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Alfie11

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Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 9 heures
Sujet: Hey sens fans suppose youre in big on eichel
I just don’t see an Eichel trade making sense for the sens. Tkachuk/Stutzle/Chabot need to be off limits or there’s really no point, and I don’t particularly want to part with any of Batherson/Sanderson/JBD either, they fill important holes for us if we want to contend (we’re thin on RW and a couple shutdown guys, and especially a partner for Chabot, will be super important). If the deal was more than OTT 2021 1st + OTT 2021 2nd + White + Thomson + Tierney/TBL 2022 2nd + Hogberg/Daccord/Mandolese I’d probably stay away. I’ve seen 4 1sts mentioned a lot and this is more value than 4 1sts (a top 6 pick at worst, a 2019 1st, a solid versatile young roster player that was a former 1st, an early 2nd, plus a solid middle six C or another 2nd, and a young goalie, which is apparently something Buffalo wants). That’s also a lot more than the Sens got for EK65, who was arguably the best D in the world at the time. All that said, if the sens can get one of beniers, eklund, or guenther they should probably just keep the pick.
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 17 heures
Sujet: Ottawas two second round picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>My argument is that whichever team gets Luke Hughes is guaranteed to get Quinn Hughes 2.0.

Brian Burke once said position matters very little when it comes to drafting, even if you have 20 defensemen.

If the best player available is a defenseman, you pick him.

No ifs, ands or buts about it.


This is my criteria for drafting in order of importance:

1. Best Player Available (BPA)

2. Safest Player Available (SPA) or the player that you think is least likely to turn into a bust.

3. If there is still no clear cut favourite on the BPA or SPA, then you draft by position.


If you only draft based on positional needs, then you'll be missing out on some really good players.

Guaranteed :)</div></div>
also if the sens didn't draft for position/needs they wouldn't have taken sanderson lol there were better players still on the board for sure
Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 17 heures
Sujet: Ottawas two second round picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>My argument is that whichever team gets Luke Hughes is guaranteed to get Quinn Hughes 2.0.

Brian Burke once said position matters very little when it comes to drafting, even if you have 20 defensemen.

If the best player available is a defenseman, you pick him.

No ifs, ands or buts about it.


This is my criteria for drafting in order of importance:

1. Best Player Available (BPA)

2. Safest Player Available (SPA) or the player that you think is least likely to turn into a bust.

3. If there is still no clear cut favourite on the BPA or SPA, then you draft by position.


If you only draft based on positional needs, then you'll be missing out on some really good players.

Guaranteed :)</div></div>
Who do you think hughes is better than? I would argue that at least 2 or 3 of the forwards are simply a better overall player than hughes, so to assume that hughes will both be available and be better than anyone else available and thus make him your target seems kinda odd at this point. i have him going around 4 or 5, but like even for a guy like johnson who is maybe ever so slightly lower rated right now, why draft a 4th top pair calibre LD (chabot/sanderson/brannstrom) when a high end forward that fills a need for your team and is pretty much just as good is right there for the taking?
Forum: Armchair-GMSun at 11:34 pm
Sujet: Ottawas two second round picks
i haven’t done much research on guys outside the top 15 yet, but why would we select hughes? between some combination of chabot/sanderson/brannstrom/jbd/zub/thomson our top 4 should be set for a while, and the 3rd pair is of less concern, but even then the 2 leftover guys, kleven, and guenette could fill those roles internally so our blueline is in pretty good shape looking forward. i think it’s far more important to add a top talent up front (we have holes at 1C and 1RW if stutzle stays on the LW, and if stutzle proves he’s a great 1C then we still have holes at 2LW and 1RW), and our 1st should be used on one of beniers/guenther/eklund/johnson imo. the only D i’d consider is clarke, making brannstrom expendable in a prospect swap for a top F prospect (like frost or tippett).

