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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 27, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.
Thread: Only Chyc trade Id do
I agree with what you said. Also for me, it has to be Clarke. I think about him in the same sense Krebs was in the Eichel deal; unavailable at first but will have to be included for it to happen. I could live without the 2nd, though.

I did some proposals yesterday and the options are this one or Turcotte, Björnfot and 1st. The latter makes less sense as Björnfot is a LD and LA need those. Also, I'm not a big fan of Turcotte and there wiil be plenty of C options for us in the upcoming drafts, so no need to trade for him as the highlight of a package. Of course Clarke+ is more steep, but the price will be steep.

Also, they have more depth at RD (Faber, Grans, but also at the roster), so at least to me Clarke seems like the sensible one to trade even if he is the best.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2022 at 12:59 a.m.
Thread: Only Chyc trade Id do
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>desertdog111</b></div><div>I wouldn’t mind that, but there’s not a true “blue chip” piece in that deal. I like Andersen and Bjornfoot but I think they’re top 4 defensemen at best. I want a piece with the potential to be the top of the lineup player like Chychrun was for us last year. You can figure out the balance on the backend later (Moser looks promising on the left side, Timmins has injury issues that have affected his development)</div></div>

Fair, like I mentioned, it does make sense for both sides. I do think he goes to the Kings and I also think the Kings should do everything in their power to acquire him. They can only play so many players, at some point they have to trade some prospects to get bigger pieces or because there's nowhere to put them in the lineup.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 7, 2022 at 8:36 p.m.
Thread: Three way - Chychrun
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>desertdog111</b></div><div>Hindsight is 20/20 but Strome was the consensus pick after McDavid and Eichel at the time. Obviously it didn’t pan out but that’s how the draft goes. Still doesn’t change the fact that Lysell is not a good enough prospect (on his own) to trade Chychrun for</div></div>

I understand if you don't think Lysell is a good enough prospect as a centerpiece for Chychrun. Honestly, it will be a very short list of AVAILABLE prospects that are better than him. Don't fixate on the C versus W debate. Just get the best player. I never understood why people in the know would think that Strome was a consensus pick over Marner. I saw Marner for three years in junior and Strome for four and to me it was clear cut that Marner was better and I disliked London tremendously. I thought Konecny was better than Stome. Like you said, sometimes it's just how it pans out.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 3, 2022 at 1:36 p.m.
Thread: Trading Draisaitl
Going to copy/paste what I wrote in another recent ACGM regarding a Draisaitl to Ottawa trade :


<em>Ottawa can't afford to do that simply because Draisaitl only has 3 more years on his contract. Unless there is a change in ownership, high profile players won't want to stay in Ottawa with current ownership/management

Shane Pinto is hard to give up on but Draisaitl is among the players I'd be ready to sacrifice Pinto for.

If the pick really was the first overall then it has gigantic value as well. Brannstrom, White and 2nd add value but the main pieces are that 1st and Pinto. Despite what people will say, I wouldn't add another elite piece on top of that. At the beginning of his contract sure, but not when it's more than 50% done.

That being said, why would Edmonton do that? They want to compete now, not when that first OA, Pinto, Brannstrom all peak...

If they trade Draisaitl, it has to be for a top pairing D-man and a good top-6 forward but young enough to compete for years, let's say Miro Heiskanen and Roope Hintz for example</em>



Change Pinto to Norris

Yes that 2022 first round pick could possibly be 1st overall at the moment, you just don't trade that

In the other thread, on top of Pinto and that first, it was Brannstrom, White and 2nd

Here, it's Jake Sanderson, Egor Sokolov, another first and a 2nd

A BIG RESOUNDING NO.

As good as Draisaitl is, I would never give up :

- a 22 y/o 2-way center who looks like a 35 goals scorer
- a 19 y/o future defensive stalwart in the Jaccob Slavin mold
- a probable top-5 pick in a really great draft
- another first next year when we have no idea if Ottawa will be out of the basement or not
- Egor Sokolov who is a fan favorite prospect and has 40 pts in 55 AHL games
- a 2nd round pick like if the 5 pieces above weren't enough
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 29, 2021 at 12:32 a.m.