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irishbreadman

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 30, 2021 at 11:54 a.m.
Thread: brainstorming not super accurate numbers read desc
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CMcAvoy73</b></div><div>Strome has never had 60 points, let alone 70+</div></div>

Yeah not sure where that number came from haha, plus he’s literally only ever played well with Panarin, and to be honest, most players probably could put up 50 pts with panarin LOL.

A 2nd for Strome is definitely fair.

As for the rest of the post, Vancouver thanks you and matches. Fox is due for a massive raise. I’m guessing he’ll be asking for 9 million or more on an 8 year deal. Might as well just cash in early. The rangers should just stay pat where they’re at and see how the young guys progress next year, bring in a vet or two for leadership and see how it goes. There’s 0 reason to rush their rebuild.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 23, 2021 at 12:59 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 6, 2021 at 11:03 a.m.
Thread: THROWBACK Old Hot Take from THN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>irishbreadman</b></div><div>both teams kinda benefit; letting the blackhawks try to extend their dynasty. but, from the oilers side, I'm assuming that taylor hall would not have been traded for adam larsson in 2016 then, giving the oilers a pretty solid roster.</div></div>

True, it would have looked good for one season, may have put EDM over the edge to get to the conference final (Seabrook was still a top 4, if not top pair dman that year). But what is wild is, IMO, Drai may have become an even better player/leader with the amount of veteran experience around him in Toews, Kane, Keith etc that he hasn't had on the Oil. So even with a better 2016/17 season for the Oil, would have ended up as absolutely terrible for a decade after lol.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 19, 2021 at 1:49 p.m.
Thread: Eichel
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Root</b></div><div>Don't shoot the messenger but it was Elliotte Friedman that specifically said the Rangers. “The team I would look at first is the Rangers,” Friedman said before the host added the L.A. Kings into the mix. “I think the Rangers could make the deal. I think both those teams could make deals with Buffalo that would make you say maybe we didn’t get the best player in the deal, but you are getting more than one thing you’re excited about.”</div></div>

Hahaha, sorry! Wasn't meant to be a "Gunz blazin'!" moment. I just find that the huge sticking point with Rangers fans is "We're not giving up either of our top 2 prospect(ish) guys (Laffy/Kakko), which, to me, seems like a weird line to draw. Like, "Hey, I want one of the top 6 or 7 centers in the game, but I refuse to give up a prospect who *MAY* someday be as good as that player". Like, as a Ducks fan, would I consider moving Zegras or Drysdale for him? Sure. If I thought we were one player away from being a contender, I absolutely would (We're not though, so the point is kind of moot). If I'm LA, would I include Byfield? Yup. Montreal-Suzuki? Yup. On, and on, and on. If I'm confident that's who I need, I'm moving the prospect every day of the week (As long as it works cap-wise).
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 14, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.
Thread: tell me your favorite player nicknames
For my Wild hockey site community I frequent we have quite a few.

Give us a break, we don't have much to do otherwise, sooooooo..........

Kevin Fiala: K-Fi/Wizard
Jason Zucker: Hot Rod
Luke Kunin: Cool Hand Luke
Mats Zuccarello: The Norwegian Hobbit/Lizard
Mikko Koivu: Kaptain
Jared Spurgeon: The Spurgeon General/Tank
Marcus Foligno: Moose
Ryan Donato: It's not delivery, It's Donato!/Pizza Boi
Zach Parise: Captain America!
Kirill Kaprizov: KK97/Kirill the Thrill/The Siberian Sniper
Ryan Hartman: Grizzle
Matt Dumba: Dumba55 (his original number was 55, it stuck)
Jonas Brodin: Jo-Bro
Brad Hunt: Huntsman
Ryan Suter: Suits
Jordan Greenway: Big Rig
Carson Soucy: Spicey
Devan Dubnyk: Doobs
Kappo Kahkonen: Kraken

There are likely more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.