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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 15, 2018 at 1:32 a.m.
Thread: How is the Value
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>draft_em_sign_em_trade_em</b></div><div>Leafs ain't serious Cup contenders yet, they haven't won a playoff round since before my child was born (and she's turning 13 next week!) so this ideal that the Leafs are one piece away from a Cup run is a joke, so I see serious problems in the future if the Leafs make stupid trades were they sell the farm. Keep Liljegren, he'll be better than either StL dmen (hopefully) come 5 years from now when M n' M may be ready to compete for the Cup.Patience. TBay have been Cup winners every year for the past 3-4 seasons, on paper(Ovi and the Caps also should have 2-3 Cups by now, on paper), but regular season and playoff season is totally different.</div></div>
lol what? we outshot the best team in the nhl 49-21 thursday night, and they apparently have the best d-core in the league lmfaoooo. stay off the weed
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 15, 2018 at 1:31 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 7, 2018 at 10:59 p.m.
Thread: Using Stephens drops from team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>draft_em_sign_em_trade_em</b></div><div>Kadri is an expensive 3rd line C who can be replaced with someone 2-3 million $ cheaper and or Marleau(who can't be traded) can be penciled in as the 3rd C, for the Leafs have lots of depth on the wings. Plus Kadri's 3 game suspension in last year's playoffs cost the Leafs a playoff round win.</div></div>

kadri??? expensive??? lmfaooooo he had 32 goals in 2017-18 and is getting paid only 4.5 as a second line centre at the time. yep, lets have our oldest player play centre, when he can barley keep up as a winger. kadri's suspension was not the big factor as to why we lost, matthews didn't show up (well, most of the top 6) and inconsistent defence. can't say if kadri would've made a difference but we'll never know. but as far as I'm concerned, kadri is a very cheap contract, considering the versatility he has, along with the ability to shut down top line centres. but yes, trade the biggest and most important piece of the bottom 6. naz's line i super important to the leafs system, and trading him would be absolutely foolish.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 7, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.
Thread: Playoff Push
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gauss</b></div><div>1. There was no way we could sign Gardiner anyway next year without moving a Zeitsev, Kadri or Nylander for non roster assets so Pesce contract will only work if we do the same.
2. After using up the remaining of this years Cap on Hoton's LTIR the 5.4 million in potential performance bonuses will carryforward to next year leaving even less cap room to work with.</div></div>

1. not gonna move kadri or nylander
2. which team would want ziatszev, he's absolute garbage
3. we have young defencemen in the system (sandin, liljedgren) ready for nhl play next season.
4. with hainsey also leaving, gives us a bit more cap space, not to mention the increase to 83m next season.

although i dont agree with what he's done here, my points still stand
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 30, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.
Thread: if nylander was traded TODAY
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>I get criticized on here for using complicated stats, so here are some simple ones. Just looking at "number of thirty goal seasons" and "hits," Simmonds is better than James Van Riemsdyk.

It's entirely possible that Philly trades him, and just as possible that they package him with Ghost for Nylander and a first and a 2nd and a defenseman and a top prospect.</div></div>

use your advanced stats, i study them as well. also, the number of 30 goal seasons you've had doesn't determine the value a player you are today. its your production today, that determines your value, today. as far as the rest of the package is concerned, we wont be giving up all of that with nylander i could tell you that right now. a more realistic package is nylander, brown, and a late round pick (4th or lower). thats it.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 28, 2018 at 2:35 p.m.
Thread: trading zaitsev pt2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>Why would you move Liljegren? He's the Leafs top prospect and fills a massive need they have moving forward which is right handed defenceman. If you are trading Zaitsev for a cap dump send him somewhere he would be needed. Like Vancouver or something, they have very little depth on defence and would likely take Zaitsev for a 4th rounder or something. But packaging him with our best prospect for a different average defenceman seems really wasteful.</div></div>

you cant just trade zaitsev away for a 4th rounder. as a leafs fan, i can tell you that zaitsev has little to no value at all. so yeah, trading him for a 4th makes sense right? well you would think, as easy as that trade is to make, he carries 4.5M for the next 5 years after this one, with a NTC. i can say without a doubt, hes got the worst contract on the active leafs roster. you have to add a player of value AND retain salary in order to move that contract. zaitsev plays decent in his own end but is utterly useless in the offensive zone. hes very inconsistent with breakout passes that result in turnovers. his BIG problem is his ability to move the puck as a defencemen. hes almost compareable to vinne leino in buffalo a few years back. signed a 6 x 4.5AAV back in 2011, after his peak season in philly, bought out after his 3rd year of the deal. not saying zaitsev is gonna get bought out anytime soon, but its a very realistic outcome within the next 2-3 seasons. moral is, you have to add value to zaitsev, you cant send him on his own. vancouver isnt going to willingly take a medicore defencemen with little to no puck moving skills, while having an NTC and paying him 4.5M for the next 5 years. just not gonna happen.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 27, 2018 at 5:25 p.m.
Thread: signing william nylander and trading nikita zaitzsev amp connor brown
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>kind of seems like TO is giving a lot to Chicago and not getting much back in return. Liljegren is the Leafs top prospect currently, I'd want way more in return than Murphy who is just an average middle paid defenceman. Those are not hard to obtain and really are a low risk high reward type of addition. I am not against moving Zaitsev but there are definitely teams who'd be willing to take his contract on for way less than this package.</div></div>

thats fair. think my reasoning behind murphy, is really more or less getting justin holl into the lineup. i like how zaitzsev can play in his own end, and he has been reliable this year for that, but we both know how much babs loves puck moving defensemen who are right handed. so having said that, having justin holl in the lineup along side another puck moving defensemen in ron haisney, gives us a bit more skill on the back-end. i will admit, its tough trying to trade this contract and get the value right. safe to say an nhl gm job is nowhere in my future lol
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 27, 2018 at 5:10 p.m.
Thread: signing william nylander and trading nikita zaitzsev amp connor brown
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LoganOllivier</b></div><div>In what universe is Connor Murphy worth more than at the very most a 2nd round pick? Liljegren is a 1st rounder from 2 seasons ago who was supposed to be a top 2 pick until Mono derailed his draft year. Now before you mention Zaitsev being a cap dump, someone would take him for a lot less than this. Player for player Murphy isn't better than Zaitsev, they are both 2nd or 3rd pair defenceman.</div></div>

zaitsev was touted as a fantastic passer from the KHL and the leafs haven't seen any glimpse of that since coming over. zaitsevs contract is one of the worst in hockey, you have to stack value and retain salary in order to move a contract like that. also, chicago already is a disaster on defence, so giving them a young d prospect in lillegren, with boqvist already in their system, they can start building for the future post duncan and seabrook, also zaitszev gives the blackhawks options to experiment with their d. the leafs on the other hand, get to utilize justin holl, who can actually move the puck effectively, have calle rosen and/or rasmus sandin (who i think is better than liljegren, now) in the system ready for next years team, connor murphy back from injury, who is a former first round pick.