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Zanerax

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 9, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.
Thread: Realistic Trades COL TOR TBL BUF
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Root</b></div><div>Ya but he is only 19 and Georgiev is 23 and ready to become a number 1 ...Buffalo goalie situation right now or for the next 4 years is brutal... Rangers have Igor Shestyorkin which he is also 23 and will become a number one goalie as well right after Hank.</div></div>

Georgiev is worse than both Hutton and Ullmark. How does he help Buffalo? He'd help Rochester, but that's it.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Root</b></div><div>Ok so who would you add to switch out Georgiev? for you in your opinion to make this trade fair? and please don't say no one :cool</div></div>

This trade is basically Alex Nylander for Vesey. Wilson and Moulson don't matter beyond which owner pays the bill.

Nylander is a divisive prospect among Sabres fans. You'll never get a consistent value on him. Some would say the deal is fine as is, some would have no interest in it whatsoever. But only Vesey and Nylander are relevant.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 6, 2019 at 12:13 p.m.
Thread: Mock trades
You are expecting too much for rentals. The market is not that strong.

For example, for Evander Kane Buffalo got a conditional 1st/2nd (if he re-signed), a conditional 3rd/4th (if they went deep into playoffs), and a fringe prospect (Danny O'Reagan.

No way Dzingel gets Donato + a 1st/2nd conditional. If you are looking at Donato then he is the main return, and the pick is lower. If you are hoping for a 1st/2nd conditional then the prospect needs to be a B prospect. Dzingel is NOT worth a first and an A-prospect. I'm not entirely sold he gets either to be honest.

Dallas is not giving up Heiskanen. Certainly not for a rental. That's a hang up and block the number type of offer.

Ceci isn't worth a first.

The Toronto trade doesn't suit Toronto's needs. Their goal would be to shed salary and and make the supporting cast more cap efficient. Adding Pageau does neither.

I might have the least complaints about the Zach Smith trade, and that is expecting stuff for someone nobdy wanted on waivers earlier this year.

Duchene trade is reasonable. Not sure they bite, but it's reasonable.

I don't think New Jersey, another budget team, is going to be the team to take your salary dump in Condon. Nor do I think Jaros is enough to make then pay for the privilege of doing so.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 29, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.
Thread: Ideal Canucks Deadline
Chatfield has been hurt for much of the year. He came back earlier this month, though I haven't watched many games in which he's been back (out of area). He's not a point scorer, but he's good in his own end, skates well, is good at getting the puck out of his end, and doesn't panic under pressure (and in the NHL people get on you and pressure you quicker, that can be a major breaking point which I think he'd pass). He won't be flashy, but I'd say he's the most NHL-ready of our D men at the moment.

I noticed his +/- earlier (while he was hurt), and it doesn't match with my perceptions from casually watching the team. The team was more of a tire fire at the start of the year (most of his games) compared to now, so that may have contributed. But it's probably warranted to keep an on him to see what is causing that. Until then, that's my opinion on his play.

McEneny doesn't skate well enough for the NHL. I don't remembering if it's always been this bad, so it could be something nagging him. Either way, it's prevents him from being a NHL option in my opinion.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.
Thread: Pretending the ROR trade never happened
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>moli92</b></div><div>Obviously the team is better with ROR (on paper), but the point of the trade was for BUF to improve long term while STL improved now (Although this season has been kinda backwards since BUF has been better than everyone expected and STL has been worse than everyone expected). You cant say the trade was bad after half of a season when the trade includes young players and picks... Wait for Thompson to pan out and see who you get with the picks before saying the trade was bad.</div></div>

I'm not sold on Thompson, which colors my opinion of the trade. And Berglund and Sobotka are not net gains at their cap hit. If we wanted some of those players we could have been the one to sign a Patrick Maroon, Alex Beagle, or Alex Chiasson type player over the offseason.

The trade might end up working out better in the end, but that would mostly be if St. Louis gives a far better than expected 1st round pick pick, and that pick pans out. I would not have traded ROR for an expected late first, 3rd, and Thompson.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2018 at 7:44 p.m.
Thread: Adding picks, Burakovsky and Tuch
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ItWasIn</b></div><div>Well

Burakovsky is a 3 mill player that put up 31 points on a team that went to the cup final. Regardless of the fact he was injured, you are completely overvaluing him. If they wanna keep Carlson chances are Burakovsky will be moved.

Also this is a player who admitted to having a lack of confidence. I don’t know about you but to me that screams of a player not meeting expectations...</div></div>

Burakovsky definitely had an off year. A 36 point pace is definitely a let-down year for him. I am not disagreeing about that - he's said as much himself if I'm remembering right.

That same let-down year would be a big step forward for Bennett.

As an outside party (Sabres fan) I would be willing to give up significantly more for Burakovsky than Bennett (who's a reclamation project at this point). If Washington wants/needs to trade him then they can do better than Bennett.