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wholly_diver
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Forum: Expansion DraftJul. 19, 2021 at 1:22 a.m.
Thread: Yes the D corps is risky but do you see this forward group.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>The_Ultimate_Pielord</b></div><div>Yeah FA is probably the best option to fill out the D corps. The original version of this had Pettersson instead of ZAR and Henrique instead of Fleury, but ended up over the 2021 cap, and I felt like I needed a solid chunk for the RFA budget. I probably over-corrected on that front, though. MacDonald did play really easy minutes this year but on the other hand he absolutely slaughtered them, and his AHL numbers are impressive too. Sort of like that one college football team that went undefeated for 3 years straight because they played in an easy conference, it's tough to gauge where he is until he actually gets some competition. CDH is a good idea, too.

JVR definitely makes sense, yeah. At the time I was worried about the cap hit and the potential non-Ghost D corps, but in retrospect grabbing JVR and probably swapping out Domi for cap space would've made the team better.

Senko just feels like a risk Seattle doesn't need to take, given the injuries it's really possible it's a 7 mil cap hit for nothing, and Duchene's term kinda scares me.</div></div>

I like the possibility of flipping Domi for assets, and CBJ hasn’t left anything available really.

I completely agree on your last paragraph. I left them off my initial mock, but did take RyJo. I am planning on leaving him off my final though.

Not gonna lie, I think the Eberle pick isn’t great…he’s not very flippable and the cap hit / term combo is scary for me. I would go with Aho instead of him, but I know I saw you comment you really liked Eberle’s game.
Forum: Expansion DraftJul. 19, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.
Thread: Yes the D corps is risky but do you see this forward group.
MacDonald's minutes were so sheltered last year. He played great, but I would be surprised to see him thrive as a top pairing dman.

I have a question. If you are going for a kickass forward corp, why take GhostBear (who is a major risk) and leave JVR on the table? I know JVR's cap hit is higher, but only a bit and for two years. Plus he is still a fantastic forward.

To fill that GhostBear hole on the defense, you could choose Zadorov or de Haan instead of Subban and use Kinkaid as your backup. Or you could spend more money and swap Vanecek for Petterrson. Or you could hope to sign Ryan Suter, Ian Cole, Dougie Hamilton, or whoever you like best in free agency. Just a thought. This is interesting overall. I am a little surprised a forward-focused draft doesn't feature Tarasenko and/or Duchene as well. But I understand the cap hits are ridiculous.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 6, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.
Thread: DNVR Submission for Oct8
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>I’m talking down the line. Kadri’s contract and Newhook’s arrival dovetail does nicely. And it’s hard to not count on a kid that is rated as one of the 10 best prospects in the league, that was the NCAA frosh of the year. Damn Covid him and Byram need to play.</div></div>

I totally get this concern, but don’t you cross that bridge when you come to it? It seems like the year MacKinnon’s deal is up is the first year the cap might rise after COVID. And who knows, maybe (God forbid) MacKinnon were to get injured in his first year on the new contract. Wouldn’t you have wished that you pushed the chips to the table and got the pieces to win a cup while he was on a cheap deal? I think Laine makes them, without any doubt, the cup favorites for the next two years. I am willing to give up a potentially good 2c in Newhook for that.

All I’m saying is that three years is a lot of time for anything to happen (as COVID should show us), and the Avs have a good team now. This would make them better, and it wouldn’t put them in an entirely unmanageable spot for the future. It might be tricky to figure out, but not impossible. I think that’s all you can ask for in a trade. Get better today, don’t close off <em>all</em> your escape routes for the future. (Also, I would hope to use the Ottawa deal to start replenishing the prospect pool so maybe we could develop a 2c. Lol. Avs. Develop!)