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Forum: NHL SigningsOct. 13, 2023 at 6:46 a.m.

Thread: Buffalo Sabres signed Rasmus Dahlin (8 Years / $11,000,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsbeathabs</b></div><div>Makar 1 Norris trophy ,9.0 Fox 1 Norris trophy 9.5 Dahlin ZERO</div></div>

Fox did have a Norris, but Makar hadn't won his at the time the contract was signed. You need to consider context.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 13, 2023 at 6:43 a.m.

Thread: Sign Pinto

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>thesaadfather</b></div><div>The Hawks let Kubalik walk for free less than two years ago. I’m not sure why they’d want to give up a pick for him all of a sudden.</div></div>

They were also intentionally trying to be the worst team in the league.

They let a lot of good or even just serviceable players walk or traded them away to make sure they picked in the top 3 this last year.

All that said I could see Chicago taking Kubalik to juice his stats and flip him at the deadline for assets, but it would be a Kubalik plus a pick for future considerations deal. The entire league knows the spot that Ottawa's in - they have no leverage at all in this situation and are going to have to pay to fix their own mess.

Forum: NHL SigningsOct. 9, 2023 at 8:44 p.m.

Thread: Buffalo Sabres signed Rasmus Dahlin (8 Years / $11,000,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NorthernLeafsFan05</b></div><div>I'm sure this deal will work out just fine, but it's shocking that Dahlin got so much more than Makar and Fox</div></div>

Makar:
Kicked in two years ago (2021-2022)
3 years NHL experience at the time
6 year contract
Bought 2 UFA years
11.04% of the cap

Fox:
Kicked in last year (2022-2023)
2 years NHL experience at the time
7 year contract
Bought 4 UFA years
11.66% of the cap

Dahlin:
Kicks in <em>next year</em> at age 24
5 years NHL experience
8 year contract
Bought 6 UFA years
~12% of the cap

It buys more UFA years, is longer overall, <em>and</em> he's younger than both of them right now. The flat cap's gone and he's still got room to grow and develop. And for whatever value GMs of the league put on it, he's got 1st overall pick "pedigree". It's really not that much more, just different.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 12:14 p.m.

Thread: Willy down the middle

"Willy Down the Middle"

*Does not put Willy down the middle*

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 12:11 p.m.

Thread: Cap Compliant

Dear lord that Columbus trade is awful.

You're trading:
a 27-year-old point-per-game 40-goal scorer
a 4/5D

for:
a 30-year-old 40-point 3C,
a 4D (yes he played higher...but that was on last year's 31st-place team)
and a 2nd round pick <em>next year</em>

Let alone the whole "Jenner defending Babs" thing, I'm sure that'd go over great with Marner et al.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 10:29 a.m.

Thread: Turcotte Fit

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NYRxLundqvist</b></div><div>1 for 1 is a reach. Both injured a lot but turcotte wast still 5th overall and robertson was 50 something, same draft. Imo Toronto would have to add like 3rd and 4th to a 1 for 1.</div></div>

Draft position for both of them doesn't matter. It's been 4 years since they were drafted, we should be looking at their performance and trajectory since, not a team's arbitrary player rankings when they were 17-18 years old.

By the logic you're using, Manny Malhotra is worth infinitely more than Pavel Datsyuk, since Malhotra was drafted 7th overall and Datsyuk was 171st overall in the 6th round in the same draft.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 20, 2023 at 10:20 a.m.

Thread: Willy at C

Nylander at C has been tried and failed numerous times throughout his career.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 17, 2023 at 11:31 a.m.

Thread: Getting BIG

Dear lord what kind of dystopian nightmare is that Nylander trade from

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Thread: Lines

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMDannyB</b></div><div>I wouldn’t be too opposed to this tbh Peeke would be solid</div></div>

A 3rd's not too bad either, Flyers are still tearing down so they're going to be picking up plenty more draft capital over the next ~2 years.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16, 2023 at 4:26 p.m.

Thread: Lines

I think it'd be pretty hard to sell healthy-scratching Gudbranson with that contract.
I mean I agree, I'd prefer he wasn't on the ice too, but 3x4M for someone to eat popcorn is gonna cause some raised eyebrows from ownership.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16, 2023 at 4:12 p.m.

