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Forum: Armchair-GM20 avr. à 15 h 40
Sujet: I Hope Keith Retires
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>Except that Jack Quinn is a 1.5 ppg player in the AHL and Bourgault is a 1.5 ppg player in the <strong>QMJHL</strong></div></div>

LOL like I said.......... Quinn has a higher pedigree. He's a higher draft pick and a year ahead in development. Bourgault is younger so of course he is still in junior haha. What point are you trying to make?

The picks are a wash. Quinn is more valuable than Bourgault, but both are still prospects. Foegele is probably more valuable than Girgenson. That leaves Puljujarvi. He is highly valued by literally everyone aside from a handful of old-school writers who strictly look at G's and A's. Theres no question he is a legitimate top 6 winger who is only 23 and a behemoth of a human being. Thats gotta be worth something, no?
Forum: Armchair-GM20 avr. à 11 h 51
Sujet: I Hope Keith Retires
Lol this is so bad.

Kane contract is probably too light

Sabres deal is borderline offensive. Quinn and Bourgault at probably valued relatively similar to their respective team. Both recent 1st round picks. Quinn has higher pedigree but both prospects are just that. Prospects. Neither are bonafide superstar studs, but won't know for sure until down the line. Both teams like their guy so I don't expect people to agree. That leaves Puljujarvi and Foegele for Girgenson. JP is an analytics dream. He is obviously not offensively producing as expected, but he plays so well and the numbers of everyone he is on a line with improve with him. He is also a fan favourite. Foegele is a good 3rd liner. Started out slow, but also just got traded for the 1st time. He has a fair contract so there isn't much to dislike about him. Girgenson is a borderline 3rd liner. You are pretty much giving away Puljujarvi for nothing....Good job mate

Stolarz is not getting anything close to that. Oilers laugh at Skinner for Stolarz. So adding in a 2nd and a fan favourite in McLeod is just asinine. Stolarz was a borderline NHL backup in previous seasons. He is having a nice little run with the Ducks, but needs to prove a lot more before he starts getting interest or a return like that. Wouldn't be confident expecting him to replicate his numbers going forward.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 avr. à 0 h 53
Sujet: Please Retire DK
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RWellington</b></div><div>First and foremost, this is a great comment with actual dialogue.

1. No, that goaltending Duo is no where near good enough. The issue I have is who can the Oilers get this offseason realistically? Keumper likely resigns in COL, Campbell no thanks, Fluery won't come, Husso maybe but he scares me
2. Keith &amp; Smith both should retire and I hope they do, if they do the bigger question is how does KH spend that money
3. Kassian is either dumped or bought out imo, that being said Myers could play in a 3rd pair role
4. Armia is having a very down season, but in the past he has played as a responsible 2 way fwd. Perhaps you could get MTL to retain more salary but in a 3rd line role I think he could succeed in EDM
5. Tuch is the contract comp for JP &amp; Kapanen is the contract comp for Yam
6. Kane has been a great add for EDM, I would prefer a 2 yr deal with guys like Holloway &amp; Broberg needing deals in 2024/2025
7. Barrie is a valuable player, possibly worth a 1st round pick to some teams. My issue with him is I see him as a redundancy due to Bouchard, who moves the puck well on the PP and 5v5 (yes there are still some growing pains happening).</div></div>

1) I do agree the goalie free agency market is very dry this offseason, so unless a big trade is possible, we won't be blown away by improvements made. Having said that, if you can keep it to 3 years at a reasonable AAV, Husso might be the play. He looks like a steady goalie. With the small sample size, obviously there is risk (ex. Dreidger)
2) My guess is any free money goes to more washed up vets or guys he liked in Detroit. Seems to be a pattern here.
3) Yep
4) I know he has had good years in the past and everyone on MTL is playing pretty poor aside from a few people, but even with retention, thats just not a good player to target. At $2.5M, if everything goes to plan and he bounces back, he is worth his contract. Anything less than his best makes it a bad contract. Oilers can't afford anymore bad contracts. With all the dead cap space, and now Nurses albatross of a contract, this team does not have many bargain contracts (McD, Drai, Nuge, Kane are pretty much it (not including ELCs)). Not to mention you want Holloway in the top 9, so no need for a player like Armia.
5) Agree
6) Agree
7) I never really understood that argument. "Bouchards emergence" makes Barrie expendable??? This team has been dying for puck movers on the back. That is not a strength of Nurse, Kulak, Keith, Ceci, or Russell. With the speed of todays game, its a super valuable skill. Bouchard is putting up decent offensive numbers, but he is consistently losing battles and looking flustered all over the ice. He is a long ways away from being a trusted dman. We even saw this season already, the game both Barrie and Bouchard were out of the lineup. They spent the whole game in their dzone and when they had pps, couldn't hold offensive possession for more than 10 seconds. It was one of their worst games of the season. I will certainly agree that if you can find a cheaper player that can be as effective as Barrie, then I have no problem moving him, but I don't know who that is. Like the second Bouchard were to miss and game, you immediately go to Keith running the pp? Because thats where we are at right now. Nurse looks bad on the pp. Idk, I just feel like Barrie brings a valuable skill set and is by no means overpaid for what he bring.
Forum: Armchair-GM14 avr. à 15 h 42
Sujet: Please Retire DK
We happy going into year 8 of McDavid with that goaltending duo? Really? Like we are ok with that?

