SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

adlad98

Member Since
Dec. 19, 2017
Favourite Team
Colorado Avalanche
2nd Favourite Team
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forum Posts
225
Posts per Day
0.1
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 4, 2020 at 9:27 p.m.
Thread: TOR-CBJ-BOS
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CatmanV</b></div><div>Cool team!!

Would have to also say debrusk &gt; bjork if u r gonna do a bruins guy there (which makes sense)

But my question is: why the lines like that? Might as well have the better RW on the first line and then stick Bergy with them for the hell of it</div></div>

I was trying to keep one goal scorer/shoot first player per line. Matthews and Pasta being the guys that fill that role.

You are probably going to disagree with me here, but I prefer Matthews to Bergeron.

As a result, I keep Matthews up top and put Marner with him, versus bringing both Pasta and Matthews on the same line. Tbh, the top 6 or this team is relatively interchangeable from a coaching perspective. The Bergeron line could easily be #1, especially if you switch Bjorkstrand and Marchand.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 4, 2020 at 9:21 p.m.
Thread: TOR-CBJ-BOS
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pharrow</b></div><div>CBJ has the best defense core of these 3 teams, you took 1 guy.
TOR has the worst you took 3.

I have no words for such "logic"</div></div>

Well this is taking individual players not the whole team defense. Muzzin is objectively one of the best six defensemen on these three teams so that's not controversial at all.
As for the other two, you have to remember that this is including the salary cap. If there is no cap would I have taken Torey Krug over Tyson Barrie and Ryan Murray over Travis Dermott? Yeah I probably would. But that would've costed me way more in salary than would be worth it. Travis Dermott is excellent at shot suppression and Tyson Barrie is one year removed from playing 25 minutes a night and leading the Avs blueline. Furthermore, for my money, Barrie is the best powerplay quarterback for all three teams, regardless of salary.

Thus, I agree that it might look odd that I have 3 leafs on my blueline, but there's strong rationale for each one. Especially considering Barrie + Dermott cost me roughly 3.5 Million combined.

Ultimately, you could make your own team and not take any Leafs defensemen, but that's your opinion. I don't think there's necessarily anything objectively wrong with the way Ive constructed the blueline.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 4, 2020 at 8:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 2, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.
Thread: COL-MIN-VAN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mnwild1790</b></div><div>I would slide Brodin up, move Spurgeon down, and flip Spurgeon/Hughes so they're on they're correct sides. You'd maximize the potential out of the pairings this way. I love it though. Also not sure if I'd break up the Landy-MacKinnon-Rantanen line. Put Fiala with Petey and Boeser. I think those 2 lines would be electric.</div></div>

I fixed the defense. I don't really know which side the d-men play on so I was just doing it blind. I intentionally switched Fiala and Landy as I was trying to keep a shoot first winger on each line. Boeser, Fiala and Burakovsky all on different lines. Also, Mackinnon and Rantanen can fulfill deep, board forechecking roles and accommodate the loss of Landeskog on their line. I'm not sure the same is true for a Boeser-Pettersson-Fiala line.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 11, 2020 at 12:43 p.m.
Thread: BSN Avs Mock Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>I agree wiht you htat montreal would want more and could do more in seperate deals

But I wonder why would the Avs do this (not looking the cost of giving up those guys) Petry and Tatar and fine but both older and 1 year left on their deals that arent cheap to begin with. That cap space would be better suited and used in a better investment in UFA that fit the team beyond just the 1 year remaining on their deals.

Combo Keep Jost (1m), Zads (3.5-4m) and go after a Kreider (6.5mi range) vs 10m in Tatar and Petry for 1 year? If Avs did move Jost and Zads its smarter to do it for younger cost controlled guys vs guys on the wrong side of 30 when they need new contracts</div></div>

Whos to say that any UFA they trade for will stay long term. They could trade for Kreider and he could just walk in the summer. Also, in no way do I think giving Kreider a 7x6.5M or 6x6.5M is gonna work out long-term. Thats the stereotypical UFA deal you end up regretting about 1-2 years after he signs it.

Thus, the timelines fit much better with Petry and Tatar as they are with the team for two playoff runs, after which they are probably let go. Not only that but we won't have any cap issues despite their combined deals until the year they leave when Makar, Landy &amp; Grubauer are all up on their deals at that same point.

Petry is a massive upgrade from Z at least for this year, hes getting up there in age. Jost has a lot more trade value than his production indicates, but hes never going to reach his potential so far down the Avs depth chart. Montreal gives him the opportunity to play up the lineup. Tatar should work well within the Avs top 6 and is a better option stylistically than Kreider imo.

Avs can make a big splash this year in the playoffs aswell as next year, especially with the cap space they have. Use that cap space for two impact players on two playoff runs.

If you think the price is a little too short, which I agree it might be, throw in a 1st instead of one of the picks and maybe ask what prospects they like outside of Newhook, Byram, Timmins &amp; Annunnen.