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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 6 at 8:05 p.m.
Thread: Anaheim
Welcome to CapFriendly. Sometimes, it's not too friendly.

You should have used the 2024-2025 skeleton to construct next season's team. Silfverberg, Carrick and Hagg are on expiring contracts.

Viktor Arvidsson and Matt Roy will sign new contracts for quite a bit more than those figures, especially in term. Cutter Gauthier and Ivan Demidov will get the maximum amount possible for an ELC, but Demidov won't be an Anaheim draftee.

Pat Verbeek wouldn't trade Frankie Vatrano for less than Cuylle and a second, but I don't think that Cuylle is a fit at all. Anaheim doesn't need middle-6 or bottom-6 forwards, so no interest in Chmelevski, Foegele, Greenway, or retreading Ritchie and Steel. Similarly, no interest in Newpower (Helleson, Luneau and Warren are ahead of him even if the Ducks don't draft Levshunov or Parekh), Zadorov (LhD) or Graves (ditto) or bringing Koekkok and Edler out of retirement.

I cannot imagine Anaheim trading John Gibson as the team's fortunes are turning upwards.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 26 at 10:39 a.m.
Thread: Tkachuk is not going anywhere for your crappy quantity packages
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>Hes under contract with term
Hes 24
Hes a captain
Very physical
Cannot be moved from the front of the net
Almost impossible to win a 50/50 battle with him anywhere
Can take faceoffs
Willing to fight and stick for his teammates
Great playmaker
Scores clutch goals
Gets a lot of second and third chance goals
35-40 goal scorer guaranteed every year and could get even better</div></div>

-meier had team control leading to term (38.2 mill for the 5 years of Meier after trade vs 41 mill for the 5 years of Tkachuk)
-fair but the development curve plateaus around 24 so he’s likely at/around his peak level
-not particularly meaningful
-Meier is also very physical
-anecdotal
-anecdotal
-not particularly meaningful
-again not an actual hockey skill and most of his fights are **** stirring not sticking up for anyone
-Meier had virtually identical assist production before the trade
-anecdotal
-so does Meier
-Meier had better goal production numbers

Again, the only thing is age and fights.

Meier had identical if not better production, better defensive metrics, physicality, and a similar contractual cost.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 23 at 3:42 p.m.
Thread: From Sportsnet
Not sensitive, just being honest. Canes roster doesn’t have space for a forward who is offense only. They already have a roster of 23, and cap space to go big game hunting. Why waste this cap and roster space on someone who would play less than 10 mins a game.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rooster</b></div><div>From my limited interactions on ACGM, I must say Carolina has one of the most sensitive fan bases. This trade is admittedly an incredibly bland one for the Canes, and one that comes with a footnote to trade Kubalik to any contender looking for depth. Yet it still invoked a level of disdain from the fan base. It’s quite fascinating to observe.

If and when Ottawa is back in its contending years, this is the exact type of trade I’d hope our GM would pursue. A zero risk trade for a throw away pick, in exchange for a serviceable and experienced forward who’s also shown he can score in the league.

Anyway, best of luck with the playoffs. I like the Canes and hope they do well.</div></div>
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 28 at 10:37 a.m.
Thread: Canes Fans - Is he on the table
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>Necas isn’t likely to be on table until the offseason. I think he gets moved in the offseason, but it would be for a forward upgrade, someone along the lines of JEEk or Marner would be what a package centered around Necas would be looking for. In the Sharks case, I don’t see them being willing to retain on Hertl, and I would imagine the Canes probably would want Hertl with 25-50% retained. Hertl with x amount retained and Ferraro for Necas and something else might be workable, but the Sharks don’t really have anything other than Hertl and Ferraro that would even really interest the Canes, and no single asset that would justify moving Necas.</div></div>

