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Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 7 heures
Sujet: Every Teams replacement Captain
For Chicago, Jones could be the next captain but I think Bedard would be the "replacement captain".

I don't think Gallagher would get any love once being passed up already.

For Buffalo, I think it would be on of thr young players thst replace Okposo, likely Dahlin (as long as he signs long-term).

NSH I think it would be O'Reilly.

PHI's next captain isnprobably Couturier, not sure who would be the replacement but I suspect that it wouldn't be Konencny.

For WSH, John Carlson over Oshie.

Flr could be Ekblsd but Tkachuk would have a good chance. Similarly, Marner in Toronto over Matthews. Rielly would make a good captain for the Leafs but I suspect that thry would choose Matthews next if it helped keep him around.

Others that I'm doubtful about: Norris (OTT), Hartman (Minn).
Forum: Fauteuil - DGdim. à 23 h 43
Sujet: Stamkos potential free agency destinations
Really depends on what Stamkos is looking for, I would guess he's looking for fair pay + term (so that he could retire on that second team), and he could be looking for somewhere that is similar to TB in terms of climate or being a tax haven. Maybe he goes somewhere because of a personal connection, or he just goes to a contender/rising team that can afford to keep him around.

Maybe he wants to stay in Florida, so he goes with the Panthers. I don't think the Leafs would be an option unless Nylander is no longer on the team, so he may choose to go to a place close like Buffalo (as someone mentioned) or Ottawa. I would have to agree with MoSeider about MTL (or NYR due to cap). I think if he was going somewhere because of a personal connection with a member of the organization, then maybe Detroit (if he's cool with but more than likely Vegas since they have Pietrangelo and would also check off some other boxes.
Forum: Armchair-GMdim. à 16 h 13
Sujet: Lets Be Real We Are Rolling A 20 Man Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>To me rn its this for Willy

He wants 10m well fine here is the ultimate test. Will it continue idk but lets say he plays 3c for the entire season or in spurts and puts up 40 goals and totals 90 points 10m is not out of the question in FA. Now will it be with us I doubt as dont think Toronto wants 4 10m players

<strong>But this also helps in the trade or discount department. As lets say he struggles at C that 10m ask out the window or lets say he does well but wont budge of his ask could see a big trade for him as Centers often get huge returns and the last 3 trades have been pretty good (Horvat, Eichel, PLD)</strong>

As the whole keep our own rental thing and losing them in FA getting a big old lul (Hyman, O'Reilly, JVR, Bozak, etc.)</div></div>

Yep, that's a good point as well. I would say that Nylander is too good to lose as an own rental, it might happen but I don't think it would be intentional/something that they were okay with/anticipating especially considering Treliving probably doesn't to start off his tenure as the guy who lost Nylander.
Forum: Armchair-GMdim. à 15 h 57
Sujet: Lets Be Real We Are Rolling A 20 Man Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aadoyle</b></div><div>Marner on D mainly started from a tweet from a hockey analyst saying if Marner in Junior was coached a bit different he could have transitioned into being a Dman like Hughes. Marner was always good defensively so guess Keefe was like if we go 5 forwards he can be the Dman

Nylander at Center to me is suggesting something is up. Leafs by now especially Keefe know what Willy is. But Tree is like play him there which is a surprise considering Keefe probs has mentioned hes not the best there. But this could be a good thing

As Willy wants 10m. Well here's his potential chance to prove it. Does well at C he can justify a 10m ask. He struggles out the window and we get him at a more reasonable cap hit. That is if this is to keep him. Lot of the big trades these past 2 seasons have involved Centers. Leafs might be trying to increase his trade value

Lets see. Either way Leafs win unless they accept a lowball offer for Willy</div></div>

Yeah, that's exactly how I see it. If Nylander can transition to a C, then it would be easier for them to meet his demands or potentially trade him for a massive package that they deem worthy of a player like him.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 9 h 3
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Man, you're really galaxy-braining this to say the least, but yes; they lost a lot of offensive talent and were no longer good enough offensively to achieve what they had the year prior. Rather than addressing this, they took another step back. I'd be deeply disappointed as an Av's fan if management thought they had done enough with this roster, it shouldn't even be up for debate tbh.</div></div>

:tearsofjoy

If they get the RJo of 2021-22 they'll be fine, if they get the RJo of last year then they probably are in for another disappointing year. I'm sure they are also hoping that Nichuskin can at least be there for most of their games in the playoffs, he was definitely a huge part of their success in 2022. They really only had one line in terms of scoring in the playoffs, maybe now they might have at least two if Tatar-RJo-Nuke can mesh. We'll have to wait and see.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 8 h 15
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div><strong>I'm referring back to the cup winning team </strong>as my comparison because that's the Avs team that had the actual success, not the one that bowed out early last year. Of course it makes sense to compare the GF/G between their cup run and their first round exit last year, that's literally the reason for the stark contrast in the team's success. I realized Landeskog, Kadri and Burakovsky were not there last year, I'm arguing that's why they got the result they did.

