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Forum: Armchair-GMHier à 11 h 5
Sujet: Potential Rossi Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>What's the deal with him? I liked him in college, but in my limited viewing of him at the NHL level he didn't stand out in any way?</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>squashmaple</b></div><div>Had an excellent rookie year under Brad Larsen, 40 points with no PP time. But it was clear Pascal Vincent didn't like him this year. He came in with no summer bulk as well. He floated and seemed confused in Vincent's system, and was eventually sent to Cleveland for a while. Did very well in Cleveland, came back up, and continued to be treated as an afterthought by Vincent. Then got hurt on a faceoff, tore his labrum, and had season-ending surgery. Not a banner year for anyone in those circumstances.</div></div>

To continue that: KJ probably wouldn't be available this offseason, because of said injury. I'm sure a new GM would want to get a look at him on the NHL roster again, too. And he doesn't really fit Guerin's desire to bring in "bigger players".

It definitely seems like a fit based on team needs/similar pedigree/similar age (Columbus wants a 2C and Minnesota could use another prototypical top-6 winger IMO), I just don't know if it works this offseason.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 22 h 26
Sujet: I have THE trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmgb</b></div><div>If NSH wanted to go all in for next season, and saw Marner as the rental they needed to do that, it doesn't make sense for them to trade Saros for him. As talented as Askarov is, he just doesn't have the NHL experience yet to be the guy you bank on in that scenario.</div></div>

I would think it's 100% contingent on Marner signing a (reasonable) extension, and Nashville banking on extending a window with Askarov and Marner. Next year wouldn't be an all-in push, per se, but within a few years I'd assume you're contending with a core of Marner, Askarov, Josi, Forsberg, Kemell, etc. Unlikely, though. And I agree: I don't see a scenario where you'd go all-in next year by <em>trading </em>Saros.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gmgb</b></div><div>Trading for Marner and re-signing him doesn't make a lot of sense for NSH either. RW isn't a big enough need. Nyquist was a top 40 scorer this year, for a fraction of what Marner makes. Evangelista is coming into his own as a top six RW. There's great depth at the position coming up too (Kemell, Tomasino, Wood, Kiiskinen). NSH has bigger needs that Marner doesn't address.

Even if NSH did want to add a top line RW, meeting whatever price TOR wants for Marner wouldn't be my first move. I'd look at signing a UFA like Reinhart first. He's a better goal scorer, could come at a lower cap hit, and wouldn't cost any assets.</div></div>

Mostly agree here, and I'm not familiar enough with Nashville to know what's in the pipeline and how likely they are to pan out. I will say, from a Columbus fan: Nyquist is great, but...I highly doubt a 34-year-old career middle-sixer having a "breakout" year is sustainable. He's probably a solid 40-50 point middle-six winger for a few more years, even though I hope he proves this year was the new norm.
Forum: Mock-Draftmar. à 15 h 37
Sujet: Top 5 teams…who do you want?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ItsDuckSeason</b></div><div>I can't speak for the other teams, but Anaheim needs a RHD, <strong>not a LHD, but a right-handed defenceman</strong>. I think ANA's main target is Artyom Levshunov. If Levshunov is off the board, then they could potentially reach for Zayne Parekh or potentially Carter Yakemchuk if ANA prefers size over skill. If Anaheim gets caught in an awkward situation where Artyom Levshunov is off the board and they don't want to reach for a RHD. They could select either Ivan Demidov or Cayden Lindstrom. :)</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ChiHawk</b></div><div>Same with Chicago. RHD is a gap as well as top 6 forwards, but LHD is stacked already so very unlikely Chicago would consider LHD even though Silayev is a stud</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GDubb2Shiesty</b></div><div>With Ottawa in the same position, Parekh at 3 wouldn't be a reach. Guy could go 2nd and it wouldn't surprise me I think his upside is ridiculous.</div></div>

Honestly, same for Columbus. Jiricek is the only RHD prospect in the system that looks like he could crack the NHL anytime soon, or be a top-4 option. The issue is we already have a ton of offensive-minded D (Werenski, Mateychuk, Boqvist, Severson, Bean), so someone like Parekh or Dickinson doesn't really fill the need.

I'd like to see another center prospect, a top-flight winger, or a shutdown/dominant RHD, and this draft has a ton of good options.

