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Forum: Armchair-GM27 févr. 2022 à 13 h 7
Sujet: Dream Scenario
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>Playoffs will dictate that in my opinion. I think there could be money to keep him around if he does have an impact in playoffs. What will force that choice is a dramatic move that has term like if Holland tries to address goaltending by getting varlamov then there isn’t money to keep kass around. I’m completely 100% against that idea see floated around on here.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>Call me crazy but I do question how much better varlamov is than kosk. Think need to be a bit careful looking at save percentages and goals against those numbers also reflect the team in front. What would his numbers be given the quantity of odd man rushes oilers have allowed in recent years and higher danger chances. I just see him as an expensive option assuming he waives a 16 team no trade clause which I don’t see happening. Skinner has shown capable of league average goaltending which is a significant improvement over smith right now so just do that.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>I really only like Varlamov-to-Edmonton if the Oilers are also bringing Mayfield as part of a larger deal and/or sending Smith to Long Island. He's expensive and isn't a world-beating goaltender.</div></div>

This is why I think keeping Kosk instead of Smith would be way better. NYI would likely need a backup for next year - I wonder if they'd take Smith. I'd rather have Varlamov-Skinner next year. And even if not Varlamov, I'd rather have Kosk at 2M than Smith at 2M.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 févr. 2022 à 12 h 25
Sujet: 2022
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>I'd go longer with Puljujarvi and Yamamoto, personally. Four years for JP, 3 for Yamamoto?

Putting Mayfield in the top-4 isn't mistake, I don't think Keith is strong enough to carry him there. You've overpaid NYI but it doesn't affect this roster.

I'd expect Holloway to be on this team and I think Marody moves on... but overall, I'd be pretty happy if the Oilers look like this coming out of training camp next fall.</div></div>

Agree on JP and Yamo - I think those are both doable.

I think come the deadline next year, we may be able to move Keith for a stronger top 4 rental.

Not really sure about Holloway completely. He's having an up and down year with Bakersfield. He did miss a full year due to injuries so I could see him not coming up until next year's playoffs. Maybe I was a bit long on the Kane contract. A 1 year 4M deal would be better - not sure if he'd accept that. At this moment, 2 years is the max I would go and it might be needed for him to sign that contract.

Marody is at the hands of the Oilers. We own his RFA rights - I could see us letting him walk for free but that is slightly bad asset management. Even if we could get a 5th/4th for him I'd do it. If not, I'd give him a 1 year 1 way league min contract as an incentive. Might as well give him a good run before letting him walk for nothing.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 févr. 2022 à 13 h 56
Sujet: go for it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>I like the Philly deal.
Both the other trades I don’t see how can do it mid season both seem like offseason moves. Both involve adding term to a position can’t really afford to be adding term to. If just one of Keith or klef is back next year that left side is insanely costly. I can buy into one of them retire but both is a very risky gamble.</div></div>

Yeah I'd really hope Keith retires next year. He's only due like 1.5M - maybe we can pay him to retire or get an "allergy" LOL. They've practically confirmed Klefbom is never coming back. His contract on LTIR is just a formality at this point.

The NYI one I can see happen - 1) they're not in a playoff spot, 2) there will probably be less of a need for EDM to trade for a goalie in the summer than there is at the TDL. Yes they can trade Varlamov somewhere else, but they probably won't get a 1st rounder.

ARZ one is the one least likely to happen in season which means there is no point of doing the NYI one either.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 févr. 2022 à 14 h 55
Sujet: Jesse to Arizona
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sammy1414</b></div><div>it may take 5million to resign Jesse for next year and he has good value now. we could try to resign Kane for 2 years 4mil and Broberg I just don't think he's an nhl'er.</div></div>

JP probably gets 4M ish. We can free up cap space to resign Kane by buying out/trading Kassian. Remove JP and do Barrie, Broberg, 1st - that's the most I'd go. I wouldn't even give Yamamoto.

IMO this trade only makes sense if it's the last piece to the puzzle meaning we would have to have a goalie. I don't see that right now. There's no point in making one or the other. I could see us standing pat - addressing dman or goalie in the offseason, then at next years deadline to add the missing piece - assuming our team plays the same way.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 févr. 2022 à 14 h 7
Sujet: Am I drinking the cool aid or do we need to make moves at the TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>Right now I wouldn't touch the roster: Woodcroft and Manson are working their magic right now and are going to have a more complete picture of what their roster has and lacks up to the deadline. But come the deadline? They should still be adding a top-4 LHD and a netminder. I'd like to see a minute-munching, shutdown RHD added to the fold to take some pressure off of Ceci too, who's been an absolute revelation under Manson.

There's nothing inherently wrong with Broberg and Niemelainen playing in the AHL from the deadline to the end of the Condors' Calder run. Everything I've heard about Broberg is that he's still adapting to the vastly longer schedule than what he was accustomed to in Sweden.

Hot take but I'd trade Smith before trading Koskinen. As you've mentioned, Skinner is wonderful insurance and will be full-time next year. I'm happy with him getting starting volume in California so long as the NHL netminders are sitting at or above a .915sv%.

