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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 13, 2019 at 11:34 p.m.
Thread: Defensive personnel decisions have been baffling
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Lowry is so overrated in Jetsville, he's a good 4C but that's it!

Part of the reason they've been doing well is because he's been put further down the lineup, he simply just doesn't have the offensive instincts to play any higher up the lineup. I agree his wingers suck right now but he is what he is, a good 4C that plays a physical game and is an okay penalty killer, that's it.</div></div>

Last year Lowry was a good 4C. The year before that he was 5th on the Jets in scoring per ice time, led the NHL in High Danger Chance Differential %, and is pretty much responsible for getting Brandon Tanev a ridiculous 3.5x4 contract. In 2017 Lowry was absolutely putting up 2C numbers.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 11, 2019 at 12:50 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 9, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.
Thread: Retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tsyls</b></div><div>I just think we can expect to see Niku get 30 points this year and roslovic will be our 3rd line Center next year. I just think they’ll both get 2x2.5. Also for Barrie, when spurgeon gets 7.541 or whatever. It’s easy to say Barrie is gonna get at least 8 mil. He’s gonna get 45-50 pts with Toronto. Trouba got 7x8 when he hit 50 pts once. On the open market, Barrie will get 8.

As for the veterans, I get what you’re saying but why would we let Stanley go to waste in the ahl next year. He takes Bitettos spot. And we have guys like spacek and chibisov that could go where Letestu is. No need to resign those guys.</div></div>

The reason Manitoba moved its AHL team from St. John’s to Winnipeg was to make the movement of callups instantaneous. In St. John’s if we call a player up it’s no guarantee he’s in. In this case I would love Stanley to be a call up (or Samberg) and I wouldn’t even bother with the press box for them. Just go from the AHL to the NHL. The whole reason they’re in the A in the first place is to get warm for the NHL. The reason I like veterans is .7 mill costs less than .9 mill and by having 3 in the press box we save approximately .5 mill and that isn’t even counting bonuses.

As for signing values, we’ll have to agree to disagree. For Roslovic I’m not willing to go much higher than what Copp got given both players experience and body of work. Copp had a better year last year and that was his 2nd extension. For Niku that’s a bit more a crapshoot but I’m basing my values of off Erik Gustafsson before his breakout year.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 9, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.
Thread: Retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div>Hardly a retool when you trade 1 bottom 6 player and that's it but that's neither here or there.

I think Barrie will get more. he'll get his fair share of points this year in TO and there's plenty of demand for a player like him. He may not be worth 8M but I think he can get it. Spurgeon is the best comparable and Barrie's production will be more attractive on the UFA market than Spurgeons defensive play.</div></div>

Personally I think that’s exactly what a retool should be. Making a retool post and going scorched earth is kind of defeating the purpose. The core of this team is capable of winning a cup, so just adding a defenseman in free agency, trimming some space for younger players is all that’s necessary. The last thing I want to see is Chevy make a Risto trade or any nonsense that costs us assets to make a run in a down year.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 9, 2019 at 1:03 p.m.
Thread: Retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tsyls</b></div><div>Niku gets at least 2.5 same with roslovic. Barrie won’t be settling with a 4 year deal and probably will ask 7x8.

We definitely aren’t resigning Letestu or Bitetto</div></div>

I'll resign any veteran that will take NHL minimum wage with no bonuses. The whole point is they are occupying the press box.

As for Niku and Roslovic, I doubt that. Niku will have one and a half full pro seasons under his belt and Roslovic will have two. Neither player has done much in the NHL (Maurice's fault) so they're making pitches based on potential and what they did in the AHL.

Barrie's the tricky one, but he is going to be the 2nd highest paid defenseman to hit the market so I kind of doubt he makes 8mill. Or maybe the Blues decide to just throw their entire cap to Pietrangelo.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 6, 2019 at 3:29 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 5, 2019 at 11:27 p.m.
Thread: No Stars - Do They Make The Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Lots of teams have strong top 6's and top 4's. The teams that also have quality third lines, checking lines and depth in defense win plenty. The Blues certainly had an excellent top 2 lines and top d-men, but the back half of their roster contributed a helluva lot, too. Certain recent star-studded teams haven't won the Cup because their squad balance is so poor: San Jose, Toronto, Winnipeg, Nashville, etc.</div></div>

Again gonna have to disagree with that one. The Blues don't have a bad roster top to bottom, but the Blues top 6, top 4, and goaltending was absolutely the reason they won the cup. Tyler Bozak and Sundqvist were the only two bottom 6 forwards to crack the top 10 even strength points in their roster, and finished 5th and 9th in scoring respectively. That's pretty par for the course from what you would expect a front loaded team to look like. Especially when you consider Bozak averages 10 minutes of even strength per game. That reads more like a statistical anomaly than the Blues bringing a completely rounded roster.