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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 21, 2022 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread: Konecny
While I dont think Robertson has quite the value some Leaf fans think (my rationale: Smallish, injuries, 7 pts in 31 nhl games with offensive powerhouse team), hes okay in the deal, but I'd think PHI with Foerster, Brink, Gautheir, Tuomaala, etc... probably put Robertson a ways back in the prospect depth chart, especially as youngsters Tippett, Farabee, Allison, Cates, Frost are in the NHL now. I think Abrueze has little value, his upside is a bottom 6 forward, but hes a mid midlevel prospect. So really it comes down to the 1st and 2nd that are in 2024, not 2023, that carry the trade.

Koneckny led the Flyers in pts last yr, even though 5 out of their top 6 forwards missed 20 games or more, the team sucked, the coaching was bad and they couldn;t score. Hes scoring at a ppg pace without Couterier, Atkinson, and only half of JVR this season and the team still cant score. Hes just 25 yrs old and signed to a really good deal. You are almost blindly hoping (and likely failing) that the 1st and 2nd turn into a Koneckny.

I dont think that offer is bad, maybe not enough, because I think Koneckny and the situation of the Flyers, (his age, their rebuild, hes exactly the player and age you build a team with, (not around), but with) would need an overpayment more than this. Not tons either, maybe the 2023 OTT 3rd.

However it doesnt work because the over 3 yrs of 2.75mil retention would need something substantial, probably another 1st at least.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 14, 2022 at 11:14 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13, 2020 at 9:45 a.m.
Thread: Trade options
I don't like the Granlund trade. Giving up a player with 3 years of control for a pending UFA doesn't make a lot of sense, and the upgrade is marginal.

Acquiring Brodin probably means Muzzin doesn't come back. I'm okay with that, but that's probably what you're looking at. Moving over to the right side is not as easy as it sounds, some guys don't do the transition well. Muzzin tried it last year and it was a disaster. But it probably gives you room to chase a reasonably priced UFA RHD.

Leafs can't trade the 2021 1st because of the conditions on their trade with Carolina. I don't know they are a fit to trade with Montreal, especially a player with so much control like Kapanen. Arizona for somebody like Hjalmarsson might be a good option (so would have Demers before he got injured).
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 5, 2020 at 9:39 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2019 at 10:15 a.m.
Thread: trade with Calgary
If Tkachuk is the target, Marner is the piece going back and likely in a 1 for one. Why? Because of the contracts. Now I know Calgary fans are going to say, Tkachuck's contract is better but it really isn't. Why? I am glad you asked. Its because these 3 year bridge deals with huge final years are extremely risky. What if the player doesn't do well? The team is on the hook for a massive QO. If he plays well, how big is Tkachuk's next contract going to be? He's already looking like he's the best player on the Flames so his next deal could be massive! So if TO is moving something for Tkachuk, it needs to balance in the future which is why Marner would have to go the other way. I think Tkachuck in 3 years is going to get an 8 year deal in the 11 million range, so its kind of a wash money wise long term. Moving Nylander for Tkachuk doesn't make sense for the Leafs because they won't be able to afford the next deal in 3 years.