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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 18, 2022 at 10:13 a.m.
Thread: Leafs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>zackvillani</b></div><div>Islanders wont accept. I think the trade itself is fine but they aren't at all willing to give up pulock. He is a very key piece to the isles d</div></div>

I dont think the trade is fine. 1st of all pulock has 8 years left and nylander has 2. 2 means no term bur also cant do a jgp and negotiate an extension right away. Even if we would be able to re-sign him it would be at a much higher cap hit than hes at right now. Pulock is locked in at 6.15 for 8 more years. Just imagine even with the cap only moving up a million for the next like 3-4 years by the time pulocks contract is up the cap will be at like 95m. And thats in addition to what you said abput pully being a core piece and officially a big leader in the room. (Plus his full ntc). I wouldnt touch this deal from an isles perspective.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2022 at 5:54 p.m.
Thread: Solid boost 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Isles5513</b></div><div>I get what your saying but if he is as bad as you say then why would anyone trade for him? In my mind there is a bell curve for when you should move a bad contract. Bailey is at the point in his career where if he doesn’t have any trade value you are better off living with him.</div></div>

The Flyers GM gave a 5.1 x 5 contract to Risto who is arguably the worst defenseman in the NHL, Vancouver gave 6 mill x 5 to Tyler Myers. There are plenty of GM's who constantly make bad decisions. Keeping Bailey significantly hurts the isles chances of making the playoffs, last resort buying him out has to be an option,. Isles can't go into next season with Bailey on the team.

If Lou can trade one of the best defenseman in the league a few days after his wedding, he should be able to get rid of Bailey.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2022 at 5:52 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2022 at 5:48 p.m.
Thread: Solid boost 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Isles5513</b></div><div>I don’t see a Bailey trade happening for the reasons you just stated. I think Bailey is fine as a 3rd liner but I don’t see a deal happening unless it’s the last year of his deal.</div></div>

He's not fine as a 3rd liner, he's what you'd call a line killer. That's what he is at this point in his career. There are two somewhat realistic scenarios that could play out - a GM gets blinded by his decent point totals and is willing to give up a late rd pick or the isles can buy him out.

There is nothing the isles can do to become contenders if Bailey is in the top 9. Aging curves are real and Bailey isn't going to improve at 33 YO, then when you factor in regression for guys like Lee+ Nelson, it isn't good.

95% of NHL forwards have had a better overall impact than Josh Bailey the season
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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.
Thread: Solid boost 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Isles5513</b></div><div>Elliotte Friedman said Soucy wasn’t available at the deadline. My bet is Seattle will resign him or flip him at the deadline for a first round pick. I wouldn’t trade Beauvillier Bellows and a 1st for Fiala. I like Beauvillier’s fit with Nelson and Lee as a puck handler and don’t view Palmieri as the right fit for that first line. Also even though Fiala is obviously better than Beauvillier, that seems like a steep asking price considering you are weakening at least one line by moving Bellows and Beauvillier.

Josh Bailey is worth more than a 3rd. If they can’t get fair value I think you are better off keeping him. I get that some fans really hate his game. I get that his metrics are down this year. But he’s been much better in the second half of the year. I think it’s more of a defense/Covid issue with this team

I honestly think the Isles forward core is fine so long as you make a significant upgrade on defense. Like do you wish they had younger and cheaper wings? Obviously. But the only way you can fix that is by drafting well.</div></div>

Josh Bailey's metrics have been bad for 3 years now, the problem is this year he's one of the worst even strength forwards in the NHL. That 3rd line is on a PDO bender right now and Bailey's metrics aren't much better than earlier in the season. Im not a Bailey hater but there is no chance this team can contend with a 33 YO Bailey in the top 9 next season.

The isles forward core needs some addition by subtraction. Getting rid of Bailey and Martin and replacing them with younger + faster forwards is all this team needs. They don't need a significant upgrade on defense either, Dobson/Pulock/Pelech is a top 3 D trio in the NHL, the issue is Lou and Trotz decided to fill the 2 + 3LD spots with two 40 YO D.