SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

Throwaway17

Member Since
Aug. 10, 2020
Favourite Team
Toronto Maple Leafs
2nd Favourite Team
Carolina Hurricanes
Forum Posts
28
Posts per Day
0.0
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 16, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.
Thread: one trade one cup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Ah yes, the old "any depth guy from a different team is definitely better than the guys we have accomplishing much better results" sort of post. Laughton isn't nearly as good as Kampf and I doubt Kampf costs 3 million. Bunting may have to go but spending 5 million on Konecny who also is a player who'll ride coattails is a waste of money and these assets.</div></div>

at 5v5, Laughton has nearly the exact same play-driving stats as Kampf despite half his S% and an unfortunate PDO, has three of his last four season with more points than Kampf's career-high 26, and sits a whopping one point behind Kampf while playing on both special teams. His faceoff percentage is weaker but still decent, he has 4x the hits Kampf does in four less games, and if that matters to you, he's also a "local boy",ditto konency. what matters is we get both Laughton and Kampf for this year, which is the key part, then in a worst case we sacrifice a bit of defensive ability for better offensive ability moving forward with Laughton over Kampf. hell, i'd rather let Holl move at the end of the year and allocate some of that 2M for Kampf and now you get both!

As for Konecny, don't know who you've been watching but being a PPG player on *these* Flyers is the complete opposite of 'riding coattails', esp given his linemates and teammates over the years. i'd rather him at 5M than Bunting at 4M for the next three years + we know konency can perform without Matthews and Marner, but we also know bunting can't. and if you don't think there are teams that will give Kampf 3M with a rising cap after seeing what he's done then you must not have seen the parade of former Leaf FAs get paid.

as for the assets required, i'd far rather do this than spend this and more to get 20 games of O'Reilly at his lowest point or Horvat post-shooting percentage downer - at least you get to keep the quality moving forward.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Yep it might be Leafs better this year, but it's way too much long term cap for the Leafs to take on. The would be sure to lose Kampf and Bunting next summer and more.</div></div>

as a whole, the point of the deal is mostly to win this year, without sacrificing all our best prospects. no more adding UFAs who will walk at the cost of assets, but instead adding two quality players with term means we can stay competitive moving forward too - losing Bunting/maybe Kampf will hurt, but that's the price we pay. people thought losing Hyman would cripple us and we added Bunting, then people thought Campbell leaving was a dagger before getting Samsonov for a third of his price. players will come and go, but good players at reasonable price and term are huge before the cap starts to soar again
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 16, 2022 at 2:44 p.m.
Thread: one trade one cup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>This ensures we lose Bunting and likely Nylander. We can't afford to take on long term money</div></div>

well, couple of things
- bunting is a great player right now because of his contract. he is however not the kind of guy (secondary scorer reliant on playing with better players) you commit term to, and that's the only way we get him at a reasonable AAV. if he signs like a 3x3 then sure, i'm sure we can figure out a way around that, but i would be surprised to see him back + with Knies in the fold he could easily (hopefully) slot into that role as well. Laughton in also means Kampf, while i love him, could leave and that's another 1.5M to spend + maybe Holl's 2M too
- nylander will be fine - he's making 7M right now, the cap is supposed to start jumping up more significantly in two years, and won't honestly command more 10 - that's just a 3M rise, and with Murray, Muzzin (though he's likely Robidas Island-bound at this point), and Brodie all up in two years as well we should have enough for him + Matthews' raise, along with the young Swedes. it's not going to be easy mind you, but i have faith that Dubas &amp; Pridham will continue to find a good balance
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2021 at 3:58 p.m.
Thread: what couldve been
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sporkknife</b></div><div>I like a lot of your analysis. The fact that Risto went for so much, to me, means a couple of things, Reilly's value not one of those:
1. RHD are gold
2. GM's perceptions of players =/= ACGM's perception of players

The conclusion for me is instead that Reilly is not worth what he probably should be. Anyway, VAN has Rathbone and Hughes on the left side already. If we want Reilly, we will wait until Tessa Virtue begs him to come play at home in Vancouver next year at no trade value :)</div></div>

very fair, but even if you remove the second, and it's just the 9th + Ferland's cap, that feels like a pretty decent trade from Vancouver's perspective - heck, the second could be conditional on a re-sign. The point is the Leafs get a first under a GM who is known for trading down and maximizing value. Plus, Benning ain't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to deal like that, and the PR from bringing in a 'local boy' would have to be appealing on top of his obvious talent. I will say that the deal likely wouldn't happen if they can't move Schmidt's deal - so maybe LA? one pick higher, and a clear need for a top LHD who is still relatively young. Definitely think Leafs can get some serious value regardless, there's always one team who will overpay.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 29, 2021 at 4:04 p.m.
Thread: uh oh i got inspired again
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ggha777</b></div><div>The Leafs need to ride it out with Marner....He's litterally one of the main reasons why Tavares and Matthews put's up goals on the score sheet</div></div>

I'm not arguing with you there, he's an extremely valuable player in this league and what he brings to the table is hard to replace! I'd prefer we keep him too, this is just a "what would I be okay with if we had to move him" sorta thought process. More depth also gives a team more chances for staying in a game/series if someone goes cold, as opposed to putting all our eggs in a few baskets. That mentality killed us when two of those big eggs (Matthews and Marner) went cold at the worst possible time. At some point, immense talent or not, production has to come - and Marner's approaching that point.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 13, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 1, 2021 at 12:12 p.m.
Thread: flame me all you want you cant hurt me more than the Leafs have
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BSpadaro83</b></div><div>Yea why would Rangers pick up a rental D who they arent going to sign long term for his decline, for that package.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sagecoll</b></div><div>Super quick decline from the Rangers even if you drop Lundkvist entirely lol</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shakabakes</b></div><div>Rangers are set on LHD. Don't need Reilly on an Expiring Contract.

Buchnevich could end up being moved in a different deal, due to possible Cap issues later on.</div></div>

See, my thinking was this - Shesty and Buch are both RFAs this year, and with only really Smith coming off, there's not a lot of wiggle room. But next year, Shattenkrik and Lundqvist's buyouts drop by 10M, which gives you Rielly and Fox extension money. I get that how the value might be off, but with Panarin/Kreider/Laf/Kakko/Krav already on the wings, I figured one of them would have to go, and LHD seemed like the weakest position (no disrespect to Miller). It's a gamble on a guy with one year left, but the Rangers should be transitioning to a competitive approach and take advantage of Fox/Miller/Kakko/Laf/Krav all on ELCs. Just my two cents.