Gimme some paired combination of Braun, De Haan, Lindholm, Pysyk, Manson,Mayfield, and Soucy with a Holtby or Varlamov brought in over Smith and I'd be pretty content headed into playoffs. Under an 11-7 roster setup improvements to Edmonton's defence and Keith returning (who hasn't been complete ass and would be pushed down a pairing) starts to seem a lot more complete.</div></div>

I think you and I have the exact same takes holy. I've been writing around here about trading Smith for Holtby - which may make sense since we could run Holtby/Skinner next year. I also had previous ACGMs rosters about adding Leddy, Braun, De Haan, Mayfield - pick two of them.

But Barrie's playing better and he's the guy I would've traded for those guys plus maybe Lagesson, and some late picks.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 févr. 2022 à 14 h 5
Sujet: Kubalik Husso Lybushkin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>How is Bouchard better on pp? He had one good game quarterbacking the pp. Think a lot of opinions on Bouchard this season are more in line with his potential rather than his results. It’s still his first season seeing consistent ice time there is absolutely no need to rush the process with him. I’d like to see him continue to see more pk time than power play because shouldn’t ignore developing his defensive awareness. It will prove beneficial over his entire career. Remove Barrie more of a spotlight gets put on Bouchard more will start noticing the inexperienced mistakes he’s been making the harder media and fans will start being on him in my opinion Barrie has been shielding him from seeing shultz like treatment.</div></div>

I'm on board with moving Barrie - but he won't be a cap dump. There will be teams that'll want him. I think you need to move him for a different type of RHD - more of a shutdown, bigger body RHD. I think the other reason why people would rather trade him because he'll get a better return than Keith. Let's be honest, if Keith wasn't on this team, then Barrie can stay and play with Niemalienen on the bottom pair. Then find a shutdown LHD - which is easier to do.

Option 1: Keep Barrie, trade Keith because he's a better player. The only thing is it'll be hard to trade Keith. Keith is good as a third pair dman - but he's not worth 5.5M on the cap.
Option 2: Keep Keith, trade Barrie. Barrie is the better player without trade protection so he is the easier one to trade.

Nurse - Ceci - both can play either side but both don't excel at either side if that makes sense.
Keith (more of a puck mover) - ???? (shutdown type)
Niemalienen (shutdown type) - Bouchard (puck mover)
Forum: Armchair-GM7 févr. 2022 à 20 h 51
Sujet: Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>?? Larsson is only 1 guy too. Does Tampa have 3-4 guys like that? Colorado? Vegas? Florida? I don't see whatever it is that you're seeing.</div></div>

Tampa had Hedman, McDonagh, Sergachev, Rutta, Cernak, Schenn, Savard - good mix of skill and toughness

Tampa had Hedman, McDonagh, Sergachev, Cernak, Schenn, Shattenkirk, Bogosian - again good mix of skill and toughness

I would call Cernak, Schenn, Savard/Bogosian "toughness". That's like half their dmen.

I won't use Colorado, Vegas, or Florida since they have not won a cup.

The Oilers have: Nurse (Oilers took physicality out his game), Bouchard, Barrie, Keith, Ceci - all I would consider onn the skill side more than the toughness side. And our 6th dman who is a combination of Russell, Koekkoek? I would say would fall more in skill than toughness. I don't see any dman on this list that'll make it harder on the boards.
Forum: Armchair-GM5 févr. 2022 à 13 h 54
Sujet: Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>Kraken aren't good because they can't score. If you look at their defensive numbers they're one of the better shutdown teams in the league.

I got tired of seeing Larsson getting blown past last season - his skating has never been elite but it's getting noticeably slower the last year or two. I'm 100% against bringing him back, and he most certainly is NOT "exactly what we need right now." He handles the puck like a grenade and he can't slow the transition at all. He's dirty in the corners and in front of the net, but Niemeläinen can do that for millions less.</div></div>

Niemalienen is 1 guy though, I think we need a RHD version of that too. Bouchard, Ceci, and Barrie don't necessarily get dirty in the corners or in front of the net. Out of our defense group only Nurse is doing that right now. I think you'd want at least 3-4 guys that would do it on a consistent basis.
Forum: Armchair-GM29 janv. 2022 à 11 h 41
Sujet: Next year re-signing Kane and Oilers picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Timmah007</b></div><div>I’d say Niemelianen brings a lot of what larsson did. Actually I’d go even further to say he brings it cleaner than larsson who made it habit to crosscheck. Out of our main top six defenders only Barrie is under 6 feet tall and all range from 190-220 pounds this problem could be more on Tippett than current personal. Replacing a puck mover of his caliber is going to be incredibly difficult.</div></div>

He does, and I'm sure he will next season. But I would say, I have 3 guys that I can count on to move the puck around now in Nurse, Bouchard, and Keith.

Next year I'd like to see:

Nurse - ????
???? (maybe this is Niemalienen) - Bouchard
Keith - Ceci

Every puck moving dman will have/should have a reliable shutdown partner.