as for the 2nd round, i really think the sens should start this draft with 3 forwards or 2 forwards and a goalie, so i like that both the guys you mentioned are forwards. Dean seems like exactly the type of guy the sens love drafting in that spot (similar to greig/pinto in that there is top 6 upside but even in the worst case he should still be a reliable bottom 6 contributor). Korczak might be a little small though, the sens have made 5 picks in the 2nd over the last two drafts and all 5 guys were at least 6’2”, there has been a real emphasis on size by the organization. i wouldn’t mind them taking cossa, as i don’t think you can ever have too many promising young goalies in your pipeline, they’re so fickle. i also think only gustavsson/sogaard have starter upside rn, so cossa would add to that, and between those 3 i think there’s a good shot a high-end starter emerges, which is so critical for a team that wants to contend. the rest of our guys (hogberg/daccord/mandolese) i don’t see projecting as more than solid tandem level guys at best atm, although i’d love to be proved wrong. merilainen is still magic beans until he gets some experience in the liiga and the ahl but his U20 stats are obviously superb
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 2:29 am
Sujet: Opinions on the NHL 2021 Draft Class
I think Power/Beniers will be 1-2, and then it’s a toss up between Hughes/Clarke/Guenther/Eklund for the next 4. Then Johnson/Lambos/Edvinsson/Sillinger/Raty/Lysell/Wallstedt for the third tier (with Johnson/Edvinsson near the top of the tier and Wallstedt likely slipping later in the tier because goalie). But I haven’t done my usual deep dive yet lol. Hoping the Sens get Beniers, Eklund, or Guenther, although if we somehow end up with pick 6 or 7 somehow I’d settle for Johnson or Clarke I guess. I hope the Flames get one of the forwards in that 3rd tier. Distinct lack of size in this draft class outside of Power/Edvinsson, especially up front. There might be one forward above 6’1” that goes in the first round lol, and it’s Ceulemans who is 6’2”
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:30 pm
Sujet: Keep rolling with these lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Devils will have a top-10 pick.
If we could add an asset by swapping with team in mid-teens, could be our best move.
Assuming we end up around #7.
(And Power, Hughes, Edvinsson off board)</div></div>
I don’t specifically know what the devils needs are (I would assume more D, doesn’t look like there’s much high end talent in your prospect pool outside Smith?) so staying in the top 10 and taking Lambos or Edvinsson might be a good move. You’d also get first crack at the field if you want a winger (maybe you’re lucky and snag Johnson, if not you could likely get a guy like Lysell). I think that trading down in this draft might be a good strategy in other years, but with how little some guys have played I think the safest spots to pick are top 10, and then literally anything after 25, the middle area is more likely to be disappointing than most years, and actually making a good pick likely won’t even seem like a steal, it would just be breaking even. The top 10 seems pretty safe though, and of course by 25 you’re more likely to miss than hit anyway.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 10:42 pm
Sujet: Keep rolling with these lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Ok so its pretty obvious that Calgary went on that small win streak after the Sutter hiring then the hype faded. I wonder if this new look they are showing is just Sutter fully implementing his system. God this team is such a tease, I had finally started to accept the lottery pick spot and was looking at who we may take at 5-8.

Anyways really happy with the performance of the new lines and pairings overall. That 1 goal against tonight was a poor line change decision by Andersson but that also means they never put us under any sustained pressure.

Before the season started I had said they probably swap to Hanifin - Andersson as the top pair before season end so that we can stop relying on Gio so heabily and let the young guys take over. I think doing so has really made our blue line more consistent. Hanifin hasn't lost a step with his new partner (now 10 points in 18 games since Ward was fired) and the Tanev has covered for Gio's regression very well. I think by next year it may be a good idea to put Valimaki with Tanev (Hughes treatment) and reduce Gio's EV minutes on the 3rd pair, afaik Boston did this with Chara as well.</div></div>
I agree with everything you said here. I honestly think it's better for our long term outlook to not make the playoffs this year though, I'd rather pick in the top 10 and hope an impact forward prospect is available. Unless we trade our 1st in a package for eichel lol
Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 10:24 pm
Sujet: Guenther and Lambert imagine
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>csick</b></div><div>I hope we stay 2nd.</div></div>
It would be nice to just win the lottery lol, get Beniers without stressing about who other teams take and know that we're probably set for a while. If we do that and land a decent veteran UFA or two on short term deals (one F one D?), trade Tierney, let Stutzle/Norris/Batherson continue to carve out a larger role and break Pinto/Formenton/JBD/our 2021 1st in full time, next year could be fun and we might even win a few games. I lose faith in Murray even more every time he starts but hopefully Gustavsson can maybe step in as the backup or a 1B type of thing before taking over. I really love the guys in our pipeline, I just hope they put it all together and mesh well as they enter their primes and hopefully become stars.