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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Thread: trades and dismiss Bednar
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>ummm why are you doing this? Talk about knee jerk reaction and then killing your team

especially with the Bednar part...if you think hes a problem right now, you are mistaken. Outside of Q, who wont come to Colorado based on that bridge being burned, those coaches you mentioned would be worse options than Beds</div></div>

8 wins in the last 25 games (8-13-4). I know that goaltending is horrible and there are a few games they should have won because of that. It lacks fire and consistency since 2 months. PP that was so good early in the season and became bad, about the same for the PK. Coach says that there's a problem of execution... Okayyyy. It's not precisely his job to keep his players focused and get them to execute correctly? I tell myself that maybe they are due for a change after almost 3 seasons under Bednar. We cannot blame Landy, Mack, Rants, Soda, EJ, Barrie and Z (when he's healthy) but the rest of the team? There are some who have been disappeared for a good bunch of time. I have no problem to sacrifice Jost, Kerfoot and a 1st (not that one from OTT) for 5 years of ROR if it's obviously possible. This guy is a beast and he's sorely missed by this team. If I can pass our 2 current goalies in trades I do it. We should not re-sign Varly anyway. For the rest: Ghetto, Wilson, Nieto, Nemeth... it's not part of your long-term plan. So why don't pass them too? At the end of the day I don't touch any of Makar, Timmins, Girard, Kaut, Bowers, Compher, Meleche, Greer, etc... and I still have OTT's 1st. Seriously, I don't see any problem in doing a little cleaning in this house and brew the cards. I don't think I'll destroy the team or burn the bridge doing these moves.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.
Thread: long shot FREE McDavid
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bloodykisame</b></div><div>TBh the edmonton deal isnt that big of a longshot deal if ottawa's pick is top 3 but that nyr is horrendous getting 2 top 6 forwards for a top 9 a b tier prospect who looks like a bust and a c tier.</div></div>

Yes I think it's an honest deal for Edmonton. However, it's McDavid. He's clearly not happy and he's wasting his time in Edmonton but people don't want to trade a McDavid at all even if the return is pretty good.

On NYR: Buchnevich a top 6?! Since when? Maybe he has that potential but it's certainly not the way the Rangers are currently seeing it. Kerfoot is a top 6 under control (RFA) and he's better than Hayes. Puljujarvi has good potential and is still very young. Greer will be a solid top-9 winger. He's big and strong with a good shot. He never had a real chance in Colorado. He has a great season in the AHL this year. Any opinion is valid but I don't believe it's a bad trade for NYR.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2019 at 1:52 p.m.
Thread: create space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TJTwolf</b></div><div>You can get more than Bjork for those two players. Sabres aren't giving up on Thompson for Soderberg no matter how good he has been this year. Davidsson is another diminutive forward of the kind we already have too many of and Calvert was brought in to do exactly what he has done this season. Nieto should fetch you Davidsson on his own. Barrie for those two? WTF are you on? An undrafted diminutive kid out of the Q who may or may not make the step up even if he maintains point per game in the A plus another RHD to clog up the right hand side. If you trade Barrie you trade him for forward help and you get more than those two. Average winger, third pairing RHD (way to clog up the right even more and more) and a younger, equally erratic goalie for Varly, Andrighetto and Dries, that's about a break even and does little to nothing to improve the team. A second and three firsts for Stone even with an extension is too much to give up. Better to take the chance on getting him in free agency. Stone will be the same as Rants on an extension or in free agency, and those lines look awful! No idea why you think the Avs should be sellers either really. Teams on the verge of or just into their 'window' aren't usually sellers unless it's a guaranteed improvement. No idea why you'd want to re-sign Ferland to that much, Compher's money is too high as is Kerfoot's for me, though it seems similar to how a few others on here value him. Overall pretty bloody awful sorry!</div></div>

Look at Avalanche last 35 days and tell me seriously that this team is going to win something soon. So absoluetely, they must be sellers and get the most talent young players as possible in exchange for their veterans. I'm just throwing some ideas here. All opinions are good ... or not! We are here to have fun. I just think that If prices are high for sellers this winter as the hockey world anticipate, you must take advantage of it. IMO It doesn't make much sense to keep guys like Calvert, Nieto, Wilson, Nemeth, Soderberg, Andrighetto, Varlamov for the rest of season if other teams want to give you intriguing young players and draft picks in return. So... If you can get more than Anders Bjork for Wilson and Nemeth, go for it !

