dp6154
Rejoint: juill. 2019
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I mostly agree but a few things.
One is that while I worry you are correct on Faulk and maybe this is me hoping too much, the writing on the wall-ish assumption seems a bit strong and I don't think they put on the "we'll talk to his agent while in town" dog and pony early in the year, around when they signed other extensions and before we knew the Blues were winning without Tarasenko most of the year, if the writing was on the wall. Army is a pretty risk averse GM, he like relationships with other guys and what he sees as bets because you gotta have value but also safe bets, so the Faulk deal seemed like security (that poetically could sink things). That said I do think it's sadly most likely because Pietro clearly wants to test the waters or we would have heard about negotiations during the COVID break and any team could sweep him off his feet with an offer, so I'll swap 20% of that and clearing cap space, leaving it 50-40 Pietro leaving vs clearing cap (obviously these numbers are wholly arbitrary by both of us but to reflect our respective confidence in said scenarios I think this is an appropriate shift f not less important than the whole comment)
Two is that I do see the trade away to celar cap not necessarily happening in one trade, but very possibly. While it's probably more likely for say a Sharks or Wild team seeking Allen toi trade for him and a Steen dump being separate, something like Detroit taking both to get a 1st wouldn't be shocking (I also agree that I wouldn't be surprised if Gunnarsson is as good as gone, I know I'm papering over most agreement with "yeah I mostly agree" but I want to point this one out becuase I don't think it should get confused as me thinking it doesn't happen when I say one trade)
Speaking of one trade and risk averse GM this brings me to my third and largest contention, i disagree on goalies. I know they seemed like a tandem team for a while but that was really just because Moose was good and Army likes someone to prove it in the NHL for a season before handing them the reigns. Moose was brought on as a relative cheap journeyman to be a clear backup, as was Hutton, in between Allen was set to be Moose's backup when Miller walked which is the exact type of risk you discuss the Blues avoiding and they took that risk, then Chad Johnson was brought in to make it clear to Allen that he wasn't in a tandem, then traded away and it was reach into the minors time. Meanwhile entering this year, Binnington hadn't proven he could do it for a whole year and Husso, this biggest Blues goalie prospects since Allen and arguably with bishop the second or third biggest Blues goalie prospect in the last generation until the likely mostly injury caused hiccup last year, was coming off of an injury riddled and bad season. Now Binnington has proven himself, Allen has a little trade value is is almost 100% walking after next year anyway, and Husso is healthy, ready, and looking good. his hype train has slowed down and Binnington is the clear future starter assuming clean contract negotiations but the Blues aren't signing tons of extensions to forwards and pushing themselves against captain loss risking cap trouble to keep spending 4+M on a backup. Husso will step into that role
Also I take that Steen retirement and maybe lower the % a bit because he could just force the Blues to buy him out ,not sure why he would pass on over 3M to be a "team guy" and retire. more likely he is the team guy by waiving his NTC or resigning to a cheaper AAV the way Bouwmeester had been doing if Pietro walks
Otherwise really good write up and work! thanks for the great discussion!
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