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tmljk22
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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 6, 2023 at 3:04 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20, 2023 at 10:15 a.m.
Thread: More Fun Permutations
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tmljk22</b></div><div>Regardless of what our thoughts are on this, Jarmo offered Mitch more than what he’s getting paid now with the sticking point being years. Mitch has since gotten better so it’s fair to assume Jarmo still values him extremely highly.

This deal is about fair value for someone of Mitch’s caliber but it’s absolutely fair to say Columbus passes given their current needs and that the want for Marner is dampened by the addition of Gaudreau.</div></div>

Yes, I'm sure Jarmo values him extremely highly still, but his offer was 4 years ago and context is important. That offer was pre-Gaudreau and pre-Laine, so Columbus just has very different needs now (which happen to be top line center and right pairing D).

"First round pick and top prospect" would be the starting point for most teams discussing a Mitch deal, but for Columbus, the 1st rounder and top prospect are much more valuable than most...and happen to theoretically fill both major needs.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 19, 2023 at 12:39 p.m.
Thread: testtest
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tmljk22</b></div><div>Teams that move on from the best player in the deal almost always lose the trade. But trading one of those top players should never involve significantly downgrading without at least gaining draft capital. Also, why would the Leafs ever make this deal when Nylander is the cheapest of the three.

People on here are two ignorant to realize that GM’s are blinded by their anti-leafs bias and that trading on of the core four isn’t a cap-dump which is essentially what everyone in this platform treats it as.</div></div>

Only JT is a cap dump. The other 3 should be highly sought after and will get more than the above package. However it won’t be from NYR and a number of other teams that either don’t have the cap space or the assets to get it done. There’s going to be a small 4-8 team market that wants to/can actually do it.