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Armchair-GM
Oct. 12, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.
Thread:
Opening Night v Winnipeg
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Doubtful. Lindholm-Manson should still be our top pair but Jamie is going to get plenty of ice-time playing with Fowler and with the top PP unit.</div></div>
Agreed. Whoever lindholm is paired with is typically your top pair. So Lindholm and Manson for sure. But Drysdale is likely still top 4 and definitely getting PP time. He should see more ice time than Shattenkirk for sure.
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Armchair-GM
Oct. 12, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.
Thread:
attempting team lineups part 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Bravo, my friend. Totally have to eat crow on this. Really impressed with Bo and hope he makes the best of this opportunity. Very, very disappointed in Steel. Should have traded him a while ago.</div></div>
I really hope he does well, he has so much potential. Sad to see what has become of Steel. I think he could get traded in a trade for a different young player who has struggled (someone like Bellows).
Btw I think I was a bit too hard on Grant. He looked fine the last few games and I think he looked a lot better last season before Rowney got injured. After that injury he didn't play too well imo.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 10, 2021 at 9:35 p.m.
Thread:
Tarasenko
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntreDiAnaheim</b></div><div>And which ducks fan exactly?</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Salzy</b></div><div>Even if the Ducks gave up on Steel they don’t trade him for a 31 year old 3rd pairing defense man
Safe to say whoever proposed that is alone in thinking that would at all benefit ANA (I know it wasn’t you I’m just blown away a Ducks fan wanted that 😂)</div></div>
Our colleague <a href="/users/TheJoeMan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TheJoeMan</a>. I'm not convinced that it's such a bad idea. If you accept the premise that Steel isn't progressing, and he might not exceed 25 points this season, then this is a good thought: we get an experienced defenseman to play the third pair who is signed cheaply for term and who is both an upgrade on Larsson and could step up in the case of injury (horrors!) to Cam Fowler or Hampus Lindholm.
You guys might not like the idea, and you might not agree with Joe's evaluation of Scandella's on-ice merits, but you cannot deny that it has both a realistic and a rational basis.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 11, 2021 at 12:33 p.m.
Thread:
Scandella
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>1- At the very least, Larsson should be considered 1.2M they'd have to pay and/or account for on the cap. As such, I noted that adding Larsson subtracts from the offer, which is obviously true. He's wretched and all the Ducks fans here are saying he's pure trash. Larsson would be of no good use whatsoever, and would have been of no good use last season.
2- Steel is nearly 24 now, he is no longer a prospect. He's just a average-to-subpar 3C who is small and bordering on slow. And has one ELC year left, not a great boon or anything.
3- Scandella has strength, skates well and stands up the line. He moves the puck reasonably safely and understands the system already. Cap hit or not, he's obviously useful and it's not hard to see.
4- The cap flexibility is a good thing, but would have been far more useful a few weeks ago. It does absolutely nothing to help us actually win games now (or, quite possibly, in the future). This is not how the team operates. If there was another squad strengthening move to run behind it, sure. As is, I'd definitely find a better solution. This is not the only way to gain some cap flexibility.</div></div>
It's extremely funny to me that you say Larsson is wretched and Scandella is useful when <a href="https://imgur.com/a/ARVGnQw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">their profiles are extremely similar</a>. Is it ideal to take Larsson back? It's not, but we would be shedding ten million in salary by getting rid of the rest of the Scandella deal, so taking Larsson back for a year and paying him 1.3M is, in the grand scheme of things, not a big deal for a team that's publicly committed to spending to the cap. And then you can just not qualify him next year.
I mean I said in my original comment it only makes sense if the Blues can use the cap space to find a different LHD. I'm not under any illusions that Steel is going to be a top six player on the Blues but he still has upside and he's cheap and I don't know how you can claim Scandella, a below average player making 3.25, is useful and then claim an NHL bottom six player making basically league minimum is not. Like, what do you think Marco Scandella is worth? Because it's not much more than that. I don't see a whole lot of mock rosters of people actively wanting Scandella.
