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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2022 at 9:09 a.m.
Thread: Good job
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Voyageurs</b></div><div>let Campbell go for for $400,000.00 for a washed up and injury prone goalie and another goalie that gets pulled a lot. GAA 2.6 with Campbell to two goalies with a GAA over 3</div></div>

This is the most short sighted take I see way too often since the trade. A couple of things about that trade,

1. Dubas made a bad deal. Not because Murray isn’t good, but he’s injury prone and Ottawa was trying to move him. I think everyone agrees he should have leveraged Ottawa for more.

2. Signing Campbell or Kuemper to the deals the received would have made resigning Matthews, Marner and Nylander difficult.

3. Campbell hasn’t proved a thing. I love him as a person, but he’s played 160 games and only 50 as a starter. He’s 30, also struggled with injuries and as much of a gamble as Murray.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 17, 2022 at 11:04 a.m.
Thread: Core 4 and bargain basement signings
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>Mrazek prior was playing behind the best defense in the league at the time so his numbers, decent as they were, were inflated. I think he's going to cost that late 2nd to move him given he passed through waivers, injury prone, remove that carolina defense and hasn't looked very good, is an overpaid backup.

Hollowell wouldn't have much interest from the Hawks as they have plenty of bottom 4 defensive young players/prospects.</div></div>

That's fair. I was basing this of the fact many "insiders" have mentioned the Hawks as possible landing spot for Mrazek. I'm under the impression, Dubas will either buy him out or play him if another goalie becomes problematic to sign. I hope it isn't the latter but he didn't really get much of a chance last year, so who knows.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 8, 2022 at 11:09 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 14, 2022 at 5:36 p.m.
Thread: Potential TOR-COL Trade Incoming
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Richard88</b></div><div>Dermott, Holl, and Mikheyev are the 3 players I thought of too when I heard what Elliott said.

I would think that Toronto will want to open some capspace for a some significant deadline additions, so trimming some fat like those 3 contracts might be a necessary move. Sakic and Dubas have a good relationship and have traded with one another multiple times before (the Kadri/Barrie swap, and then the Rosen/Hutchinson trade) so I could definitely see Dubas asking Sakic for some help if he knows that Sakic is interested in one of those depth guys.

Toronto probably won't trade Mikheyev but they might do it if they can get a better forward in another trade. I agree that he'd be a nice fit on the Avs 3rd line and also on the PK. They also have more capspace to be able to re-sign him in the offseason than Toronto do.

Holl seems to be Toronto fans' favourite whipping boy but he's nonetheless a reasonably solid 4/5 Dman who can PK. Dermott's skating and caphit would probably be easier for Colorado to fit though. Maybe something around Kaut for Dermott could work.</div></div>

I wouldn't be surprised if it's something around Dermott for a pick, as a precursor to a bigger trade by the Leafs to bolster their D. I think they look at Gio+ from SEA.