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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 16, 2022 at 3:26 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8, 2022 at 5:17 p.m.
Thread: are they second in teh central
Overall the Blues could challenge for the division.

Avs: they tool a serious hit offensively. I question if Newhook fills the 2C roll this season (certainly will at some point), and Compher isn't the answer. Goaltending is as big a question mark as Toronto's. Very risky, but could pay off big. Defensively this team.will be nasty.

Minny: see these guys as status quo. Boldy gets Fiala's minutes and the team marches on. Not any better, not signicanyltly worse. Even moving to Fleury over Talbot could prove to be a fairly lateral move.

Stars: Very much in transition. Core is as old as mud, but hope with Hintz and Roberston up front. Goaltending is top notch. Defensively sound. Not world beaters, not division winners. Wild card material Very much so.

Nashville: Defensively improvement landing McDonough. A team that with that move gets back to is foundational identity: D first. Adding Neideritter was solid, but I don't see it moving a big needle for them either. So many question marks with the forwards after seasons out of Granlund, Duschene and Johnson what we haven't seen in 3-4 years. Can Jeannott take another step. If all remains the same, this team is good. But questions make me trepidatious about how they finish. But the Saros factor is real.

Jets: if Chevy finds 3rd line pieces that can produce some goals they could be wild cards. Frankly I think they miss. Not sold on Bowness as the answer.

Then there are the Blues.

Kyrou has arrived. Thomas has arrived. What you get out of Schenn and O'Reilly is a known as well. Onky question I would have uo front is can Barbashev repeat that career year? And even if he doesn't, still a helluva 3rd line player. Tank is tank, and is playing for a contract. The blueline is excellent, mobile with enough size. Billington needs to be stable (which is a question), but Greiss as a back up can handle 25-30 games. Loosing Perron hurts, but I see enough in this line up to offset that. Husso came out of no where (like how long were the Blues waiting him out?), so if he repeats ouch, if not, great move. Same questions around him as Billington really.

Blues, imo my humble Leafs fan opinion, just maybe the most balanced team in the Central, so them winning it isn't out of the question.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2022 at 4:36 p.m.
Thread: Chucky and Chycky
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tetrablues33</b></div><div>Okay fair enough, you're not a fan of Kessel :tearsofjoy he was more so a throw in, no issues removing him and leaving cap space open. Acciari could slot in the 3L RW position and Leivo or another callup could play 4th line mins.

As for the trades, which ones specifically do you take issue with, and how would you fix them? Or, would you completely forego either of them?

The Blues probably do not have a strong enough defense still to make a run, hence why I targeted Chychrun, but perhaps there's another more reasonably priced player that would be more suitable?</div></div>

First, let's talk defense.... (exasperated sigh)... frankly, Army screwed us big time by giving Leddy that regrettable 4x4 NTC contract. That ruined everything we could have done better and cheaper and smarter, and it probably is going to ruin it for 2-3 seasons. I always wanted a nice simple LD who fit great over an expensive so-so fit - Soucy, Sandin, etc. Or even a slightly more expensive one that would be friggin' amazing - like Gavrikov or maybe even Sanheim. I don't think we need to splurge crazy in assets for Chych, even if he's pretty reasonable on his contract. And I know Arizona is not going to accept that quantity over quality offer. The Calgary trade is actually sneakily not terrible for total value (the Flames only take back about 5M in instant cap and those two players are decent bets to offer nice value on their salaries), but again it's veering into quantity over quality.

As for making a run, if they add Tkachuk without getting rooked, they won't need elite defense to be a contender. That said, people always overplay how bad the Blues defense is. Teams pile up a good amount of xG from taking long or perimeter shots, which get taken because the Blues defense is, flub incidents aside, pretty good at keeping teams wide. The other thing is, an overwhelming majority of Blues goal leaks come directly as a result of a bad giveaway. Now, some of those are by the defenseman, but a larger number are not. When the team breaks down, there's a fair chance the primary blame falls on a forward. Besides, analytics don't do individual stats and don't factor in how many plays get shut down. The Blues defensemen generally do shut down a lot of hairy stuff (even on nights when one big mistake spoils it all), especially now that they're morphing into an equal rush/forecheck hybrid team. Is the Blues D elite? Of course not. But they are above average. Too many people out here pretending they're bottom of the barrel or something, Blues fans included.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 22, 2022 at 1:17 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2022 at 2:37 p.m.
Thread: Tkachuk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Book_Hockey</b></div><div>Is Kyrou a non starter?</div></div>

Him and Thomas should be the only untouchables they have imo. Anything else I'm probably willing to trade for Tkachuk. People might think I'm crazy, but I think Kyrou has more offensive upside than Tkachuk. Would be cheaper to keep around, Better skater, better shot, similar hands, similar offensive IQ. Less nhl time, less pp time, less 5v5 time with top players. Didn't play all of that time with a superstar in Gaudreau this past season. Tkachuk is undoubtedly more established, has a lot of intangibles and is better defensively but it seems crazy to trade our fastest skating, skilled, scoring winger for Tkachuk in a hard cap league trending towards speed. The amount of roster manipulation, turnover and other young assets it may take to get Tkachuk and keep him around is scary to me.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2022 at 3:37 p.m.
Thread: Tkachuk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Azz_Aidz</b></div><div>Him and Thomas should be the only untouchables they have imo. Anything else I'm probably willing to trade for Tkachuk. People might think I'm crazy, but I think Kyrou has more offensive upside than Tkachuk. Would be cheaper to keep around, Better skater, better shot, similar hands, similar offensive IQ. Less nhl time, less pp time, less 5v5 time with top players. Didn't play all of that time with a superstar in Gaudreau this past season. Tkachuk is undoubtedly more established, has a lot of intangibles and is better defensively but it seems crazy to trade our fastest skating, skilled, scoring winger for Tkachuk in a hard cap league trending towards speed. The amount of roster manipulation, turnover and other young assets it may take to get Tkachuk and keep him around is scary to me.</div></div>

Don't know about more offensive upside simply because Tkachuk is willing to go to dirty areas and Kyrou isn't. That stated, makes no sense to trade Kyrou as Blues need to be younger and faster.