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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 1:44 p.m.
Thread: Cooley and Dumba
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRealisticGuy</b></div><div>Name me one really good piece on the back end outside Simashev ...
Maybe Durzi, but he ain't a top pairing dman
Moser and Valimaki are decent, maybe one could turn into a solid top 4 dman
Soderstrom as a lot to prove
Lamoureux have 3rd pairing ceiling
Duda is a good prospect but not really good

They are stacked on offense tho, I will give them credit</div></div>

last year the D was better than the O league wide (still not great but ranked higher) I think scoring will be much improved (losing kassian, obrien, fischer, ritchie for guenther, cooley, zucker, kerfoot they better be). on the blueline moser and valimaki it was boths first full year (expect to improve on some of the mistakes), durzi is still 24, sodestrum is 22 and this might be first full year, brown and stetcher are bottom pair vets. agree a top pair is needed but as is they should improve (chychrun didnt play 1/2 the season and ghost wasnt much on the D side).
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 1:31 p.m.
Thread: Cooley and Dumba
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRealisticGuy</b></div><div>Name me one really good piece on the back end outside Simashev ...
Maybe Durzi, but he ain't a top pairing dman
Moser and Valimaki are decent, maybe one could turn into a solid top 4 dman
Soderstrom as a lot to prove
Lamoureux have 3rd pairing ceiling
Duda is a good prospect but not really good</div></div>

Durzi has high end potential.
Soderstrom was 11th overall a few years ago
Vasllimaki was 16th overall from a few years ago
Moser had a decent year last year.
Simashev was 6th overall this year (I doubt we see him for a few years)
Lamoureux was their 1st round pick last year.

The D as currently constructed has a lot of question marks. If they all play to their potential, they will be a lot of fun. If not, this team crashes and burns and they get another good pick.

They just need to hit on 1-2 of those guys I listed, and this team starts shaping up nicely. Free ageency and trades are always an option to fill other slots. And they have a TON of currency to do so (hence Durzi trade).

I think Dumba adds to this group a lot.

If I am Arizona management, I am clearly focusing on acquiring more defensive pieces. But I am still very happy to run out this group to see what all these guys have. Can Durzi play 25 minutes a game? Or is he best suited at 16 minutes a game. None the less, this team should be very exciting to watch.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2023 at 7:53 p.m.
Thread: Future Outlook
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRealisticGuy</b></div><div>It wasn’t that serious guys
But the chances they all became top 6 forwards &amp; Lohrei top pairing minutes is unlikely</div></div>

Only guy I expect to be a top 6 forward is Lysell.
Poitras hoping for a middle six Center, has all the tools to be so, good on the draw, excellent skater and passer and is good both ways. Maybe he isn’t exactly a lines play driver but if he can compliment a play driver well I’d take it.

Lohrei id say could be a 3-4 dman, given his skill set he could fit along side either Carlo or Mcavoy. A lot of teams last year really wanted Lohrei in return for players bruins were asking prices on so that says something.

Merkulov I’m not to sure on he’s a skilled forward but I feel he would be a complimentary player on any line he is on but he has a good shot and did well in the AHL
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2023 at 5:10 p.m.
Thread: TDL Blockbuster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRealisticGuy</b></div><div>I think it’s disrespectful for Hellebuyck
He is a way better goaltender than Bob IMO</div></div>

I mean, peak Bob was worth two Vezina’s; but, the point isn’t whether Helleybuck is better than Bob *right now*, because he is, even if Bob had a nice run in the playoffs (there is a reason why “goalie” has become a verb). The point is whether Helleybuck is going to be worth the $8M-$9M someone is going to pay him until he’s in his late thirties.

Goalies in the NHL are the new RB’s in the NFL. There are going to be a few diamonds, sure, but you’re better off building around a 1a/1b on mid-level contracts than you are investing big money into one guy to carry your team for 65+ games.

Even then, goalies are voodoo. <a href="https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1785263" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Absolute nobodies </a>show up and tear the league apart, then <a href="https://bleedinblue.com/2022/09/17/st-louis-blues-jordan-binnington-will-see-season/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">turn to pumpkins.</a> <a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/sergei-bobrovsky-wins-vezina-trophy/c-290050070" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Proven stars</a> go from savior to <a href="https://thehockeywriters.com/every-nhl-teams-worst-contract/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">buy-out speculation.</a> Goalie just isn’t a position I’d want to invest high-end money into; I.e. the money Helleybuck is going to demand, and that someone is likely going to pay him.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2023 at 10:56 a.m.