He's useful in-so-far that he's an NHL body with experience in the Blues system, I guess. I feel like the bare minimum of an NHL defenseman is "skates, is strong, and stands up the line". Distinguishing that as some kind of pro is I guess technically true but like it's hardly worth mentioning. Scandella's skill is his puck movement and ability to break out rush chances, but he does this at the expense of solid work in his own end and depending on your mileage on Faulk three other defensemen on this team already fit that description and do it better than him. Perunovich could make a fourth.
Obviously I'm not arguing against the Blues seeking out a better deal but like I just feel like expecting there to be a line around the block willing to pony up for Marco Scandella and the ten million dollars he's still owed with the limited skillset he offers is wishful thinking.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 11, 2021 at 4:37 a.m.
Thread:
Scandella
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheEarthmaster</b></div><div>
The return of Larsson shouldn't be a consequence you're spending any time on in this deal. It's a depth defenseman that you can bury all but 75k in the minors with, and that's a guy we would have loved to have last year with all the injuries we had on defense.
Steel is a solid prospect on an ELC...
and I'm not sure what version of Scandella is useful to this team, especially at that cap hit.
The cap flexibility alone is a big win. This is a good deal for the Blues.</div></div>
1- At the very least, Larsson should be considered 1.2M they'd have to pay and/or account for on the cap. As such, I noted that adding Larsson subtracts from the offer, which is obviously true. He's wretched and all the Ducks fans here are saying he's pure trash. Larsson would be of no good use whatsoever, and would have been of no good use last season.
2- Steel is nearly 24 now, he is no longer a prospect. He's just a average-to-subpar 3C who is small and bordering on slow. And has one ELC year left, not a great boon or anything.
3- Scandella has strength, skates well and stands up the line. He moves the puck reasonably safely and understands the system already. Cap hit or not, he's obviously useful and it's not hard to see.
4- The cap flexibility is a good thing, but would have been far more useful a few weeks ago. It does absolutely nothing to help us actually win games now (or, quite possibly, in the future). This is not how the team operates. If there was another squad strengthening move to run behind it, sure. As is, I'd definitely find a better solution. This is not the only way to gain some cap flexibility.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 10, 2021 at 9:39 p.m.
Thread:
Scandella
This is a very intriguing idea. I, too, have lost faith that Larsson is going to be a top-4 defenseman, and there have been times in the past two years when I wondered whether Sam is ever going to fulfill the promise of his draft-year 131 points. Because we now have two prime prospects at center that have already surpassed Steel in expectation, this is the very kind of farsighted deal that might turn out VERY well in the next couple of seasons. People may not agree with it, or your evaluation of the three players concerned, but this shows some real good vision.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.
Thread:
My unpopular Anaheim opinion
" I understand there's value in keeping guys like Lindholm but teams that full on tear down rather than do a half ass rebuild always come out better."
Ask Buffalo about that...From 2013-2018, the Sabres drafted Dahlin, Mittlestadt, Nylander, Eichel, Reinhart, Ristolainen, all within the first 8 picks of the draft. Add to that Cozens, Quinn and Power. You can throw the Coyotes into a similar boat, but they've also managed to f*ck themselves a bunch of other times. The Devils have been rebuilding since 2012, with 1 playoff appearance, and a whole lot of early 1st round picks to show for it (They'll be better this year though!).
Are there teams that come out better? Absolutely. But people seem to forget that there's very little guarantee that ripping everything apart will somehow magically guarantee that you're back to being a contender in a few years.
I don't think your opinion is at all unpopular...Should they have made a bigger push to move Manson/Rakell? Yeah, of course...but if the return wasn't there, there's not a ton of point in just moving them to move them, right? Honestly, someone at the deadline probably gives up a Foligno haul for Rakell if he's anywhere close to be decent. Put him with Zegras and Comtois and rak (see what I did there?) him up some points. Manson? I have a hard time believing that Winnipeg had their 1st on the table. Looking at the Risto return in Buffalo-If there was anything close to that, then it was a huge bogey, but yeah, I don't see it. Maybe something this deadline, maybe not. If it's not there though, don't force it! Manson will eat the tough minutes that ease Drysdale into the lineup, since Anaheim kind of put themselves into a situation where they either have to play him or send him back to the OHL (Which wouldn't make a ton of sense).
