SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

BriGuy

Membre depuis
3 juill. 2019
Équipe favorite
Maple Leafs de Toronto
Messages dans les forums
40
Messages par jour
0.0
Forum: Armchair-GM11 avr. à 15 h 39
Sujet: 2L CentreMarn
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeynutter</b></div><div>The problem with the defense is outside of Reilly zero puck movers. The new NHL is fast and the defense needs to be able to move the puck up the ice. Makar, Toews, Hughes, Hronek, petrilangelo, Theodore, Josi, Letang, karlsson, Byram, dahlin, power, oel, ekblad, doughty, bouchard, ekholm, I can keep going on a huge list of defenseman. The problem with this defence core is Benoit, edmundson, lyubushkin, McCabe and demelo are below average puck movers. This will keep the puck in our zone too long. Not that those defensemen are bad but we need a defenseman like Liljegren or equivalent added because they are good puck movers as well. An ideal pairing is like Reilly demelo, ???, ??/Liljegren, Benoit /McCabe, edmundson could be ???, but we still need one more for good depth. Reilly has shown to prop up lyubushkin, Hainsey, Schenn etc... because he is a good puck mover. I get the idea where we need grit and toughness on the blueliner but everyone forgets that Tre had Andersson, Hanifin and weegar on defense as well. It was not all Zadorovs and Tanev s.</div></div>

I do agree with your take on puck moving Dmen, but I just dont see a viable option on creating a dominant D corps with at least 2 puck moving studs with the cap space they have. I just dont see Lilly as part of the future. I wish I did, but he is prone to making mistakes &amp; gets beat to often by hard forechecking teams. The hockey-sense and play under pressure has been a knock on him since his draft year. Lets wait and see if he actually plays in the playoffs though. If not, I think the writing is on the wall.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 févr. à 9 h 58
Sujet: Next year
I think this is as close to realistic as it gets! Props brother.

That being said, here are a few of my thoughts: (tiny nuances, just things that I think to be similar/swapped)

-I just can't see Roy signing here, but would love him as Mo's partner. I really don't know if the Leafs will be able to land any of the top UFA RD's without overpaying (which the Leafs won't be able to do). I think the main options will be signing a couple solid 2nd tier guys (Tanev &amp; Demelo?)

-With McCabe playing great hockey on his off side with Benoit, I wouldn't be opposed to keeping them together and going after one of the better LDs on the market to pair with Lilly.

-Cant wait to see both Minten &amp; Cowan in the show, but next year is probably too early, especially for Cowan (even though he might already be better than Minten, Minten is probably more 'pro-ready'). One thing is clear I think: A young gun will win a roster spot out of camp, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Grebyonkin or Tverberg were to do it eitehr, and Holmberg will be definitely taking the other spot in the lineup.

-I believe in 'snot' and while Reaves isn't the guy, I would love to see just one more injection of size &amp; grit to the bottom 6. (Duhaime? Clutterbuck? I dunno, they're not the greatest, but I can't think of anyone at the top of my head...).

-Banking on Woll &amp; Jones to carry the load for the year is a bit too scary for me. I guess if things were to go south, Tre would have to acquire another G, but without cap space, I guess the only path would be to clear out one or both of Kampf/Jarnkrok?

Anyway, all that being said, if I were to construct a CF roster right now it would probably look exactly like yours LOL. It's just how I see Tre building the squad going into next year, especially if the Leafs get through the first round again.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 févr. à 14 h 9
Sujet: Trades
I would love McBain but ARI will value him at a 1st for sure. Cheap, young, term, plays hard. Anything less wouldn't be worth ARI moving him. Steeves doesn't really have any value, maybe equal to a 6th. Timmins neither, maybe a 5th at most.

Carrier not retained is probably going for a 2nd or early 3rd. Retained, closer to a early 2nd or type of package with decent prospect(s).

Fleury deal is probably close, again the retaining increases the cost but unretained he's probably worth a 3rd. Jones doesn't hold much value to MIN, maybe they flip him to a contender as cheap depth. Abbruzzese is in the same boat as Steeves. They seem to be career AHLers who might play 5-10 games max per year. Think of Joey Anderson, Adam Brooks, Kenny Agostino. Teams would prefer their own lottery picks.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 mai 2023 à 20 h 16
Sujet: My man mitch
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Newtown</b></div><div>Why does everyone think the Leafs will be better by trading away a 100 point Selke nominated forward in their prime? Have a look at the first 7 years of players like Stamkos, McKinnon etc. etc. Most players coming into the league don’t win cups right away. It takes time and patience to put all the pieces together.</div></div>

Have you ever watched Stamkos, MacKinnon, etc. etc. play, in the playoffs??? These guys would rip their opponents face off in order to win. They’ve got bite. They elevate their game in the playoffs. They are ‘F’in gamers’. They are everything Marner isnt. 100pts in the regular season &amp; Selke candidate doesnt mean squat. When the playoffs come around, Marner becomes a pure perimeter player who gets pushed around and has ZERO pushback. As a die hard Leafs fan of 30+ years, I wish people like you could see that Marner has absolutely NOTHING on Stamkos, MacKinnon, Crosby, Point, Kucherov, Kane, Toews, Dustin Brown, the list goes on and on. He wont be traded for a bag of pucks, but pleaaaaaaase stop comparing this blob of soft melted butter to the Stamkos and MacKinnons, frankly its embarrassing.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 juill. 2021 à 1 h 36
Sujet: Leafs Lets Be Real
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Not really

Sandin will probs get a Pealch deal 1.6x4yrs
Campbell a Jarry deal 3.5 x 4yrs
Liligren if not traded his QA 863,333
Rielly 6.5millx8yrs


So how do they fit everyone
Well for starters Foligno will be on a 1 year deal and not 2. So that 2mill comes off the books

That 2mill than divided amongst Sandin and Liligrens extensions and a bit of campbells

Mikheyevs money also is added to Campbells extension

to fill Roster spots cheap guys like Joey Anderson, Alex Steeves, and other prospects make the jump

Riellys extension will come from Phil kessels retention coming off the books.


I did a 2 year plan with the team and they honestly can fit everyone pretty comfortably as when you consider prospects could make it to the NHL it changes things.</div></div>

Forgot about the Kessel $! I agree with most of what you’re saying, and hope that can happen but if Campbell has another big year and carries a bigger load, and Leafs banking on paying him Jarry $, he gone. I think you are predicting best case scenario before the season starts, not knowing what happens, I dont think the Leafs risk handicapping their cap for next year by predicting low salaries like that. And reallocating Mikheyev’s $ will only be whatever difference between his current $ and the next ELC call up, so maybe 700-800k.. not enough for Soupys raise either way. Overall, though I’m hoping you’re right on those points.