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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 30, 2020 at 10:09 a.m.

Thread: Dillon for peices that help the retool instead of picks

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>papishark</b></div><div>That’s kind of a losers attitude. The sharks still have a good core and the forwards aren’t all that old.</div></div>

it's a loser's attitude because the sharks are losers right now. karlsson, burns, vlasic, kane, and couture are having the worst seasons of their careers and they aren't getting any younger. the future is locking in hertl, meier, labanc, and dillon, then surrounding them with cost-controlled assets and giving them competent goaltending. this cannot happen without burning it down and rebuilding.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 29, 2020 at 6:16 p.m.

Thread: Dillon for peices that help the retool instead of picks

Retooling just delays the inevitable and will never be enough to get back to even the second round. Sharks need to commit to two seasons of pain, deal veterans with surplus value, and reload in the draft.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

Thread: Fix Sharks Take 2

there's absolutely no chance labanc takes another "prove it" deal after agreeing to a $1m sweetheart in 2019. he's arbitration eligible and he's going to come for that timo meier money.

in other thoughts--how is this roster any more likely to compete than the roster iced today? it has all the same problems that the sharks have today. weak goaltending, three declining goaltenders eating up $30m of cap space, mediocre depth, no true top-minutes play-driving forwards. These changes are all horizontal.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27, 2020 at 3:43 p.m.

Thread: Mississauga Steelheads All time Roster

ambitious to make an all-time roster for a team that's only 8 years old but i appreciate the hustle

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Thread: prospect mush up - Pittsburgh Blues

the promotions for thomas, blais, and soon kyrou along with shipping bokk in the faulk trade really decimated the top end of st louis's prospect pool

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

Thread: Have not seen this guy posted much about yet

preds (51 points) are 6 points back of the wildcard race with 5 games in hand on the knights, 4 on the yotes, 3 on the flames, 2 on the oilers (all 57 points). with the pacific being so mediocre and the preds having a bunch of games to make up the space i don't think the doomsaying is entirely fair yet. in a couple weeks it'll be more certain if they're selling or keeping pat

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

Thread: Tarasenko

From a marketing perspective this can't happen. Even if the value is good, Tarasenko is the #8 top selling jersey in the NHL. Provides way too much fiscal value to the franchise to move for futures.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2020 at 6:43 p.m.

Thread: No Choice but to Go All In

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bluejackets2000</b></div><div>If your reading comprehension was better, you would understand my post was addressed to the AGM assessment of the transaction, not the team control or player control aspect, so just crawl back into your basement gaming chair and disappear in your XBox or NHL20.</div></div>

If your reading comprehension was better you'd notice that your comment doesn't remotely address my concerns about the players' trade protection, which is 100% priority above any evaluation of the actual trade value. Maybe you should quote the people you actually want replying. Maybe you shouldn't pick a fight you don't want.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

Thread: No Choice but to Go All In

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bluejackets2000</b></div><div>MR ROGERS - "CAN YOU SAY 'OVERPAY' BOYS & GIRLS?"

Oh wait, i get it, this is like a reverse mortgage. You are rebuilding, but instead of trading for young blue chip prospects and high draft picks for your veterans, you are trading only decent players and a ton of picks for a 29 year old smaller size 3rd line C who will be paid until his mid-30's, and a 30 year old D man who is probably already starting to show is age and will also be paid until he is 36.
Very nice.</div></div>

you're acting like the bolts and habs have literally any agency in this trade. mcdonaugh and johnson say no and the whole deal is off. that's how NTCs work you ****ing donut.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2020 at 2:51 p.m.

Thread: No Choice but to Go All In

why would mcdonagh or johnson waive their full NTCs to go from a tampa team that will easily make the playoffs to a montreal team that is very clearly mortgaging the future? i can't imagine either of them going literally anywhere for any price.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

Thread: Taking on Backes contract

stl deal is an absolute no-go. no organizational need for right-handed defensemen even if pietrangelo walks, blais is a high-level prospect, trouba contract is an albatross. it's too expensive for something we don't need or want.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 22, 2020 at 10:21 a.m.