I don't know...if the deals were there then the team absolutely should have thought long and hard about them, I just don't really think they were anywhere close. With Eakins' $hit system sucking the life out of the offence, and making the team look like they're playing zone D in their own end, everybody's trade value was blown apart after last year.
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Armchair-GM
Jun. 4, 2021 at 11:28 a.m.
Thread:
Carter
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Agree about Lindholm but disagree on your other two points. 7.5 for Nugent-Hopkins is totally what I'd expect he'll go for, though a number I don't think persuades him to come to Anaheim. That's less money and term than what Matt Duchene got and they have identical production. 7.5 is just a 25% increase in his salary.
How is Ricky worth more than 16-17th overall? He has one year left (albeit with a great cap hit) isn't even a PPG player. I'm not dying to move Ricky nor but futures but if draft picks were the goal, St. Louis's pick is great value. Unless he goes off next year, I highly doubt we'd be able to get even that much come the deadline.</div></div>
P.S. I've since recalled that the original was Ivan Barbashev plus a future third, and note from Comment #3 that Brett Connolly was originally accompanied by a third-round pick.
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Armchair-GM
Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:38 p.m.
Thread:
Carter
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Agree about Lindholm but disagree on your other two points. 7.5 for Nugent-Hopkins is totally what I'd expect he'll go for, though a number I don't think persuades him to come to Anaheim. That's less money and term than what Matt Duchene got and they have identical production. 7.5 is just a 25% increase in his salary.
How is Ricky worth more than 16-17th overall? He has one year left (albeit with a great cap hit) isn't even a PPG player. I'm not dying to move Ricky nor but futures but if draft picks were the goal, St. Louis's pick is great value. Unless he goes off next year, I highly doubt we'd be able to get even that much come the deadline.</div></div>
I don't think that Nugent-Hopkins is going to get much over $6 million in this economic environment. We'll see!
The OP has changed the Rakell trade in this post quite drastically. As I recall, when I saw it, the return was some player we don't need and a third-round pick or something like that which I dismissed out of hand without even registering it. It wouldn't have occurred to me to turn down the St. Louis first which, as you note, is either the 16th or 17th selection depending upon whether Montreal or Winnipeg wins that series. (Notice from my comment and also Comment #1 that the Vancouver trade was changed, too.)
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 13, 2021 at 5:44 p.m.
Thread:
I Hate This Team
Neither Drysdale or Zegras are ready. If Comtois was he’d be on the main roster. Hardly the GMs fault when LW2 was Comtois’ to lose and he lost it.
Hutton was a PTO and didn’t make the team, I’d much rather have the assortment of guys we have than him anyways
We can have all the interest in PLD in the world, doesn’t mean CBJ moves him.
We’re rebuilding. If we rush our top prospects because we’re excited we get a Casey middlestat scenario taking the slow approach is 110% the right call, the worst thing that happens is they blow through the AHL and come up a bit later, I would always rather that then rush them up and ruin their confidence and development.
Patience is key, we aren’t competing with Zegras, Drysdale, etc so why rush them before they are ready. Neither of them have played against men consistently before.
The team doesn’t go away if we don’t win this year and honestly we won’t with any combination of players we have available right now. They aren’t good enough and they aren’t ready
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 13, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread:
Confirmed
TZ and JD in the AHL was the right call.
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 13, 2021 at 11:16 a.m.
Thread:
Confirmed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HadesOfSoCal</b></div><div>You can thank the wonderful General Manager Bob Murray for that... honestly I don’t know how he still has a job. Dude doesn’t do anything right...</div></div>
Could not disagree with you more. What does ANA gain by putting Zegras in right away? They lose nothing by waiting and are avoiding a potential Middlestat scenario by making sure he's ready, theres no reason to even consider putting him in right now to be honest. Eakins and Murray 100% made the right call no questions asked
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 7, 2021 at 10:33 a.m.
Thread:
Is this team better than last year
The acquisitions of Shattenkirk and arrival of Zegras and Comtois make them better imo. Obviously Zegras performing well in his rookie year isn't a given but Shattenkirk had an incredibly underrated season last year and should be a massive help in all three zones, while Comtois has been pretty good in terms of production in both the NHL and AHL, with still some room to grow though.
