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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 30, 2023 at 2:04 p.m.
Thread: Drafting one position lower
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tintin</b></div><div>I agree, it's completely unfathomable that lineups like these didn't compete for playoff spots between the 2016 - 2021 period.
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No team would be the least bit competitive if they had to suffer the goaltending the Devils had to experience in the 21-22 season (especially so when Jack Hughes is out injured half the season and Hamilton plays with a fractured jaw for 25 games or so)..
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Every single piece of the Devils "lottery luck" in 2017, 2019 and 2022 has been fully earned by the miserable state Lamoriello left the team in.
As Red Wings fan I'm sure you can sympathize with that given how Holland handled Detroit from 2010 and onward...

Would you please clarify to me how winning the lottery 3 times allowed Fitzgerald to:
- completely reshape the D corps
- develop late round picks like Bratt, Zetterlund, Sharangovich, Bastian and Schmid into key contributors of varying degrees
- flipping picks, prospects and roster players for impact players like Meier, Toffoli, Vanecek, Marino, Graves and Siegenthaler
... and still maintain a top 5 prospect pool in the league.
How does that work exactly?

I mean, what's stopping Yzerman from doing exactly that (as opposed to commiting 26.5m of his cap dollars to elite names such as Vrana, Chiarot, Copp, Compher, Husso and Holl)?</div></div>

That lineup is an absolute war crime
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 7, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.
Thread: Next Summer
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pretzelcoatl</b></div><div>If Schmid plays in the NHL this year that contract is wishful thinking imo. If he's in the AHL all year, it's fair.

I don't see Toffoli getting 1x6.5m. Either he plays well enough to get 6.5m and someone offers him a multi-year deal, or he comes in far cheaper than 6.5. Personally I think we let him walk, giving Holtz a permanent top 6 role and Clarke the 3RW spot

I take issue with Hughes on the third pair this year, nevermind next year, but that's minor</div></div>

Fair enough. Toffoli will still be in his early 30s so he'll probably get a multi-year deal. I'm just getting excited about this season. 2nd and 3rd pairings are interchangeable I think. I really hope Holtz can make the jump this year. I think Clarke should get games in the NHL this year too. He's been great in Utica and looks ready