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Forum:
Armchair-GM
40 minutes ago
Thread:
All in
The title is accurate: having Jack Johnson and Brendan Smith on the same defense pair does indeed mean that all of the pucks are going in.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
3 hours ago
Thread:
Future Look
I don't like Domi. There are few players I do not want to see in vancouver. Domi is one of them.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
3 hours ago
Thread:
Dubois makes sense here long term
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Actually I don't think it makes a whole lotta sense for Ducks. PLD has four years of team control and Rakell two years. To give up Steel and maybe a top 10 pick, seem like a lot for two maybe two years of PLD over Rakell.</div></div>
I forgot to playoff protect this pick. I don't think Rakell holds the value he once did, and Steel, though still having his potential; I would assume his value isn't as high as it could be in reference to PLD.
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Armchair-GM
4 hours ago
Thread:
Playoff Contender Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tsyls</b></div><div>Wild aren’t in a cap crunch, they’re more than okay to give kaprizov 5-6 on a bridge. There’s no reason for him to take less considering what gusev got, what fiala got, what Anderson just signed for, what toffoli got, Gallagher. There are a lot of winger comparisons if he puts up like a 40-45 pt season like he probably will. He’s their most highly touted player too, he’ll be paid appropriately.</div></div>
Issue is that nobody you just mentioned, aside from Fiala's bridge, are coming off ELCs. There's no way MIN will give a 2 year bridge at 5.5 (unless he really shocks us all).... they go long term if this is the case.
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Armchair-GM
4 hours ago
Thread:
Playoff Contender Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caerii</b></div><div>Way too much.</div></div>
Ya probably. I think 6x5 is fair, but then I'd get the Habs fans calling for my head (yes, they're the most delusional fanbase on this website... but they do have a valid point that MTL likely pays him a solid to keep him around)
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Armchair-GM
4 hours ago
Thread:
Playoff Contender Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caerii</b></div><div>Awful contract for Danault.</div></div>
Too much?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
4 hours ago
Thread:
Playoff Contender Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tsyls</b></div><div>Eh if kaprizov has a good season, he’ll be getting more than 3.5. Gusev is worse and got 4.5, I’d expect kaprizov to take 5.5-6m on a 1-2 year deal. If he goes long term probably 8-9m.</div></div>
I am comparing this amount to what Kubalik got. Don't know exactly how the season will go but anywhere in the 3.5-4M range given the league cap seems likely on 2 years.
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Armchair-GM
Fri at 6:03 pm
Thread:
Another Good Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Another good trade for Edmonton. Larsson sucks, Holl is better and costs less than half and has more term. May as well throw out a Kassian for Nylander + trade, we all know you are dying to troll us with something like that anyways.</div></div>
funny joke.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Fri at 5:42 pm
Thread:
Another Good Trade
Good for the leafs, like 95% of the trades on this website.... EDM has no need for Holl and the 2nd doesn't fill the value of a retained Larsson
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Fri at 5:00 pm
Thread:
This team is very sus
Not as cringe as this title.
Bailey is a true top 6 player. Makes less money. More skilled. Islanders trade is hugely lopsided. I get these aren't true trades, rather "we could have done this, rather than that"", but I'm still l ost on where these come from or what ur after here.
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Armchair-GM
Fri at 4:08 am
Thread:
year down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>futurehofer</b></div><div>That's way more than I would pay to keep Dumba. I'm not even a huge Soucy fan, I've just been of the belief (for years now) that Dumba's a liability and if he's not scoring, he's not nearly worth his contract. Outside of a 30 game stretch, he hasn't been worth anywhere close to $6 million. I'd say trade Dumba for the best package possible, keep our other assets and let Seattle take whoever they decide they want.</div></div>
I agree with you. Just seems like Dumba is internally valuable and they want to keep him around. I feel like it will cost them again... might not have learned from losing Tuch. I feel like if they planned on moving him, he would be gone by now.
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Armchair-GM
Fri at 4:07 am
Thread:
year down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>Idk. As a hawks fan strome lit it up for a season and only got 3 mil. If Fiala has a great season I still can't see him getting more than a 5 mil 5 year deal.</div></div>
Strome experienced notable fallback from his trade year (in his contract year). He also was playing with elite players.... and happened to take a bridge deal due to the Hawks cap situation and the state of the league / world.
Hawks fans generally like to compare situations on other teams to the hawks (aside: i mean i get it, but why does it seem like hawks fans do this more than other teams??) but theres no comparing Strome and Fiala.
