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Forum: Armchair-GMJan 21 at 10:20
Thread: Realistic Parayko maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>... and nylander will get back on track and be a 70-80 point player, no doubts there. </div></div>

Nylander has 4 points in 20 games. He's talented, but he's a problem for the Leafs offensively right now. You are not getting as high a return for an out-of-form player as you would for an in-form player. 70-80 points? That wouldn't be back on track. That would be a 15-30% jump over his best seasons so far. He's young, so maybe one day he gets there, but that's the high end upside, not the middle road of expectations for the player. He may never get there, and instead is a guy who, when he is on, gets 60-70 points, but when he's not, fetches 40 points. That's more realistic than baking in 70-80 point seasons at this point in time. In that light, the contract is a risk. I'd rather have Kapanen personally.

Re: Gardiner, I didn't say anything about him. I said puck moving D aren't as scarce and valuable as you seem to think. That was true, however, some 5 years ago.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec 1, 2018 at 1:27
Thread: Shake Up 20 w St Louis amp Detroit
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>i still think PHI would be better off trading Sanheim and a pick for Petry as he and Gudas could handle your top 4 RD no problem allow Ghostisbhere to play on his LD . PHI gets a RD who can play top mins and top special teams assignments who lays out hits , blocked shots at a regular pace while eating up 25-27 minutes .</div></div>

That's exactly the idea here, but would much prefer acquiring Parayko for Hagg and Simmonds than Petry for Sanheim and more. Sanheim/Gudas has been our best performing pair statistically, and Sanheim's upside is too great to trade. Even if Parayko turns out best suited for the 2nd pairing role, that is perfectly fine. Can take another stab at a top RD or roll with Provorov/Ghost again.

With future in mind, it's likely our protected D for the Seattle expansion are Ghost, Provorov and Sanheim. We might protect the 4th but only if that target pans out perfectly. Parayko could be that good. Petry could, on the other hand, be a major problem because of his NTC/NMC.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 29, 2018 at 4:41
Thread: Shake up with St Louis and Edmonton
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BluesGetTheCup</b></div><div>Or even go for Simmonds.</div></div>

That sounds much more workable to me for what little it's worth. Both are movable, because the team has a lot of talent there but needs to solve its D and G issues. Holmgren has also identified 3C as a matter to address but I just don't see that as the first priority. If Simmonds instead of Voracek gets us Parayko, I think it works. Konecny isn't going anywhere.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bringer_Of_Snow</b></div><div>Oilers Counter Offer:

Oiler
-Nurse
-Benning
-Talbot
-1st 2020 (top 3 protected)
-B Prospect

Flyers
-Ghost
-Gudas
-Neuvirth

Yay or nay?</div></div>

That's a fascinating counter, but it completely omits the 3C need the Flyers are trying to address. Swapping Ghost and Gudas for Nurse and Benning is not attractive. The goalie swap, pick and mid-prospect are not of interest given what Holmgren has been saying. They will address G, but acquiring draft value and prospects at the expense of current roster talent is not going to be the MO of the next GM. Flyers will say no deal and just look for 3C elsewhere.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 12, 2018 at 1:54
Thread: Nylander
Look, Trouba and Nylander are wonderful players. Of the two, I actually hope we do go for Trouba to establish an ideal top pairing going forward. That said, these trades are extremely costly from a cap management perspective. In both, you are trading low cost, high value assets (excepting Simmonds who is an ideal UFA deadline rental) for a very high value player who is much more expensive.

Winnipeg needs more cost controlled NHL talent for their cap situation, so Hagg would actually be a really good piece for them to get back if they deal Trouba. Myers, however, still being a prospect in the AHL, is probably too speculative for them.

Whatever the Flyers do, they're probably keeping Myers out of any trade talks. They want to get him into the third pairing right-side D role come next season. I don't see how they are actually in the Nylander sweepstakes. That is likely all Toronto media and agent BS leaks to the press amounting to basically nonsense.