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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2019 at 2:43 p.m.
Thread: Improving the fwd and def group
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>habs1289</b></div><div>Byron&gt;puuls
Mete 1st and 2nd = nurse

Am I crazy to think that a guy like Byron could score 30-40 goals playing with mcdavid ??</div></div>

The word is could. Yes Byron production ''could'' but as most of the player in the NHL that could play with Mcdavid. Career high 43 points, if I was a GM, I would not prefedict Byron with ''Could'' because he is pass the age of 30. I would pickup a younger player with young fast legs. Mete is good, but has not score a goal yet. Nurse is too valuable for the Oilers until their prospect(s) are ready to have an impact.

They want to use Puljujärvi to pass Lucic contract to someone else, if they trade Puljujärvi, they are stuck with Lucic unless they take a bad contract back or pay extra draft pick
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread: helping TOR I know its bad to help them
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Good thought on the trade. Don't know why some folks couldn't follow your logic in the trades which sent Marleau to San Jose. If Montreal has cap space....retain to the max 3.625m which San Jose would like. even more. Not sure if San Jose has an interest in Marleau even at have price. The bit about helping the Leafs....well the Leafs can probably make that deal with another club, but if Montreal makes the deal they get the 2nd rounder, do why wouldn't the Habs do the deal.</div></div>

Narleu would be like a rental player at the beginning of the season. He has histoy there and it could be a good fit, but San Jose I think need help on the cap. At 3.625m$ is fine too, MTL has space on the cap for next year.

You are right, the leaf can make the deal somewhere else, but .... why not MTL lol
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 28, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.
Thread: helping TOR I know its bad to help them
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>Wow... this would actually help Toronto. Sorry I’ve just seen so many help Toronto posts where teams try to pillage us and call it helping. The offer for Marleau may be too fair.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jamiepo</b></div><div>Wow... this would actually help Toronto. Sorry I’ve just seen so many help Toronto posts where teams try to pillage us and call it helping. The offer for Marleau may be too fair.</div></div>

in 19-20 MTL have cap space, instead of investing on UFA, just an opportunity to use the cap to gain picks in 2019. TOR will need to eat a bit of salary to be able to turn it over to San Jose, MTL will take what they can at 50%. I don't think Marleau would waive his NTM to many team, SJ might be a favorable place for him. Most contender don't have space and are looking to make space.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.
Thread: Modest team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Poehling</b></div><div>But we need to develop them before throwing them in the NHL. Just imagine Laval with KK-Poehling Evans Vejdemo Olofsson Ylonen Ikonen Teasdale Juulsen Fleury Brook Romanov Primeau Audette now you have a ****ing great team in the AHL. We need to miss the playoffs next year, and the year after 2020-2021 we are all in ( win mode ). Time for big trades. Not right now, Ikonen might be better than Ylonen, we dont know yet. They are all 19-20 years old. MTL need to be patient more than ever, but Bergevin knows it and he's the one who will bring the cup in MTL in 3-7 years. Sincerely,</div></div>

I like that approach also, but does molson would accept that. 4 years out of 5 out of the playoff, especially after this year where MTL was very close to be in the wild card.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10, 2019 at 6:04 p.m.
Thread: Modest team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Poehling</b></div><div>Poehling Suzuki will start the year in the AHL. Bad idea to sign Gardiner 7 years for that prize. In 2 years, you gotta sign Gallagher Danault Tatar Petry Kotkaniemi Poehling Armia Lehkonen Kulak, so sign Armia 4 years, Lehkonen 3 years ( still RFA ), Kulak 2 years,</div></div>

I don't think many UFA that could make a big impact will sign in montreal. Left hand D is a need and nothing is coming up for a while, we will need to offer lenght and money to the 2019 UFA Left D. Is MTL will make the playoff with Armia and Lehkonen? They are part of it, but not the solution. In my opinion, Suzuki is the cheaper alternative, if we don't make the playoff in 19-20, I prefer Suzuki playing somes games on a third lines and PP time, Like KK did this year. With Boston, Tampa and Toronto, MTL is left with the wild card. 4 years off the playoff in the last 5, it's not the scenario bergevin I think he going toward. Bergevin didn't made any big trade, he wanted to draft well and develop player. At some point, the busines s need to flourish, otherwise Molson will change the GM.

With a good prospect pool and this year draft and with 20-21 draft selection, MTL will have amunition to complete a trade either during the 19-20 season or after. Right now, everyone is looking to get younger, add better player, get rid of old player/heavy contract and add draft pick. IMO, why not adding the Suzuki/ Poehling next, they are MTL future with KK.