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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 5, 2017 at 8:05 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 4, 2017 at 2:37 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 4, 2017 at 2:36 p.m.
Thread: Should have done this a while ago George
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Oggsford_Blues</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>goldie078</b></div><div>What happened to Tyler Wong? He's still out there</div></div>

No, he's not. He's not even under an NHL contract with Vegas.

<a href="http://sinbin.vegas/tyler-wong-contract-situation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sinbin.vegas/tyler-wong-contract-situation/</a></div></div>

Well that's what I meant, he is an NHL UFA. He brought some scoring and excitement in the pre-season, and this roster is about signing Tyler Ennis who is a bigger commitment for something not that much different.
Sbisa is still getting better to this day, and has stretches where he's great -- I wouldn't fret about getting a good return for him that's useful to Vegas longer than Ennis would be.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 1, 2017 at 11:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 18, 2017 at 8:01 p.m.
Thread: Lineup, pretending that Lupul passed his physicals
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DragonRaptorHybrid</b></div><div>if Lupul is deemed healthy, then he's absolutely getting buried on the Marlies, no question.</div></div>

Unlike with Robidas, now all salary above $1 million or so per AHL player counts against the NHL team cap.
Plus Lupul has a 14 team approved trade list, making him harder to trade.
Retaining salary wouldn't help, paying a team with an internal budget would be expensive in terms of picks/prospects, and all this leads to trading JVR on very short notice for whatever doesn't return salary.

BUT Lupul is going to be a good boy, he's out of shape and not ready to play if the Leafs are forced into letting him play. So he'll shut up and not challenge the physical's results with independent doctors.

The one remaining risk is if Lou Lamiorello gets spanked by the other owners like they did with the Kovalchuk contract. Rogers has substantial influence with the core NHL executive, but even they take orders from the core group of old owners.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 15, 2017 at 6:27 p.m.
Thread: PARAYKO RNH TRADE ( 2 OFFERS)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AK_tune</b></div><div>Thanks for sharing the stats, but I don't think they're anywhere close to painting the whole picture. I doubt you'll be able to find anyone else on the planet that thinks Nurse = Parayko.</div></div>

It's kind of irrelevant, but a quick look shows Darnell Nurse and Nikita Tryamkin are good comparables 1 year apart. I'm so hopeful Tryamkin plays his 2 years in the KHL and returns to the Canucks.
Worth noting that of the 3, Darnell Nurse was by far the earliest pick
Darnell Nurse #7 in 2013. 6'4" 213 lbs
Parayko was #86 in 2012. 6'5" 226 lbs (Parayko probably weighs more today, played like he was 230+ in playoffs)
Tryamkin was #66 in 2014. 6'7" 265 lbs

Byfuglien was #245 in 2003. 6'5" 250 lbs

There is clear bonus value to being bigger so long as you can skate (Griffin Reinhart was drafted because he was big and had a familiar name. He can't even skate or read the play.)
Until they change the rules, being a big body lets D get away dishing out a lot damage on guys standing still in front of the net or in the corners. You just never know if they learn to skate, read the game at a faster pace, or have hands softer than cement once they stop growing. All of them have the potential to play top pairing for a decade, although more and more giants who can skate are entering the league now so maybe that advantage disappears before they retire.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 15, 2017 at 6:17 p.m.
Thread: PARAYKO RNH TRADE ( 2 OFFERS)
Thanks for the details CD282

I do rate Parayko a bit more highly than Nurse for 2 reasons not covered yet.
1. Parayko came out of nowhere from college and didn't miss a beat, I've been expecting Nurse to break through since he was drafted. Unfair, doesn't count for squat, but it's the truth.
2. Parayko has a more punishing game, he's not just big, he plays a bit like Shea Weber. Nurse hasn't shied away from fights or anything like that, he's just less intimidating.

You did remove PPG from the comparison, and just from memory Parayko does have a nice shot he scores with. I think of Parayko excelling in every category, where I think of Nurse as a very smooth defender. Nurse could outdo Parayko's last 2 years, with his own next 2 -- great point you reminded us of, but I would rather elevate Nurse than downplay Parayko in the evaluation.