I am praying Keith retires. He has been bad more often than good and tying up nearly $6M is crippling to this team. Not that Holland would be smart with all the money we'd get from Keith retiring, but still.

Really hoping Smith is done too. At least he doesn't have a NMC. He can either ride the season on the LTIR or enjoy being away from his family in Bakersfield. I am concerned that Holland has too much respect for Smith.

Fine with the Kassian deal. Needs to be off this team.

From what I have heard, Armia isn't great, so don't think taking on 3 years of his deal is worth it. Not worth it.

Like all the RFA contracts you gave. All team friendly while still being relatively generous to the players.

The more and more I see Kane play, the more and more I want them to keep him. Ideally a $4M x 3 years contract is what he gets, but if he goes off in playoffs, I'd be inclined to give a little more.

Feel like I'd want to keep Barrie still. I think he is a punching bag for absolutely no reason. He is paid as a #4 dman, looks good on the pp, and is a good puck move. We do not have enough of that to make him expendable imo.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 mars à 13 h 50
Sujet: Offseason
I am leading the charge to move Kassian out of Edmonton. Despite him playing some of his most engaged and consistent hockey the last few weeks, he has been way too inconsistent for the prior 2-3 seasons. However, the worst case scenario for him is that he's overpaid by like $1M, but can can still be effective in the bottom 6.

Mrazek is not a good goaltender. Adding him forces you to have a duo of Mrazek/Skinner next year, which given Skinners small sample size and Mrazeks poor play, installs zero confidence. Its objectively a downgrade from our already average to below average goaltending for the Oilers. It's ok to have an underperforming bottom 6 winger. He doesn't play too many minutes, doesn't PK, so most of the time he is just unnoticeable, but still has the ability to fight and bring physicality. When you have an underperforming goalie, it's a lot more visible and costly, as I am sure you have seen out of Mrazek this season. Don't need that $3.8M cap hit handcuffing us from improving our goaltending.

1 for 1, it's a bad deal for the Oilers. The fact that you have the oilers retaining on 2 years of Kassian is just straight up off the mark.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 mars à 19 h 46
Sujet: OilersTDL
Don't like any of this for the Oilers.

Moving Barrie would be a mistake. Hes a great puck mover and looks great when he plays 18 mins max a night. Nurse/Russell/Keith are not good puck movers. Barrie has a reasonable contract and is liked in the room.

Braun is a fraction of the player he used to be. Rumour is he will cost around a 3rd. As of right now, a 2nd for a player of his calibre is too much. Would not be happy with that at all.

I get that you are dumping Kassian which I would like to see, but the oilers have a limited selection of quality trade chips. Moving a good pick that could turn into a 1st for Kapanen is waaaay off the mark. He has been horrible. I'd be fine with it being a 2nd, but that condition is bad. I understand that if you make the conference finals you are happy. But ultimately a 1st for Kapanen is bad

I like the idea of targeting Forsberg for this year, but he hasn't been a starter and is having a nice little run this season. And as mentioned above, the Oilers have few valuable trade chips. A 1st for a 3rd line UFA and a career backup on a nice run is poor asset management. Both are due contracts. Paul would be a rental given the Oilers limited cap space. And although Forsberg would be reasonable to resign, A Forsberg-Skinner duo next season is not exactly a duo I'd be confident in.

Claiming Mrazek is hilariously bad. If Holland brings up the name Mrazek through trade or waivers, he should immediately be let go. Mrazek is not a good goalie and on a multi-year contract. He had good numbers playing behind the best defensive team in Carolina, which is no doubt due to their system, seeing how Raanta and Andersen are preforming this year. We need an upgrade on goalies. Koskinen is playing like a top 10 goalie his last 15 starts. It makes sense to just run with what we have for the remainder of the season, then look to trade for a legitimate starter in the offseason. Claiming Mrazek only helps the leafs get out of his contract. I am worried that Holland likes him from his time in detroit and if they make that move, it will hinder their flexibility that much more come the offseason. No to Mrazek at all costs.
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