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Forum: Armchair-GM11 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:44 p.m.
Thread: New Avs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>Flames could make him the highest paid player in the league but, do you think he'd want to stay? I'd think staying with Colorado and having a "sure" chance of winning is a more appealing prospect no?</div></div>

for sure rants would rather be in Colorado, but the avs need to add some depth and they might not even be able to afford to re -sign him anyways so that just is what it is.. (especially if landy comes back which i tried to plan for)

im not sure if he would would want to stay in Calgary but a big paycheck couldn't hurt.. also he would get to play with naz again so that might help.

like i said if that all fails u can definitely flip him and get a pretty good haul (maybe not "full value" but i would say at least a 1st + a good prospect or two, a package similar to if not better than Guentzel) especially if you have a sign and trade kind of situation

if the flames decide they want to tank and rebuild that might even be the better strategy.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 6 at 2:49 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20 at 12:39 p.m.
Thread: Rebuild starter
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>If you're taking two bad contracts back, I think you could also get a 1st rounder in that Rust trade

Broberg is 2yrs younger and worth more than POJ, not a ton but something like a 3rd IMO

Dallas trade just won't happen, Suter full No Move and Letang full No Move until 2026

NJD trade also a long shot, Palat has a 10 team list, doubt he'll have retool\rebuild Pens on it, also Mercer is more valuable than Pettersson and the 2nd. <strong><em>I honestly think Jarry is just decent and wouldn't want him on my team if I was N</em></strong>J</div></div>

I agree here. We could have put up 9 on him last night and the Rags torched him. Yes he was left out to dry but last time he was in playoffs he was terrible all by himself
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 22 at 9:52 a.m.
Thread: NJ Mark Dal Tanev Fla Hanifin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>But not what many ACGMs think lol Starting goalies are worth more than star centers somehow</div></div>

Fan perception often lags far behind what NHL gms have realized.

Great goaltending is a necessity to win a cup. But that great goaltending can come from anywhere. Buying a goalie via trade is NOT a guarantee of great goaltending, which people don’t get.

Also due to the volatility of goalies it’s easy to overrate your teams.

Any goalie having a good stretch of play is guaranteed to sustain that in their fanbases eyes, and any goalie struggling is on the cusp of bouncing back to their previous form.

Goalies rarely get 1sts, but I could name 33+ goalies who, if I asked their fanbase about, they’d ask for a 1st minimum
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 21 at 8:53 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 20 at 10:20 a.m.
Thread: Leafs wont be sellers but its a fun idea to mess around with
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>I can't think of that type of winger that is available and most wingers that are affordable and available (assuming Kane isn't available) aren't better than Bertuzzi IMO, Duclair can play but, he doesn't drive plays he's complimentary. Henrique same thing, if the Kings fallout of the playoffs and Arvidsson becomes available maybe, Eberle is good but again not a play driver, yeah I can't think of the guy you're looking for</div></div>

Doesn’t have to be a play driver, but someone who is good at 5v5 and doesn’t need the powerplay to be good. It just makes sense for it to be a play driver because Mika is a shooter and Kreider is net front

But then again, beggars can’t be choosers, so if Bertuzzi is the only one they can get for picks, then I won’t complain
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14 at 12:59 p.m.
Thread: Flames 2425
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>I'm saying a lot of goalies play for a long time Tim Thomas I think 38, Craig Anderson stuck around until 41, Luongo played a long time, Brodeur too, Ryan Miller stuck around, Hasek played pro I think until he was 45, etc. Not all elite but, they can play

And yes we do not have the same evaluations on prospects and it's not super close so I won't say what mine are lol</div></div>

My thought process is always to just put in picks on here as a show of actual value and the prospects can be sorted out by front offices with their own internal valuations.

But it’s just incredibly annoying to see that every fanbase seems to want Holtz. Every fanbase seems to want Casey. Every fanbase seems to want Mercer. And yet they won’t value him.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14 at 8:55 a.m.
Thread: Seattle Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>I'd say the Leafs would need to add at least a 3rd if not a 2nd to the Seattle trade
Larsson for a 1st and prospect seems fair
Wennberg is probably worth something around a 2nd, you have a 3rd I'd say adding another 3rd would make it good with the retention but, I could be wrong

Dumba trade seems like your giving up assets for a mostly lateral move and a RD instead of a LD</div></div>

Seattle is going to want more to Retain money of Wennberg for sure, I think I'm close and if you need to add or change Hirvonen to Niemala I think I'd be fine with it.

Dumba trade was giving up assets to make the cap work. Not for the RD/LD or lateral move. The 1.8 Million Added there makes the seattle trade work.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 14 at 8:55 a.m.
Thread: Flames Fleece Tour Continues
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lowblocksniper</b></div><div>I did say maybe, I don't know how desperate Fitzgerald or whoever your GM is to get a Goalie . . . it is unlikely that he's that desperate though</div></div>

Vitek and Daws have been playing fine lately tbh. The goaltending early in the year was horrific but like I’ve tried to explain countless times to various people, no trade we make will go back in time and change the games already played.

Early in the year: playing elite hockey, getting screwed by goaltending
Injuries then destroy us, still screwed by goaltending
More recently, goaltending below average, much lower quality of play.

With Jack and Nico in the lineup tho we’ve been quite good.

I think the biggest priority should be getting a dman for the 2nd pair on the left side. And then after that improving the depth On our 4th line and our PK.

Give me Trenin and Marcus Pettersson if possible and I’ll be a happy man