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arafay

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Forum: Armchair-GM1 hour ago
Thread: Roslovic to Pittsburgh trade examples
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pensfan89</b></div><div>If he wants out of Winnipeg because he can’t play a top 6 center spot, then the pens probably aren’t the team for him then. He will be at best a top 6 RW or 3C. And honestly the way our current 3rd line is playing, I wouldn’t want to break that line up anytime soon. I also don’t see us giving up a top 4 d either. We are kind of thin in that area too. Even if we considered Matheson a top 4 d, he is injured long term. I think Riikola would fit in just fine with Marino, however that’s a huge risk going from healthy scratch to top 4. Then we are one injury away from having either an unproven POJ or Ceci in the top 4. Yikes</div></div>

I said top 6 or time at centre. He doesn’t get either in Winnipeg. I mean, it’s the pens who have interest in him, I’m just saying what it will take. In no way do I agree or disagree with acquiring him for the pens
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 3:05 pm
Thread: Next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aedoran</b></div><div>You are right it was 2 2nds that was my bad. With AA you have to take in to account that Detroit was historically bad last season and it's much harder to score on a bad team. AA did play in the top 6 last season but Detroit's top 6 and Winnipeg's top 6 aren't even close. Would Detroit's top line of Mantha-Larkin-Bertuzzi even be the 2nd line in Winnipeg? Playing in the top 6 also means you're going up against your opponents best players every night. While Roslovic did't get very much time in the top 6 but he did play 25 more games and comparing their TOI Roslovic had almost 5 more hours ice time than AA. For those same reasons is why Yzerman most likely won't trade Toumositto. The MIA comment I was just being oblique. If you look at Yzerman's history when dealing with holdouts he moves them as quickly as he can.</div></div>

Your point of playing against the best doesn’t apply to Roslovic though. That’s all he did. The jets’ 3rd line is a checking line that goes up against the other team’s best every game. Roslovic also didn’t get as much ice time because of the depth in front of him. Obviously he isn’t beating anyone in our top 6 right now. Then Lowry and copp get more minutes because of their defensive prowess. The problem isn’t that Roslovic isn’t good enough, it’s that we have players like him. Of course AA will get more minutes because he was one of the go to guys (not really but u get what I mean there) in Detroit. In Winnipeg, there is 8 guys ahead of Roslovic on forwards alone. Imo, Roslovic is better than AA tbh (mainly because of AA’s brutal defensive game). Obviously AA is worth more though because he has proven more. I also think Roslovic would immediately step into the 2c role in Detroit and could be a big part of their future if he works out there. Whereas Detroit has hronek and sieder ahead of toumositto. The second should also be late. Imo this is very fair value and works well enough for both teams that it would at least entice yzerman.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 1:07 am
Thread: Next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aedoran</b></div><div>Detroit would move Lindstrom well before they move Tuomisto. Lindstrom is a solid defensive defenseman and Tuomisto is more offensively minded and he is a very good PP QB and that's the reason Yzerman drafted him. Plus Lindstrom is a Holland draft pick and Tuomisto is an Yzerman pick. Yzerman has been very stingy with his draft picks and with the Wing's awesome luck in the draft lottery I don't see that changing. I do like Roslovic and he had 29 points in 71 games last season. AA had 24 points in 46 games with the Wing's last season and when Detroit traded him along with Kuffner for a 2nd and Gagne who is 31. There is too much risk for Detroit to give up a very good prospect and a 2nd for Roslovic and then add that to the fact he is MIA and no-one knows why.</div></div>

AA got 2 seconds and gagner. Therefore, a former second and a 2nd is well reasonable. Also keep in mind that AA has actually been given a chance in the top 6. Roslovic has that production playing with a couple of stone hands in copp and Lowry. Therefore, I think this price is reasonable.

Also, for the reasons you described above, I’m interested in toumositto not Lindstrom. Toumositto is what we need long term, not lindstrom (we already have a couple of players like him in lundmark and kovacevic). AA also got less because he might not have lived up to his QO. Whichever team trades for Roslovic is likely getting him on a bridge for 1-3 season at 2-3M per.

Finally, Roslovic isn’t MIA. He doesn’t have a contract so he doesn’t need to be on the jets. It’s called holding out. RFA’s do it all the time.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 6:38 pm
Thread: Thoughts from game 1 Please comment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Is it possible that Beaulieu's struggles were due to Niku being pretty bad?
And to be fair to Niku when was the last game he played, he really struggles on the defensive side though, gotta make us question what kind of "developing" are they doing on the Moose if our young dmen can't defend, should be teaching/coaching that you'd think.</div></div>

From what I’ve seen at the ahl level, he’s quite good at defending there. I don’t think it’s the moose’s issue. Niku just can seem to handle the speed of the nhl game yet.

Part of beaulieu’s struggles were probably because of niku but he wasn’t very good himself (especially in the first period). His passes weren’t good, he was bumped off the puck way too easily, and chose bad times to jump up into the play, and left the slot empty. I mean he got much better as the game went along but still. Not a good game from him overall.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 1:24 pm
Thread: Small tweaks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SociallyHawkward</b></div><div>Is niku's value that low?
Asking for a friend who has niku in a really deep dynasty league. Lol</div></div>

He was brutal last night. He can be better but he won’t get the minutes he needs in Winnipeg. I’m basically sure that if the jets don’t move him, he won’t have much of an nhl career. He has major issues in the defensive zone which will keep him out of the jets lineup. The jets have a very “defend by committee” approach this season and it’s not that niku doesn’t try, but it’s as if no one very taught him to defned. His positioning and gap control suck. I’m a big fan of his and I think that with ice time, he could grow even into a #3 d-man. I just don’t think it will be with the jets. Wrong timing unfortunately.

Seeing as he hasn’t really proven himself at the nhl level as more than a 6th d-man right now, I think his value is about this much. Keep in mind that Ritchie is also a middle 6 winger
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 12:43 am
Thread: Thoughts from game 1 Please comment
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Helly kind of stunk tonight, glad they managed to pull out a win.

Didn't really notice Beaulieu having a bad night, Niku struggled most of the night but there was one really bad shift in the 3rd period, it's like no one ever taught him how to defend, don't see him getting back in the lineup unless the injuries pile up.

Laine's a beauty, will be a shame if they can't sign him long term, it's definitely time for him to be on the top line and Wheeler to go down to the 2nd line.</div></div>

Helly wasn’t bad. Just wasn’t great either. Though he never is the first couple of games of the seasons.

Imo beaulieu didn’t look strong and his positioning was weak.

I agree on niku 100%. He’s very much a work in progress.

I agree with the laine thought as well. 100%. He’s arguably our best forward.