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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 20, 2022 at 10:22 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 6:44 a.m.
Thread: Lets get it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>How is Strome an upgrade to Monahan? They are both big centers that don't use their body and are below average at skating. You talk about riding the season out but why not do that with Monahan instead? Then you have even more cap space open up</div></div>

I’m leaning this way now too — keeping Monahan seems like a worthwhile gamble to increase his value and provide more optionality with cap space next year.

A better target than Strome, who probably wants multiple years, would be Stastny. Could get him on a 1-year deal I think.

That said, if CGY keeps Monahan, you have to play him. And they should 100% be giving Pelletier and/or Phillips an opportunity to play with the big club this season. So there isn’t a ton of space for another signing without a trade.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2022 at 9:38 a.m.
Thread: Johnny Hockey is a traitor
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Strange how when a UFA exercises his rights to sign wherever is a traitor by the team that "loses" that player. But the same folks show no sympathy to the team losing free agents, such as Coleman, Tanev and Markstrom.

You're going to feel real betrayed when Tkachuk leaves also.</div></div>


I couldn’t believe it when CGY got Tanev and Markstrom for no assets from VAN. Seems crazy, but that’s how UFA works.

Sucks for CGY to lose Gaudreau after the season the team had. It puts a serious wrench in the direction of the club for the next 3+ years.

And I will say this now: if CGY loses Tkachuk, it will hurt me as much as it will hurt Leafs fans if Matthews walks. Nothing stays the same forever.

I could’ve seen CGY competing again for years if Forsberg replaced Gaudreau in CGY. But that ship sailed.

Maybe JT Miller keeps the roster going for a bit?

Who knows. Realistically, a rebuild would be the smart long term move for CGY. But it’s a tough pill for fans to swallow right now.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2022 at 10:51 a.m.
Thread: Is this a possibility
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jah1722</b></div><div>Now talk about misinformation. Monahan isn’t a top 6 forward. And if a second hip surgery isn’t an injury issue then what is?</div></div>

Nah, you’re right. A 27 year old with 7 seasons straight of 20+ goals… averaging 26.5 goals per year even including two terrible injury seasons and 3rd/4th line minutes while hurt… who can score like clockwork playing with the highest skilled players… who has a career faceoff percentage above 50.5%… not a top 6 guy.

And his hips have both had surgery now and are better than they’ve been for years. He injured the 2nd hip playing through a bad 1st hip and putting way more strain on his good leg until it busted.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: “we’ll see”. Let’s revisit what value he fetches when he gets traded. I’m betting it’s above a coin flip that he nets assets to CGY. You can bet the other side.