tormundgiantsbane

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Forum: Armchair-GMNov 29 at 10:06
Thread: 2021-22
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nikolay_Zherdev</b></div><div>Ur signing numbers are awful.... chytil and lias will never make the same amount and at this rate lias will make 1 mil and lemieux will be signed this offseason for like 1.75 for 4 years. Why are u signing keandre and nils to 1 and 2 year ELC its should be 3. And as of now Brady has been building up his value</div></div>

With all respect, I never understand why people nitpick contract numbers on AGM teams that are projecting multiple years ahead. I always pay attention only to the players/lines in 2021-22 AGM teams, not the contract numbers. Maybe I'm wrong for doing so, but just so you know, I really wasn't trying with the contract numbers. I was literally just ballparking.

Whenever I create 2021-22 AGM teams, I am projecting the roster, not the cap.

EDIT: Also, I hope I didn't come across like a jerk here lol. Just explaining myself. I've seen your Rangers posts on here before and I think we think alike!
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 11 at 4:46
Thread: just pull the trigger already
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>With respect, Andersson is NOT a proven NHL center.

In 63 career games, he's scored just 3 goals and 9 points. That's below replacement level.

30% GF% last year. 20% this year. And all while being one of the most sheltered players in the league. None of this points to a "proven NHL" player.</div></div>

It's not all about points, and his low point total is because he's been playing under an inept coach who benches him on a whim and plays him like 6 minutes a game. The tools are all there, the two-way play is there, but it's hard to produce when you aren't given a chance.

Guarantee if the Rangers trade him now, he'll become a staple of the acquiring team. It'd be foolish to trade him now.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 8 at 5:05
Thread: Minny Trade NYR trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DoubleADoubleK</b></div><div>Ugh...no</div></div>

Why not? This DeAngelo hype is going to be dead by next season when he's a permanent third pair Dman on our squad (Trouba and Fox will always be ahead of him on the depth chart/in the lineup) and barely able to produce. Also, sorry, but he's not great defensively. So we'll be saddled with a $4+ million third pair Dman on a team that is going to come down to the wire as it is with cap issues (Shattenkirk buyout penalty is like $6 million next year). Kapanen has shown strokes of brilliance but Babcock rips his confidence to shreds for every minor mistake while keeping him on the third line where he can hardly produce anyway. And Bracco is the real deal too - close to NHL ready, and would be excellent in a top-9 role in the NHL. I'll gladly give us overrated, overvalued third-pair D and backup goalie for two top-nine wingers.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov 6 at 8:35
Thread: People make fun of Oilers prospect development but
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>The literal...every team has busts...ok yeah I hear you there for sure, but there are definitely teams that draft and develop better than others. Just look at the Arizona Coyotes history. I actually like the coyotes too, but when were talking Martin Hanzel, Mikkel Boedker, and Kyle Turris as 50% of your top 6 draft picks in the past 20+ years. (Blake Wheeler, Ek, and Yandle the other 3) AZ has a problem. We could make an argument that Max Domi or Dylan Strome should be in that list, but AZ messed them up. They needed to go elsewhere to actually find success.

<a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ARI/draft.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ARI/draft.html</a></div></div>

Honestly, I think Arizona has been worse then Dallas in prospect development the past few years. Especially because while Nichushkin and Honka are either not in the NHL or barely hanging on, Max Domi is becoming a star in Montreal and Dylan Strome is a bona fide second-line center in Chicago (likely to become first line C if Toews retires soon). Not to mention Duclair is solid in Ottawa and Anthony DeAngelo in NY. And as for players they haven't traded away (yet), Keller is good but arguably hasn't lived up to expectations yet; Chychrun, while he has battled injuries, was supposed to be a no. 1 defender; Lawson Crouse was all the rage in his draft year and I often forget he even exists now; and I honestly couldn't even tell you whether junior standout Nick Merkley is in the NHL right now without looking at his EP page. Not to mention that they go after aging players - Hjalmarsson, Goligoski, Stepan, Kessel - in place of these young guys they trade away. Jury is still out on Dvorak, Hayton and Dineen, but everything else has just been a disappointment in Arizona under Chayka.