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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsOct. 1, 2023 at 10:00 p.m.
Thread: Anderson and kochetkov theyll be fine and with the defense even better
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>That would be great value for Raanta, but why would the Canes help the Bolts? I mean, the Bolts are going to have a hard time shouldering the Vasilevskiy injury, why enable a contender?</div></div>

I'm sure teams would prefer to deal with a team in the other conference, or a team who's not expected to be close to them in the standings, but I don't think they're that picky. There are 31 other teams in the league, so if you help another team while helping yourself, that's 30 teams you've gotten ahead of.

This pick is 3 years out, which means Carolina would have to wait a long time for it to pay off, but there's a better chance it'll turn out to be a high pick because Tampa could be a non-playoff team by then. While this does seem like a good return for a backup goalie, especially when they have another one waiting in the wings, the problem is Carolina has needed all three of their goalies the last two seasons. They're in win-now mode, so I don't know if they want to risk going with two goalies for a pick that's going to take 5-7 years to pay off.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 6, 2023 at 8:12 p.m.
Thread: After we win the cup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>The_Lanny</b></div><div>It’s going to be really funny when Pittsburgh misses the playoffs again.</div></div>

I get the giddiness that most Penguin fans feel, being seduced by the headlining name and thinking they'll outscore their way to the Cup because of the resumes of their top 4 players now but that will fade when the reality sinks in that they still have an aging roster, thin on depth with questionable goaltending amidst a strong Eastern conference field. The Pens didn't make it last season because of their depth issues behind the big 3 - and other than perhaps Boston, there doesn't appear to be any teams in the East that made the playoffs last season likely to drop off much - on top of other teams like Buffalo, Detroit and Ottawa expected to be in the race. Adding Karlsson changes none of that - and to read one of the Penguin beat writers boast that Karlsson's presence compensating for when Crosby and Malkin go through scoring droughts is laughable.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Thread: Karlsson-Nylander
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sharcuda22</b></div><div>This is what I struggled with because I think adding Nylander solves the canes biggest issue in the playoffs and makes them the favorite by a bit of a margin, but idk how much the canes would really give up for a rental(?). It feels like they are reaching a peak in their current iteration of the team and Willy could really put them over the top</div></div>

I think Nylander would be a good addition but I’m of the opinion that if the canes keep putting themselves in that top 5 contender mix, it’s gonna be more about getting hot and staying healthy for it to all click one year. Not going to say Nylander doesn’t help but also getting Svech back and hopefully having guys like Jarvis Necas kk continue to elevate their game gets them closer.

I just think hockey ends up being a bit of a crapshoot and there’s a lot of randomness so I’d rather keep the window open longer and get more shots at being a contender (by having elc stud youngsters continue to come up the ranks) versus paying a ton for “the missing piece”. That’s just my take and opinion though, I’m sure others would disagree and want to go all in.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 21, 2023 at 3:41 p.m.
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