SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

Gag1

Grumpy Gorilla
Membre depuis
18 juill. 2021
Équipe favorite
Flames de Calgary
Deuxième équipe favorite
Maple Leafs de Toronto
Messages dans les forums
116
Messages par jour
0.1
Forum: Armchair-GM17 juill. 2023 à 11 h 49
Sujet: How do they get under the cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>The logical move is to move a star player to cut costs? Yeah that's not logical, that's stupid.</div></div>

Overpaying the core 4 was stupid (especially Tavares and Marner). When a team makes a number of poor decisions you eventually get your back against the wall - this is the reality of where Toronto sits. I did not say trade them for nothing, but the Leafs need to address their "Soft as Butter" defense and their cap issues. Teams won't exactly be lining up to take on Murray, or Brodie's $5mm contact and the fact that Nylander's salary demands are so high lowers his value too. Its the same story with Hellebuyck in Winnipeg.

<strong>If this team tries to run it back with this Defense - that is stupid. </strong>
Forum: Armchair-GM17 juill. 2023 à 9 h 11
Sujet: How do they get under the cap
<strong>Its definitely tricky. </strong>looking at the roster construction, the most logical moves would include one of Nylander or Brodie (and take less money back - the exact figure depends on Samsonov's contract). The team could also buy out Brodie $5mm savings this year and then $2.5 cap hit next year. The issue with this is that if they also buyout Murray this would be a combined $4.5mm hit next year ($2.5 Brodie + $2.0 Murray). This is why we see 100's of proposals moving Murray, Brodie and Nylander on these forums.

I think the price it will cost to move Murray, will result in the Leafs buying him out and they still have to address their defense (IMO). They are way to small and soft to defend the front of the net and stop the forecheck, especially when the playoffs start. They could start the season with this group, but they won't contend when it matters if they don't improve the back end.
Forum: NHL Signings15 juill. 2023 à 19 h 29
Sujet: Tampa Bay Lightning signed Tanner Jeannot (2 Years / $2,665,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HockeyScotty</b></div><div>Lots of hyperbole on this contract. It is a fair contract for a physical middle 6 winger that has 25 goal scoring upside. Dunk on the trade all you want but this contract is totally fair and is no way an "overpay".

It's not like he got an Anthony Mantha type deal here.

Mathieu Joseph got $2.95 mil from Ottawa last year
David Kampf got $2.4 million in Toronto
Morgan Geekie got $2 million from a cap-strapped Bruins team
Zemgus Girgensons got $2.5 million from Buffalo while Victor Oloffson got $4,750,000 last year for being a ~25 goal scorer
Daniel Sprong and Klim Kostin got $2 million each from Detroit
Kasperi Kapanen makes $3.2 million

Tanner Jeannot is a great value at $2.6 million under any circumstance compared to those players above.</div></div>

<strong>I agree with you that the AAV is not that bad. However, if I was a Bolts fan I would have wanted at least 3 years considering the price they paid to acquire him.</strong> I do think this player will rebound next year. His true potential is to be a Tom Wilson type player. Time will tell if he is more like Wilson or if he is more like Maroon or Deslauriers.
Forum: Armchair-GM14 juill. 2023 à 19 h 14
Sujet: Opening Day - No More Moves
<strong>The Jets have some really promising young players and prospects coming up. But the team needs a culture change and to focus on players that want to be in Winnipeg. </strong>.
1) To me this means they need to move Scheifele before the start of the season.
2) I think Hellebuyck could stay, but the Jets need to avoid losing him for nothing. The question is, do they get more value for him now in the offseason or before the deadline? If his salary demands are as high as the rumors indicate, the Jets are not going to get as much value for him as fans believe. People will say "look what they got for Dubois", but he is a 25 year old Center and not a 31 year old Goaltender. GMs around the league see the next Carey Price or Bobrovsky.
3) I wonder if a move to Edmonton would work? Jack Campbell + Broberg/Bourgault + 1st 2nd etc. (assuming Campbell waives his NTC).
Forum: Armchair-GM10 juill. 2023 à 13 h 37
Sujet: Two Trade ideas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BM317</b></div><div>Brodie is better defensively than Parayko and on a much better contract. Outside of getting a bit more physical and more big slap shots from the blue line, this makes the team all around worse. If we’re really targeting a defenceman like this, Weegar is a much better option</div></div>

<strong>Agreed Weegar would be an ideal partner for Reilly.</strong> But it will be hard to pry him out of Calgary. Maybe they consider if Nylander agrees to an extension. Without it, it would be quite difficult. The Leafs would have to blow the Flames away to move him.

