2020 at 8:48 a.m.
Thread: Pageau wants 5 x 5 yikes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ThatGuy</b></div><div>I truly believe that White is a much better player than whatever he showed us this year.

Needs a big offseason</div></div>

We'll continue this conversation here... Pageau at 5 over 5 is a great deal. Let me tell you why:

- Home town guy.
- Great defensive centre that can play up and down your lineup.
- Has proven he can play top 6 (even after having a pretty bad injury).
- Stop gap in case Norris/Brown/Lottery pick falter next year.
- Veteran presence
- You need NHL players next year.
- He's only 27
- He wants to stay
- By the time the team becomes competitive again (3-4 years from now), he'll be <strong>at worst </strong>a 3rd line centre.
- We have cap space galore.

<strong>Worst case scenario</strong>

- He's an overpaid 3rd-4th line centre for 2 years out of the 5 of that contract.