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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 30, 2018 at 3:43 p.m.
Thread: Outlook for 19-20
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>Cap fans may have lost their minds after winning the cup.

Niskanen is a good defencemen no question, but who trades a 1st round pick for a 30+ year old?

Also Vrana is better than Wilson so he has to get paid more than 5 now. Good job on that Wilson deal by the way. Its sure going to set a nice payscale for your team.

Burakovsky is also more of a top 6 forward than Wilson is and he'll prove it this year and then you'll have to pay him more than Wilson.

The next off season isn't going to be a fun one. Enjoy the bliss of being a champion, reality is going to come crashing down very soon.</div></div>

On the Vrana front, hes's coming off of his ELC, so there's no leverage there, and no arbitration eligibility. Vrana's not a Matthews or McDavid, so he's not going to command 5M+...yet.

I also don't see getting a 1st for Niskanen. It's going to be almost required to trade Holtby next summer to free up space. Hope Samsonov is ready.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 26, 2018 at 3:04 p.m.
Thread: Holtby for Dubnyk (WSH/SJS/MTL trades)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Davisoc</b></div><div>Note to self: NEVER saying anything against Holtby to Caps fans, good God.

So, what I mean, and its my fault for not being more clear. Dubnyk has played more games, has preformed better. But watch you guys lose your mind over that comment also.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>arousedcat</b></div><div>5v5 is most of the game, but it's still cherry picking to only use 5v5 since it isn't the entire game. If that's the case, Dubnyk played even more games than Holtby and still put up better numbers. Dubnyk in the past 3 seasons played 67, 65, and 60 games while Holby played 66, 63, and 54. It's marginal (probably not statistically significant, I'm not going to do the math right now to figure it out), but if he needs breaks like that then that makes Holtby less valuable. Dubnyk never had any issues with running out of gas. In fact, our coach has told media (I don't have a specific source on this, but I've heard him say it on the radio a few times) that Dubnyk wants to play even <em>more</em> than he already does. The guy is a machine.</div></div>

Over the last 3 seasons Dubnyk has played 9 more games (actually 32 LESS games if you include the playoffs) and has a better sv% by a grand total of 0.001%. If you really think those 9 games and 0.001% means Dubnyk "performed better", then I have some bad news for you. Dubynk, in that time frame, had GSAA ratingof -24.69 (that's terrible). Holtby on the other hand had a +25.95GSAA. So that's a 50+ goal difference!

And if games played is something you care about that much, then since 2013-2014 when Holtby became a starter including playoffs then he's played 365 games, Dubynk has played 310. That's 55 games. That's a LOT. That's why Holtby ran out of gas and Dubnyk can keep playing.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 26, 2018 at 12:54 p.m.
Thread: 2 in 2 (Skinner)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DCzona</b></div><div>If Bura has a 50 point season I will get the Swedish flag tattooed on my forehead. He can only score on breakaways. All he does when he enters the zone is a button hook and then gets muscled. He's also injury prone. I'd be surprised if he plays in 60 games. Don't get me wrong...I'd love for him to play up to his potential but he has done nothing for me to believe he will.</div></div>

He does waaaaay more than just get in the zone and button hook. He's our best vision passer after Backy and Kuzey, it's why his underlying stats are so great. He'll hit 50 points if he stays healthy like you said. The fact he said 2 of his injuries have been due to poor equipment (which he's getting fixed), I'd bet he stays healthy. We'll see.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 20, 2018 at 6:03 p.m.
Thread: Almost done. Tiny moves.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>That Wilson contract is a red herring. The guy is a bottom 6 player.</div></div>

I'd like to hear your argument on why you think he's a bottom 6 player. He had 35 points in his first season on the top line playing 5-on-5 and 2nd PK time mostly. He made a ton of space and played the more responsible blueline to blueline forechecker on that top line and he showed flashes of consistent 15-20 goal capability and 25-30 assists considering he'll play here w/ Kuzy and Ovi. Also the 4th guy in the zone on odd man plays will usually be a Carlson, Orlov, or a d-mn that will shoot, so he will uptick in assists. Also the added maturity he has been developing will lead to less penalties and more even strength time, which means higher probability of points.

There's also that "minor" thing of him playing with Ovi (who should still be able to net 35+ goals for a few more years), and Kuzy who is only on the rise. Maybe you were not paying attention but Kuzy had 83 points last year and led the playoffs in scoring too...so the sheer fact that Tom Wilson makes room for those guys AND has yet to fully develop his shooting acumen AND still had 35 points makes him a pretty good compliment on the top line. And still even if he were to move down to the Backstrom line w/ Burakovsky or Vrana. (and Oshie move up), he would be a stronger top 6 RW option than a lot of other teams have.

Wilson will get 5 years at $4M AAV. Only hang up is the clauses and front loading he wants in case of another lockout. Not a bad AAV for a "Top 6" guy that still has developmental upside
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 11, 2018 at 8:23 p.m.
Thread: Team Toughness, without Wilson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>Contenders ice their best lineup in the playoffs. Until the deadline they develop talent, as much as they are able. So Walker gets driven up from worthless to a 2nd round pick worth of trade over the beginning of next season, while Vrana gets a point a game in Hershey and builds his playmaking skills and his defense, playing 20 minutes a night against bubble guys.

Do you think I've added enough toughness, grit, and forechecking to replace Wilson? Have I gone over by a whole person, anywhere, and if so who? Because then you could lose them, play Vrana, and still not lose Walker on waivers again..... the guys I'm adding here are decent, but not quite good enough to give up on a guy the team drafted twice. :)</div></div>

I think you're insane. You added Coyle to be a $3.2M fourth line center. You sent down our most promising young forward and instead signed Matt Read for "toughness". You signed Brooks Orpik for $1M for him to be the 7th D, and you payed a guy who just spent the second half of the season in the minors over a million dollars. You have our best shot producing defenseman on the third pairing. You have Nathan Walker and Nikita Soshnikov in the top six. I'm not sure what about this you think is good, but you're a lunatic quite frankly. That or you're just a troll.