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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2017 at 10:26 p.m.
Thread: Florida Four For One
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>goldie078</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>clark</b></div><div>thinking along with that the leafs might be able to package some spare parts for 5/6 dman. florida might want the cheaper and potentially better leivo instead of fehr.</div></div>

Florida might want to play at least one of the players they get in return for Petrovic. As the Leaves are initiating and meeting none of Florida's outstanding needs, the Panthers will also only do a trade if there is clear upside for them</div></div>


Of course, I should have addressed all of Florida's defeciencies and offered up Anderson, Rielly, JVR, and Nylander instead. Not sure what kind of return you would be expecting but looking at Florida's depth Marincin, Fehr, and Rychel are all roster players IMO.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29, 2017 at 8:05 p.m.
Thread: Finally...a trade that makes sense.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_cap</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brian123</b></div><div>Instead of losing a trade with a divisional rival, wouldn't a better idea be to just move Nylander to the left side? It seems to have worked out extremely well for Hyman.</div></div>

True it could work out but there are a couple reasons that are blocking such a move to be made:

1) Babs loves his left-shot on the left-side and right-shot on the right-side.
2) It would be a very hard adjustment to make during the season especially with all of their recent success.
3) It really all depends if Nylander could play that side. It's a lot easier said than done. Some players can play all/both sides but some just can't adjust to the backhand side.</div></div>

Fair point, it might also depend on management's long term plan for center. Does Nylander go back to C when Bozaks contract is up? Matthews-Nylander-Kadri down the middle in 2 years might work out well provided 1) players like Grundstrom and Kapanen develop into NHL wingers and 2) the two years as a full time winger doesnt damage his potential development.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 14, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.
Thread: Lindholm & Stoner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brian123</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i>Really bad for ANA. You don't trade a #1/2 D to create cap flexibility when the guy is so young lol. The return is very underwhelming and is pure quantity.</i></div></div>

This proposal might favour the leafs slightly but it is a decent proposal. Players that are "difficult" to deal with, whether it be contractually or off-ice, often get traded for less value. Anaheim is getting JVR, Kapanen (a former first round pick), 2 second rounders, dumps over 2 million in stoners salary this year (full salary next year) and all they give up is a non-roster player.</i></div></div>]

That "non-roster" player is deserving of what he is asking for based on some recent deals and is a star.</i></div></div>

I just read that he is asking for EKBLAD money (8 years at 7.5M), while Anaheim is only offering SETH JONES money (6 years at 5.4M). Just curious, does anyone think he is worth EKBLAD money?
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 13, 2016 at 9:22 p.m.
Thread: tml16
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>brian123</b></div><div><i>To think, they had a chance to pick up Wedgewood for free a couple days ago. With goaltending being the biggest unknown, might have been worth carrying three goalies instead of 8D for a while.
Hunwick or Polak would have easily passed through waivers.</i></div></div>

Let's not start with these silly Wedgwood for Vezina rumours. If he was NHL good, don't you think the NJD would have kept him? If he was NHL good, don't you think another NHL team would have picked up on waivers? By your logic, why not make Wedgwood the # 1, Leafs waive Andersen (he gets claimed) and the Leafs save 4m in cap.</i></div></div>

Vezina now eh? Thats cool palhal, I believe I suggested that it might be worth carrying 3 goalies for a while as the leafs goaltending is their biggest question mark. Wedgewood would be third in depth behind Anderson and Enroth and he is easily better than the rest of the leafs goalie prospects. Devils have Schnieder (better than Anderson), Kincaid (same as Enroth) and Blackwood (potentially better than all of them) in the system. Losing Wedgewood was a risk but they chose to keep Kincaid. Also helped that Condon was waived at the same time. I would think that if Condon wasnt waived, Wedgewood would be a penguin now. Anyways, leafs had a chance to add depth for free at their weakest organizational position and they chose instead to pick up another 5'9" forward that used to play for the London Knights.