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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 15, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.
Thread: TDL options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs_and_devils</b></div><div>what would you consider as a counter-deal?
i'd say the leafs only untouchables are probably robertson, and MAYBE niemela.</div></div>

TBH, theres probably not much by way of deal that either party would be agreeable to. Strome is playing again under the new coach and has looked much improved so a deal would need to consist of a quality player. I like Kerfoot but the salary commitments are a put off. Would prefer a prospect but the only few we would have interest in, you would probably want to deal for different players i.e. Sandin, Amirov....

Nylander is having a year to build up confidence and Fitness tho could be tempted with a 2nd round pick I imagine.

Kuba would require a good payment. He is a quality goal threat in the league and would need a 1st involved or a quality prospect and in all likelihood both for us to part with him.

All 3 are RFA so we have control over their next deals which gives more value to them and more leverage to us.
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Forum: Mock-DraftSep. 2, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.
Thread: Stutzle or Byfield?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs_and_devils</b></div><div>byfield for sure. byfield has top 5 center upside. stutzle is good but he will never be anything close to byfield.


that said, for a team on the verge of competing, stutzle is the choice - he's nhl ready, is going to be pretty impactful almost right away as we've seen, and will boost a team from a playoff team to a cup team.

for a rebuilding team, byfield. patience is key. byfield is a project, but if developed correctly - and he's a serious talent so it won't be hard to develop him right - he can become a top 5 or at least top 10 center.</div></div>

Exactly this, Byfield can be amazing but the Kings aren't going to rush him. He will need to prove everything, first that he can take over Vilardi as the 3C, and eventually show he is both defensively and offensively better than Kopitar and Danault before he ready for that 1C. By that time though Stutzle will already be established, so it depends on how quick you want results. If the question is who will have the most points in three seasons, it's Stutzle, if it's who is the better player in three seasons, I think it will be Byfield.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 2, 2021 at 10:50 a.m.
Thread: Literally Changing The Game of Hockey
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs_and_devils</b></div><div>i love it. thanks for sharing the articles. super neat idea, would certainly love to see a team take this leap. dubas &amp; co's forward thinking could lead the leafs to being that team, and i would be all for it.

naturally, i have some minor contingencies with the lines &amp; we'd need to trade/sign based on the structure - you can't have a valuable player in ritchie buried while dahlstrom is playing nhl games...
but i love the idea. super neat.

also defensive dmen tend to get paid less so you could totally fill up the leafs roster with like a bunch of them and then have matthews, marner, JT, and styles run the show up top.</div></div>

I made some minor tweaks and added Ho-Sang and Gustafsson from FA. I think both these type of players would thrive in such a system.