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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 29, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.
Thread: PIPE DOWN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Trevorchef</b></div><div>The meat of the deal is essentially <strong>Buchnevich and our own 1st rounder.</strong> That is just not enough of a return for a top pairing player like Nylander IMO. Nylander's value has gone up dramatically and his term and salary are very desirable for the offence and skillset that he provides.

I think that the only way that the Leafs entertain trading WN is if the return is a legitimate top pairing RHD with term and manageable AAV. Just my thoughts anyways.</div></div>

The meat of this deal is you are getting our 2nd best prospect, if not our 1st. This deal is incredibly fair, with that being said though I don't think the Leafs deal Nylander. Like you have stated above, the value on Nylander's deal has gone up since he has produced.

Still think the offer is fair though.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 30, 2020 at 2:19 p.m.
Thread: 3 Way D swap NYR TBL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_K</b></div><div>If half of the rink is dictated by coaching then why look at the charts and lol in the first place? You're basically saying "the things that DeAngelo does well are facts, and the things that he sucks at aren't his fault". I'm sure that's how you managed to convince yourself that TDA &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Parayko heh.</div></div>

haha, Not quite. Offensive tends to follow the individual. Defensive play tends to follow the coaching scheme. You want to look at the Dallas Stars defensive metrics change from 2016-17 to 2017-18 when basically all that changed was their coach?

There are some defensive things that tend to retain regardless of coaching - blue line breakups in particular. But the truth is that in your own zone, it's rarely 1v1 hockey. It's 5v5 hockey, and those 5 players settle into a structure. And that structure is dictated by the coach. And that has a massive effect. Whereas there's rarely a structure in the offensive zone, it's mostly just individuals making plays. This is what the data shows.

The point is that if you put Dunn on the Rangers, his defensive production would go down to reflect the system. Like Trouba's, because Quinn and Ruff are really bad defensive coaches. Dunn's offense would remain the same though.

If you put Deangelo on the Blues, his offense would also remain the same, and his defense would (seemingly magically lol) improve. You'll notice the massive defensive change Neal Pionk had simply by switching schemes.

So with that in mind, Deangelo is going nowhere, it's simply a coaching change that most likely needs to occur for the Rangers.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.
Thread: Rangers Biggest Hole 2C
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jimbo1119</b></div><div>With Strome- if his contract fits into the salary structure w/o putting up a long term roadblock to developing players- he's almost a no brainer for a temp 2C because you know what he is. Chytl is the guy we all hope emerges as 2C- but that can't be rushed. The remaining guys mentioned (hope Lias gets another chance) are probably more suited to the bottom 6...of course more time is needed to see further development of Barron and Henriksson...and of course see which way the Lias situation goes....As far as drafting- they gotta draft the best player on their board when the time comes...but hopefully that player is a C...they do have to address their organizational lack of forward depth- by drafting forwards or by trading a blue chip D prospect or two for a high ceiling F prospect.</div></div>

the one thing the Rangers have always done well is building from the back end, think McD, Girardi, Staal and Hank. With the trades they made for ADA, Fox, Lindgren and Trouba, drafting Nils and Miller and also drafting Igor and Georgiev they have done an exceptional job. Their "lack" of forward depth is a direct result of that. I honestly do not think the Rangers thought their rebuild would take less than 3 seasons. With the money coming off the books next season, forward depth can be acquired. In the 21/22 season, if they have a full time 2C (Strome or other) and Kakko/Kravtsov firing on all cylinder, Gorton's only concern should be building a strong 3rd/4th line.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27, 2020 at 4:28 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 25, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.