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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30, 2023 at 10:30 p.m.
Thread: Unlikely but creative Who says no
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>He may not be no pace for what he used to do in New York, but he is still on pace for 40 pts this season, different coach, better overall team next year should see him bouncing back up to the 50 point range.

Outside of what he may represent in the future to the Ducks as a player, trading him away with 50% retention in the same season we signed him to a 5x5 is a very public admittance that our GM made a huge mistake with one of his first signings, and guarantees no UFA of worth signs with the team as long as he is here.

Strome will be fine here, with our coach this season pulling line combinations out of a ticket tumbler he has had trouble settling in. Offering a future 1st and a bottom 6 player for us to retain over 10 million until the 2027 season on a top 6 player is outright insulting.</div></div>

Lol
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30, 2023 at 10:11 p.m.
Thread: Unlikely but creative Who says no
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMBL</b></div><div>Yeah, but retaining for 2 years is one less retention slot, so one less spot where they can use to get assets off struggling players that they acquire to flip. I overexaggerated with the 5 1sts but their 3 1st asks isn't going to get lower if you ask retention, will only increase.</div></div>

Understood, but they are almost at the point of needing to take best and final. If they hold him past this year it's diminishing returns. Rangers in essence buying cap space, not unlike Yandle deal years ago.

Deal was Yandle (with retention) for John Moore, Anthony Duclair 1 &amp; 2. Zach jones will be better than John Moore. Kravstov is comparable in prospect level to where duclair was, plus a 1 &amp; and a 2 and another young D in Hajek.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30, 2023 at 9:59 p.m.
Thread: Unlikely but creative Who says no
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Anaheim surely says No. We just signed Ryan Strome; unless he tells us he wants to go elsewhere, we'll stand behind him. And we're for sure not going to sign him and then pay 50% of his salary not to have him on our team. What kind of optics would that present?

Adam Henrique is on the table for either of your 2023 firsts, with a 2023 third and 50% retention. If Blais is a cap dump to you, it won't cost you anything to include him.</div></div>

I hear ya, but Strome hasn't exactly lit it up for Anaheim, and at half the cap hit he's attractive to NYR to play with Panarin. Plus Anaheim will be a cap floor team for a few years. 1st round pick is for the retention. Could easily substitute someone else for Blais.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9, 2022 at 1:03 p.m.
Thread: For the win
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Green4D4</b></div><div>Ottawa already has a logjam at LHD they'd be taking on an extra year at 2.5 on the cap with a bunch of RFA's to sign after that 2 year window. Also, with Sanderson coming in and Holden extended. That leaves our left side looking like this next year:

Chabot
Sanderson
Holden
MDZ (Honorable mention to Brannstrom who is LHD but plays right side).

No room for Nemeth and makes no sense from an Ottawa perspective.</div></div>

I understand your point. Clearly they do not view DZ as an NHL D Man. If they do view Nemeth as one, and think he is an upgrade on Holden then they may be willing to take on the extra 500k. Not like Holden isn't movable for a team looking for depth too. It's not a crazy proposal, just depends where Ottawa Front office ranks DZ, Nemeth and Holden.