I checked because after I read the title I tough that this Armchair GM was going to talk about James VanRiemsdyk

You watch your language, young man.

Yeah Faksa is not moving for those assets. Dowd and Kammerer are AHL players and we already have enough 3rd line wingers like Connolly.

Dallas plans to strengthen their team, not weaken.

A++ for the title my friend

I've made about five offers. You're welcome to counter any time.

@McFaksaGoat I understand if you're not interested.

But I just offered two forwards averaging 17 points, plus a prospect and a third, for a forward with 15 points, to eat a couple minutes. Help me understand what would make Dallas better, if it isn't more points?

Well done for Faksa. We’ll give you Tanev, we’ll give you Pouliot, and we’ll give you Hutton if the deal is really sweet, but Stetcher isn’t going anywhere. The value is good, but he’s the only proven young RHD in our system. He can play top line minutes and has been great defensively this year, and has held down the fort when Tanev was out. I doubt he’ll be moved. A deal for him would have to start with Bowey and go from there. It’s an overpay but Benning won’t move the needle on him unless it is one. You’ll be better off getting Jensen.

Thanks, re: Faksa. I think it's win-win, but something tells me some Dallas fans on here are not really keen on trading him anywhere. Couldn't have anything to do with some Pittsburgh fans pretending they'd trade Brassard and a 1st for him, though? Boy would I love to see that happen for Dallas. But mostly for Washington.

I'd be happy with Motte, Virtanen, or Hutton. Had Motte in an earlier comment, but @playercoachreggiedunlop said Motte was untradable, but Stecher could be had if I added a good prospect. Had Virtanen in an offer the other day, but @sedin33 said he doesn't like Burakovsky that much. Talk amongst yourselves?

Tanev is a beast, who could really get Niskanen's and Carlson's minutes down, but his cap hit wouldn't work, and then even if they cleared space for him, he'd skate right off into the sunset as a UFA.

People tell me I overrate Burakovsky when I think the Caps could get some long term assets for him, but he's eighth in his draft class in career goals. He had three in the last week. I think he's decent, and still has potential to be pretty good.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=1&report=skaterpoints&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20132014&seasonTo=20182019&gameType=2&draftYear=2013&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=goals

It's not like Pettersson doesn't have any Swedish speaking left wings with playoff experience to mentor him, in Vancouer, just none with as much.

For the same reason that you want to get Faksa Dallas don't want to sell him - his defensive game and good faceoffs etc. makes him twice as valuable as for what his points stats would give.

Losing Faksa would make much bigger hole to our team that Connolly - or in fact any of the players you've offered can fulfill.

We don't use Faksa as an offensive player. 17 points is a decent amount for a defensive asset.

As of counteroffer, I don't really want to make one - because I wouldn't want DAL to trade Faksa at all.

He’s the anchor of the bottom 6. Without him they have no one else to fit that role

Yes. Truly an anchor. Nic Dowd with his 18% offensive zone starts last season could NEVER play 4C for Dallas. Got it.

Look, I think Faksa is kind of an average between Connolly and Dowd, who combines a lot of their strengths in just one roster spot. But Dowd is a pretty decent #4 center, and Connolly has the offense you're hoping Faksa will develop. If Dallas is looking to get more good forwards in their twenties, plus some prospects and picks, this offer gives them one more of each of those things. I think the Caps would do that to be able to get more of their forwards' good traits into their top twelve, but I am trying to come up with a fair offer to help Dallas improve its forwards this year.

Some guys you just don't trade.

If he were truly worth just twice his point totals, 38 pts from two guys should be pretty close to twice 17.

I think I felt Beagle was untouchable with the Caps, and I think Faksa is signed at Beagle's old cap hit, which might not be a coincidence.

In another post, I added Lewington, who I think projects similar to Johns, and who has 2pts, 4hits, 7pim in 2 NHL games. I think the Caps have enough RHD prospects not to worry about adding him, if there's a player who helps them fix a little bit of what's been missing since Beagle signed in Vancouver. None of the guys we've mentioned comes close to Beagle on faceoffs, though. Man, he's just something else.

I'd think VAN could trade Beagle back to WSH for Bowey+a pick - even with part of his salary retained, if you'd want him back. They have sort of a logjam in the C department (Pettersson, Horvat, Sutter, Gaudette, Schaller, Gagner etc.). Beagle might be dispensable for them.

Yeah, some people really value Faksa. He’s like the center version of Heinen IMO. Not a ton of value due to a down year, but still has lots of potential. Motte isn’t unmoveable. True, it’s nice to have two Motte type players in him and Granlund, but to give us a scoring punch in Bura, I think we’d do it. Stetcher is kinda our only player of his kind in the system and Virtanen is still developing. Don’t forget that he was drafted 6th overall and to trade him now would send a message to the Canucks that Benning had given up on him. Plus Green likes him a lot and Green and Benning have a good relationship. Hutton is an interesting one. He’s not really a huge piece of our long term plans, but he’s still a great two way D who is young and has his prime still ahead of him. I doubt we’ll trade him for a forward like Bura, it’d have to be a package to get a top line guy. I don’t really see Stetcher, Virtanen, or Hutton leaving. Motte and Goldy are more than available. Apparently I have unique views for a Canucks fan though

I think Bowey is counted on to eventually move up to Niskanen's minutes in a couple of years, while the team is hoping to replace Beagle with a committee of Stephenson, Boyd, and Dowd. Each project is making decent progress. Faksa at 25 could be a big help in the second one, long term.

Not sure if they'd consider Bowey for Beagle, just based on MacLellan saying he's happy with his top seven defensemen, and wants to trade a forward for another forward, at a similar age.