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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5, 2023 at 5:39 p.m.
Thread: Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Not_Isles5513</b></div><div>Guentzel has had far more success in the post season in terms of both point production, and Cup wins. I’m not saying he’s a better regular season player, but the parity between star players in the NHL is closer than in any other league. That being said even if Marner is better, the gap between these two guys is not two first round picks.</div></div>
I would agree with that a couple years ago, but I’d say that over the past couple of years Guentzel and Sid’s line in general has been shut down comparatively in the playoffs when they play a team or line that uses over physical play in order to shut them down offensively other than last year when the top line had a COMBINED 26 pts in 20 games, in the prior 3 playoff years they have had a COMBINED 18 pts in 42 total playoff games (for clarification each player had played a total of 14 playoff games each over the three seasons. Sid had 3 pts, Rust had 6 pts, and Guentzel had 6 pts) also in those past 4 years Marner had 25 points in a total of 30 (83%) playoff games in comparison to Guentzels 16 in 21 (76%)
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2023 at 8:18 p.m.
Thread: Selling a bit
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeyfan1234</b></div><div>It doesn’t matter what I believe the core can do. They aren’t going to do the core dirty like that. You never bet against Crosby, Malkin, and Letang.
The difference between LA and Pittsburgh is that their core was younger when they started the re-tool/mini rebuild. The pens just gotta keep building through free agency and hoping it works out and hope to get out of some bad contracts in the process while not giving up high picks/prospects.</div></div>

How do you get rid of bad contracts without giving up the future. The only contract that is a good buyout is granlund. And agreed that LAs core was younger, but if you try to extend the window through free agency (which is exactly what Detroit did that pushed them so far back years ago) your team only gets older and there is risk of signing even more bad contracts.
Also it’s worth noting that FSG has no connection to the core. The penguins do, the ownership does not. Lemieux is no longer active in the penguins ownership so FSG has no loyalty to the core unless they want to be loyal to them.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 28, 2023 at 8:13 p.m.
Thread: Selling a bit
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeyfan1234</b></div><div>This ain’t it. What is the fascination with trading Jake 50% retained and then replacing him with garbage. Do you really think they’d do the core like that?</div></div>

Do you really think this core can win? I keep posting ACGMs where I either sell or go all in. Every time I get met with responses of either “but the core deserves to win” or “you’re trading away too much to compete and ruining the future”. I’m tired of people not realizing that we are in the end of the era and the core is all 35+. We are the new red wings. It’s time we treat the problem like it is instead of pretending we can win another cup and causing a decade of awful teams after the fact instead of trying to do a quick retool that MAYBE some of the core can be around for kinda like LA
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 26, 2023 at 9:49 p.m.
Thread: Trying to acquire draft capital without selling
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mglgoalie33</b></div><div>wasn't Joseph on waivers? I think Hughes has less interest in him than he values both draft capital and glue players like Evans. Plus, with Barron playing well and Mailloux coming into Laval there is less and less space for a rhd that doesn't blow them away. I think they'd say no for these reasons, but it's hockey. Anything can happen.</div></div>

Was he on waivers? I definitely never noticed that he was but I’m not saying it didn’t happen. Also he’s a LHD not a RHD, but idk what MTL depth is on the other side. I was just thinking that he’s a young puck moving defenseman and a team like MTL that is still a young team not in a playoff window yet would prefer to have that than a 26 year old bottom 6 player (not saying he’s not good, there is a reason I want him)
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 23, 2023 at 11:28 p.m.
Thread: Big changeup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyIsMyPassion61</b></div><div>:laugh That garbage isn't even close to getting Mark Scheifele.

Auston Matthews &gt; Clayton Keller, plus the Coyotes will be out of Arizona in 1-2 years so that trade sure as hell isn't happening.

DeBrincat isn't leaving a younger Ottawa team for a joke of a Leafs team. DeBrincat more than likely is going to test free agency.

Stick with the Pens. Not a single trade here is remotely happening.</div></div>
1) that trade COULD save ARZ and give that market a chance.
2)I wouldn’t say that the leafs are “a joke of a franchise”, I’d say the players around the league still have Aton of respect for it. 3)Debrincat is an RFA, he can’t hit free agency.
4) I know this isn’t the most realistic ACGM, it’s just a fun exercise, so thanks for not being a total A-hole (sarcasm)