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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 17, 2023 at 8:19 a.m.
Thread: sharts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rob32sjsharks</b></div><div>I figure the retention will be on Hoffman or Labanc to try and squeeze value from one of them, hope is Duclair and Barabanov can pull a 2nd + at the TDL without retention. and yea this is not a Deal Boston makes</div></div>

I just can't see Hoffman playing good enough to get a 3rd, let alone a 2nd. I don't think he will reach 40 points. Going by the fans on this site, no one wants Labanc, and very few will even give you a 4th for him half retained. Like Hoffman, I don't see Labanc putting up 40 points either. So I just don't see them as the best use for that last retention slot. I do however agree that Duclair and Barabanov could fetch a 2nd at the TDL market. I'm thinking that if both hit the 50-60 point mark, that they could fetch a late 1st from a contender at the TDL. Especially if one of them is half retained for a super cap strapped team that's going all in. I think those two are the most realistic players to have good years, and therefor be the best TDL chips to retain on.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10, 2023 at 4:36 a.m.
Thread: Tweaks
SJ isn't going to use their last retention slot on Granlund. They will keep it open for contracts with one year left on them, and use it at the TDL. I'm not sure why SJ would want this trade, it does nothing for them but waste a high draft pick. We already have enough players to trade at the TDL, we don't need more. Beauvillier and Myers have negative value, I'm not sure what you mean by trade them for assets. That's a lot of cap hit to trade at the TDL. I would suggest trading them to ANA and CHI, teams with cap space, instead to forcing a trade with SJ, putting them right up against the cap limit. Maybe trade Myers + a 2nd to ANA for future considerations, and Beauvillier + a 3rd to ANA for future considerations. Otherwise if the price is too high, just wait and let them walk.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 1, 2023 at 8:07 p.m.
Thread: trade joseph
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AStovetop</b></div><div>- Lmao Hill wasn't very good and the Sharks had 3 goaltenders. They had to move one out and Reimer was the vet to help Kahk. He was Vegas's 3rd (debatably 4th) string Goalie. I'm surprised we got ANYTHING back for him. If you said you knew he was going to backstop a cup winning team, you're a straight up liar.
- Remind me where Balcers played last year? I'll admit I liked him but when every GM doesn't want him, that's where defer to the people who know much better than me (and his buyout is 300k lol, we have 5 mil+ in cap space with an EK trade looming)

Some fantastic Grier moves:
- He literally restocked the Sharsk entire defense prospect pool in one season. That's bringing in Shakir, Thrun, Pulli, Okhotiuk (not to mention drafting Havelid, Cagnoni, Pohlkamp +)
- Got Jacob Peterson for Reedy (lol)
- Got Duclair for an 4th liner/AHLer and a 4th
- Actually committed to getting a top draft pick in Will Smith (securing a future top Center)
- Traded Timo for = top pairing D-man and middle pairing shutdown d-man prospects (mentioned above), a young middle six forward with top six potential, a First (Musty already looks like a steal), and another potential 1st
- Picked up a top five pick from 5 years ago on a no-risk 1 mil prove-it deal (Zadina)

And since people love to bring up the Burns trade - Burns was a mediocre at best player when traded - Lost the trade a bit at the time and honestly, depending on what they get for Duclair at the deadline, may turn out to be fair/win (since Lorentz was dealt for Burns) + Makiniemi has starting/tandem potential</div></div>

That's a lot of teal tinted optimism. Those are wild ceilings you are putting on those players. I would actually put the Burns trade in the win column for Grier, even though we got nothing in return. Balcers played for TBL and FLA last year, what's your point? Hill ended the season top 15. There is a reason why you don't trade with your rival and try to trade out of conference. It looks like you can't admit trading Hill to the VGN was a blunder. Most of what you said I disagree with, but I do agree Burns was a good move.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 1, 2023 at 11:47 a.m.
Thread: trade joseph
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AStovetop</b></div><div>Lmao at the Grier haters. Dude has done so much in only one year and yall will never be satisfied. It's a joke</div></div>

How do you feel about him trading Hill to VGN? I'd love to hear your praise for that blunder. Without it Vegas doesn't win the cup. I seriously can't name one good trade Grier has done. His first move was to buy out Balcers who had one year left on his contract. He put up 23 points for 1.5mil. We are still paying his buy out penalty. What a great move! The best thing he has done is not give out big dumb contracts with no movement clauses on them. Not signing Meier was his best move so far. You say he has ''done so much'', name three of his best moves. Do they out way his three worst moves?