Got it was just curious, I don’t really see the sharks finding that worth it, they only thing of value they would have to give our picks or prospects, but both sides would most likely say no in that scenario
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22 at 11:04 p.m.
Thread: Tarasenko to the Other Team Who Wanted Him
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Exotic_Butter</b></div><div>While I agree with this analysis of the Canes recent refusal to move first round picks the Canes also haven't seen any thing past the conference finals since 2006. Maybe it's time to change your ways for success. If what you have done at the deadline the past few years isn't enough to get you over the hump why keep that mentality.</div></div>

This is a silly argument for multiple reasons, but mainly: The teams that spent multiple first last season (Boston and Toronto) got beat by the same team that beat the Canes. The Rangers also spent a first, and didn't make it out of the first round. The two teams in the SCF? Neither spent more than a 3rd (in Florida's case, they didn't spend at all at the TDL).

It's also silly because while this core of players hasn't made it past the ECF in their two trips there (I hate the whole "since 2006" thing, as if the team didn't go a decade of missing the playoffs with multiple teams), they have still made it twice! And have made the playoffs multiple every years since they first got back in 2019.

Finally, if you are going to spend a 1st on a rental, it really ought to be for a strong need (IMO). Currently the Canes biggest need is Goalie, with an upgrade at 2C being the second biggest. That could all change with injury or whatnot in the next month and a half, but as it stands Tarasenko just isn't that big of a need to spend a first on.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 20 at 8:37 p.m.
Thread: Trade Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kongol</b></div><div>Honestly, my approach here is the Canes desperation to find a goalie. I figured with their Defense actually being decently good, Sammy might actually play better when there's less high scoring chances to face him. It's a one year deal so they're not tied down with him, and they get Bert and his style to help in the playoffs. Abruzzee is a decent Centre prospect. Will he oan out to be another KK, perhaps not but the combination of all the pieces I thought would warrant a conversation and a basis to a potential deal.</div></div>

Since coming back up, Raanta is 3-1-1 with a .910 sv%. Over his last 8, Kochetkov is .918 sv%, and Andersen was medically cleared before Christmas. You would have to pay the Canes to take on that contract.

I like Abruzzesse, but he's behind guys like Vasili Ponomarev, Ryan Suzuki, and even Bradley Nadeau at C. That's without considering how hot Jack Drury has been recently. He'd never get the shot in Carolina.

Bertuzzi also wouldn't interest Carolina. He's not better than Necas, Jarvis, Svechnikov, Teravainen, or Bunting. He's not going to replace Martinook or Jarvis, and Noesen is just WAY better in terms of value.

I get the idea, but there is nothing here that interests Carolina. If you want Kotkaniemi, a young, promising 2C with long term team control on a steal of a deal, you're looking at 1st+++. There's nothing here that comes close to that for the Canes.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 13 at 1:07 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10 at 2:41 p.m.
Thread: Top 10 Prospects By Position
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>NHLfan10506 just curious here, but where would you rank guys like Jayden Perron and Felix Unger-Sorum in prospect rankings? Don’t have many problems with the rankings you have here, although I do think Morrow has a higher ceiling than a couple of guys who are higher up on the list.</div></div>

I probably overrank college guys, because I have always followed NCAA hockey. So what I know about Unger Sorums (Unger Sorei?) is primarily what I got from pre-draft and see international tournaments. There will be others who can give better take on Felix.

I like Perron, but he probably has a ways to go before he is candidate for these lists. There are five or six guys ahead of him on that team. Will be interesting how he develops when Gaber and Blake depart.

Morrow is good…(as is Ufko)….and he has been playing the long-game since end of his Freshman year. Last season was disappointing (the team wasn’t good). This year is better. In the last broadcast I saw, they were talking about his work ethic and seriousness away from ice. And I got all bulled up on him. But of all the possible 3rd year signees this April, I do worry a little about Morrow and signability. Especially since there is no AHL team sorted up. In the end, he probably signs and takes DeAngelo role next year. But I wouldn’t expect Faber-esque impact. Skating just not there.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 11, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.