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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 25, 2020 at 6:07 p.m.
Thread: Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeytor15</b></div><div>AHAHAHAH. So Tavares scoring 47 goals isn't good. Or Marner getting 94. Or Matthews going to get 50 goals. Or Nylander on pace for 30 goals with a contract that Kevin Hayes got?

Lol talk all about the Zamboni driver because I threw out my Marner shirt and lit it on fire</div></div>

I never said they aren't good, anyone making $10m+ a season should give you those results IMO. You can't honestly tell me that you are content with the teams structure as it is. One of your "Top 4" has to go, and you - as fans - will have to realize that they won't net you the return that so many envision. It's not being rude or critical of your fanbase, but once you realize that, you can start to look forward to building on what you actually have and not what the have talent to do. I'd love nothing more than to see Toronto win a cup, their fanbase craves it and the hockey world would love to see them end their drought. However it's mind numbing constantly reading comments about how this player and that player deserves numerous first rounders, top prospects, high end players in return. That's not going to happen. They need to overhaul their defense in a big way. Signing Muzzin really complicates that, it's a nice step toward improvement but he's not someone I would want as a focal point of my defensive rebuild. He's a nice pairing to a top dman, but it gets back to the team having to shed salary and be creative in a minor rebuild. I hope it all works out for you, but every team wants the highest return on their players. You can ask for the moon and stars all day but every day they play - and under perform - they lose leverage. If Petro walks in free agency, I'll disagree with his decision but we got a cup. I'm happy with that. There's just alot of holes to fill in Toronto. I wouldn't be chasing after a $8-10 mil defenseman when I have pot holes all over my team.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 8, 2020 at 5:32 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 8, 2020 at 12:23 p.m.
Thread: If they add a forward in hopes to repeat
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Pageau doesn't seem like a guy the Blues would target, a winger seems more likely of an addition then a center.</div></div>

I actually agree to an extent but I figured with Tarasenko and Sundqvist coming back before the playoffs to solidify the right wing positions, adding depth at center never hurts especially with Thomas playing center/wing at the moment. The biggest downside for my thought process was acquiring a smaller forward in the process. Berube likes his physical team, and with Pageau at 5'11 and 180 lbs, he really doesn't fit into the mold. If he could supply any additional scoring on the lower lines, this would be a move I could see the Blues making to go out of their comfort zone.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 8, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
Thread: If they add a forward in hopes to repeat
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Daredevil514</b></div><div>Not fair, even if he's UFA a 2nd round pick and more is defenitly needed. They probably have 0 interest in Sanford either.</div></div>

I honestly can't see the Blues being in a bidding war over for Kreider or Toffoli, if they make a move, I think it'll be a player of this caliber. While the assets going to Ottawa may be questionable, my reasoning for this trade is as follows:

Small sample size but let's look at their stats over the last 14 days. Pageau is posting 1g, 2a, -3, 17sog, 19h while Sanford is posting 5g, 6a, +9, 18sog, 29h. This is enough red flags as a Blues fan to say Sanford is trending up and may be hitting his stride for the season and to not deal him just yet. While Pageau has incredible stats so far this year on a poor Ottawa team, he is trending downward which could be cause for concern and lower his trade value at the deadline as a rental. Sanford would atleast give them an additional year at a low salary of $1.50m with two draft picks coming with him. The picks being sent is debatable, I could swap the 3rd round pick for a 2nd pick and lower the 5th to a 6th to help offset the difference but I don't believe it's entirely unfair. Maybe some tweaking here and there but it seems fair enough to get the conversation started.