I still think Oleksiak in Seattle is a good target, on a good contract (noting Parayko has 7 years left vs. 3 for Oleksiak). Oleksiak can play either side like Brodie. I would be looking at this if I was Treliving.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 juill. 2023 à 13 h 30
Sujet: Can Dallas fit Hanifin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>yycofred</b></div><div>There's just no way that's what Hanifin returns in a deal. If they got just the first or just Stankoven it would be considered a good deal for Calgary at this point.</div></div>

<strong>Agree it does seems a bit high. But there is a precedent that a top 4 defender signed to a LT extension returns a Player, Prospect and 1st. </strong> If the Flames retained money on Hanifin which Dallas would need for cap purposes it would be closer. The Stars would need to move money out to make it work. Marchment could be another player the Flames may have interest in but he has a 10 team no trade clause. If I was Conroy, the player I would be interested in would be Thomas Harley (ex. Faksa and Harley), but I don't think Dallas would want to move their young defender after his play in the playoffs last year.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 juill. 2023 à 21 h 3
Sujet: Does this team win the cup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WN88</b></div><div>If all this team needs is a strong defender that can move people out of the crease (like Schenn), then we're in a really good spot with our team right now.

I was sceptical of the Klingberg signing, but I do think this team needs another offensive play-driver on the blue line. Just not sure why it had to be at a major sacrifice in defensive play or at that cap hit, but at least it's only 1 year if it doesn't work. I think if there's one guy you could realistically add to the blue line that would fit the team need and might work with our cap situation, it's Zadorov. Will probably happen at the TDL. He brings that physical edge, and he's actually put up really solid underlying numbers the past few seasons in a 3rd pairing role. He could be our Gudas.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>WN88</b></div><div>If all this team needs is a strong defender that can move people out of the crease (like Schenn), then we're in a really good spot with our team right now.

I was sceptical of the Klingberg signing, but I do think this team needs another offensive play-driver on the blue line. Just not sure why it had to be at a major sacrifice in defensive play or at that cap hit, but at least it's only 1 year if it doesn't work. I think if there's one guy you could realistically add to the blue line that would fit the team need and might work with our cap situation, it's Zadorov. Will probably happen at the TDL. He brings that physical edge, and he's actually put up really solid underlying numbers the past few seasons in a 3rd pairing role. He could be our Gudas.</div></div>

Zadorov is a good option. But I think the player the Leafs need is Oleksiak (assuming they can convince Seattle to move him). A lot of people are talking about Pesce who would also be good. I think Tanev could be available at a much lower price and he is a really strong shut down defender who plays a very similar game to Pesce.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 juill. 2023 à 14 h 0
Sujet: Another Calgary trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CupChaser</b></div><div>So to clarify, you have no idea what you're talking about. Fair? There was no "trading Bertuzzi", pal.... He was a free agent. If you think Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin are a fair exchange for Grzeclyk then thats fine... If you think you're getting 2 first round picks on top of if then thats hysterical. There a reason that Calgary is the laughing stock of hockey fans in the east coast - this is why!!</div></div>

Wow talk about being conceited and condescending. Always so much class from Boston fans.

My reference is that Boston traded a 1st and 4th for Bertuzzi and he walked as a free agent (hence your hesitation to do it again). The Bruins also paid draft capital (1st, 2nd and 3rd to rent Orlov).
Once again *if you read the proposal*, it noted that both players signed extensions. Every fan thinks their players are worth more then they are. But a # 1 Center and a Top 4 Defender (RESIGNED - as noted in the proposal) are worth draft capital.

Lindholm is much better than Bertuzzi and while Orlov may have more value than Hanifin its not a huge downgrade. The fact that your team paid up draft capital for rentals for similar players and this poposal includes extensions shows you may not be as smart as you think...
Forum: Trade Machine Proposals8 juill. 2023 à 13 h 15
Sujet: Gibson to the kings
I have seen a number of proposals that place a fairly high value on Gibson. While it is hard to assess his value when he is playing on a rebuilding team, a number of proposals in here put him in the same league as Saros/Hellebuyck and I don't think Gibson is in the same class (especially when you consider the contract).

If a trade was to happen between LA and Anaheim, the Kings would probably need to move one of their goalies back noting they already have 3 (Copley, Talbot and Rittich) and the Ducks could use one back if they move Gibson too. Gibson is not good enough to warrant including a player like Kaliyev (IMO).

Gibson (10% retention) for 1) Arvidson, 2) choice of Copley or Talbot, 3) choice of young player Spence or Anderson-Dolan 4) and protected 1st round pick. The Ducks could move Arvidson later for other prospect(s) or picks(s) now or at the deadline. That is the approximate value of Gibson (IMO).