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Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: Same team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>The fact that he was a 2nd round pick means absolutely nothing because I can confidently say that Kyrou is a better player/prospect than both Dominik Bokk and Klim Kostin who we’re both first round picks. I think his track record (OHL MVP, leading scorer on WJC gold medal team, Point a game player on horrendous AHL team) speaks a lot louder than 16 games playing 9 minutes a night. Why would you fault Kyrou for not being able to make a team that won the Stanley Cup?</div></div>

Kostin is the better player. I've seen them both play.
It's not 1980s hockey. They aren't developing wingers till they are 23 anymore. You have 1-2 years to show you can play and then you are pretty much done. It's very rare teams develop players longer than that, usually when they do it ends up being a player they trade out because they miss judged their talent level. Much like OS there who played in WBS for ever and never got a real chance. Look at Thomas he came in and played at 19. No one is making excuses for him. He came in and played well.
You either got it or you don't. He doesn't. He had ample opportunity to make that impression. He didn't.
He wasn't a ppg player at the AHL either. He missed that mark. Not that playing well in the AHL means much. Plenty of players play well there and they go no where.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Thread: Marner at 8 years is too expensive Proper Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>My thoughts on Marner are this, if he's signing a deal that's 4 years or longer it's gonna be at least $10M.
If he signs a 2 year bridge deal then maybe he'd take something in the $8-9+ range but I doubt he's looking for a bridge deal, he wants term imo. I really don't think he'll be signing a 6×$9.75M as is suggested here.</div></div>

yeah he's a UFA in 4 years if it's a short term deal I see no reason he signs for more than 4 years if it's not 8. It doesn't benefit him at all to do so. He's not worth 10 million, no way I pay a 20 goal scorer 10 million a year. That's just insane. I know the family is a head case and all, but really put in 40 goals and then come talk to me.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago
Thread: Does this make sense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgfresh78</b></div><div>I feel like it’s almost a no brainer that Hagelin re-signs with WSH as that Gudas/Niskanen Trade gave them enough cap space to more than likely retain everyone. My dream is for them to trade Hornqvist for a 3C that is capable of playing with Kessel forcing Bjugstad to switch to RW moving forward. Another cheap speed option in FA would be someone like Brandon Pirri.</div></div>

The penguins really like Hags. He liked playing in Pittsburgh. It's not out the realm of possibilities. Like I said there were reports of them wanting to bring him back at trade deadline but couldn't.
I'm not really keen on the idea, but knowing how GMJR is it's something he would do.
Horny is hard to trade due to his NMC. He has to go to a winning team for that to work. If it doesn't happen by July it's probably not happening. As I don't see him waiving while his kids are getting ready to return to school. Those kind of things really make a player refuse. I'd be ok with them trading Jugs as well, as long as they got a quality player back.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 hours ago
Thread: Same team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>Kyrou played more than 10 minutes only 5 times this year and he was trying to win a spot on a team that was in panic mode from day 1. u21 AHL players that produce at the rate Kyrou did have very high probabilities of becoming at least top-9 NHL forwards.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Sixteen games at age 20 constitutes having a chance for the top prospect in the organization? Dude. Unless it's a huge, good-contract pick-up, Kyrou is going nowhere.</div></div>

