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TheDime99

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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread: laffy landing spots
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>I don’t understand why soo many people hate on oilers. <strong>Yes they won multiple lotteries but most of those years weren’t great years. Hall has been moved twice since. Yak was huge set back. Nuge as happy as I am to have him isn’t a typical first overall player</strong>. Mcdavid is the only one that worked out as advertised. Can blame past management for a lot which is fair but that doesn’t mean the need to hate the idea of oilers winning it. Laf with mcdavid would be really fun for hockey fans to watch.</div></div>

Think you just answered your own question. Most teams/fanbases would kill for a chance at picking 1st overall even once, and the Oiler's have duffed it time and again. The general feeling seems to be "enough is enough"
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 29, 2019 at 10:17 a.m.
Thread: What if Phil Waived to the Big Apple
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>joshelkin</b></div><div>Coyotes trade is just silly. They aren't trading their franchise player for scraps</div></div>

Keller is not a "franchise player".. he had a total of 47 points in 82 games last year on a supposedly improved Coyotes team (definitely up for debate).. he did put up 65 the year prior. He is an average top line forward. I say average because he is a step below the elites that exist (pastrnak, aho, debrincat, laine (who could be in the next group with his shot), etc) and nowhere close to the franchise players (kucherov, draisaitl, ovechkin, johnny hockey, marner, etc)
I'll cede that the trade is probably not enough for all of the pieces from Arizona, depending on how you view Hjalmarsson
Kreider had 52 last year in 79 games, and 37 in 58 the year prior.. he's a solid 50-60 point player every year essentially.
Buchnevich still has untapped potential at only 23 (a few years older than keller) and has gotten better every single year in terms of points per game (.487, .581, .594) which averages out to 40, 48, and 49 points per 82. Considering he had an "inconsistent year" last year, it is not unfathomable to think he could put up 60 points over an 82 game season.
Vesey is simply a third line forward with a scoring touch on a not so bad contract.
So Arizona would get rid of a lets say 50-60 point player that has room to grow (i averaged the two seasons), a defensive defenseman and in return they would get a 50+ point player, a 40-50 point player that has room to grow, and a depth scorer. It's not the worst deal in the world as Kreider+Buchnevich&gt;Keller. The deficiency and vesey just isn't = Hjalmarsson, let alone the 2nd round pick. I would say throw in a player like Pionk and maybe a 3rd rounder from Arizona (instead of the 2nd rounder), and it wouldn't be a bad deal for either team. Arizona get's more scoring and more depth that they sorely need, and rangers get the player they've wanted for a long time (back to the stepan deal) and a reunion with DQ
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.
Thread: Crazy McDavid Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheDime99</b></div><div>I understand that they need work, but that's what this trade does, if they keep McDavid he will continue to amaze people, but at what cost, they will not be able to afford more players and they won't make the playoffs, ths is gonna give them a little of everything. They would be lucky to make the playoffs twice before his contract would end. Yes he is one of the best, but long term they are going to struggle while he is there and they wont be bad enough to pick top 5 in the draft. So they should improve all three areas with his departure</div></div>

I get your point, but he doesn't move for that package. What you offer doesn't guarantee them to finish better than with McDavid. It has the potential to, but no guarantees. With McDavid, you're getting a guarantee.