- Fiala has already had his bridge deal. Players come off bridges either aiming to go to FA, or to get money. Strome is 2 years behind... essentially getting what Fiala already did.
- Fiala already had a proven year in Nashville, followed by a down year that sparked the trade
- His explosion was on a different tier from Stromes.
- Fiala became the face of Minnesota. the faces of Chicago are long established. Your profile picture is one of said faces. Minnesota had no face, then Fiala exploded.
- He's doing this alone. There's not really any star power on this team. he has become a star, and plays with undeniable energy and determination. Watching him late last season, in the playoffs, and even this first game tonight... you know when he is on the ice. He's the teams best player; and I note again that he is able to do this essentially alone. There's no Toews or Kane, heck, there's no DeBrincat level players on this team.
If he builds on the past two years, and at the age of 24, continues to grow, I see no reason why MIN won't hand him a big boy long term contract now. It's the same type of betting on the future that happened with Keller and Hischier. Except I'd argue there's more to look forward to in this case, and more already proven than those two cases.
Wild fans can chime in ( <a href="/users/TanSor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TanSor</a> <a href="/users/MNBassman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@MNBassman</a> ), but if he exceeds all odds again this year and decides to ink long term, I'd expect at least 6.5M....
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Armchair-GM
Fri at 3:57 am
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yeah-huh
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>Right now I think Roslovic could maybe fetch a 2nd, definitely a 3rd.</div></div>
Considering you just said Yandle is worth a 3rd, and the 3rd in this trade is conditional... mostly representing the value of the retention, isn't it kinda equal? Both players warranting a 3rd give or take a few spots shouldn't be make or break, no?
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Armchair-GM
Fri at 3:54 am
Thread:
year down
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>I'm sorry but wtf has fiala done to get that contract?</div></div>
I think he will end the year at or over as a pt per game player. The energy he plays with is beyond insane. Ever since he took off midway though last season, he hasn't stopped. He looks truly elite, and I doubt he will come in under 6M.
Of course this contract represents my prediction. It would be a different story if the season ended tomorrow.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Fri at 3:51 am
Thread:
yeah-huh
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>Yeah I doubt yandle has this much value. A third and a lesser prospect should be enough for yandle</div></div>
Does Roslovic really carry that much tho? Disgruntled guys with unhit potential don't often move for much - most times the teams just guard their rights due to that fact... (Poolparty, Honka).
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Thu at 3:32 am
Thread:
roll 3 lines - 2 months in
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Islesforthecup</b></div><div>That laugh was much needed thanks.</div></div>
this laughably useless comment? sure.
Tell me what more needs to be added. This isn't meant to represent the teams immediately. Islanders could very well fall back. Pulock isn't really locked up that long.
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Armchair-GM
Thu at 3:12 am
Thread:
working with this roster - TDL time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Why trade Ryan for a scratch and an inferior 4th liner?</div></div>
If you can get a 4th liner and a scratch out of a scratch, why not? EDM has no true 4C and CGY could have improved use of Chiasson.
(I'd do it 1 for 1 for Chiasson, but Khaira makes it an even redistribution of cap)
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Armchair-GM
Wed at 8:25 pm
Thread:
Turning the Corner Not a playoff team but soon
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div>Sub Steel for Zegras and CBJ might take it.</div></div>
zegras has a higher ceiling than PLD. Rakell is an immediate replacement of similar tier, and Steel still looks to be a solid 2C with slight 1C upside
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 10:40 pm
Thread:
CGY using the Pittsburgh Line Spacing Technique
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChampEddy</b></div><div>Pitt does this because Sid can turn an AHL player into a serviceable line mate. Malkin can most of the time too.</div></div>
Refer back to other comments. This isn't just me trying an idea out of a tophat. This appears to actually be what calgary will start the season with. I also agree that the odds of it working are slim.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue at 7:55 pm
Thread:
CGY using the Pittsburgh Line Spacing Technique
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>villenash</b></div><div>That RW though...</div></div>
Thats what I meant with the pittsburgh line technique.
Pittsburgh would always put two skilled guys with one rando. Ironically they used this technique with Simon too, among others.
It CAN work on some teams... but I don't know if the complementary skill equates even half the same as it would in PIT.
I've heard it in the air that this is what they might actually do. I'm not for sure. Just tried to see it on paper here.
