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Forum: Armchair-GM12 minutes ago
Thread: Trouba and offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>I think Chevy has done a good job overall. Hard to argue when he gets Schiefle for $6.125 and Ehlers for $6M. Big Buf for $7.6M? Wheeler for $8.25M @ 32 already? Probably not the best signings considering Laine, Connor, and maybe Trouba. It's not easy to be a real GM. This specific situation is also NOT a 1 way street on hardball that's for sure. Trouba wants out of WPG, but what's the reason behind it? We may never know the real reason. One side could argue he wants to go back to DET where he's from and played. The other side could argue that he just wanted long term security from WPG...didn't get it because WPG didn't value him as much as he though. Which lead him to the 1 years deals even going to arbitration.</div></div>

Agree with you that Chevy has done a good job overall. One thing you can't predict is the future. Thinking the NTC and long contract to Little and the Kulikov contract were too deal that might hurt them, but who would've guessed Laine and Connor who have been so good so soon, and maybe get such big contracts coming off their ELCs. It's something like the Leafs, young players would might get more $$$ earlier than expected. Not that is really a problem, having too many good players especially if they are signed to fair contracts. Some contract can always be traded. It my opinion, Nylander and his contract will have to traded this summer for cap space, so some money can be spent on short term dman help.
Forum: Armchair-GM11 hours ago
Thread: Trouba and offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>While I do agree that BOS has enough on the right side. AND that pretty much makes this trade not doable... It's not a straight up deal. That's crazy talk. I don't even need to get into the players...They are VERY different Dmen...but simply being an RFA vs UFA is a world of difference. Not close. Krug can walk for nothing. Trouba can't. Heck you can even play hardball with Trouba...as CHEVY has done time and time again...and Trouba just has to take it.</div></div>

IMO the Jets haven't played hardball with Trouba at all. Trouba has decided to take short term contracts in order to be a UFA as soon as possible. Certainly Trouba has exercised his CBA rights to do this and it might have cost him some money, but it certainly appeared the Trouba has sacrificed more money, long term security for UFA status in 2020.
Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 8:35 pm
Thread: Parayko
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dancalabretta</b></div><div>The Leafs have to pay this much for a RHD because all 3 of our RHD are replacement-level. Sure Zaitsev plays RD but plays at the level of a #6 defenceman and Liljegren isn’t ready to be an impact player, at least until next season. This lineup is better than the current lineup as it drastically improves the team’s most glaring hole. I don’t know if you’ve ever watched Parayko play but he’s easily a top pairing defenceman that’s only 25 years old on a team-friendly. He’d easily slot in as the team’s 2nd best defenceman and it would add some much needed size, solid skating and puck moving to the Leafs’ back end.</div></div>

It's not like any player plays the whole game. OK I know it's my just my opinion but it seems like just about ALL other teams teams RHD than any Leafs. Gee, the Blues have Pietrangelo and Parayko and where has it got them?
You say it fixes a most glaring hole. No you have replaced Zaitsev with Parayko, and replaced Kapanen with Simmons. Still short a player and now there is bonus carryover till next. Then next year no Liljegren, the first picks for two years , no Kapanen and Zaitsev for three years of Parayko.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 7:11 pm
Thread: Leafs under the Cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>draft_em_sign_em_trade_em</b></div><div>If you believe the GM, he is not trading the 3 young guns (Nylander and M n' M) or Reilly or Anderson or John T. or Marleau. (NMC) So the only cap relief comes from trading Kadri (limited NTC though), Zaitsev (who other GM's won't want) or the young RFA's (Kappy and Johnnson). Gardiner and Hainsey might as well pack their bags once the Leafs lose in the 1st Round again to Boston or to Buffalo.</div></div>

I believe ANY GM wouldn't say anything differently publicly. What else would he say? "We are going to cap problems next summer, so some players on the roster are going to be traded." Signing Tavares, the emergence of Marner as a star and even the good play of Kapanen has changed the Leafs cap world next year. Yes, Gardiner and Hainsey are a given to be gone, so the Leafs have a choice, can you fit so much cap into forwards?, which leaves Rosen and Liljegren as your two new Dmen. Or is it necessary to upgrade with a more expensive (better). Dman.? Going to be an interesting summer.