It may not be much worse than last year's forward core, but last year's forward core wasn't good enough either. That's the whole point here....</div></div>

Oh okay, it wasn't clear since you also said that they got worse than last year. I did edit the previous post, see the last part if you wish.

<strong>Comparing the GF/G rankings (that's better used as a reference point) between the two runs just tells you that one team most likely won the Cup, and that the other went out in the 1st round. If you compare both the GF/G rate and GA/rate values from the playoffs, rather than their standing, you'll get an idea of how their series went at the least but again it might not tell you much about what actually went wrong. You definitely want to compare the regular seasons (beyond saying they got fewer goals/gave up more goals) and see if it tells anything other than they weren't as good overall.
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21-22 season <strong>3.76 GF/G</strong> (4th) 2.83 (9th)
22-23 season 3.34 GF/G (11th) <strong>2.72</strong> (9th)

2022 playoffs <strong>4.25</strong> GF/G (most) 2.75 GA/G (3rd least)
2023 playoffs 2.71 GF/G (12th most) <strong>2.57</strong> GA/G (3rd least)

Basically, can see that last year they were better defensively in both the regular season and the playoffs but ranked in the same position in the league while in the Cup run year, they were better offensively which isn't surprising. In 2021-22, the Avs improved from the regular season to the playoffs both offensively and defensively. In 2022-23, they improved defensively from the regular season to the playoffs but a massive decline in goal scoring. So, yeah <strong>in the end you're going to conclude that they needed more offense, and Colorado's management probably feel like they what they can to address that for now</strong>.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 6 h 46
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>I don't want to have the amount of 20 goal scorers (or lack thereof) be turned into the foundation for success, 20 goals is not necessarily impressive, I was simply making a point earlier. You seem to be taking off and running with it to the point where you're overlooking the fact the Oilers had 64, 52, 37, 36 goal scorers, with E. Kane on pace for 32, lumping them altogether as simply 5 "20 goal" scorers. I think we both see the problem here...</div></div>

I think you missed where I said the Oilers had the most goals found and where some other Western teams including Colorado compared to each other. Let's just move on from that since we both agree that the exact number of 20+ goal scorers isn't really relevant.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMBL</b></div><div>
Worth noting that Vegas only had 3 guys with 20+ goals last year + Stone (17G in 43GP) and the Oilers only had 4 guys. The Oilers were 1st in league scoring though, Dallas was 7th, Colorado was 11th, and Vegas was 14th. Seattle was 4th. If we look at which of these teams had the least goals allowed it was Dallas who was 3rd overall. Colorado was 9th (3rd best in the West - Minnesota was 6th best overall), Vegas 11th, Seattle 15th, and Oilers 17th.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>
I don't want to get too caught up in this, but I'm suggesting this forward core does not have nearly enough potential.

You're replacing Landeskog with Drouin? Kadri with RJO? Burakovsky with Tatar? Compher with Colton? Newhook with O'Connor? Miles Wood is a good bottom 6 guy I guess?

Colorado went from being 1st in G/PG during the playoffs the year they won the cup, to 13th (out of 16 playoff teams) the year after, getting knocked out by the 8th seed in their second year as a franchise and who themselves never made it past round two. The reasons for the offensive decline are obvious and the results speak for themselves.

They've gotten worse since last year and I don't understand why they're not addressing this obvious need given the fact they should be legit contenders with guys like Rantanen, MacKinnon, Makar and Toews on the roster. You're right, that should be good enough for any team to be a contender but that forward core would make them an exception....</div></div>

Kadri and Burakovsky left the year prior, and Landeskog was out the entire season. So it's really Compher, Rodrigues, Newhook, etc...getting replaced by RJo, Tatar, Colton, etc.. So, even if you think there is a drop-off from last year, it's not as bad as you think. I'm sure Newhook will do great in MTL under St Louis but Colorado will miss him just as much as MTL will miss Drouin. Colton is a solid player who could become just as good as Rodrigues, he's only 25. I would rather have a former 1C that has fallen off in RJo as the 2C over Compher who is a 3C that just over-achieved. You might disagree with my opinions on those players but I think it's safe to say that their forward core is not much worse than last year. You're comparing their current roster to their Stanley Cup roster.

