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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 5, 2018 at 10:06 p.m.
Thread: Preparing for expansion
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>corsiagainst</b></div><div>I would not trade Seattle any other assets. Just let them pick one player. If its McCabe, that stinks, but it shouldn't ruin the Sabres.

I think this line of thinking is where most NHL GMs screwed up with Vegas, while allowed Vegas to be so good so quickly. If teams didn't trade Vegas other players/assets to avoid them from taking certain players, I do not think Vegas would of turned out as good as they did (ie. Florida giving them smith to take Marchessault).</div></div>

I agree to a certain extent. That did propel Vegas and there was that Tuch trade to insure Vegas taking Haula, which ended up being disastrous. I’m making this trade if Guhle can’t outplay McCabe. Berglund is a cap dump and completely expendable at that point. This only goes through if the cap gain plus McCabe outweighs Berglund and Guhle. If the cap situation isn’t a problem, then by all means, let McCabe go. LHD aren’t that hard to replace and McCabe won’t be young anymore.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 30, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.
Thread: NYLANDER SIGNS
Clearly both sides are/were holding their respective grounds, but I'm more curious to know what the Leafs initial offer was. In other words, did they low-ball him? I'm not a Leafs fan and I understand Dubas' reluctance to make an error on his first big contract in the first year of his first GM job at the NHL level. But if they offered him the Ehlers deal and didn't adjust it based on the cap going up (remember - when Ehlers signed his deal 6 million AAV was approx. 8% of the cap at the time) then IMO they lowballed Nylander. However, if they adjusted for it and offered Nylander 6.5 AAV and Nylander's camp said, "nope - we want 8 million AAV" then they've obviously misread the market and significantly overvalued Nylander as a player. Suffice to say, I just want to know what the offers were to satisfy my curiosity. If he sits out and doesn't sign those numbers will be leaked, no question. Selfishly - I'd like to see that happen :)
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 30, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.
Thread: Nylander Offer
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MG1986</b></div><div>Leafs have all the leverage. They are winning without him and there are already teams desperate for a bounce-back December. Devils, Flyers are in a similar boat with that. I would say that offer is extremely fair for what you'd be getting. This isn't going go to be low-ball dealing. If you want an elite player, you're going to have to give up significant pieces.</div></div>

Okay let me throw a scenario at you.

Leafs don't sign, don't trade, he sits, leafs get nothing in a year where they aren't winning anything in the postseason with that defense. Then they have 3 to sign next year and you best believe AZ will offer sheet the bajesus out of Matthews.

Everyone knows Dubas NEEDS to trade him, pretty obvious they cant afford him. That's not leverage.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 26, 2018 at 3:20 p.m.
Thread: trading Zuccarello to Buffalo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gretzkyghosts</b></div><div>Rasmus Dahlin 18
Rasmus Ristolainen 23
Jake McCabe 24
Marco Scandella 28
Zach Bogosian 28
Nathan Beaulieu 25
Casey Nelson 26
That is my depth chart. Nelson plays ahead of Beaulieu because Housley is a great coach and Betterall is a great GM and they both know most teams that reach the final 4 have 3 LHD and 3 RHD. Since Pilut and Guhle are also left handed that puts Guhle as the 6th LHD. I hope this makes sense, Buffalo could use another RHD prospect but Guhle is definitely the odd man out. Maybe in tow years when Scandella's contract is up, but I do not see him on the team this year nor next year.</div></div>

Bogo, scandella, and bowlyou aren't part of the long term plans. Guhle is. That leaves us with risto, dahlin, guhle, pilut, McCabe, Nelson.