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Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 5:46 pm
Thread: Girard Trade if Byram Is a Top 4 D by the End of the Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Ottawa isn't a good fit for Colorado if they are looking to trade Girard. They should look to trade him for a RD</div></div>

I was thinking OTTs D core could use another PP QB behind Chabot. They are currently using Del Zotto or Mete on the 2nd unit and it looks like Brannstrom kinda fell out of favour too so long term I thought that spot would be open. Maybe have Chabot, Girard, and Sanderson on the left side in the short term and if/when Sanderson is ready for top 4 minutes you could shift Girard over to the right side where he has played before

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>
Same for Ottawa, Batherson has 6 years at 4.975 AAV
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Agreed. Both guys are on great contracts long term

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>
Not adding Alex Formenton and a 2nd to get a small LD at probably the only position they won't need to upgrade.
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You could swap Formenton with someone else if needed, but in a Girard for Batherson deal I definitely think OTT should be adding. Same age and nearly identical contracts, but D men are worth more than wingers. Girard even as a D man had a higher P/GP than Batherson too

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>
Heck they have a similar guy (not as dynamic, still unproven) that they don't even desire.

This. Girard is a better version of Brannstrom. They don't even play EB when they have him available. We can definitely be confident that they wouldn't trade 2 forwards that they are extremely high on for a Brannstrom upgrade.</div></div>

Girard is not just a better version of Brannstrom. One played 23+ minutes per game on the presidents trophy winning team and the other did not crack the NHL roster of a below average team. They may both be small and have offensive upside, but that's where the comparisons should stop. They are worlds apart
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 5:26 pm
Thread: Girard Trade if Byram Is a Top 4 D by the End of the Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NDoody</b></div><div>Same, While Girad would be a boost to the Blue line, with the likes of Sanderson coming and having Chabot it doesn't make sense to have another LD like Girard.
Also, there is no way the sens are giving up Batherson alone for this offer with his AAV in the new deal.
Formenton has been playing like a top 6 forward this season so is no throw-in as well.</div></div>

I was thinking Chabot Girard and Sanderson would be great on the left side, and after a couple years if Sanderson is looking like a solid top 4 guy then you also have the option to move Girard to the right side so all three of those guys can log top 4 mins

Batherson's AAV is good but so is Girard's. With how D men have been paid recently 5M for a D man of Girard's caliber is just as much of a bargain as Batherson's 4.975M, if not more so. Both have the same term too

If you want to take Formenton out thats fine, replace him with a different prospect or pick
Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 1:00 pm
Thread: Top 10 dman in order
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Poehling</b></div><div>Hamilton got carried by Slavin</div></div>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Many people, including a lot of Canes fans, say that Hamilton gets carried by Jaccob Slavin. But the stats don't line up with that conclusion at all. Slavin's numbers collapse when separated from Dougie while Dougie's... improve? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoCanes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#LetsGoCanes</a> <a href="https://t.co/1TT4exI139" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/1TT4exI139</a></p>— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1404434249118326791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">June 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
Forum: NHLMon at 4:23 pm
Thread: 2021/22 NHL Season Discussion thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Db1899</b></div><div>The Isles top prospect is a LHD, Robin Salo who projects to be a #3 D and can probably play 2nd pair minutes right now. There’s a decent chance he gets called up in the next few weeks and runs away with the opportunity like Devon Toews did in 2018.

Obviously Lindholm would be a great add, but Murray is stubborn af and will want a lot + I’d rather not sign a 29 YO defenseman to a 7 year contract at 7.5-8 mill AAV</div></div>

Why not have Salo and Lindholm fill out the last 2 LD spots?

Depends on the asking price of course but if you can get him extended for a 1st + 2nd + player/prospect then I think its worth it. I think Ekholm is a good comparable for Lindholm, maybe even increase the term a bit since Lindholm is younger - something around 4-5yrs x 6M. Also he would be 28 when the extension would kick in, hes born in the same year as Pelech and Pulock