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Forum: Armchair-GM11 hours ago
Thread: Oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>I think CHI should absolutely take that trade. That said, I'm not sure if I'm hearing people's opinions or it's from actual reports, but is MAF saying he won't accept a trade anywhere and wants to finish the season out?</div></div>

MAF hasn't said much with regards to a trade. What he has said is that family is very important to him. The assumption is that wherever he goes (Staying in CHI is an option too) that he wants an extension with a full NMC. He's not moving his family around.

As for the trade. It really doesn't work for CHI. CHI already has a pathway to that 2nd round pick through the Keith conditions. EDM is also making CHI eat Kassian's 3 year contract. I honestly don't even think CHI would do this trade if MAF wasn't even included. It's just not that much for taking on $8M in cap Dumps.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:44 p.m.
Thread: Whats it cost to get Strome
The cost will have a very large range on opinion of value. The Hawks point of view and everyone else's point of view. I don't think there's a lot of middle ground.

The issue with Strome is that he's a #2C and he's got great vision/passing. He's really good on the PP as well. What he's not good at. He's slow. He doesn't play a ton of defense. So, you need to play him with a high energy winger and speedy linemates. The hard part is that when he gets used correctly (the Hawks very rarely did this) he's a really efficient point producer. His 51 points in 58 games is not a fluke. He can score points. He just can't spell Selke even if you spotted him four of the letters and allowed him to use the "e" twice.

He is what he is. Don't try to make him into a 4th line grinder. Don't try to force him to the wing. The Hawks did both. That was the 2nd worst decision I've seen the Hawks make with regards to player development in my lifetime. The worst being forcing Kaner to place center back in 2012.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 9:47 p.m.
Thread: Retool not rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jaws49</b></div><div>Mrazek is still a capable tender and works great in tandems. He has injury problems and they have kept him out of the crease. So far this year. I would add more than a third to make that trade happen and you might be surprised with the answer Chicago gives considering their depth in net right now. He would be good for the young tenders</div></div>

My man. I've been watching him play in CAR for years. If you truly believe this. Fine, feel they way you want. I've been trying to convince other CAR fans for years that Waddell was messing up that whole tandem thing. They had two backups for years and now they finally have a good goalie in Freddie and a good backup in Raanta. Mrazek has been consistently inconsistent for years now and he's had an injury history longer than just this year. I certainly don't want him in CHI or back in CAR. He's not a 1b in my mind. He's a backup that's worth $2M a year.