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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 1, 2022 at 8:19 a.m.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGDec. 3, 2021 at 6:39 a.m.
Forum: Fauteuil - DGDec. 3, 2021 at 7:33 a.m.
Thread: Oilers cup contender
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>markmws</b></div><div>If that is the direction that the Canadiens (and Price) want to go, and Price waives his NTC to go to Edmonton, then the Canadiens would probably do it. But I don't know about Edmonton. Taking on Keith's contract and having the Canadiens retain on Price's contract is a good start. I think that the public perception of Price is sometimes different than that of NHL management: he will be a wanted commodity (especially if they retain). But whether or not they could get a first, Holloway and Yamamoto for him is another question entirely. I would assume Keith, a first and Holloway would get it done. Totally my opinion, so please don't hate. :)</div></div>

I don't really agree and it's a bit jumbled, but I really wish more input in this website was articulate and chill like this, so I gave you an enthusiastic like

Don't spend it all in one place :awesome

Funny how we get so serious about a game
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 25, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.
Thread: Chiarot and Lehkonen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>markmws</b></div><div>Opinions on Chiarot vary wildly. I have read that they should expect to get a 3rd for him, but Elliot Friedman thinks they could absolutely get a first.

I don't have a horse in the race. All I know is that I am not in any front offices of any NHL teams, and I don't know what anyone is planning on doing. They can set their value, and see if they get any takers. Personally, I think they'll get a 2nd and a prospect (but that's just my opinion, so please don't hate).

Last thought: Never under estimate a GM's ability to overpay at the trade deadline and the opening of free-agency. It has happened before, and it will happen again. :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all the Americans here! :)</div></div>

It's like NFTs... are they really worth 300K? No. but is there somebody ready to spend that amount on a picture... apparently yes.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 25, 2021 at 12:10 p.m.
Thread: im going to keep insisting that petry and gallagher are injured
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>markmws</b></div><div>I completely agree. When Julian was let go, I honestly thought the best candidate was Joel Bouchard, and was surprised that they selected Ducharme instead. It just seems as though they are playing uncomfortable hockey: there is so much nervous energy in the defensive zone, and when things break down they resort to the stretch pass as their only method of providing offense. I have also never been a fan of their power play structure.

Maybe they have the wrong players, too. But to me, this starts with coaching and management. That's just my opinion.</div></div>

There's no excuse for the power play to struggle through multiple years and staff changes. That makes it a GM issue. Same goes for other areas like center depth and puck moving defensemen, with the excuse that "it's hard to make trades". Other teams do it, even if they have to overpay. You also can't "build through the draft" and fail to draft the BPA or develop any of those picks into top contributors.
Ducharme is not doing a good job, but he does have mitigating factors with key injuries and perhaps lacking the personnel to form a definitive strategy. As a new hire, he deserves a little leeway. Bergevin has failed to improve the construction of the team or organization on multiple fronts however. He's out of excuses.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 25, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread: im going to keep insisting that petry and gallagher are injured
I still believe it's mostly a case of playing the wrong way for the personnel they have. As a result, the team has no identity. They can't play a shutdown game. They can't play a transition game. They can't play a possession game.
What they are doing, is trying to pull elements from different areas and mash them together. Some of the things they are doing, simply don't work in combination.
For one example, you can't have forwards playing high in the defensive zone to cheat on transition, while you have your defense being jammed up behind the net, often by their own initiation.
If they aren't getting to pucks quickly and moving them before getting tied up (or able to maneuver the puck after being pressured), the forwards are stuck waiting for pucks that never come. The defense has to be quick enough to make the first play, or strong enough that they can work the puck into control.
Our defense is instructed to trade themselves off with a forward, preventing them from making clean plays or protecting the net.
Our forwards are instructed to wait for the puck to come up the boards instead of closing the gap or helping to recover possession.

That's just one way in which our strategy is contributing to poor results. There are other examples in many areas of our play. None of these flaws are being recognized or addressed. This is primarily a coaching issue. Personnel better suited to some of these tactics would help, but it's still not a strategy for success.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 21, 2021 at 12:35 p.m.
Thread: JKK to a rebuilding team
The problem with KK’s game is two-fold:
1) skating is awkward. As a result he falls a lot and is not particularly fast. This is something many of us thought would improve after his first few years but it really hasn’t. When he skates, he’s all legs and he looks very weak on his skates.
2) while his shot is good, he doesn’t seem to be able to get it off quickly. He often takes huge windups and pulls it back way too far and holds it the for that extra split second which gives opposing players enough time to get a stick on it . I always felt those were his 2 biggest weaknesses that if he could improve, he’s be a much more useful player.

Additionally you’d like to see him improve on face offs but that’s not as big of an issue than the 2 points I mentioned above.