You guys are funny having an obsession with small players. I don't think it's an argument... I prefer talented "diminutive" players 100 times to 6'4'' hams who can barely skate and who are there only for their "physical presence". Alex Barré-Boulet performed everywhere he went, at all levels. Look at his stats from Bantam AA to Juniors and look at his first pro season this year at Syracuse. He's pretty much good. He's a real talent but went undrafted just because he's small. Not even a 7th round pick!!! INCREDIBLE!! Tampa Bay made another steal when they sign this guy. So I would be very happy to pick him up plus a good defensive defenseman (Cernak) for Barrie. If you can add a pick, do it. OK.... just for fun I will name a few "diminutive" players that are not so bad at hockey: T. Johnson: 5'8'' 180lbs, B. Point: 5'10'' 165lbs, Y. Gourde: 5'9'' 170lbs (Tampa players of course...), a little 4th rounder pick superstar J. Gaudreau 5'9'' 165lbs, A. Debrincat: 5'7'' 165, K. Keller: 5'10'' 170lbs, P. Kane: 5'10'' 177lbs, The Pest B. Marchand: 5'9'' 180lbs, expansion draft pick J. Marchessault: 5'9'' 175lbs, C. Atkinson: 5'8'' 179lbs. Not to mention HOF's Marty St-Louis and Theo Fleury. Ohhh, the Next Thing Jack Hugues is also a small one at 5'10'' 165lbs. I think that Barré-Boulet has gone under the radar and that some will regret it. We'll see.

Maybe I give too much for Mark Stone... I don't know but my point is if you can pull this guy there and sign him for 8 years right before the trade deadline, do it! Stone will fit perfectly in COL. Defensively speaking I think it helps, it closes your defense to add guys like TVR and Cernak on the right side to replace Barrie. These may not be guys for the long term but they can help the team defensively right now while waiting for Timmins and Makar.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 11, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.
Thread: With Kamenev and Kerfoot out
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>coga16</b></div><div>Kerfoot is doing stuff at the Nuggets game, he was doing some half court shot thing
<a href="https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1072313827776192512" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1072313827776192512</a>

Hes fine. I dont think Kerfoot will miss much time if any at all if he is out doing that. Sucks for Kam though he was looking so solid. I am not a fan of Dries. Especially in that role, Bourque would play over him IMO</div></div>

Dries was injured anyway and just missed about 2 weeks in AHL. He just came back. If Kerfoot is really hurt and that he's placed on IR, the C that is currently performing well in AHL is JC Beaudin. We'll see...
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 28, 2018 at 5:18 p.m.
Thread: Its time to bank another 1st rounder
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>Varlamov was slightly better than Neuvirth in Washington. Has done well since. He could be an improvement in net. Sure.

But in your description you wrote:
"2019 Entry Draft:
#3 (OTT pick) : C Kirby Dach
#7 (PHI pick) : LHD Philip Broberg
#24 (COL pick) RW Arthur Kaliyev"

You're saying the Flyers' pick still ends up 7th overall, meaning you're still predicting they miss the playoffs, and confident enough to think about whom you might choose with their draft pick.

Not much of a sales pitch.

If the Flyers are really willing to trade a potential first overall pick for a goalie, while they're in the bottom five of the league, I think thirty teams make offers. They probably pick Bobrovsky over Holtby due to contract status and past history. The Blue Jackets then trade Panarin to Chicago with a long term deal and tank the rest of the year, finishing with three top ten picks and a fourth next season if there's a lockout. Colorado is far enough along in building a team that they don't worry much about it, but they still maybe trade Varlamov at the deadline, if Grubauer is looking solid.</div></div>

I just based the Draft on the position of the 3 teams as of Nov 27th. Don't look any further. I know that Philly will probably require a Top 10 protection on the pick. And good chances they will go up the rankings with improved goaltending. Maybe it will end up being a 15-20th pick overall in 2019 or it will be delayed to 2020. Who knows ?

My point is: If I put myself in Sakic's shoes, I actively shop Varly. It's value is probably at the highest right now. If they signed Grubauer for 3 years at $3.33M/year it's certainly not because they intend to offer another big contract to Varlamov. And PHI is actually a team that urgently needs elite goaltending in hoping to save their season.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 28, 2018 at 2:18 p.m.
Thread: Its time to bank another 1st rounder
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>So you're saying they should trade you their first pick for a goalie who, in your opinion, won't get them close to the playoffs, who will be a UFA next summer? I don't understand. What's their motivation?</div></div>

