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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29, 2019 at 1:56 p.m.
Thread: Let the objections begin Avs and Devs Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drew1871</b></div><div>No desire for EK, he is not good defensively and his contract will blow in the back half. You aren't wrong about the blueline on the Devils, but trading Hall for the 4th pick is not solving the blue line issue. If I am Shero, I am on the phone with the Jets about Trouba and any team in Cap hell.</div></div>

4th pick gets you Byram. He's not ready year 1, but he could/ should be a D1, at least a strong D2, with PP / special team skills ... but sure, there would need to be more, like a 3rd rounder + maybe a roster guy or a prospect.

And I agree with you on EK. Not my cup of tea for the $$$, but I based that comment on the previous post on the direction they could go in. To stand pat with Hall, someone suggested spending money to upgrade the roster &amp; from what I see, outside of EK, there are few FA options out there that (I believe) would upgrade the D &amp; mean the Devs go for it with the current group. If they get EK (for better or worse), that may give them shot at signing Hall, otherwise, I dont see him staying.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29, 2019 at 7:29 a.m.
Thread: Let the objections begin Avs and Devs Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>drew1871</b></div><div>Devils aren't moving Hall prior to the deadline. If he isn't signed then, then yes h will be moved. However, this team is ready to turn the corner with the lotto hit again. Shero already indicated it's about time to spend money.</div></div>
Defense is terrible and outside of Ty Smith, the D prospect pool is limited to 3rd pair options. Unless they get Karlsson (unlikely), there is no where to spend their way out of the core problem (pls dont say Myers). Sure, they can turn the corner with Hughes et al, but they cant compete with the depth of the top teams. Mid tier hell awaits ... but if they get Karlsson, sure, keeping Hall makes sense. However, I agree with you, doubt Devs make this move, but trading Hall at deadline wont get the same return, as no 2020 high pick team has the same desire/need to make that trade, so in the end, Devs will get less or lose him. This trade would take ownership support, conviction for rebuild and rather large stones.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 27, 2019 at 5:11 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 21, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.
Thread: Acquiring Jack Hughes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Canucks1</b></div><div>No it would not lmfao. New Jersey would easily trade Jack Hughes for Pettersson alone. I’m so sick of players who’ve never played an NHL game be more valuable than a PPG rookie who carries his team. Ridiculous</div></div>

Pettersson, Horvat and a 1st is a huge overpayment for acquiring Jack Hughes. However now that I think about it, you really need to <strong>hardcore overpay</strong> to get 1st overall pick in Jack Hughes. I remembered the Flyers had to overpay to get Eric Lindros. Philly gave up....
1. <strong>Peter Forsberg</strong>
2. Ron Hextall
3. $15,000,000 CASH
4. Two 1st round picks
5. Couple established players
Also, some of those assets were used by Avalanche/Nordiques as key assets in the <strong>Patrick Roy trade</strong>

I'm not saying Jack Hughes is Eric Lindros 2.0. An additional note is the Quebec/Colorado got all these assets for a <strong>player that publicly expressed in disinterest in playing for Nordiques/Avalanche</strong>
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.
Thread: So if Kadri gets 5 or more
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_27</b></div><div>It's going to be at least 5 since he was offered an in person hearing for it. That's how the league works. It was dirty yes. But if the league says that "1 player game equals 2 regular season games" then 5 is extremely harsh, even for a repeat offender. That means in the season, it's a 10 game suspension? The league is a joke and works like that. It should be 3 (or 6 "regular season games") but since he got 3 last years playoffs and a repeat offender is within 18 months, it's going to be more. It's terrible when the entire situation coulda been avoided.

Let's get this out of the way. The Bruins were the better team in the first period and skated all over the Leafs and that's where they won the game. But that officiating is the worst I've ever seen. Debrusk was running around being a goon all game and if they woulda called something on him (interference on Hyman within a couple minutes of the start, the extra rough on Kadri when they both got minors, the knee on knee which shouldn't be suspendable but is still worth a 2 minute minor, the elbow to Dermott's face) then none of this woulda happened cause the Leafs woulda been happy with Debrusk going to the box and getting the PP. The refs let this game get outta hand. They didn't call things both ways. Tavares shoulda had a clear goalie interference on Rask, wasn't called. It's a joke. The league is a joke. Kadri made his mistake and he'll get disciplined for it and have to answer for it. But will the refs? Will they have to talk to the media about it? Will they have to have someone fight them when they return to "stand up for what they did"? Will they get disciplined by the league for it? No. &amp; that's where the problem is. The fact that the playoff rules are COMPLETLEY different from the regular season is a joke. The NHL is a joke league.</div></div>

I agree with all of this. And would only add that George Parros being in charge of Player Safety, an ex goon and a knuckle dragger who owns a line of hockey clothing called Violent Gentlemen that uses a branding line of "Make Hockey Violent Again," only confirms what a joke the league has become.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.
Thread: So if Kadri gets 5 or more
It's going to be at least 5 since he was offered an in person hearing for it. That's how the league works. It was dirty yes. But if the league says that "1 player game equals 2 regular season games" then 5 is extremely harsh, even for a repeat offender. That means in the season, it's a 10 game suspension? The league is a joke and works like that. It should be 3 (or 6 "regular season games") but since he got 3 last years playoffs and a repeat offender is within 18 months, it's going to be more. It's terrible when the entire situation coulda been avoided.

Let's get this out of the way. The Bruins were the better team in the first period and skated all over the Leafs and that's where they won the game. But that officiating is the worst I've ever seen. Debrusk was running around being a goon all game and if they woulda called something on him (interference on Hyman within a couple minutes of the start, the extra rough on Kadri when they both got minors, the knee on knee which shouldn't be suspendable but is still worth a 2 minute minor, the elbow to Dermott's face) then none of this woulda happened cause the Leafs woulda been happy with Debrusk going to the box and getting the PP. The refs let this game get outta hand. They didn't call things both ways. Tavares shoulda had a clear goalie interference on Rask, wasn't called. It's a joke. The league is a joke. Kadri made his mistake and he'll get disciplined for it and have to answer for it. But will the refs? Will they have to talk to the media about it? Will they have to have someone fight them when they return to "stand up for what they did"? Will they get disciplined by the league for it? No. &amp; that's where the problem is. The fact that the playoff rules are COMPLETLEY different from the regular season is a joke. The NHL is a joke league.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 14, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.
Thread: So if Kadri gets 5 or more
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ajp_18</b></div><div>I can’t believe you just said that a cross check to the face is worse then taking out a players legs from behind..... and in all reality a crosscheck to the face is better then having the back of your head slam against the ice with nothing to slow the impact, doesn’t matter what type of helmet a player has he would be out for a few games and the player that does that on purpose should have to sit as many games as the player who got hurt. Total BS action right there.

Also love how Kadri turtled when Chara got there, he did what any sensible player would do, no one wants to fight him with that long reach.</div></div>

It was sarcasm, I hate that ****.. it was BS what Kadri did but both players should not play gm3