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bluedemon5

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.
Thread: What would you give up for Strome
Weird that 1 brother gets a ton of flack for having good production next to Panarin and the other goes unscathed while basically being unable to maintain a spot in the NHL without having Debrincat and Kane at his wings.

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I think Strome is fine, but he's really only as strong as his linemates. He didn't have that in Arizona so his production looked not great. In Chicago he's spent over 60% of his time 2 seasons in a row with Alex Debrincat and 50% of the time with Patrick Kane.

His defense is below average and his shot generation is poor. Put him with good linemates and he'll give them the puck and let them score. Put him with bad linemates and he'll give them the puck and watch them turn it over.


That being said, Saad and Kubalik are monsters. I'd hold onto them if I were you.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 7, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.
Thread: LD We need
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CaptainFlynnt</b></div><div>Past two seasons:
- Saad: 162 GP, 82 PTS, 0.51 PPG @ cap hit of $6M
- Shaw: 114 GP, 67 PTS, 0.59 PPG @ cap hit of $3.9M

Shaw has a better point per game average while playing two minutes less per game. Shaw was pretty much unhealthy for the entire season in 2017-18 and he has still been better than Saad over the past two years.

Last season:
- Saad: 80 GP, 47 PTS, 0.59 PPG, 17:41 ATOI
- Shaw: 63 GP, 47 PTS, 0.75 PPG, 15:55 ATOI

You two are clueless.</div></div>

You're forgetting to look at all of the roles that Saad fills on a team and the speed he brings. He's a bigger guy that can create more space on the ice and doesn't take stupid penalties.

Saad also has a vastly better relative Corsi-difference percentage (5.1%) than Shaw (1.4%) this past season (not to mention Saad achieved this while being on a Corsi-deprived Chicago team).

You should really consider all facets of the argument before calling people clueless, because you can make yourself look like an ass.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 14, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.
Thread: Draft day trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bluedemon5</b></div><div>Same, though I think Mitchell makes the team in 20-21 rather than next season and we would probably move Murphy for cap reasons. I feel like we have plenty of guys on the right side (even Gus) but no one really too solid besides Keith and Beaudin on the left. Fleury has the potential to be a solid defensemen and we've seen the Hawks be able to revitalize players with high potential who have been passed up in their organization.</div></div>

Gus's natural position is LD though. The only reason he's playing on the right side now is because of a combination of (2) reasons...Slater, Dahlstrom, and Forsling are natural LD and need ice time, but also Colliton wants him on the top pair and Keith is a LD.