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Forum: Armchair-GM10 hours ago
Thread: Realistic Maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MyTeamsSuck</b></div><div>The pick is 100% expendable.</div></div>
Yes, for Swayman.
Not for Markström and a bunch of lesser assets.

The Devils have pretty good depth in their prospect pipeline, your idea of the Devils moving way further back in the draft doesn't fill a need for them.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MyTeamsSuck</b></div><div>Who would you take with that 10th overall? Risk taking Eiserman in the top ten? Celebrini, Demidov, Catton, Lindstrom and Iginla all go before 10. Eiserman is a liability outside of the O zone 99% of the time, Helenius is good, but not insane offensively, Nygard isn’t good enough to risk choosing him as a top ten pick and Connelly is a player with some big holes in his game rn.</div></div>
I'd be happy with Eiserman or Helenius at #10. One of Brandsegg-Nygård, Parekh or Buium could also be available.
There's gonna be a very interesting player available at #10. Is that not why you'd love for the Flames to trade Markström for that pick?
Forum: Armchair-GM11 hours ago
Thread: Realistic Maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MyTeamsSuck</b></div><div>Yall need goaltending pretty damn badly. Marky at 34 is still a top 20 goalie in the league. Rn he has some trust issues with management and needs a change of scenery. Say he’s worth a second on his own, throw retention on and he’s valued at a late first. Throw in VAN first and pair that with the fact that NJ doesn’t need the pick, and that trade gets done, no?</div></div>
No. Trading a super valuable asset like #10 for a mid 30s goalie having a last hurrah of career year but also falling off a cliff right after TDL would be a disastrous move for the Devils.
And what do you mean about the Devils not needing the pick? Picking a top 6 guy up on an ELC for when the Devils are right in the middle of their window of contention would be huge for them.

Besides, it's not like Markström is the only goalie out there.
Ullmark could probably be had for the NJD 2025 1st. Kähkönen played amazing in very difficult circumstances over the course of the season, could easily resign him. Allen had a very good showing too.
Point being, there are plenty of better alternatives than Markström out there for the Devils. Markström never made any sense to acquire, even less so now.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 4:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 5:43 p.m.
Thread: Squeezing VGK
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Boqvist is ‘more of the same’ on wing…need a grinder at 4LW. Seven years also seems long for Spence.

Do you think Kähkönen is the guy?</div></div>
At this point you probably know my preferences well enough that I'd always double down on speed over heaviness. I loved Boqvist in the various 4th line roles he got with the Devils over the years and I know that together with Lazar and one of Bastian, Turcotte or Clarke, he'd be crushing it in a depth role.

Disagree on Spence as well. Think this is exactly the type of player you'd want around your team long-term. If one could leverage a lower cap hit against increased return when signing Spence, it'd 100% be the way to go for me.
Besides, could just trade one of him, Hamilton or Casey in 2 years when it starts getting real crowded on that right side.
Bottom line with the Spence deal is, if there's a way to acquire a young , cost controlled gem like him for assets the Devils have in excess, you just have to pursue it.

Last but not least, Kähkönen is definitely among my personal favorites for goalie options in the summer.
Bringing him in at the deadline should realistically endear him to stick around on a low-risk deal.
He had overall a very strong season and he really crushed it in that Devils audition. Thinking a Kaapo - Allen tandem would at the very worst give the Devils the kind of average goaltending needed for the team to get right back into contention.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 15 at 6:50 p.m.