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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 28, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 20, 2018 at 1:47 p.m.
Thread: possible fix?
Montreal also does not have space to add a goalie, so that part shouldn't be a big worry.

It looks like the main point of this is that trading a streaky, younger 3C in Pageau and a late 1st to get an older, established 2C in Jordan Staal could make the Sens better because Staal is much more effective in a shutdown role than Matt Duchene.

That part is totally on point, and with a new GM coming in to change the culture on a seriousy low-budget team, I could totally see the Canes taking that deal straight up.

But the Sens had a 2C or two, last year who were pretty good, and were out of the playoffs by the deadline.... so you have to make an argument for how Staal is better than the guys they gave up.

I kind of think the Sens need to change their game plan because they've had a ton of offensively talented guys who don't produce because they don't have the puck.

If I thought they had cap space, real or internal, I'd be talking up Orpik for a 3rd, to go along with Pageau and a 3rd for Staal, and then looking at a coaching change. I hear Trotz is available, although he recently got off a plane in Seattle, so you probably have to get on that pretty quickly.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1, 2018 at 2:07 p.m.
Thread: Hurricanes CANNOT have the same roster next season
I think Carolina can afford to trade Hanifin or Pesce for a star forward. Not both. Pesce for lee is interesting. Lee is a phenominally consistent goal scorer, but the Islanders have one good right defenseman, so this gets them on the phone.

I don't know if Hanifin is enough to stabilize the ship in Buffalo, but he could help. Doubt they're retaining salary just for the sake of Carolina having 16M in cap space, and Carolina needs to sweeten the pot to get such a solid two way center back.

Doubt a team gives a third round pick for a 3M AHLer, without giving dead salary back, but vancouver has decriminalized marijuana, if that's where you're going with this? I could very much see the Caps trading Orpik for Kruger, in order to save money. If you want Kruger to work as trait bait with positive value, though, you have to jiggle him to make him look alive.

Rask is worth more than that.

Bigger question: WHY do you want Carolina's roster to be so different from this year? They're tenth in the east with a young, quick, talented team. Trade for a center and a goalie, and watch the kids keep improving.