Thread: and what if they became sellers

i think you're making a pretty significant miscalculation on the st louis trade. alexandrov's ceiling is a middle-six forward, and he likely projects as a career third-liner. kasperi kapanen is exactly what you hope nikita alexandrov becomes, and your best hope for a late second is another alexandrov-type prospect.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 21, 2020 at 4:53 p.m.

Thread: Not the STL NYR SJ deals you were thinking of

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Blues aren't trading Allen until summer, maybe call back then... but Hutch & Timashov hold no interest for us.</div></div>

i strongly disagree. this trade is a fantastic deal for st louis that improves the team short-term and makes signing pietrangelo significantly easier in the post-season, as STL nets about 1.5m in cap space from this deal. hutchinson and timashov might not be high value but timashov is strongly cost-controlled and hutchinson has been serviceable when he has access to a high-fundamentals defensive core. meanwhile kapanen is by a wide margin the best player in this trade and adds 20 goals to the team's middle six on a very nice contract. this is an absolute slam dunk from STL's perspective.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 14, 2020 at 12:52 p.m.

Thread: Toffoli

this trade only makes sense if stl plans to re-sign toffoli. stl will likely only be in the market for a true rental with skaters kyrou, thomas, blais fighting for top-6 time next season.

with pietrangelo contract up next year stl needs to hang on to cost-controlled assets and will prefer moving picks and project skaters for rentals.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 14, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

Thread: Rumors from NHL network

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KennyBoi</b></div><div>BOS doesnt need more lw</div></div>

i am 1000% sure that kreider on his off-wing would be an improvement over anders ****ing bjork

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 14, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.

Thread: Rumors from NHL network

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KennyBoi</b></div><div>BOS says no</div></div>

they should say yes lol

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 13, 2020 at 11:13 a.m.

Thread: Blues - Kreider

i think stl would prefer to keep older prospects in the pipeline, especially goal-scoring prospects to cover the team's finishing weakness.

maybe this deal works with kostin or blais, but i don't think stl bites for kyrou

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 13, 2020 at 8:53 a.m.

Thread: Without alex

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>It’s pretty similar to the Andersson and Girard contracts, and Dunn’s better than both of them. That being said, I have a feeling they’ll want to bridge Dunn to keep Aav low so they can sign Pietrangelo this year and then a bunch of guys next year</div></div>

Dunn will use Krug's deal as a comparable and angle for 5.5-6.0m x 4 years

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 12, 2020 at 7:03 p.m.

Thread: Without alex

That Dunn contract will never happen

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 12, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.

Thread: Blues 2021 Major Moves

Lmfao you are quickly becoming my favorite ACGM poster

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

Thread: Hypothetically would they consider this

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>grok</b></div><div>with how bad they are and how bad san jose is, they shouldn't</div></div>
oops lol didn't read the description

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

Thread: Hypothetically would they consider this

with how bad they are and how bad san jose is, they shouldn't

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.

Thread: georgiev

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>But in the CapFriendly world the Leafs are might be only team that have to pay outlandish prices for a teams 6 or 7 Dman or a third string goalie.</div></div>

good to know leafs persecution syndrome is alive and well

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 8, 2020 at 5:10 p.m.

Thread: georgiev

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ethanives</b></div><div>i disagree. Leafs get to bolster their defence and they get a solid backup goalie who has no place in the rangers lineup anymore. Also Kappy and Mango both have almost lost their spots to younger cheaper guys so they can flip them for assets</div></div>

not only does georgiev have a great place in NYR's lineup if they choose to move the aging lundqvist, but you're fundamentally misunderstanding the fact that players still have value even if they are not valued in their current system. NYR having an excess in net doesn't mean their goaltenders are inherently less valuable. georgiev is still a 23 year old cost-controlled fringe starter with significant upside that is not arbitration eligible. there are teams in the league that will value him as their possible goalie of the future and will be willing to part with assets that reflect that. kapanen for georgiev is already far from the best package available for NYR, and that's even before including the pick downgrade.

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 7, 2020 at 9:42 p.m.

Thread: Start here with the week off

I don't think there's a team in the NHL that would pay for Cody Ceci

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