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Forum: Armchair-GM7 juin 2019 à 11 h 24
Sujet: Have a constructive comment or dont bother
1. FIND A SAFE LOCATION
As soon as you realize you have a flat tire, do not abruptly brake or turn. Slowly reduce speed and scan your surroundings for a level, straight stretch of road with a wide shoulder. An empty parking lot would be an ideal place. Level ground is good because it will prevent your vehicle from rolling. Also, straight stretches of road are better than curves because oncoming traffic is more likely to see you.

Never attempt to change your tire on a narrow shoulder near oncoming traffic. Keep moving (slowly) until you find a safer spot. While driving on a flat risks ruining your rim, replacing a rim is better than being hit by an inattentive driver.

Make sure to consult your owner’s manual and review their specific steps on how to change a flat tire for your vehicle

2. TURN ON YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS
Your hazard lights or “flashers” will help other drivers see you on the side of the road. To avoid an accident, turn them on as soon as you realize you need to pull over.

3. APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE
Once stopped, always use the parking brake when preparing to replace a flat tire. This will minimize the possibility of your vehicle rolling.

4. APPLY WHEEL WEDGES
Wheel wedges go in front of or behind the tires to further ensure the vehicle doesn’t roll while you fix the flat tire. If you’re changing a rear tire, place these in front of the front tires. If your flat tire is at the front, put the wheel wedges behind the rear tires.

Bricks or large stones will work just as well as “real” wheel wedges. Just be sure they’re large enough to stop the car from rolling.

5. REMOVE THE HUBCAP OR WHEEL COVER
If your vehicle has a hubcap covering the lug nuts, it’s easier to remove the hubcap before lifting the vehicle with the jack. If your lug nuts are exposed, you can skip ahead to Step 6.

Use the flat end of your lug wrench to remove the hubcap. This will work for most vehicles, but some hubcaps need a different tool to come off. Consult your owner’s manual for proper hubcap or wheel cover removal procedures.

6. LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS
Using the lug wrench, turn the lug nuts counterclockwise until you break their resistance. You may have to use force, and that’s ok. Use your foot or all of your body weight if necessary.

Loosen the lug nuts about ¼ to ½ of a turn, but don’t remove them completely yet. Save that for when it’s time to remove your tire/wheel from the vehicle.

7. PLACE THE JACK UNDER THE VEHICLE
The right place for the jack is usually beneath the vehicle frame alongside the tire that’s flat. Many vehicle frames have molded plastic on the bottom with a cleared area of exposed metal specifically for the jack. To safely lift and avoid damage to the vehicle, follow the instructions for jack placement in your vehicle owner’s manual.

8. RAISE THE VEHICLE WITH THE JACK
To prevent the jack from settling under the weight of your vehicle and coming off balance, place a small cut of 2x6” wood beneath it before attempting to raise your vehicle. This tactic is especially helpful on asphalt.

With the jack properly positioned, raise the vehicle until the flat tire is about six inches above the ground.

Never put any part of your body under the vehicle during or after raising the vehicle with the jack.

9. UNSCREW THE LUG NUTS
Now it’s time to remove the lug nuts all the way. Since you've already loosened them, you should be able to unscrew them mostly by hand.

10. REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE
Gripping the tire by the treads, pull it gently toward you until it’s completely free from the hub behind it. Set it on its side so that it doesn’t roll away.

11. MOUNT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE LUG BOLTS
Now place the spare on the hub by lining up the rim with the lug bolts. Push gently until the lug bolts show through the rim.

12. TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS BY HAND
Put the lug nuts back on the lug bolts and tighten them all the way by hand. Once they are all on, check each one again, tightening as much as possible. You will tighten them with the wrench after lowering the vehicle to the ground.

13. LOWER THE VEHICLE AND TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS AGAIN
Use the jack to lower the vehicle so that the spare tire is resting on the ground but the full weight of the vehicle isn’t fully on the tire. At this point, you should tighten the lug nuts with the wrench, turning clockwise, as much as you can. Push down on the lug wrench with the full weight of your body.

14. LOWER THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY
Bring the vehicle all the way to the ground and remove the jack. Give the lug nuts another pull with the wrench to ensure they’re as tight as possible.

15. REPLACE THE HUBCAP
If the hubcap you took from the flat tire will fit your spare, put it in place the same way you removed it initially. If it doesn’t fit, stow it away with the tire when you stow your equipment.

16. STOW ALL EQUIPMENT
You have before you a jack, a lug wrench, wheel wedges, your flat tire, and possibly a hubcap. Don’t forget to put all of them in your vehicle before driving away.

17. CHECK THE PRESSURE IN THE SPARE TIRE
You should check the tire pressure of the spare tire to make sure that it is safe to drive on. “T-Type” temporary spares, also called “mini-spares,” require 60 psi (420 kPa). If the tire needs pressure, drive (slowly) to a service station immediately.

