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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2022 at 8:54 a.m.
Thread: Lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>lukefelsner</b></div><div>well the last LHD spot is up to Walman Edvinsson and Oesterle. I'd have to say Edvinsson is a good bit better than both. had a pretty comparable D-1 year to Seider D-2, he should make it. Berggren could start in GR but he was so good last year there that i think he should be a line 3 guy. we added so much though that he could get the short stick.</div></div>

I agree that Edvinsson is probably better than Walman, and is much better than Oesterle. Given what minutes that third pair is going to be asked to play, I think Edvinsson is probably better served in Grand Rapids. The top 2 pairings will eat up most of the minutes, so do we want Edvinsson playing 13 minutes/night in the NHL with no PP/PK time or 22 in the AHL playing in every situation? My preference would be in the AHL. Steve's comments about Edvinsson in the post FA press conference seem to align with that as well.

I think we agree on Berggren. I was much more confident he'd be in the NHL before the Kubalik signing. I had him penciled into a 3rd line wing role.

FTR, I hope you're right and I'm wrong.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 14, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.
Thread: DET 2022-2023 - Post Day 1 FA
These are all very reasonable takes and I could see you being right on all of them.

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see Edvinsson start and spend most of the year in GR, especially after what Yzerman added on the left side. I think it'll probably take 2 LD injuries to get him up and my reasoning for that is the same as your reasoning for Veleno in GR. Might as well let him by The Guy™ in GR vs giving him a partner that can't cover his mistakes defensively in the NHL.

I also think Veleno can play the 4th line role in the NHL and I think he's proven to be able to do what Erne does but do it better, so I think he starts in the NHL. Veleno over Erne also gives that line a legitimate chance to score goals. I wouldn't be surprised to see Veleno as the 4C and move Rasmussen to the wing.

It's going to take some serious injury trouble to get Berggren to the NHL at this point. He's probably ready, but we're talking about at least 2 more top 9 injuries/traded players on top of Fabbri before I see him making the team. I'm not sure we see that before the deadline, if at all.

My last nitpick is carrying 3 healthy scratches on D and 0 forwards. Doubt that happens.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.
Thread: Opening night lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Drw4209</b></div><div>I'd be surprised if Veleno started the year in GR, he already showed he was NHL ready last year. If he has a good camp he's staying up. Most teams pair their young elite D with the best veteran D on the team and put them in a significant role. Seider has proven he's more than ready for that. It makes no sense to make Lindstrom rot in the press box, he needs to play. Wings will be able to sneak him through waivers right before the season starts like every team does with their young, fringe NHLers</div></div>

I don't disagree that Veleno looked NHL ready at the end of last season but I do think it's more a question of which place is better for him as a hockey player. I would argue that top line center with Raymond and Berggren, with PP and PK time in GR is better long term than 3rd line center in Detroit.

And I don't think Lindstrom will "rot in the press box." That d core is not good enough to not see a TON of rotation throughout the year. Besides, why protect him over Stecher if, to start the next season, you're going to waive him to keep Stecher on the roster? Doesn't follow logically.

Seider has absolutely not proven that he's ready to play 22+ minutes against the other teams best players in the NHL. He's a fantastic prospect but he hasn't proven anything in the NHL yet.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1, 2021 at 12:37 p.m.
Thread: Is this a good offer
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aedoran</b></div><div>For Pettersson to be the center piece in a trade like this he has to start scoring again. Now if he his contract expired after 2021-22 season I could see teams taking a chance. His contract has 4 more years left with a cap hit just over $4M that's a big risk to take.</div></div>

I don't see Pettersson as the centerpiece, to be honest. I see Joseph as the centerpiece. But I agree with the risk involved and that the wings still probably don't do that trade because of the cap hit and contract length. Including Pettersson over Zucker does get the wings to not hang up the phone though, I think. Make it a 2022 or 2023 first instead of a second and I think the wings accept. So I think the idea is fine here, but a Pettersson, Joseph, 2022/23 1st package would get it done. Not sure that the penguins would be willing to give that up though.