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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 16, 2023 at 12:39 p.m.
Thread: 197 Blocks 180 Hits
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>squashmaple</b></div><div>Speaking as a Columbus fan who's had to watch him for a few years now, Peeke is not a top pairing defenseman, and that's okay. What he is a solid, dependable defensive defenseman who was asked to play WAY over his head last season by a rookie head coach who was also in way over his head on a team that was decimated by injuries. The answer is somewhere in the middle. Peeke wil never be a star, but he is a much better player than he was able to show last season, especially in a real system with teammates with other strengths that allow him to play the game in a manner in which Peeke can excel. The AHL lineup of the 2022-23 Blue Jackets was not that team. He probably would thrive in Toronto on the second or third pair, especially with a partner who's more of a rover who can accept a pass. He eats pucks for breakfast and throws hits, although he's a bit of a bonehead and takes stupid penalties sometimes. And it's for this reason (plus everything JD, Jarmo, and Babacock have been saying this summer) that Columbus probably keeps him to see what he can do in Babcock's system, probably paired with Provorov.

I wouldn't miss him if he was traded, but his reputation here and among advanced stats nerds is unfair with the context of the horrible team he was stuck on last season.</div></div>

All it would take is someone looking at Gavrikov's numbers last year in Columbus and then in LA to see some context. Corsi went up 10, defensive zone starts down 16%, +/- increased 20. As you said, Peeke isn't elite, but these nerds just look at numbers and don't understand what goes into them. He is a very serviceable player and some team will love him on the third pairing.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 16, 2023 at 11:42 a.m.
Thread: 197 Blocks 180 Hits
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HShockey</b></div><div>I's way more than just hits and blocks. Brodie is our MOST serviceable DFD. Losing Brodie would be a bigger detriment to this team than most people realize. When on the ice, you barely notice him because he does most things right. He got worn out in the playoffs because he and Gio were used too much. Peeke is a Holl type player, and was heavily outscored on despite being sheltered. He's a solid bottom pair piece that hits, blocks, and provides a bit of defensive stability, not a top pair guy whatsoever.

The sheer amount of 2-on-1 this guy stops is unbelievable and is a perfect partner for a guy like Reilly. If you trade Brodie, you want a Pesce in return</div></div>

Saying Peeke was sheltered is absolutely crazy. 68% of his starts were in the defensive zone and he was playing with an AHL partner or on the top pairing for 80% of the season. By no means am I saying he is a top 4 D on a team expecting to win the cup, but he is better than the numbers show last year.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 28, 2022 at 1:39 p.m.
Thread: CBJ 22-23 thoughts
I don't really see how any of these outside of the Gus trade make us better and I would be surprised if someone gave us a first for him.

I would love to add Chychrun, but not at that costs. That trade roughly equals 3 firsts and 2 seconds, which is too much to give up.

I don't get why we would trade bean for a scratched winger and a fourth. He is worth way more than that.

I agree with adding some physicality on defense, but we need more of an enforcer than Savard. Peeke and gavrikov can play the shot blocking role that savard held. We need someone that can defend our young guys and play a sound defensive game. Savard isn't capable of that.

Not sure why we would move roslovic for and go sign trocheck at that price. To me they are both middle six centers trocheck isn't worth the premium. Swap roslovic and bean in that chychrun trade and don't sign trocheck.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 21, 2022 at 8:35 a.m.
Thread: Tortorella Held this team back so much
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TM11</b></div><div>Look at the players Panarin, Wennber, Milano, Bjorkstrand, PLD, Anderson, Duclair, and others have developed since they've left Torts. The point was just to say the team had alot of talent that torts couldnt get out of them bc he molds players into playing his boring system</div></div>

Bjorkstrand needed to get stronger and create his own plays, as he has done that his value has increased significantly.
Anderson was great in columbus. Looking at his numbers, he is the same player in MTL as he was in Columbus. He was probably better off in torts system with his game.
Duclair and Milano don't believe in defense, which is why they werent great fits and have bounced around the league.
Wennberg looked like a #2C that could maybe grow into a #1C. After his concussion, he refused to go to the middle of the ice and he wouldn't shoot the puck. He has been the same player since his one good season (which was under torts)
PLD is a .75ppg player in WPG. Same as columbus.
Panarins numbers are better in new york which was to be expected when the team scores 50 more goals than columbus in a completely diferent system.

I get the narrative is that torts is a bad coach, but it just isn't as true as what people think. Especially when columbus has been one of the youngest teams in the league for like 7 straight season.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 20, 2022 at 3:21 p.m.
Thread: Tortorella Held this team back so much
A lot of these guys weren't the players then that they are now. Wennberg was a 4C that was scared to do anything after getting concussed. Jenner was a good player but couldnt finish at all. Duchene and Dzingel were there for 2 months. Tex was young and hadn't had a chance to figure out his game. Really the only argument you can make for a player on that list that Torts held back would be milano.

Also as mentioned, a few bad calls cost us at least a game 7 against boston. and Kucherov's cheap shot on Nutivaara ending his playoffs that season.

Just went back and looked and the average team age now is 27.8. That means it was 24.8 back during the run. Boston had so much more size and experience that it was a tough matchup even in the best case scenario.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 15, 2022 at 9:28 a.m.