2nd round picks aren't "top prospects." These are the guys who get a name, fans become enamored with thinking they are the next answer to all problems and 75-80% of them don't ever make it as a full time NHL player. So lets just get over that.
He had plenty of chance and they simply don't have room on the RW for him. His 40% corsi, total lack of production has a lot to say about his playing time. Lets not pretend he didn't get a chance. He was playing on the 2nd and 3rd lines due to injuries. Better players waiting in the wing spell, get something while you can. Teams always trade from perceived depth to fill weakness. On the blues that the RW.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: Does this make sense
I think one of the real questions in the off season is if GMJR tries to resign Hags. Kahun or McCann would then go to RW. Hags could go down to 3rd line with Kessel. I don't know if that would happen though. I know there were reports they wanted to bring him back last year but fouled it up on the retention. I'm not sure how true that is though. But I think it's a cheap option at 2 million and would round out the forward group. Leaving Rust, Kahun/McCann/Kessel on the RW.
Hard to say. There needs to be something done either on the 3C or RW. They also need to move JJ. Let a player like Almari, RiIkola or Addison play.
The first wave of moves is gonna come faster now as the draft gets closer. I don't think they are done. JJ, Hornqvist, or Kessel will get moved. So will Jarry. Then after the draft things will get interesting in FA. There isn't a whole lot out there but depending who they move they might take a run at someone.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: RW2 via FA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>capsin9</b></div><div>If you’re chiasson why wouldnt you go to the highest bidder and make your money before you retire? He has a family and I’m sure making money is more important than stats. Even winning a cup would be higher on the list So in this situation why not play in Boston where you could possibly win a cup. Edm offers him 1-1.5 million. Let’s say Boston offers 2 million why you would stay in edm where he’ll lose but have career numbers?</div></div>

because he'd be betting on himself. One more year of the kind of numbers he put up in edmonton he'll land a much larger deal. He knows he can have success there. However if he goes to boston for only a little bit more and he flops like he did other places, and it's over. That's why. Players like him can't simply pick and choose where they want to go if they want to maximize their value. He'd walk away from a good thing in edmonton for him. He puts up 22 goals next season, he's looking at 4 million a year after.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Thread: Does this make sense
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgfresh78</b></div><div>I see what you mean...I just feel like the Penguins need an upgrade at 3C if they’re gonna have Kessel stick around.</div></div>

my feeling is they don't want Kessel to stick around. Not because he's not a good player, but because it's a bad fit. They won't put him on the Crosby line. They can't put him on Malkin's like and that's where he wants to play. If he stays he needs to get use to playing on the 3rd line. That's all there is to it. He don't want to play there and it shows. I don't think Jugs is a bad 3C. But they could use an upgrade there. My honest opinion is that Blueger could hold that role if they gave him a shot at it. But they are so ass backwards they have a hard time giving him the 4C role.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Thread: LTIR Toronto Take 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Harald</b></div><div>True, to the first. They will get two 4th round picks plus Marleau for eating a bit of cap and helping the Leafs. Ducks are rebuilding and are likely not going to spend to the cap. Anaheim is also in Cali which is where Marleau likely wants to go. I doubt they will put him on LTIR. Marleau's contract is up next summer though unlike Kesler's.</div></div>

The problem here is that his cap space is worth more than 2 4th round picks that have like an 8% chance of turning into a player.
Which is why the ask on Marleau has been a younger player. It's not that teams can't take him. They can, they have talked about it. The issue is the ask. No one is giving up that cap space for basically nothing.
Pure cap dumps for low round picks are rare. You got to give to get. The player has to at least be able to contribute. But at Marleau's age he's a pure cap dump.
The real deal is Kesler, it's a big assumption he just tales LTIR and the league OK's it. If that's the case, why would ANA even bother. I'm sure there are a lot of other teams that would offer up on that if that was the case too.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Thread: Its Doesnt Maatta
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pittsburghfan</b></div><div>I want miller and 3.5 for rust must me traded</div></div>

They don't have cap space for miller. Period. That's not even a real discussion.
Rust is a solid player. It's hard to find a guy bumping in 18 goals a year and doing the PK for 3.5 million.
Yeah he was streaky last year. He was streaky last year, but they got 3.5 million worth out of him. There just aren't that many options available at low cap hits to replace a player like Rust with his speed.
On top of it, miller does not fit what they are trying to do. He's an average speed player. Look how that team is setting up. Gunz, McCann, Kahun, on the LW. Young, Fast, skilled.
On the RW, you got Rust who is younger and fast. They would like to move Kessel, not going to happen. If they are moving a winger, it's Hornqvist. It just fits what they are trying to do.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago