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natep12

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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9 at 9:23 a.m.
Thread: Marner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TMLBRIAN</b></div><div>It's on the weaker side of returns, since POJ won't have much value. BUT Marner has a full no move clause, so he would be in control of his fate, which lowers the value.

2025 1st + 2024 2nd + Prospect (I would prefer a different piece than POJ but Pits doesn't have much going on on the prospect front... So Maybe 2026 2nd?) + All that cap space.

I would consider it from the Leafs side. Marner would need to come with an 8 year extension.

I still think Pittsburgh's best play is to trade Crosby and go full rebuild... I know that's blasphemy to most people but it's their best move.</div></div>

The issue with going full rebuild, as you touched on with Marner, is the NMCs. Even if the Pens wanted to go full rebuild, which I can understand both sides, it would require most or all of Crosby/Malkin/Letang/Karlsson/Rust to come together and waive their NMCs
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 6 at 6:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30 at 1:16 p.m.
Thread: Maybe
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Duggysdanglers</b></div><div>Might get a second and a third. It’s tough to get good value for a G.</div></div>

With our current cap position, that’s incentive to keep him and let him leave in free agency. A 2nd and 3rd can turn into something, but most develop into AHL fodder or bottom 6 options.

Good goalies are rarely traded until they are old or their team is in a cap position where they can be leveraged.

I don’t use the price Boston paid or traded Taylor Hall for as indicative of forward values, because I can see how the contract and cap situation led to it. I kind of wish people would do the same for goalie values.

With the number of teams that imploded based on bad goaltending, I’m expecting many to have a different position if they can secure a goaltender the caliber of Ullmark. A lottery protected first seems fair. I think there is a viable option to get a first this year as well.

Only reason he’d be traded for a second and a third is if Seeeney knows he will sign two premium free agents and they need his salary slot. If that is public knowledge, it could be leveraged against them but I doubt that becomes public knowledge
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Thread: Krak
If you want to pay CHI to take his contract as a pure dump, I think CHI could be interested in him as a "rehab project". But, if you are looking for a team to pay for him, it is highly unlikely it's gonna be CHI. Think along the lines of when Calgary dumped Monahan on Montreal. You pay us a 1st to assume responsibility for his contract, and if we can replace a few parts and get him running nicely again, we get to turn around and make a profit, and if we can't, at least we were compensated for the bad contract. If Seattle needs the cap space, that is how it's gonna go... unless they can dupe some poor GM into paying for damaged goods.

At his best, I love Burky and think he would be a great top 6 add. But that is a long shot at this point, and is a lot of cash to pay for nothing, if he continues being hurt constantly and playing poorly.