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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 29, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 28, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.
Thread: Next year new goalie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>Everything I've heard is that Bruins fans have been unhappy with Ullmark, at least to start the year. I don't know if that's still the truth, I simply find the idea interesting. I bore of seeing the same 6 trades over and over again and like new ideas.

Bear is currently 4th in 5v5 TOI for the Hurricanes and 5th in all situations. He's also played 7 fewer games than Slavin and Skjei and 5 less than Cole. Interestingly enough, Pesce is 6th and 6th using those same metrics. Does that qualify Pesce as a bottom pairing defender too?

Bear is a young, cost-controlled asset for the Hurricanes that plays genuinely good hockey. He's one of the last pieces they'd move and I'm absolutely certain that Tulsky has plans for Ethan to be the Hurricanes #2RD behind Pesce for years to come.</div></div>

You should be looking at average TOI for dmen not total time on ice for all players... It's pretty clear Carolina isn't letting him play big minutes. Here's the stats dude https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/statistics

Slavin, Pesce, Skjei, and Cole all play way more time short handed.

Not saying he isn't a part of their future. But he isn't really helping with either special team, and he's 6th in average TOI for Carolina defenceman. Maybe in the future he'll get a bigger role, but he's undoubtably playing 6th defenceman minutes right now

Edit: hmmm that link didn't copy right, but just go to Carolina and select dmen
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 28, 2021 at 6:49 p.m.
Thread: Next year new goalie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>The Ullmark idea is interesting but I don't think the Bruins would look to retain. I'm curious as to if they would want Barrie+ in exchange for Linus?

Carolina won't surrender Bear for anything shy of death. Holland lost that trade the day he conceived of its idea.</div></div>

You think the bear trade is that bad? Bear is 6th in TOI for Carolina defensemen, almost 7th now, and only 6 points so far this season. He doesn't get big penalty kill minutes, nor does he never really ends up on their power play. It's pretty clear they don't see him as a top 4 guy. And I've watched a couple Carolina games, Bear seems to be playing pretty well, but he doesn't really look like he's made any huge improvements or anything. I like Bear, and he's definitely a fan favorite, but I'm not going to lose sleep over losing a 6th defenceman
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 22, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.
Thread: Can Toronto afford to keep Campbell if teams offer him this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>If they extend him before July 13, other teams won't have a chance to make any offers.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nate</b></div><div>I will shoot myself if Campbell leaves. Between Hyman, a lack of post season success, and years and years of pain, the Leafs deserve atleast one good thing.

On a more relevant point, I think the Leafs likely try to sign Campbell before the offseason. He likely (hopefully) takes a slight paycut considering he evidently likes Toronto, but we are still looking at 5 × 5 here. Toronto can easily facilitate a cap hit like that by moving Kerfoot, who has quite a bit of value, and Holl. Campbell wants to stay in Toronto.</div></div>


Makes sense, and I hope Toronto is able to do sign him before free agency. It's just that Jack has waited soooooo long to get his shot in the NHL, he's never been a bad goalie. He never got a fair chance in Dallas, and he had to compete with Quick and Peterson for years in LA. This in Campbell's one shot at a big payday. Guess we'll wait and see
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 10, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread: Yamamoto for Debrusk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>yamamoto is overvalued he had one good year his rookie season where
he scored at .96 p/pg
then following season he scored at a .40 p/pg
this season he is scoring at a .24 p/pg
now you may say points don't mean everything which is true, but for someone who has played on draisaitl's line the last 2 seasons you would expect much much higher point numbers but yet he keeps declining. Yes debrusk has also declined but debrusk had 3 solid seasons where he averaged .59 p/pg with an average of 21 g per season this also doesn't show that he played 70 or less games in all 3 of those years. yes he did have 1 down season but this season he has looked pretty good his hustle is back, he now plays pk just like yamamoto, debrusk is bigger and pretty physical and even though that's an old head thing to say bigger is better but debrusk 6ft 200lb stature compared to yamamoto 5'8 155lb stature shows that debrusk will most likely be more physically capable of bodying off dmen, winning board battles, hitting harder and more all the things that become very important in playoffs.

i like yamamoto but debrusk has been way more consistent in his career, yamamoto's 1 season doesn't match debrusk 3 seasons especially when you look at who yamamoto's linemates have been compared to debrusk. i like haula, coyle and krech but they are no draisaitl.</div></div>

If you think that Yam doesn't win puck battles and doesn't hit hard, you haven't watched him much. He hasn't had much puck luck, but if you watch him play you'll realize how useful he is. Both players are struggling offensively, but Yam is much cheaper and has a much lower qualifying offer after this season, for that reason alone I can't imagine why Edmonton would do this, they're already up against the cap and they've got guys to re-sign this offseason