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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 24 at 10:40 a.m.
Thread: Realistic Offseason - Few Changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>I think if Guddy wants more than what he got this year we look elsewhere. There are options for the 3rd pair that are for PK'ing and are cheap.

The Pelletier situation is weird here. I see it similar to how Dube came in. May not even start on the team but I hope he makes it out of camp. Personally i would swap him and Dube on their respective lines. As I said in the description I think the 2nd through 4th line are very interchangeable.

The only thing i whole heartedly disagree with you here is separating 11 and 20. There synergy is spectacular.

I could totally see this though
13-28-19
88-23-73 (this line actually had excellent numbers)
JP-11-20
29-63-22</div></div>

Fair enough, I guess the lines all depend on who you see making that line click. Coleman and Backlund are great together but I think the pairing of Mangiapane and Backlund are more of a threat and work better. Strictly the eye test, either or is a good option really. This team has no problems in the middle 6 if Monahan half returns to form.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 24 at 10:19 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16 at 12:42 p.m.
Thread: Keep the core and add some pieces to contend
Moving Tanev is a non starter for the Flames. Monahan likely stays with the team and they use assets to move Lucic instead. I also don't think anyone waives to Arizona so you'd have to find a Detroit like team that could take on that hit.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jacobla</b></div><div>why is a team paying you to take on an awful contract when you have cap problems?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Drshnuckels91</b></div><div>Edmonton will take it but arizona laughs at u and blocks ur phone number</div></div>

Take a look at Detroit posts, there's a lot of good back and forth about Monahan there, the thought that Calgary will need to spend an astronomical amount to move him is just silly at this point.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 16 at 12:35 p.m.
Thread: Whats the Cost on These Guys
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Why not give Mackey or Valimaki a shot? Same thing with bringing back Gudbranson over Mayfield, I bet we could easily sign him to that same contract to fill the exact same role. Just feels like the wrong focus on needs. tbh Stanley is the only one that I would really want of that group</div></div>

Completely unbased, in my own head only opinion but I think Valimaki has fallen completely out of favour in Calgary since his little Sutter feud in the AHL this season. It shouldn't effect the player and development but I think they jumped on signing Mackey to fill the bottom pairing this coming season. I think he's the first piece moved this off season.
I do think Gudbranson comes in at more than Mayfield, statistically that's a career year for him analytically and standard stats. I think a team desperate on the right could pay him more than Calgary would be willing to. I would love to have him back between 1.5 and 2 for two years if it lowers the cap hit but look at what Edmonton has in terms of cap issues this year because of 1 year too many on deals. Keith, Foegele, Ryan, Smith all off the books would pay for Evander Kane.
Stanley is one of my favourite targets this off season, low cost, replaces Zadorov's edge with less mind blowingly strange pinches in the neutral zone.
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