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Trevor31lv

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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJan. 20 at 5:03 p.m.
Thread: JACK IS GONE
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>delete</b></div><div>the jackets would give JACK a chance not greaves. but JACK would still give them the terrible goaltending your talking about. this deal is the 1st and two 2nds in Broberg and Bourgault,thats what there each worth at this point. to take JACK and his 15 m contract. and Lavoie who cant seem to stick in the nhl ,for MERZLIKINS straight up.</div></div>

Why would they play the absolutely awful cap dump who they'd likely buy out after the season rather than give their young, potentially good future goaltender NHL games? Makes no sense whatsoever. Not sure why you're mentioning the return/cost either when my point was only about how opening up a spot in net helps CBJ evaluate the future/get Jet NHL experience. It's like you didn't even read what I said and just assumed I was complaining about the value of the trade or something.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJan. 19 at 10:15 p.m.
Thread: JACK IS GONE
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jr400</b></div><div>…which I think is a good return for Columbus if they plan to honor his trade request. I don’t think Merzlikins has been consistent enough to be worth $5.4M, and he has three more years left at that cap hit,

…which might not be a bad deal for Columbus if they want to honor his trade request. Lavoie may not amount to anything, but Merzlikins hasn’t been consistent enough to be worth $5.4M, and he’s got three more years at that cap hit, so I think his contract makes him a liability for most teams. Not as much of a liability as Campbell’s, which is why Edmonton has to give up a package of futures to make this work.

That said, I don’t think Martin and Tarasov are good enough to be an NHL goaltending tandem, so Columbus might be better to patch things up with Elvis than trade him for Campbell and some futures. Martin being waived makes me think that that’s what they’re trying to do.</div></div>

I know this isn't the main point going on here, but moving Elvis gives them the ability to take the rest of the season to evaluate Tarasov PLUS give Jet Greaves, who actually has real potential to be a future 1, some NHL time for the rest of the year. Then they'd hopefully get a good idea where they'll stand next season and if they need to make a move. They already suck, so having a terrible goaltending room the rest of the year isn't a concern at all.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10 at 12:33 a.m.
Thread: If overwhelmed by injuries
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Devils would certainly be out at that price. His numbers don’t look much different from last year outside of doubling his shooting%. Is that sustainable?</div></div>

He's looked night and day from last year. Team is still kinda cheeks, so maybe not showing up in box score cause of that, but his advanced stats have been fairly good. Gives me faith that it's not just a "this guy plays for my team and is doing slightly better, so I think he's breaking out" kinda thing. Regardless though, even if he's not gonna be a core piece, he's still a young player they've invested in for a few years that's finally starting to come along and they need to hold onto those rather than flipping them for picks if they have any hope of turning things around soon/
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 25, 2023 at 4:54 a.m.
Thread: Redoing Things in the 2022 Offseason
Like this a lot. Personally, I'd still want to do the Gaudreau signing IF Gudbranson isn't a package deal. I'm still not clear on that whole dynamic and whether it would've come up or not without them signing Gudbranson. Having an elite player, even if he's not that no. 1 guy on a cup quality guy still provides a lot of value and with Zach being the only large contract here, they've got plenty of room to make it work and money wouldn't even be a concern for another 3 years, if that. Top line looks a lot better and I think would help Fantilli's growth a lot more with Gaudreau there and Jenner bumped down.

Since you mentioned coaching, I know they hired Larson the prior season, but if they'd gone internal I would've much rather had Shaw than Larson. If anyone already in the org deserved a chance, I think it was him. I would've also went balls to the walls for Laviolette this offseason. I think he would've been he perfect guy, though I think it's a hard sell to convince him to not take the NYR job he'd presumably still be offered. I would've gone after him the second Washington let him go though and maybe been able to grab him quickly.

Lastly, since you mentioned Severson and the HC from this offseason, I'd add that I also wouldn't make the Provorov deal. I think he's a good fit in terms of short term 2 year player for that 2LD spot as prospects develop (though Meteychuk seems to basically be ready now, who woulda though lol). I was not cool with giving up the 1st for him though. If Philly was asking for that LA pick, I would've just moved on and looked for a FA or something to fill that spot on a 2-3 year deal, even if it was a worse option. Saw a lot of arguments this offseason that it didn't matter if they overpaid for Provorov cause the pick was "basically free" from the Korpi/Gavrikov deal, but I think that mindset is awful. At the point you made that trade and got the pick, it's not free. Good job getting a 1st for 2 expiring deals, but now that you have it it's an asset you should value, not throw away on an overpay you could've just solved in FA cause you think you're playing with house money or whatever. And worst case, I'd play Blankenburg (who should be in the lineup imo) there, or Bean/Boqvist on the left side short term.