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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 17, 2023 at 3:05 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 2, 2023 at 9:24 a.m.
Thread: How Far
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRevanchist17</b></div><div>why do so many fans want Garvikov? He's not that great, is definitely going to be massively overpaid, and is only gonna hold some of our young LDs like Hirose and Pettersson back, no thx. Also sign a new 3C and play Miller on Bedard's LW, he needs an elite playmaker to be at his best and Miller can be that for him. We also have 3 goalies on top of Demko already under contract for next season, we're not signing a backup and the fans in Vancouver would riot if we signed a bible thumper like Reimer. Love the idea of bringing Byram and Edler home tho. Finally, I love the idea of moving on from OEL but I doubt he agrees to go back to ARZ.</div></div>

I had only seen glimpses of him in CBJ.
But I must admit, I thought he was fantastic vs EDM in the 1st round.
Mind you, I haven’t seen underlying #s. But in terms of the eye test, he looks like a legit top 4.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 12, 2023 at 10:08 p.m.
Thread: What could have been
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BigShoots</b></div><div>I've wanted to make an armchair roster about this. A couple other ones I seem to remember are

1. Juolevi, the obvious pick was Sergachev and MacAvoy was the third dman off the board that yr so take your pick. Could also go with Tkachuk as you have.
2. In the Gudbranson trade I believe we sent our 2nd round pick as well, rumour was Judd Brackett would have taken DeBrincat with that pick
3. I believe it was the Baertchi deal, might have been a different deal with Calgary but we traded the pick that became Rasmus Andersson
4. Virtanen pick. Many scouts had Virtanen as a 2nd round pick and the Benning reached for him at 6. Could have had any number of guys but Nylander or Ehlers were obvious picks.
5. Don't forget we moved our 2nd this yr in and next. One in the Hronek deal and one in the Dickinson cap dump deal. One of those picks I can see coming back to haunt us.

Not to just go into we could have drafted so and so but these were obvious errors and had we made the sensible pick things would be a lot better.

Also there is likely a lot more than this too but those are the ones i could remember.</div></div>
I followed that draft very close and I don’t believe Mccvoy was in the conversation - which is hard to believe!
IIRC it was PLD, Sergachaev or Juolevi.
The good old days when Jason Botchford was on the beat!!
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29, 2023 at 11:29 p.m.
Thread: If VAN really want Morrow
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jedihonesy</b></div><div>Yes they are very similar that's what im saying. Caniac is saying Aho is much better than Pettersson... There was recently a post on reddit asking if Petey or Aho was better and 90% said Petey, and it was on r/hockey, even canes fans said Petey was better. Just shows how much of a homer this guy is. I think they are both good players but Petey is clearly the better player this year. It all started with the trash offer for Pettersson, he is worth more than a handful of bums. If you trade Pettersson you need to get back some serious pieces, either Necas or Jarvis + Morrow + 2 firsts... even that isnt a lot for a 24 yr old top 5 centre RFA.</div></div>

Ya, I hear ya. FWIW, I do think they are nice comparables. They both play a 200ft game, consistent scorers who make others around them better. I do think EP is more dynamic and has a higher ceiling.. but Aho is no slouch.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 22, 2023 at 11:30 p.m.
Thread: Hughes Your Daddy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Oh, Hughes is a turnstile, but he's elite offensively. He'd still be a 3rd pairing D man in Carolina. Seravalli (or it may have been Pagnotta, I can't remember) said the Canes are in the Chychrun sweepstakes. Chychrun would also be a 3rd pairing D man.

As for the Skjei - Pesce pairing, it's Carolina's top pair effectively. Trying to say it isn't really shows a lack of understanding of how the Canes system works. I get this may be because you didn't watch the Canes a lot, but this is hands down the best D core in hockey right now, especially in its own end.</div></div>

Ya, I’m not arguing that the Canes have a bad D. Like I said, I’ve watched a handful of their games, and they are elite.

What I’m saying is you clearly do not watch Quinn Hughes if you think he’s a defensive liability. That was a narrative from some of the journalists out east, especially early in his career. But that is not the case anymore,
Ironically, Craig Button did a radio hit yesterday on a Vancouver podcast, Donnie &amp; Dhali, stating Quinn Hughes is a top 5 D in the league and will be on his Norris ballot. I’ve been wrong about players many many times. And you sound like you know your hockey. But you have not been watching any Canucks games this season if you think Quinn is a liability defensively.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28, 2023 at 12:31 a.m.
Thread: Hughes Your Daddy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Considering Hughes is not better than Slavin and that Skjei - Pesce has been one of if not the best pairing in the NHL this season analytically, I don't even think it's close. I question how many Canes games you watched if you don't know this already</div></div>

I’ve watched maybe a half dozen Canes games this year - one live. They move the puck efficiently, they’re well coached and deep on the back end. Far more structured than the Canucks. I was definitely not aware that Pesce/Sjkei was the best pair in the NHL, that is not the narrative in western Canada.

Again, I completely disagree that Quinn Hughes is a turn style and that he doesn’t help teams win hockey games. IMO the only reason someone would believe that is because they don’t watch him play.