Obviously, you can still argue that their team last year wasn't good enough but at the end of the day since they got upset. I would say doesn't make much sense to compare their GF/G in the playoffs in a Cup-winning year to one that they lost in the 1st round. There definitely was a decline from their Cup year but, as I mentioned they are still one of the best in the West, tied in 4th for GF and 3rd least in the GF category.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 3 h 23
Sujet: A trade I hope the Sabres dont make as a Leafs fan
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Hart has more than shown his potential as a guy who just turned 25 in August and has pretty much been the starter for a ****ty team since he was 20. If Levi can prove to be the number one you're OK with him being the number one, not much substance to that comment. I think he has potential too, but asking him to go from university hockey to the starting goalie for a contending team as a 21 year old 7th round pick is ambitious to say the least.

Quinn may turn out to be the better player, he may not. Regardless, Konecny is better now and Hart is better than any goaltender you have at this stage of their development.</div></div>

Getting a more experienced goalie even if Levi is good enough to be a starter this season would be a good idea, depending on the cost of acquisition. We saw what happened with Stuart Skinner in the playoffs and if Campbell wasn't struggling all season, then having that experienced goalie in the playoffs could have been what saved their season for another round at least. If the WJ scandal becomes a non-issue in regards to Hart, then considering his age and the fact that he's at least proven that he can be a starter, he's definitely someone the Sabres should pursue even if he doesn't end up being elite.

As for TK, I think that move is kind of unnecessary with where Buffalo is at in terms of moving toward contention. They definitely should see where they are at before trying to bring in a player like Konecny who only has 2-years left on his deal. They are better off trying to sign Patrick Kane if they are trying to get a better forward group on paper.

In terms of the trade, I think PHI wants more than this for the pair.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 3 h 11
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Some interesting mental gymnastics going on here to say the least. You're right, I did miss Tatar who scored 20 on the nose. There's nothing even remotely impressive about anything you said though, and comparing their scoring to that of the Stars last year is interesting to say the least.

Yes, they have an elite D core. That's exactly why they shouldn't be satisfied with a forward group that awful....</div></div>

You can call it interesting mental gymnastics but there's 4 guys who had 20+ goals last year, and Nuchiskin had 17 in 53 games (25 in 62 the previous year), so it's not a stretch to think they could have 5 guys with 20+ goals.

I know you were criticizing the forward group, but what I was saying was that you are overlooking the potential. I think the biggest thing that they missed in losing Kadri is having a 2C, not the production, and so if RJO can fulfill those 2C duties, then they should be better. I'm sure they would like to have a better group but they can be satisfied with what they have because, at the end of the day, their Dcore is going to make them a contender which is why I mentioned them.

Worth noting that Vegas only had 3 guys with 20+ goals last year + Stone (17G in 43GP) and the Oilers only had 4 guys. The Oilers were 1st in league scoring though, Dallas was 7th, Colorado was 11th, and Vegas was 14th. Seattle was 4th. If we look at which of these teams had the least goals allowed it was Dallas who was 3rd overall. Colorado was 9th (3rd best in the West - Minnesota was 6th best overall), Vegas 11th, Seattle 15th, and Oilers 17th.
Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 2 h 14
Sujet: Aves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>Not even close lol. Last year you lost Kadri, Burakovsky, Landeskog to injury amongst others and went from 1/16 in playoff goals scored the year you won the cup, to 13/16 last year, getting knocked out by an 8th seed in their second year as a team, who would go on to lose to the Stars, who would lose the round after.

This year you've somehow managed to make your forward core worse both offensively and defensively, with no player beyond your top line who even scored 20 goals last year.

Good luck I guess..</div></div>

Tatar scored 20 last year, Nuchuskin was on pace for 26, RJo was on pace for like 17-18. Dallas only had 6 guys with 20+ goals last year, Colorado should at least have 5. There's definitely potential for this forward group to be really good but doesn't mean they will be. Their D-core is still elite, so they are definitely a contender.

Teams get upset in the NHL all the time, which is why the NHL playoffs are interesting to watch.