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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 16, 2022 at 10:02 p.m.
Thread: Make it happen Dubas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>It depends upon who you're dealing with. Teams can have two different perspectives on the same player. To Toronto, Muzzin has value as a veteran defenseman, and if left to your own devices, he's going to play #2LD for you; in a perfect world, where every team could comfortably afford his cap hit (whether with retention or not), he'd be worth a second-round draft pick for sure. But this isn't an imaginary world. To rebuilding teams like Anaheim, IT IS IRRELEVANT HOW GOOD A PLAYER MUZZIN IS because they won't be getting to the playoffs this year for sure and probably not the season after that, either. So the only reason why a team like Anaheim or Arizona or Buffalo or Chicago or another no-hoper would be taking on his cap hit would be as a cap dump, no matter what you think about him. That means giving the Ducks an incentive, because Muzzin isn't getting the Ducks closer to the Stanley Cup.

You have to stop thinking that eliminating $5.625 million of ugly fat is "getting back absolutely nothing in return." What you'll be getting back in return is the opportunity to acquire or develop someone younger and cheaper and under team control longer if useful.

Finally, you Toronto guys should stop trading Muzzin to bottom-feeders and other non-contenders. Muzzin's NTC virtually guarantees he won't go to one of them. Why give up a spot on a Stanley Cup contender for the final two years of his career?</div></div>

The rumor is he'd only be willing to move to a Calafornian team, and Anaheim as a rebuild kinda fits the bill. That said, I'm still 50/50 on him actually waiving for that. The only way I see it happen is if he knows his career is winding down, he has his cups, and play out his days in California.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 21, 2022 at 10:22 a.m.
Thread: Goalie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GenXHockey</b></div><div>Avs will re sign him. Maybe he does take a team friendly to win another cup. But he isn't doing that in Toronto.

Don't like Robertson find someone else. But you still didn't address your centre depth.maybe strome is a better fit.</div></div>

I considered if it was possible to move Muzzin (suspect he'd only want to play for a contender or move back to California to finish his deal) to sign Kadri at 7 mil and move Tavares to the wing. Worst case then if Kadri were injured, Tavares would be able to shift to center, but you wouldn't end up with as full a roster (ie simmonds and clifford are in the minors). I know it'd be a long shot to get him back, but I think his level of grit and determination, while still being a very skilled net front presence would be a good addition to the Tavares line.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.
Thread: Goalie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>newballcoach</b></div><div>Leaf fans want to trade him on here because they like to make UFA signings and he's the easiest way to do that. They did the same thing last year and he stuck it out. I very much doubt the Leafs move Kerfoot unless it's for an obvious upgrade (I doubt very much it's for picks as you often see here).

He has lots of value to the Leafs and I don't think they should trade him. The only issue is he doesn't seem to jive well with Matthews or Tavares (Kerfoot creates a lot of his own offence and does so for a bargain). It's not his fault he doesn't fit in our top-6, so I could see being moved for somebody similar who does.

In AGM's he gets traded all the time, so people think he stinks for some reason. He fits in a lot of places, it's baffling why it hasn't worked in Toronto (and he still has really good results).</div></div>

See my above. The answer is that he doesn't do well on puck retrieval in the corners, and neither does JT or Nylander. I don't think Robertson is there yet, so signing someone that is good defensively and good at puck retrieval, with some decent secondary scoring on a line with two prolific scorers seems the right way to go. Don't get me wrong. I like Kerfoot, but at the same time the leafs need to allocate cap to a line that works. Relegating Kerfoot to the third line is not an appropriate use of cap space, and like you've said, Kerfoot doesn't jive well with JT or Matthews.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.
Thread: Goalie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GenXHockey</b></div><div>The short answer is leafs fans are stupid. The long answer is leafs need for a goalie and Robertson being able to take kerfoots spot. Certainly not on the pk though. But it's not like you are going to poke any holes in kerfoots game he is solid in all 3 zones kills penalties very well and produced on all 4 lines with no pp time.

The argument you proposed is that you could get a better forward cheaper. Don't get me wrong. I don't think the Kane's have interest in kerfoot. Think they are looking for a scoring top 6 winger. Kerfoot can fill that roll but I wouldn't say he is built for it.</div></div>

My trade out had a bit more to it than that. Nichuskin is taller, heavier, and better at puck retrieval than Kerfoot is. He also adds a defensive element to a line that has plenty of scoring with Tavares and Nylander, allowing Tavares to hold less of a defensive responsibility as he ages and slows down. So.. to sign him, you need to move out cap. Yes, Kerfoot was better on points, but JT and Nylander struggled because they had nobody that could retrieve a puck from the corners and work. They needed a Bunting/Hyman type to accomplish that goal. Hyman is gone and signed for more money. The Matthews line still needs that same type of person, so you can't move Bunting. And Kerfoot as hard of a worker as he is, gets pushed off the puck too easily.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 14, 2022 at 9:24 a.m.
Thread: Indeed
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ForsbergForVezina</b></div><div>Is Murray at $3.125 mil not just Mrazek a pair of Cup rings? Both are massive injury risks who haven’t been starting-caliber in a couple years.

I could see a world where this works tbh, but realistically I just don’t think it’s enough of an upgrade for the Leafs to come out satisfied. And the Sens don’t seem to gain much themselves, besides maybe a year of Kerfoot</div></div>

It's definitely more reclamation project kind of situation. The only advantage here is that Murray is younger, and has a history of winning behind him. He didn't play behind great teams when he wasn't great (during PIT's lull post-cups, then Ottawa while still rebuilding). On top of that, you have the Leafs medical staff to try to keep him together, and a backup that can likely take more games than he has in the past to give Murray some relief.

Everything is going to be a gamble, short of paying Campbell 4-4.5 mil, but he's also got injury history, is considered streaky, and has only had 1-2 seasons where he's performed well enough to be considered a starter (and is now 30). So... I don't know what the answer is, but if Campbell is looking for 4.5 x 5 or something, I don't know that I'd be comfortable with it enough to not try someone in a similar vein instead.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 3:19 p.m.