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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.
Thread: NJ Boys Come Home and BIG Vegas Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Smitty426</b></div><div>Potential is not concrete, yes we all know its possible, but as you said a deep D draft, plus a rostered player like santini is a sure thing. Santini played good big minutes early in the season but it was too much IMO. It shows that he can, so he has value. Theo is 22 so giving up a 1st round in this draft is just jump starting that build. Its not like Theo is 27. But I do see what you are saying overall. If anyone can do it its Shero. Zajac can be moved but it may be pennies on the dollar, if that means room is made for these 2 players who would be against it? If you look at it like this: Greene and Zajac for Carlson, Tavares. Because that what it end up being on a ledger sheet. Agree that there would be a sweetener. I don't think Shero will leave those holes in the draft either, he move something. Good time to be a fan for teh Devs</div></div>

In this case it is simple, if Vegas trades someone with Shea's puck skills on the back end, they won't want to replace him with a stay-at-home Dman. They already have decent depth with stay-at-home Dmen
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20, 2018 at 1:00 a.m.
Thread: NJ Boys Come Home and BIG Vegas Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Smitty426</b></div><div>I'd rather try and trade our first this yr and santini for theo. He could end up being the #1 LHD we need.

That would leave is with
Carlson
Vats
Sevs (expensive yes but solid right side)

Theo
Butcher
Greene
Micro

Good move on LJ
I'd would try and convince Tavares to come here instead of JVR, but that would take moving Zajac and Greene, which I'd be ok with

Overall nice moves</div></div>

If we make these moves, 2018 will probably be the highest we pick in a long time. Also, this is one of the deepest defensive drafts in a while, so not having any picks before the 4th round is a bad idea. Shea also has one of the highest ceilings in the league, so it would take Severson and Wood to come close to matching that potential.

I agree about wanting Tavares over JVR, but there is no way to do it besides trading Zajac without salary retention, which I think is impossible. Also, if that somehow ends up happening, the team won't be able to afford Severson's contract for a 3rd pairing Dman
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5, 2018 at 6:22 p.m.
Thread: Re-think the lines... Start winning again
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TP3905</b></div><div>Lovejoy should be scratched cause Butcher has over 30 (!) points as a rookie defensemen and Hall isn’t “carrying” Hischier if you look at the Corsi and CF% before Hall contributed at this pace it shows Hischier is more than holding his own against top pairings he wasn’t drafted to score goals at a very high level he was drafted for his good two way play and playmaking ability which is exactly what he has been doing all season</div></div>

If Nico wants to be a top line center in the NHL, he needs to produce points. We are not the Tampa Bay lightning with 3 legitimate scoring lines; right now we only have one line that poses a threat offensively. If that was a solid plan for winning, the Penguins would have a 1st line of Malkin-Crosby-Kessel. Because Sullivan is a smart coach who has a similar philosophy to what I showed above, he puts those 3 players on different lines. Coaches have to pick their poison because you can't deploy your top dmen against all 3 lines. This means that Nico and Palms will probably get more time against lower lines and pairings, which should ultimately result in greater production.

As for Butcher, before this season the most games he played in a season at Denver was 43 (his senior year). Since his 43rd game played this year, he has played 22 more games and has put up on 4 points (1 on the PP) with a -3 rating and only 19 shots on net. Although he shouldn't be routinely scratched (for the record, I think he's better than Lovejoy), but I don't think he should be playing in all 16 of our remaining games. We have 3 sets of back-to-backs left and it might make sense for him to split them with Mueller or Lovejoy. He's clearly burnt out
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5, 2018 at 2:24 p.m.
Thread: Re-think the lines... Start winning again
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TP3905</b></div><div>How is Butcher scratched?! And Zajac on the first line! You have to keep Hall and Hischier together no matter what! They boost eachother and a look at their CF% shows that they are one of the most dangerous duos in the league</div></div>

Nico is riding Hall's coat tails instead of generating offense himself. Also, with Hall-Nico-Palms being the first line, the gameplan against us is simple: shut down the 1st line because there is no scoring depth beneath it. If we split up Hall, Nico and Palms, that gameplan isn't as simple. Also, I wouldn't call Nico and Hall a dangerous duo right now because it really is Hall carrying Nico. This obviously isn't a long term solution, but it is the only real way to make the Devils hard to play against right now.

Butcher isn't necessarily scratched, but the bottom pairing needs to be re-thought or looked at. We need a third pairing that we can rely on a little bit more, because we are seeing Greene and Moore play way more minutes than they should be. I am starting to think that Mueller should not be getting consistently scratched when Butcher and Lovejoy's play has dropped lately. Either Butcher or Lovejoy should be scratched for Mueller considering neither of them have contributed much lately. Butcher has only 2 points in his last 18 games and has gone 20 games without a point on the PP