In order of personal preference:
1. Celebrini
2. Levshunov
3. Demidov
4. Lindstrom
5. Catton
6. Yakemchuk

We'd be guaranteed to have at least one of those guys on the board by the time we pick, and I'd be very happy with any of them. Even if we take a LHD like Dickinson or Silayev, I wouldn't be mad.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 13 h 10
Sujet: Could the Jackets trade Gaudreau
To summarize more quickly than <a href="/users/squashmaple" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@squashmaple</a>, whose reply is comprehensive: no, absolutely not.

Even if Columbus had an appetite to move him, you'd have to convince JG to waive a full NMC which he took presumably to have stability, which is going to be a no.

Shipping out the biggest UFA the franchise has ever landed 2 years in with 5 years remaining because "oh boo hoo bad team in a retool is bad" is such a bad look/loser mentality. We're probably no more than 2 years away from actually competing if we just hold and play our cards right.

He's happy. He's fine. He'll still be a significant part of the team in a couple years when the majority of the players on the roster actually have a fully-developed prefrontal cortex.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 10 h 14
Sujet: Leafs 2024-25
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Colton_Bernard</b></div><div>Dude it’s hypothetical if Marner waives his No Trade Clause and signs and extension then that is exactly what he is worth. He is one of the best wingers in the game, just because he is having a rough playoffs isn’t going to hurt his value.</div></div>

He can be one of the best wingers in the game and still have a rough playoffs that hurts his value.

I think the biggest thing is the NMC, that's not something players waive carte blanche. The SDP told a story about the Kaberle trade, where he had a full NTC. Burke told his agent he wanted to trade Kaberle, his agent told him to f*** off, and Burke told him "I didn't sign him to that deal, he'll sit in the pressbox until he waives".

Kaberle gave him a list of Boston...and that's it. If you hand out a NMC/NTC, you're telling the player they get to dictate exactly where they go. That's exactly why Tarasenko went for so little at the TDL. That's exactly what Marner will do.

Now that said, he's still going to fetch a nice return (1st, good prospect, and maybe more if he agrees to an extension too), but 1) that team absolutely isn't going to be Columbus, and 2) that prospect isn't going to be Jiricek-caliber, let alone Jiricek + Voronkov caliber.
Forum: Armchair-GMlun. à 15 h 51
Sujet: Idea I Saw On Twitter
"instead of using 18 million on 2 players, they invest in 4 solid players that fill different positions of need, all with term"

Why stop there? Instead of using 18 million on 2 players, use it on 10 players; 5 Ryan Reaves and 5 David Kampfs. Insane depth!

I get there's nuance, and I'm not a Toronto fan/Pens fan, and the idea isn't actually bad, but I don't think Pittsburgh is the team to involve here. Graves had a terrible year, he's a good player but I don't know that he ever lives up to that contract. Jarry is a very expensive goaltender with tons of term for extremely average results. Rakell and Smith are solid middle-6 guys, but neither are worth their contracts, and both have term.

Toronto's forward core would still be fine, but now they're lacking more scoring talent and still have obscene question marks at goalie and defense, and no extra cap space to address those issues. If TML are moving Marner, it's got to be for a couple higher-quality pieces that are likely on good deals. The target should be a contending team with a little bit of cap space looking to upgrade the forward group. Detroit, Seattle, St. Louis, Nashville, etc. are all likely better options.
Forum: Armchair-GMlun. à 14 h 40
Sujet: Caps
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Capitalfail67</b></div><div>cap dump means you dump a sizable amount of cap? now CBJ doesnt need to dump cap but if they would rather use that space on other things it would make sense. Most id risk on Laine would be 2 2nd round picks but he hasnt played a full season in what 3-4 years?</div></div>

Cap dump means you shed a sizeable amount of cap in order to remain cap-compliant/make additional moves and stay cap compliant. Otherwise it's just a salary/money shed. If anything it's a salary dump for a small-market/small-budget team, but it's not a cap dump since we're going to have no shortage of cap space. It's semantics, but I'll live and die on that hill.

The whole team is young RFAs who are going to get cheaper bridge deals until we know what they are, so we don't really need the space to go out and sign, say, a Stamkos or Marchessault. There's not really any option other than wait for the new core to develop, otherwise it's more random stars without a supporting cast.

If you're only willing to risk 2 2nds, it doesn't make sense for us. We've got plenty of picks and prospects. We need high-end talent, and it's more logical to keep the 26-year-old winger who has shown that ability as recently as last season. (And he played 46/56 games in 2020-21 btw; only 107/1019 players, or 10.5% of the league, played a "full season" of 82 or more games this year).