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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20 at 1:30 p.m.
Thread: Honest Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>Edmonton's situation with Campbell is always going to come down to the salary cap.

Conventional wisdom suggests that unless there's a team willing to take Campbell on as the cap-recapture part of a deal, or to take him for cheap, the Oilers are aiming to buy Soup out in the summer. A few AGM's I've tinkered with for next year have seen Edmonton run a cheap backup to Skinner - I typically use Rodrigue here - because the equal-to-or-greater-than $3M bonus hit that Edmonton is getting from Connor Brown doesn't leave a lot of room for quality investment across the roster. Assuming Edmonton moves Kulak and buys Campbell out, and that the trio of Broberg, Holloway, and Rodrigue all sign for just their qualifying offers, the Oilers are looking at having a hair over $12M to find two top-six wingers, a middle-six winger, a #4C, and a #2RD.

Do I think Merzlikins has a really good chance to bounce back to form on a team that hasn't been as awful as Columbus has in recent memory? Absolutely. But it's coming at the loss of almost $3.5M in cap space (the difference between the sum cost of QO Rodrigue and Campbell's buyout and Elvis' cap hit) and could be the difference between Edmonton having to forsake improvements that are going to be absolutely crucial in other areas of the roster.

If Columbus does this with some sort of retention in exchange for an asset (how much for a first?) then it's much more amenable to where the Oilers are going to be this summer, but I still think that being able to use that $3.5M to add to the skating portion of the roster makes running a rookie backup tolerable, if not legitimately feasible.</div></div>

I agree with this. the only thing I would add is Elvis was addiment and being a starter and created a bit of a rift. I don't see that as a fit for Edmonton.
Also If EDM keeps on track with their current roster/cap hit the bonus will hopefully only be ~2M on next years cap.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20 at 1:19 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 19 at 5:21 p.m.
Thread: Keep growing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>I subscribe to both The Athletic and The Hockey News and I've probably read most if not all of the "multiple articles" to which you refer and not one of them has said that the Ducks are approaching other teams about Zegras, but just the opposite.

"Countless discussions" on gossip shows always turn out to be "I hear" nonsense without a shred of actual support.

But the credulous are the fertile ground of the click-seeders.

As you become more sophisticated, you'll learn the difference between sound and noise.</div></div>

You will learn you have no concept between sound and noise because you don't work in the industry either. People on this site, you included, have 0 inside information or real knowledge of anything that is actually discussed behind closed doors.

so I read and heard there was potential and you heard the opposite, so why is my any less credible than yours since they are coming from the same sources...

I am entitled to my opinion and you yours, at least I have the respect for other people in this world than to resort to insults and childish behavior. Share you opinions and try not to degrade someone else just so you may feel superior in some way.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 19 at 1:17 p.m.
Thread: Keep growing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>The only "rumors" that have been enunciated about Trevor Zegras have come from hordes of wishful thinkers on CapFriendly who realize what an addition he would be to their teams and have conflated his injury-riddled 2023-2024 season with the fantasy that he might be available cheaply. No credible reporter has asserted that Anaheim management* has ever even entertained the thought of trading Zegras, and the only "smoke" that might exist comes from the consumption of recreational substances.

* It <strong>is</strong> true that Pat Verbeek has admitted that a couple of GMs have called him hoping to take advantage of him due to Z's trade value being at its lowest point.</div></div>

lets not also forget the multiple articles on TSN, Sportsnet, The athletic, hockey news, as well as the countless discussion on it live on air and radio and podcast.... I guess those are the wishful thinkers from cap friendly and dabbling in a little recreational substances... and yes lets believe everything an NHL GM says about a potential trade... no one comes out and goes yeah we tried to trade this guy...
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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 18 at 1:15 p.m.
Thread: Keep growing
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Anaheim has no real interest in any of those three youngsters. LhD is our deepest position, Nathan Gaucher is a better prospect than Lavoie and Cutter Gauthier is a MUCH better prospect than Savoie, so that package plus a second-half first wouldn't be close to persuading us to part with Trevor Zegras even if Edmonton were in a different division.


I can't imagine where this came from. Trevor Zegras is a teammates' favorite, a coaches' favorite, and a fan favorite.</div></div>

I am not saying he's not a favorite there at all. but with rumors' management wanted to move him around the deadline and still might in the summer.. you would have to wonder why that is even a consideration given his age and where the ducks are at, and as you put it is a favorite or the fans team and coach.... doesn't add up where there is smoke there is usually fire.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 15 at 12:15 p.m.
Thread: 20242025
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jamnjon</b></div><div>I agree with most things you said, but the Sharks have a terrible local TV deal. In 2014 there was an article about the Sharks contemplating moving from San Jose because of how terrible the local TV deal was and it mentioned them getting 7M per year, and it lasting 14 more years (presumably until 2028 based on the timing of the article). By comparison, the top tier of other local NHL TV deals was 30M per year and other teams with similar fanbase sizes and market share (at the time of the article in 2014) were getting 20M. I know that's just the local deal and a lot of it comes from the league-wide deal, though.

I actually wonder if the TV deal's expiration will impact the rebuild at all with ownership wanting the team to expedite things a bit to have better viewing numbers in time for the start of negotiations.</div></div>

yes your local numbers may be low but that is why they have revenue sharing they will actually get a cut out of that other teams 20M deal.