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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 26, 2020 at 5:09 p.m.
Thread: raji canada team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>deleted_xu3u8sa8d92</b></div><div>Can we just stop giving Mitch Marner similar money to Auston Matthews? This is getting beyond ridiculous. Ever since entering the league, no player has scored more even strength goals than Matthews, Marner is absolutely not in the same category in terms of individual ability. In fact, even William Nylander is a better individual player than Mitch Marner. So far in their careers, Nylander’s Corsi for is 54% whereas Marner’s is only 40%. In fact, each star forward on the Leafs found more success playing with Nylander than with Marner. Kadri has a .86 G/60 playing with Nylander and .85 playing with Marner. Van Riemsdyk has a 1.33 G/60 playing with Nylander and 1.18 with Marner. Tavares has a 6.27 G/60 playing with Nylander and 1.53 with Marner. Matthews has a 1.53 G/60 with Nylander and a 1.04 with Marner. This suggests that Marner doesn’t have a lot of individual talent plus his all round game is lacking. He has been riding on success playing with elite centres such as Nazem Kadri and John Tavares. On his own he is average at best. Everyone has been talking about how he should be getting paid 9-10 million a season, but he’s actually nowhere close to that level. In reality, Mitch Marner’s closest comparable is Conor Sheary, another average winger who has benefited from playing with elite centres. Anything offer sheet over 5 million dollars the Leafs should not bother matching. Just look at his advanced stats and possession metrics! Awful. <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/nVdJHWP" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/gallery/nVdJHWP</a>
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you fool
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 14, 2017 at 6:55 p.m.
Thread: En Route to the Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MajesticWalrus</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kucherov</b></div><div>



Sure, Chicago has also done the same. Although can you name a losing team that has tried and succeeded with that strategy? I can think of one team that was in a very similar situation that has tried, the Brian Burke era with the Leafs. They made the playoffs one year and didn't have much of a chance of winning the cup.
Also, the strategy you are suggesting is what the Canucks have used since they lost in the cup final, needless to say it has worked wonders!
What assets can this team trade to magically become a playoff contender? Considering that they are much closer to the bottom than the top of the standings, getting a player like Svechnikov or Dahlin would do much more than any trade I can imagine. If signing a top UFA is an option, that is a direction to think about, but attempting to trade and sign your way out of last place seems improbable.</div></div>

Canucks still have decent prospects in the system that have the potential to pan out like any other team. If Canucks trade and sign like I'm saying while brining in a prospect like boeser. They got a shot. Losing team that has succeeded at this strategy is Florida. Bottom of the league for years, traded for Luongo, signed Jagr, traded for Reilly Smith, acquired Willie Mitchell, etc and also brought up Ekblad and Barkov and they were instantly a playoff team again. And then they continued to do this and they got even better. With Marchessault even though they lost him but they now have Dadonov, etc...</div></div>


Florida made it to the playoffs once with the team you're talking about and lost in the first round, so I don't really see how they have continued to be a playoff team. They will most likely be a borderline team next year and they are definitely not a cup contender. Maybe we are talking about different things here, because your strategy has worked as a quick-fix to make a playoff team, but that clearly does not create a sustainable playoff contender. Only 2 of the last 46 Stanley Cup champs have not had at least one top 3 overall draft pick on their roster, the last was the Avalanche in 2001. I'm not saying that its one or the other, but acquiring top picks through the draft first, is the most sensible path for the Canucks.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 13, 2017 at 12:49 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 12, 2017 at 8:14 p.m.
Thread: En Route to the Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MajesticWalrus</b></div><div><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kucherov</b></div><div>This team isn't making the playoffs. Why sign those UFA's? Should have began full-scale rebuild 3 years ago. Don't understand why the goal would be making the playoffs; short-sighted, far-fetched, and they aren't winning the cup with this roster or a similar roster regardless. Building through the draft with a guy like Svechnikov or Dahlin would be far more beneficial than signing any free agent or attempting to make the playoffs.</div></div>

Detroit had a streak going with how many years they made the playoffs in a row and Montreal dominated the playoffs for years a long time ago. People think losing teams can only be shaped into winning ones by rebuilding nowadays. But, the same acquisitions and departures made by winning franchises that win for years-- losing teams need to make the same type of acquisitions and departures and they can turn into a team that can win too</div></div>



Sure, Chicago has also done the same. Although can you name a losing team that has tried and succeeded with that strategy? I can think of one team that was in a very similar situation that has tried, the Brian Burke era with the Leafs. They made the playoffs one year and didn't have much of a chance of winning the cup.
Also, the strategy you are suggesting is what the Canucks have used since they lost in the cup final, needless to say it has worked wonders!
What assets can this team trade to magically become a playoff contender? Considering that they are much closer to the bottom than the top of the standings, getting a player like Svechnikov or Dahlin would do much more than any trade I can imagine. If signing a top UFA is an option, that is a direction to think about, but attempting to trade and sign your way out of last place seems improbable.