Thread: Finishing Moves

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingExLeafs</b></div><div>Leafs dressing room is too quiet according to reporters who cover the team. Miller will change that.</div></div>

How, by throwing temper tantrums?

They already committed WAY too much money and term to make Reaves their "quiet locker room" repair guy, why the hell would they double down and commit to 7 years of overpaid, no-move, no-trade decline?

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 16, 2023 at 4:08 p.m.

Thread: Yes but no but maybe yes but mostly no but

Ottawa has $895,000 in cap space, bringing in another $6.1M makes no sense.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 4, 2023 at 9:34 p.m.

Thread: Getting creative

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jonh514</b></div><div>While I agree he is slow and not worth this return, boy does he block shots!</div></div>

Well yeah of course he does, the play went up ice two shifts ago but he's still trying to get out of the crease.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 22, 2023 at 10:50 p.m.

Thread: jets

Pionk walking into the Leafs locker room is gonna go over just great after he tried turning Sandin's knee into Jell-O 🙄

Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 18, 2023 at 1:03 a.m.

Thread: Nylander

Nolander.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 7, 2023 at 6:14 a.m.

Thread: Sharks 2-3 years from now

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ghost789</b></div><div>Yup, cuz you know Toronto and Florida will not be able to afford either of them soon and they’ll likely want to make the most $$$ in their primes and play for a younger team. Sharks will have the cap space to sign whoever they want.</div></div>

Again, neither of those players is leaving their cup-contending teams to go hang out in hockey purgatory for the first 2-3 years of those deals while SJ figures itself out.
And neither of their respective teams would just walk away from the players. They would move out whatever other contracts they had to to make sure they retained them.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 7, 2023 at 6:09 a.m.

Thread: Nylander to Preds redo

Yep when you're in your window to push for a cup you definitely want to trade your in-his-prime 40-goal winger for a meh 3RW, a 6D, a throw in and middling first that won't make the team until 2028.

Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 6, 2023 at 5:36 p.m.

Thread: Sharks 2-3 years from now

Just gonna slide those Marner & Ekblad contracts in there eh?

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 27, 2023 at 7:32 p.m.

Thread: Ottawa Senators signed Vladimir Tarasenko (1 Year / $5,000,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Considering they could have just signed DeBrincat whose younger and better, not so sure about this.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Really confused as to why they didn't just re-sign Cat.</div></div>

DeBrincat refused to sign in Ottawa.
That's why they traded him.

Forum: NHL SigningsJul. 27, 2023 at 2:19 p.m.

Thread: Arizona Coyotes signed Logan Cooley (3 Years / $4,450,000 AAV)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheFastAndTheFleuryous</b></div><div>Does this mean he’s playing for the team?

EDIT: That’s worded poorly. Does this mean he’s not going back to college?</div></div>

Yes he can not go back and play college hockey now that he has signed a professional contract.

So likely NHL or AHL this year.

Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 26, 2023 at 6:41 a.m.

Thread: Nylander

So you're trading your

2C (who has an NMC)
2RW (who has an NTC)
7D
A 1st
A 3rd
1-year goalie contract you're trying to move
An AHL character guy

For

A third liner
Two fourth liners
A 33-year-old Karlsson with four years left at his full cap hit.
A 4th
A 7th

Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2023 at 9:12 p.m.

Thread: Leaves

I don't see much logic from the leafs side in getting someone 1 year younger and $1M cheaper, but that they'd be stuck with for two more years of term, just to upgrade a 4th to a 2nd.

Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2023 at 6:59 p.m.

Thread: Sure

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BURGHgirl</b></div><div>I'm not sure Ristolainen actually counts as a D-man. More like an angry speed bump 😂</div></div>

If it looks like a pylon and skates like a pylon...

Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2023 at 6:57 p.m.

Thread: Maybe trade Marner part 2

Hi,

Marner has a no-move clause.

Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2023 at 6:37 p.m.

Thread: Nylander

Toronto is trying to win now. What are they going to do with a second next year and a first the year after that.

Also putting a guy with 13 whole games in North America in as your 2RD is...well it's something.

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