Idk why I'm so passionately drinking the Ducks Kool-Aid, I just really like what they're building. Everyone looks at Ottawa, LA and the Rangers as the Next Big Things in the NHL, but Anaheim is really up there imo
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 7, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.
Thread:
Is this team better than last year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Nail on the head. To which I can only add, don't forget Comtois and the maturation of our young LDs plus the fact that Heinen and Milano have a full season to integrate. And Eakins won't be a rookie, either.</div></div>
Can't believe I forgot about Comer. I'd like to see a Comtois-Zegras-Rakell line at some point.
Side note: I like Eakins, but if he can't get this team to play better in their own zone, he's not going to last very long.
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 6, 2021 at 3:01 p.m.
Thread:
Am I Crazy Or Is This Team Good
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>This.
But that's still very much based on the assumption that the younger guys on the roster are ready to compete night in, night out and reach their potential. If they do that and Gibby is as solid as we know he can be then yes, this is a good team. We've got a ways to go before we can be considered a legit contender but playoffs should be a realistic goal this year.</div></div>
Oh no, they're nowhere close to being a contender yet. But iffy teams make the playoffs all the time, even in normal years.
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 6, 2021 at 10:49 a.m.
Thread:
Am I Crazy Or Is This Team Good
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AndrewLadd</b></div><div>Yeah honestly in their division I think they might have the best chance at spot #4</div></div>
That's exactly what I said, that 4 spot is anyone's guess. The Wild should get it, but since when do they perform to expectations? The Sharks have the worse goaltending tandem in the league and zero forward depth, the Kings are a daycare and the Coyotes randomly decide to implode every other week.
The Ducks still have a potential top-3 goalie in the league, a very respectable defense core and a lot of potential in their forward group. I think guys like Comtois, Steel and Terry are gonna take big steps this year.
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Armchair-GM
Jan. 6, 2021 at 7:02 a.m.
Thread:
taxi squad Killahs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Why does everyone think that's a sure thing? From the sounds of things he isn't skating on a line in camp that's expected to be in the lineup. And he sucks. Never mind what having Zegras on the roster will do the lines. I find it extremely hard to believe Eakins will shoehorn Backes into the lineup in lieu of a more talented winger for the sake of justifying his existence on the roster or to placate his feelings. If this organization is serious about winning this year, this won't be the case. Or everyone needs to get fired.</div></div>
I mean, I hope you're right, but my understanding is that he was promised regular playing time by GMBM.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 28, 2020 at 1:17 p.m.
Thread:
Another Offer We Cant Refuse
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>But do we really need Virtanen? His presence just crowds the ranks with the slew of homegrown young forwards we have whom we're trying to develop into solid contributors. Plus he has arbitration rights which I'm sure Murray isn't keen about. I'd welcome Demko but I can't fathom why Vancouver would want to part with him before they get their starting goalie problem fix first. I get that they desperately need cap space and Eriksson is clearly someone they'd like to get rid of but this just seems like a lot to give up to simply unload his contract. And besides, I feel like Murray executed his one "Hey, I'll take that bloated contract off your hands for a sweet asset" move in acquiring Backes. There's only so many of those guys I can tolerate sitting in the press box.</div></div>
All very valid points.
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Armchair-GM
Mar. 4, 2020 at 2:10 p.m.
Thread:
Next Years Possible Ducks Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Did they? It was curious that Murray didn't just sign them to regular ELCs last summer instead of the minor league deals they signed. Neither are particularly important prospects and aren't showing much of anything this year. Durny's numbers look pretty bad and he's playing in the ECHL. They seem like they're on the same path as Brent Gates and Grant Besse if you ask me. No big deal really, most late-round picks don't turn into anything.</div></div>
I think that they have to sign both on a purely "numbers/depth" basis, although neither one of them is setting the world on fire right now.
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Armchair-GM
Mar. 2, 2020 at 6:43 p.m.
Thread:
Rakell
That trade is pretty tempting. I think I just might be able to resist, but if you had a 2020 first to dangle, I wouldn't.
File this away for the summer when the Montreal-NY trade goes through just like that, and you can chortle.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 19, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.
Thread:
Rebuilding with Florida and Nashville Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>We don't need to do anything with Shore. He's not worth his contract so no one is going to want him so he has no trade value for us. We might as well keep him as a fill-in which he's currently serving as and then just not qualify him when his contract is up. Trading Cogs was a cap-dump with the hope that Shore could be a decent depth player. It's clear that he isn't, not at the money he makes at least.
As for the Florida move, no way they make that trade. They're teetering on being sellers, they're not about to part with a first rounder for an oft-concussed forward, a dime-a-dozen d-man and a career minor leaguer. And personally I'd rather have Larsson than Pysyk, especially since he's about to be a UFA. Lars isn't anything special but he's finally developing into a fine, safe, third-pairing d-man. I'm tired of developing young d-men just to ship them off before they've really proven their true worth.
We should have struck while the iron was hot with Kase. I would stay far away from this kid if I were the other 30 GMs. I mean, who's to stay this isn't the concussion that finally knocks him out?</div></div>
Well, that's all very pessimistic, but each of your points has merit and is valid.
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Armchair-GM
Feb. 13, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.
Thread:
Grant
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jah1722</b></div><div>Exactly. The way Grant has played, he’d improve most 4th lines but I don’t think this is one of them.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Oof, that's a hard pass from the Ducks. Grant has been great this for us and we're going to trade him it'll have to be at least a 2nd round pick or a legit prospect. I want no part of Josh Ho-Shang either. I'd rather we re-signed but if he's willing to be a rental and then come back to us then I could see a trade happening but it has to be more than a fourth and a bust of a prospect.</div></div>
One of my favorite pastimes in this somewhat bleak year is pointing out that Derek Grant has 13 goals and 18 points and Jeff Skinner has 11 goals and 19 points. See what $8.3 million can do for you?
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 6, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.
Thread:
Sundays lineup
I don’t mind moving Steel to the wing for a couple games. Bring up Lundestrom to for the all Swede line. And Comtois over Terry. Terry needs to sit. He won’t shoot the puck. Need to find a way to get thru to him. Sit him a game and see if he figure sit out. Had the puck in the slot twice last night and didn’t shoot either time.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 6, 2019 at 4:48 p.m.
Thread:
Sundays lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>I think Steel is best utilized at center though I get the impulse to give him a better opportunity being on the top line. I think Shore has no place on this team. Not talented enough to be a top-6 guy and not fast and gritty enough to be a bottom-6 guy. Comtois brings the most effort and generates the most chances of our young guys so I wouldn't take him out of the lineup. He can swap with Jones though. I'm starting to worry that kid just doesn't have the hands for the bigs.</div></div>
I am with you %100. I just saw what an impact that line had against Chicago on Sunday night and I would love to see if for a full game and go from there. I'm indifferent with Shore. I thought he played well in the first 2 games but after that its been kind of shakey. Fair enough, I love Comtois but didn't think he would be utilized great on the 4th line. I would love to see this team to start burying some of their chances though.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jah1722</b></div><div>I don’t mind moving Steel to the wing for a couple games. Bring up Lundestrom to for the all Swede line. And Comtois over Terry. Terry needs to sit. He won’t shoot the puck. Need to find a way to get thru to him. Sit him a game and see if he figure sit out. Had the puck in the slot twice last night and didn’t shoot either time.</div></div>
You make a good point on bringing Lundestrom up. Terry reminds me of Getzlaf and not wanting to shoot. I still don't think I would sit Terry though. Maybe sit Jones instead of Terry and bring Comtois back in the lineup.
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Armchair-GM
Oct. 31, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.
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Being Progressive
I would absolutely love to see it. People can talk about what "hard hits to a female player would look like" but Alex DeBrincat is 5' 7 and 165lbs. Hilary Knight is 5'11 and 172lbs. I think she can handle a hit better than quite a few guys in the league. I think the style of play is slightly different, but the same could be said for guys coming from a lot of European leagues. They tend to hit less and skate faster there, and the large ice plays a big factor as well. It would probably make sense for her to debut in the AHL for a good while, but I would love to see it still.
If not, I would love to see her in the org in general. If we arent ready for our first female NHL player, our first NHL assistant coach would be awesome as well.
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