Paul Holmgren says it and everyone knows it: Flyers goaltending is actually pretty bad 3.58 GAA (29th) .879 SV% (31st) Varlamov : 2.32 GAA (8th) .927 SV% (6th) I don't know if Varly can bring the Flyers in the playoffs but he can certainly bring them closer. Just by making the difference in the tight games. Philly have approx. 7 games lost by one goal so far this season. It's the difference between being in the playoffs picture or not at this stage. Their motivation (Homlgren and the owners) is : Try to save the season while there may still be a chance to do it. The reason why they fired Hextall is not complicated. They don't want to be patient anymore. They want to win now and Hextall didn't want to deviate from his long term construction plan. We'll see what it will give in the future but I think that the Flyers will start making trades soon in order to improve now.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 26, 2018 at 3:26 p.m.
Thread: 2019-2020 Avs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TJTwolf</b></div><div>Keep Varly, he's part of your route to the playoffs and worth re-signing if the contract price is right. Breaking up a good 1A/B goal tandem is not smart if you're in the play offs hunt. Wilson is playing great this season, and again is worth re-signing if the price is right. He's part of their depth scoring right now, which again will be worth a lot in the play offs.</div></div>

I agree about Varlamov playing well and I would prefer to keep him but what is the right price? I don't think he will take a discount this summer. He's aging and is historically often injured. If you can take a 1st round pick for him, you have to take it. You already have Grubauer at $ 3,33M and he can do the job. Same thing for Wilson, it's true that he plays well but you have to make room for guys like Greer, Bowers and Kaut eventually.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 20, 2018 at 10:57 a.m.
Thread: Jack Hughes Lottery winners and loving life
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Larkinisking</b></div><div>:laugh :laugh The way Ottawa is playing right now, There's no way in hell you're getting Hughes with their 1st rounder.</div></div>


We never know with the support of lady luck.... First try of the lottery simulator on Tankathlon this morning and that's it !! :halo

Top 12

PICK TEAM GP RECORD PTS PPG ROW STREAK L10 TOP 3 #1 OVR
1 +11 Ottawa (COL) 21 9-9-3 21 1.000 9 Lost 1 5-4-1 8.2% 2.5%
2 +1 St. Louis 19 7-9-3 17 0.895 7 Lost 2 5-5-0 33.9% 11.5%
3 +4 Anaheim 22 8-9-5 21 0.954 6 Lost 3 3-4-3 20.4% 6.5%
4 -3 Los Angeles 20 7-12-1 15 0.750 6 Won 1 5-5-0 49.4% 18.5%
5 -3 Vegas 22 9-12-1 19 0.864 8 Lost 1 4-6-0 38.8% 13.5%
6 -2 Pittsburgh 19 7-8-4 18 0.947 7 Lost 4 1-7-2 28.8% 9.5%
7 -2 New Jersey 19 8-9-2 18 0.947 8 Lost 2 3-6-1 26.1% 8.5%
8 -2 Edmonton 20 9-10-1 19 0.950 9 Lost 2 3-7-0 23.3% 7.5%
9 -1 Vancouver 23 10-11-2 22 0.956 9 Lost 6 3-5-2 19.0% 6.0%
10 -1 Detroit 20 9-9-2 20 1.000 7 Won 1 8-2-0 16.0% 5.0%
11 -1 Chicago 21 8-8-5 21 1.000 8 Won 1 2-5-3 11.4% 3.5%
12 -1 Philadelphia 20 9-9-2 20 1.000 8 Lost 3 5-3-2 9.8% 3.0%
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 15, 2018 at 3:01 p.m.
Thread: The forecast looks sunny
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffW</b></div><div>I think varly is a fantastic goalie, but is injury prone, I had hoped grubauer stole the show this year but hes been not great, and francouz is an unknown...
I think that mikko hits 7 mill maybe a bit more because sakic is kinda cheap and I dont think he'll wanna pay much more than MacKinnon is getting..
Panarin is going to the rangers he just has to wait until July 1st, stones a maybe but I dont want to pay him over 7 either, and skinner is a natural goal scorer but I think he resigns in buffalo</div></div>

I don't want to defend Grubi too much, but take him off his shitty game in Vancouver and everything is relatively ok. The sample is still pretty good: 105 NHL game played GAA 2.36 Pct .921 Wouldn't be afraid to give him the #1 task. Mark Stone would be awesome. A great right-handed shooter. At $7.5M a year I think we're in business.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 26, 2018 at 9:41 a.m.
Thread: ideas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Agreed and if Varlamov stays close to this level of play...he should pull a 1st or a TOP prospect (Jake Bean). Rental prices @ the TDL escalate! Healthy Scratch / 7th Dmen can get 3rd round picks! PHI should also be in on the action once they get their act together.</div></div>

I see your point about being patient and waiting for the deadline to get a better price and I agree with that. But I'm convinced that some teams will not have the luxury of waiting until the deadline if they want to save their season. Other than Carolina: St. Louis, Florida, Calgary, Philly and even Columbus experience very bad goaltending. St. Louis is a real disaster. I'm not a fan of trading Varly to STL in the same division... but it's precisely a team that could be ready to give a 1st rounder for a solid goalie right now.