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DopeGM

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Forum: Armchair-GM23 avr. à 9 h 30
Sujet: acquire a marginal centre and or D w cap space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NJDevils1317</b></div><div>The problem with the 10th overall pick is, there is no goalie I deem worth that in a deal outside of Askarov, but I imagine NSH is moving on from Saros to move to Askarov. The issue with solid goalies like Ullmark and Saros are neither can be extended before the draft, so with no guarantees, I can't in good consciousness move that pick without a guarantee. Any talk of "well they can talk about a deal before" means nothing as there is no legal recourse to an agent pulling out of a verbal agreement.</div></div>

If the 10th OA asset is just too valuable, which is fair, you just risk not getting a goalie before the next season starts. I like the gamble; ignore the 24 draft as a deadline, make your pick, and then start talking to the teams with goalies to trade.

It’s the kind of risk that puts the GM’s job at stake though, if a trade doesn’t come together, and you enter the season without a strong goaltending duo on paper, that’s the end of your job if you don’t ascend to the contender status that NJD has/should have.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 avr. à 23 h 46
Sujet: Eriksson Ek LT 1C
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>I'd say the biggest hurdle to his game right now is whatever personal issues he's currently dealing with and injuries. His game has significantly developed during his time in Columbus and the effort he gives at both ends of the ice is hugely improved compared to where he was in 20-21 when he joined the team. The idea that he is slow is also provably false when looking at his Edge stats. The last two season he was in the 60-80 percentile of speed bursts of all categories while only playing 55 and 56 game seasons. With a full season those numbers only go up. He is a very fast player who appears slow due to his lankiness.</div></div>

This is very interesting. Thanks muchly! So would you say he’s increased his defensive IQ as well then? He’s not a liability in the D zone?
Forum: Armchair-GM7 avr. à 11 h 27
Sujet: Eriksson Ek LT 1C
Yeah Tks for writing. I threw the Laine deal in there because it was interesting seeing that the Wild had some cap space for a “free winger” similar to the Bjorkstrand deal last summer.

Laine is a much better hold when you look at asset management from the perspective of him as a sole asset but honestly I think the value to the Jackets for all their other assets with addition by subtraction and finding a better top six asset than him (I would target Centre) is all around worth it for me.

And yeah, that kind of retention is bananas. But whereas the retention has its own value when you take a player’s cap hit below it’s fair market value, in Laine’a case it’s just retaining to try to get his cap hit down to what he’s worth today.

Hes a really bad player in today’s game. Way too slow. Way too disengaged. But man, that shot. If he could just back check and play positionally well enough to be a strong defender you could even live with his terrible up ice and back pressure but he can’t even defend the zone well. Painful.
Forum: Armchair-GM4 avr. à 10 h 47
Sujet: Rumours of trades for offence - Necas Hutson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>I'm going to disagree with with statement. And believe me, I'm a fan of the Holland MI native! I hope for his sake and MTL, he turns into a Quinn Hughes! The single EASIEST prospect to find these days is the undersized puck moving Dman. And that's BY FAR the easiest. Is he special amongst that group. I'm more agreeable with that...AND...is this situation in MTL perfect for his development. Yes absolutely. So maybe this is a technicality, but it's not easy to find Necas. It is easy to find an undersized puck moving dman. For his sake and MTL I hope he turns into a Quinn Hughes, but he could just as easily turn into a Ghost, Barrie, Erik Gustafsson.</div></div>

This is the thing that makes GMing in real life so so hard. The 10% chance that he’s Quinn Hughes is why you hold him. But then his first two to four years really hurt you either way. And the 80% chance he’s decent but a defensive liability is just too high a percentage to ignore. Especially with so much talent coming on that Montreal blue line. Logan Mailloux would be the kind of stud future QB that most fanbases would be drooling over. And he’s almost an after thought in the Habs’ team design.

I would be targeting Necas personally. But any big fast forward that is in the right age bracket that is cost controlled for years is a good enough piece to grab for Hutson IMO. This team is right there as a contender. So close. Such great pieces. I wouldn’t gamble on the 10% chance that Hutson is Quinn Hughes. I wouldn’t even do it if it’s a 49% chance.

If it’s a 75% chance like most Habs fans seem to expect than yeah, I’m way out to lunch!