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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 11, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 7, 2021 at 10:47 p.m.
Thread: Major upgrade in 2 moves
if the article is right then i see no reason why the devils shouldn't be all in for girard.
two things:

1) the deal doesn't work.
- colorado doesn't want picks or prospects; they're in win now mode. a trade for girard is likely looking at bratt and wood and sweeteners, not picks.
- the devils should seriously keep their pick here for 2022. it's a deep draft, and there's no way we're competing in the metro: we're probably looking at another top 10 pick (likely 9 or 10), and next season will be the year as washington, philly, and pittsburgh regress.


2) ur article is wrong.
- girard is an elite puck moving defenseman signed at a steal of a contract considering the defenseman market right now. there's no way colorado moves him just because byram is looking good. they can happily live with their abundance of riches (in this case, riches is elite puck moving dmen) in makar, toews, byram, AND girard: easily the most loaded top 4 in the league. they're trying to win now: they're not in cap hell so they're not going to be moving their 3rd/4th best dman who would be a top 2 man on any other team.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 2, 2021 at 1:55 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 2, 2021 at 1:55 p.m.
Thread: Am I Crazy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_K</b></div><div>I definitely thinking trading Thomas would be a huge mistake. Maybe in a package deal for a guy like Tkachuk or Eichel, but this looks like an immediate downgrade that would only look worse over time.

FWIW, here are the top 5 even strength scoring rates of anyone with over 500 TOI drafted since 2017:

Jason Robertson: 2.84 EVP/60 in 54 GP
Elias Pettersson: 2.49 EVP/60 in 165 GP
Joel Farabee: 2.19 EVP/60 in 107 GP
Max Comtois: 2.17 EVP/60 in 94 GP
Robert Thomas: 2.08 EVP/60 in 169 GP

He had a tough year with injuries but seems to me a lot of people are sleeping on how good of a player Robert Thomas already is, and what he can be.</div></div>

yeah he's a talent. i wouldn't trade him unless a package comes along with a clear upgrade that you just can't refuse.


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Forum: Mock-DraftSep. 2, 2021 at 12:14 p.m.
Thread: Stutzle or Byfield?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tryger</b></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.</div></div>

perfectly said. stutzle's prime will also not even be in the same continent, let alone ballpark, as byfield's. i genuinely believe byfield is going to be better than lafrienere, but laf is more ready for where the rangers are at right now.