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Forum: Armchair-GM16 oct. 2023 à 11 h 37
Forum: Armchair-GM24 sept. 2023 à 10 h 22
Sujet: Where do they finish
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyBoy87</b></div><div>I disagree some of this. Last season, Jarry injuries as well as a terrible, slow, and bad defensively bottom six and a mediocre defense led the team to miss, and it was only by one point. By adding a plethora of fast, defensively responsible bottom six players that could earn a spot would be enough to get this team back to the playoffs. But on top of that, they also snagged Karlsson, which no matter what will be an upgrade over Petry, and added Graves which will also help the defense (you already mentioned the defense being good, which I agree with, but I had to emphasize these additions) And on top of that, Jarry supposedly got his injury over with, so he should be back to a really good level this year. IMO, this team should most definitely make it, probably at WC1 but possibly top 3 in the division if a lot goes right for them</div></div>

Yeah, you're right about Jarry and I had forgotten about those injuries he had. I will say that Lars Eller is the exact opposite of fast and I was pretty confused that he got the deal he did. But I like Nieto going over there.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 sept. 2023 à 11 h 29
Sujet: What Id Do as the Avs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Fair enough, I guess my criticism is that IMO you need to add a 2C to be competitive now and in the future. The avs should be the kind of team who'd be going all in on that even if it costs additional assets to make it fit within your cap. Why not explore the cost of turning Rjo into someone like Scheifele, Lindholm or even Backlund? I just really don't think RJo is it, and if I didn't think the Avs would greatly increase their cup odds immediately after making the right move then I wouldn't bother.</div></div>

And I get that RyJo's recent returns are TERRIBLE. He was hurt a lot of last year and when he was playing he didn't produce like at all. But me (and other Avs fans) have built up some trust with our front office and it they think he can be the 2C I'm going to trust them.

It's a weak comparison, but when we traded for Naz he had 44 points in 73 games and RyJo had 28 in 55. The same questions about 2C were being asked about Naz and he stepped up big time. So yes, we're being hopeful about this season but there's some good reason for that hope. What I also have faith in is that if the RyJo experiment is a complete bust I will bet money that we see Sammy G traded for a replacement before January. Bednar kept mixing things up last year until he found a grouping that worked and last year's team FAR outperformed expectations. So yeah, we could try and get a super upgrade at 2C, but I trust this FO to make the right calls.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 sept. 2023 à 10 h 57
Sujet: What Id Do as the Avs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>No, you won the cup because you had a much stronger forward group, not amount of career revival is going to turn RJo, Drouin and Lehkonen into Kadri, Burakovsky and Landeskog. But, your defense is so strong that you COULD contend still if you made a few smart moves. The last time you traded a top 4D it was for a 2C as well.

I'm going to ask you a very simple question and I want you to answer honestly - do you think the roster I proposed above would help your chances of winning over that of your current roster?

Maybe the cup win has affected your view because the answer seems obvious to me.</div></div>

Don't get me wrong, I like the roster you proposed here. Hertl as 2C would rock. Benning and Jack Johnson together doesn't thrill me at all, but that's the give and take of any trade. What I don't like is dedicating 7 years to Hertl. What the Avs are trying to do right now is keep their window open for as long as possible. That means not tying down term to expensive guys because the price to keep MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar together for their entire careers is going to be STEEP. What I like most about the Avs' current roster is that it allows us to remain competitive and keep our window open for longer.

And for what it's worth, I don't want Lehkonen to turn into anything else. Dude is already awesome for us.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 sept. 2023 à 10 h 32
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Yeah that's fine to trade young players for futures, I'm just saying that's par for the course with young players. If you were going to trade him, I think it would have been wiser to address the hole he was unable to fill, rather than acquiring a 3C. I'm not angry about the Avs, I like the Avs. If thing Avs were actually my first team, I'd legitimately be angry that they're wasting the cup window they're in but failing to upgrade an awful forward group with a bloated defense core that they could trade from to acquire assets and cap space.</div></div>

Let me tell you, it's quite impossible to be mad at your team when they won a cup recently. I'll say for the last time that when we acquired Kadri and Burakovsky we were not seen as cup contenders. There were quite a few people that thought Toronto won that trade by getting Barrie. We have a pro-scouting department that has found gems for us and a coaching staff that helps guys find their roles well. You won't find many Avs fans on this site or in the general public who think this has been mismanaged in any way.