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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 24, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.
Thread: Wild Ducks Leafs Trades
I noticed you had Justin Schultz as a forward on the first PP. I could see Jason Zucker playing the spot where Kessel plays on the Power Play. He did that a lot with the Wild. Last year I was researching the league to find a RW for Sidney Crosby. Even though Zucker plays LW most of the time, he can play RW too. He has the speed and the grit necessary to succeed playing with Crosby. You have him as LW with Malkin which makes sense because of the speed like Hagelin had with Malkin. Here is another thing I am looking for the Pens to acquire. It seems like at the end of the year the only offense the Pens could generate is deflections in front of the net. I don't feel they have defenseman with a good enough shot from the point to make this successful. Letang has the worst shot I have ever seen. It improved over the years, but he used to be lucky to hit the glass behind the net most of the time. They never could get Brent Burns from San Jose, but that would be the best trade they could make.:p
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2019 at 10:50 a.m.
Thread: Toughness and scoring
I am going to use this space to wine and cry about last night's game with the Flyers. The Simmons hit on Dumo was high, but Simmons is a tall player. It is up to the ref to make the call and Pens to take advantage of it. As we found out later, the refs in this game sucked big time. When the Pens have a lead the Flyers strategy is to draw a penalty by going after Evgeni Malkin. They came down with a pretty good slash on Malkin's wrist, the blind referee let it go and Malkin held his cool as much as possible. The Penguins should have had a powerplay as this slash is almost always called. Then Matt Cullen slashes the puck carrier twice on the shin pads and the ref calls him. Cheap, Cheap, Cheap. The Penguins held up pretty well with only 4 defensemen for most of the game. They lost there top 2 defense and Jack Johnson played over 30 minutes. Not a recipe for winning hockey. Murray gave up a weak goal which he has to quit doing if Pittsburgh is going to make the playoffs. I grew up watching this rivalry all my life and this would be your typical game back in the day.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.
Thread: Ryan Strome
The idea of trading for Kevin Hayes is growing on me. He can be the Jordan Staal of yesteryear. I hated when the Pens traded Recchi and Coffey to the Flyers, but we won a cup. I will learn to like Kevin Hayes. The Rangers could get a solid defenseman in Maata a pick and maybe someone like Aston Reese. They would have to retain money for only 1 year to make it work. That is a lot for someone who is going to be a free agent next year.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mk458</b></div><div>As someone who watched Strome fail when played on McDavid's wing, I'll let you know that he probably won't excel with Crosby either.

He's got a decent hockey IQ, but he's slow and he doesn't have a quick release or a great shot. He's a decent 3C simply because he can make good passes and he can stay in a good position. But he'll never be a high scoring winger IMO, not even with Crosby</div></div>

Sid prefers a fast winger and the Rangers might not have interest in Brassard. The fact that Ryan Strome has played with McDavid could help him be successful with Sid because he has skill and offensive instincts. Most likely I will agree that the Ryan Strome trade is a gamble. The Kevin Hayes trade might be worth a look for the 3c.