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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.
Thread: 2019-20 Outlook
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DevilsAdvocate</b></div><div>Completely disagree with a couple of your points here.

First off Lovejoy, I don't see any need to trade Ben as he is a consistent and always reliable d-man that fits well in our top 4. I say we resign him to another short term deal, at frankly, whatever cost he wants.

The other point you mentioned is Zacha. I think Pavel has had more than enough time to prove himself, and he simply just has not done that. He's barely noticeable when he plays, and you will rarely catch him getting any sort of scoring chance. Also, he is the last thing we need near ANY of our powerplay units.

Lastly, I believe that Cory has simply lost his touch. I say we trade him for just about anything we can get at this point, and just count our losses.</div></div>

Lovejoy needs to go. Someone will overpay for his veteran presence going for the playoffs. Why not aquire some assets now while we can? We can pursue some better UFAs in the summer or make a spot for Ty Smith.

Zacha has not had enough time to develop. You are flat out wrong IMO. When Zacha and Bratt are on the ice, they generate some pretty good chances together. Zacha is great on the penalty kill. He's getting his reps and can succeed on this team with the right linemates. Look at Dylan Strome who was drafted ahead of Pav but didn't get the right opportunities on an Arizona team that easily could have slotted him in correctly. He's lighting it up in Chicago with people he has chemistry with / getting more ice time with. Main point - give him a two year deal / sign some UFAs / draft some studs to put on his line and get ready to potentially pay Elias 2.0 in a few years.

I was the biggest opponent of that 9th overall pick for Schneider trade when it happened, but I think a tandem of Schneider / Blackwood is a promising future for the team if he regains his confidence (that shootout loss against the Isles was tough but he kept us in that game). He can get there but again I'm stressing that this team is a few UFAs / prospects from the playoffs.