Forum:
NHL Signings
Tue at 7:29 pm
Thread:
Vancouver Canucks signed Travis Hamonic (1 Year / $1,250,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockyluv21</b></div><div>Benning had a good off-season. I do think that Vancouver's slightly worse this year than last, but that's not because the moves that he made weren't smart. It's just that I think that losing Markstrom and Toffoli is going to hurt them short-term. It made room for Hughes and Pettersson later on, and prevented a cap crisis. They were good moves.</div></div>
Might I remind you that Toffoli had absolutely no bearing on the success of the team. A handful of games after a trade where he only contributed modestly (not enough to say that he caused the team to make the playoffs), and then he was hurt for all of the playoffs, where his impact only won the team one single game.
All of the outside fans seem to think Toffoli is such a huge detriment / loss to the roster - but in reality the team did what it did without him. Losing him is harmless and won't be noticed.
The fallback of markstrom is easily forgotten in the drastically improved defense.
Your other two points (signing room / cap crisis) are valid and true.
Forum:
NHL Signings
Tue at 7:02 pm
Thread:
Vancouver Canucks signed Travis Hamonic (1 Year / $1,250,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockyluv21</b></div><div>Some decent defensive depth for Vancouver on the right side. Schmidt, Myers, Hamonic. Not bad. Certainly better than last year's side of Tanev, Myers, and Stecher.</div></div>
I can't believe people laugh at Benning's offseason.
Sure I am a canuck fan, but my posts on this website show that I am also a hockey fan... Benning had a fantastic offseason: He learned from his past mistakes. He didn't extend anyone unnecessarily. He wasn't too loyal to any specific player (This is a CRUCIAL error that most successful teams have - keeping the gang around often kills franchises)... and waited everyone out to get two top four defensemen both cheap on the cap and the wallet.
Forget losing Markstrom. Forget Toffoli.... this vancouver team is better on paper for this season opener than they were for the year prior. Now the question it only looks that way on paper.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jan 8 at 6:53
Thread:
2021 Season Predictions for ALL TEAMS plus In depth Leafs roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Thanos_1738</b></div><div>I feel so bad your fingers...</div></div>
Quarantine Workouts, my friend.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jan 8 at 6:43
Thread:
2021 Season Predictions for ALL TEAMS plus In depth Leafs roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BuFfaLOFaN</b></div><div>Staal being just below PPG isn't crazy, think about his wing mates last year and how improved his will be this year and his production last year was like 15 below PPG.</div></div>
Less games too so it is possible. I'd predict about .75 pts per game. It's more possible now than on an 82 game schedule. I expect more scoring this year too.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jan 8 at 6:32
Thread:
2021 Season Predictions for ALL TEAMS plus In depth Leafs roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood</b></div><div>Vancouver's entire season will depend on goaltending and I am not entirely confident it's going to work out. I have little faith in Holtby and the average for Demko hasn't been great really. He was a 3+ GAA and his save percentage was what .904? Then he had a few great games in the playoffs. I think what he will be on any given night will be closer to his regular season than the playoffs. Better hopefully but even a bit better than last year is still an average goalie.
As for the defence, I just don't see the improvement, Edler is a year older, Schmidt was on a great team and while he is definitely good how will he be on a weaker team? Hughes is obviously terrific but he's hardly going to be a defensive stalwart. Myers isn't good and his contract is terrible and then Juolevi is just at best a passable NHL defenceman. I think both Myers and Edler will regress and won't be able to take on huge minutes, Myers literally hasn't been able to for years if ever, and I think Schmidt will be asked to do a lot more than he may be used too.
All in all, they could very well be the 3rd best team in the division or 6th, it'll all come down to goaltending.</div></div>
Goalie coaches can make a large difference (Clark is great). Also remember the entire Washington motivation last year was down. I am willing to give Holtby a chance. Also Demko and Hart were always up there as top goalie prospects. His sudden success might just be a realization of that potential. He won't be as solid as was in the playoffs - but I'm expecting noticeable improvement. I want to see it before i discount anything.
Edler was better last year vs. at least the 3 years before this. We might see his age more, but he will have a lesser role. Team can't be all that much worse given we took Vegas to 7 games in the semis... we didn't make it there by fluke. Schmidt just adds to an already solid team. Your analysis on the VAN defense kind of shows that you have never routinely watch Canucks games as few of those points are relevant to the team nor are these the major issues.
I do agree that the teams success will be a large product of the goaltending.
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