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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 4, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.
Thread: Carolina Becomes West Finland
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BurgerBoss</b></div><div>As a Finn I like the thought of full Finnish team, but the unfortunate part is that those trades don't exactly work. I'd imagine EDM BUF and NJ accepting those moves, but the rest won't.

Also Laine at $5M is a bit...optimistic, should I say.</div></div>

Yeah, I was trying to get "fair" value, but figured some of those top teams would be a no. The problem is, I was trying to add draft picks to even out the value, but a lot of those teams are close to contending and wouldn't accept. I think some are closer than others.

Also, I think $5-6 for Laine is within striking distance considering it's a bridge deal. If he lives up to it, he could be looking at $10+ on his third contract, which he isn't going to sniff right now.

Either way, thanks for replying! Maybe I'll try this again and go for some more realistic targets to fill out the lineup :)
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 22, 2017 at 6:07 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 22, 2017 at 5:16 p.m.
Forum: Mock-DraftMay 1, 2017 at 4:37 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 17, 2017 at 11:19 a.m.
Thread: Still trying to find Duchene trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>Gee, you compare Bean to Karlsson and you still trade him? Duchene only has two years left in his contract, why would the Canes give up some futures for him. And you gotta ask...what has Duchene really done with a out of playoff team like the Avs?,.... they're still an out of playoffs team. Surely the Canes can spend 6m better than Duchene without giving up assets.
As a CapFriendly fan. Why are 75% of the Duchene trades made to the Canes? Can't the other 29 teams share in the Duchene trade?</div></div>

While I think Bean can be great, he's made expendable due to the defensive depth already on the roster. With this trade, we keep Fleury and still have Faulk/Slavin/Pesce/Hanifin. Add a veteran 5-6 guy and thats a solid D corps, Bean just isn't vital to the organization. As for your Duchene to Canes comment, it just makes the most sense considering the Canes seemingly infinite cap room and Colorado's need for young defenders. Not saying it will happen, but I wouldn't bet against the Canes having Duchene on their opening night roster.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 14, 2017 at 5:59 p.m.
Thread: It can only get better from here
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>adamkaz23</b></div><div>Carolina makes the most sense for a Duchene trade because of their surplus of young D and the Canes need for a #1 Center. So who's it gonna be Canes fans??? Slavin? Hanifin? Faulk? Pesce? Please tell me.</div></div>

As a Canes fan, I'd say right now Slavin is untouchable, and Pesce is close to it. Hanifin is very unlikely, so that leaves us with Faulk. I still doubt that we would trade him in a Duchene deal unless it was straight up (which the Avs wouldn't go for).

I think the most likely scenario of a Duchene to Carolina trade would be if Sakic gets fired and the new GM goes for a full rebuild. There he could get two of Bean, Fleury, and McKeown alongside a combo of our plethora of 2nd and 3rd rounders, with maybe Bigras coming Carolina's way to even the numbers (I don't know a ton about him and how Avs fans value him).
Forum: Mock-DraftMar. 8, 2017 at 5:06 p.m.