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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 12, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.
Thread: fix it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jfstompers</b></div><div>so we just take Hanzal and not care. ill keep nielson, atleast he can play. please dont take sekera and that contract</div></div>

We'd have to get a 2nd or better to take Hanzal on. He's hurt so much it's not even known if he'll be available in the next years. Nielsen contract isn't that bad that we would have to dump him for nothing. Plus the Wings won't have a for sure, competent 2nd-3rd line center for next year.

Also I love Howard to CGY, but Kronner will retire as a wing at the end of the year. He's already got his cup and should end as a life-long wing.

In general, I think the Wings need an open spot or two for next year on D, as Hronek will be full time in the NHL, and its possible one of Sulak, Hicketts, or maybe even Saarijarvi will be ready. So it'd probably be advantageous to trade Pysyk in the off-season unless he really impresses the Wings.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 11, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.
Thread: Anaheim blowup in to a Calgary cup
"As for your evaluation of the prospects included mangi has proven that he can play a fourth line role. He will likely never be more than that
Lazar has been given a ton of chances in the NHL and has massively underperformed. He’s good in the AHL but he can’t transition it to NHL caliber hockey. Maybe after his recent stint in the AHL it will be a different story but he is also a RFA who is likely gonna be looking for a one way contract next season which may result in Calgary letting him go
Finally Dube was also given a chance.( not a good chance but atleast he was given one) it takes a special type of player to play in the NHL at Dubes size and in his time in the big leagues he was manhandled. Although he probably has the largest upside of the guys I included he is extremely unproven as of yet"

That's fair, as I am not a CGY fan and just read about prospects and look at stats rather than actually see them play. Point taken. (I mucked up the formatting sorry bout that xD)
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 11, 2019 at 1:52 p.m.
Thread: Anaheim blowup in to a Calgary cup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wojo</b></div><div>You can't sacrifice all of your NHL-ready talent like that if you are giving up so many future picks. Dube, Magniapane, and Lazar are all players ready to, or are a year away from being able to contribute at the NHL-level on cheap or entry level contracts. Teams that are successful fill out their 3rd and 4th lines with effective players on entry-level contracts (look at Pittsburgh for a great example). That way they aren't handiCAPped in the future when a need arises in free agency, or when they want to make moves at the deadline in future years. How are you signing Tkachuk and Gibson the next offseason, who are both due very big pay raises?

I don't think this would make sense for CGY, even if Perry and Getzlaf were performing at a higher level.</div></div>

Also that 3rd line would have the worst pay-to-performance ratio in the entire league xD
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 11, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 6, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.
Thread: Blockbuster with Calgary
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Treize131</b></div><div>As a Flames fan I actually like this trade and agree with your point here.

Duchene, Panarin, or Stone are too big of a piece to integrate into this team given what this group has accomplished so far; we've come this far without players like that, so I'm not convinced this is the time to make a huge push for those kinds of players.

I think what's making it too pricey for me is Dube AND Mangiapane. Replace one with Bennett (who really just needs a change of scenery at this point) and I'm much more comfortable.

I'd also be very curious to see what a Nyquist-Jankowski-Neal line could accomplish and I'm a hell of a lot more comfortable with someone like Howard over Smith.</div></div>

I REALLY like this idea. Bennett could fit into the identity of speed and skill that the Wings are trying to move towards. A good move for the Wings that would have a low-risk and possible high reward. Nyquist could ignite that line to where they should be at in terms of scoring. A lot of people outside of Detroit really don't realize how solid he is as a defender as well as having great puck vision. And Calgary could resign him this summer because I think his skillset and high hockey IQ will age well.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 4, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.
Thread: A thing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kaljakori</b></div><div>I get your point, but Zaitsev was a good player, when Babcock was deploying him more as a two-way guy and gave him pp time. He's a defensive anchor right now and he's not suited for that role. He's probably never worth his cap hit, but at his peak he's probably only overpaid by half a mil or so. Johnsson is also a very good young player, who's already past the prospect stage and is both a warm body for the Wings now in the rebuild and will be in his mid-late 20's when they're contending again, so he has all the tools to be a good piece. For the Leafs, giving much more than this isn't optimal, but a guy like Michael Carcone could be still reasonable enough.</div></div>

Unfortunately the Wings have a serious logjam at defense in the AHL. One is NHL ready (Hronek) and there’s another 3 guys that are only a year or two away. I guess I didn’t realize how long Zaitsev’s term was. Holland isn’t going to take that on. If you take off Zaitsev and make it a guarenteed 2nd round this year and 3rd next, I think that’d work though.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 4, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.