18. TAKE YOUR FLAT TIRE TO A TECHNICIAN
Temporary spare tires aren’t made to drive long distances or at high speeds, so drive cautiously until you’re able to visit a tire technician. A professional should be able to determine whether your tire needs a repair or if it’s time to replace it.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 juin 2019 à 20 h 13
Forum: Armchair-GM22 avr. 2019 à 14 h 5
Sujet: If what I hear from you guys is true
the leafs can actually keep all 3 if they sacrifice player including the following (not including expiring UFA's): Zaitsev (would be a hard guy to trade and what we would get back wouldn't be great but we could include him in a multiple player trade), Brown (can trade to replace gards or zaits if he's traded for guys like Benning, Forbort, etc.), Kadri (He has great value being a great player and a low contract, we could adapt Nylander as a center and have him traded to fill bigger holes on this team), or trade Nylander (Very very low chance of happening and might not be a smart move but would give the Leafs some breathing room). Of course, we might even trade one of kappy or Johnsson which would break my heart but I'm willing for anything if it keeps this superteam together.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 avr. 2019 à 0 h 14
Sujet: zaitsev not the problem
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_27</b></div><div>As I said in your other post:

Nah. Trade breaks down badly for Toronto.
Kadri = Larsson
TOR 2nd, Borgman &gt; EDM 2nd
Brown, SDA &gt;&gt; Puljujarvi, EDM 5th

Pretty easy pass from Toronto.

Zaitsev might not be the #1 problem, but he's not part of the solution. His contract is part of the reason for the cap crunch. Moving him allows Toronto to probably sign both of Johnsson and Kapanen. So who would you rather have? Zaitsev or Johnsson and Kapanen.

Zaitsev doesn't deserve the harsh rep he gets. He's an average d-man. A #4 on a good team.

End conclusion: Zaitsev still needs to be traded. In a cap world there's causalities. It's unfortunate but it has to happen in order for the team to contend for multiple years</div></div>

Great post.

I agree he isn’t the problem but until your kids prove ready he is definitely part of the solution. Yes he is overpaid, but it is totally unrealistic in cap world to expect another team to take him now.

Your suggestion that the are “ pumping up his value” during the playoffs seems laughable. They are trying to win plain and simple. Yes they would like to have a do over on the contract but trading him for nothing leaves an even bigger hole.

In cap world there are causalities........... kadri and brown are both good players on good contracts. They are about to be causalties. The marleau contract not the zaitsev contract is the problem. Gardner is also about to be sacrificed to that.

My suggested course allows you to sign both Kapanen and johnsson

Who would you rather have

Kapanen + Johnsson + Larsson + Zaitsev

Or

Kadri + Brown + Zaitsev + one of Kapanen/johnsson
Forum: Armchair-GM18 avr. 2019 à 23 h 49
Sujet: zaitsev not the problem
As I said in your other post:

Nah. Trade breaks down badly for Toronto.
Kadri = Larsson
TOR 2nd, Borgman &gt; EDM 2nd
Brown, SDA &gt;&gt; Puljujarvi, EDM 5th

Pretty easy pass from Toronto.

Zaitsev might not be the #1 problem, but he's not part of the solution. His contract is part of the reason for the cap crunch. Moving him allows Toronto to probably sign both of Johnsson and Kapanen. So who would you rather have? Zaitsev or Johnsson and Kapanen.

Zaitsev doesn't deserve the harsh rep he gets. He's an average d-man. A #4 on a good team. He's average offensively, average defensively, but absolutely terrible at breaking out the puck and passes. He frequently misses he targets on breakout passes and when he does hit his target he puts the receiver in a bad place to make the next move and it causes a turnover. That's not part of the game style that Dubas or Babcock like to play. They're a puck possession team, not a puck retrieval team.

Babcock likes him yes, but that's partially because Babcock firmly believes in lefties on the left and righties on the right. What other righties does Toronto have? Ozhiganov hasn't been that good this year. Holl's been in Babcock's doghouse since day 1. And the prospects aren't ready yet. So Zaitsev is his obvious option. He's played well with Muzzin shutting down the Bergeron line for the most part but it seems like it's more of a similar situation to what he put Phaneuf through: the pump and dump. Pump up his minutes to help him look better for a trade, then dump him for better value. Teams hardly ever sell low on guys so they probably wanna get him ice time so he looks better. &amp; hey, not that he's proven he can help shutdown a top line in playoffs, his value is right back up.

Perfect time to move on from him. It's more of a cap reason why they need to trade him. If he was making $2.5M or less, he'd be a better fit as a #4 guy but $4.5M is just too much.

End conclusion: Zaitsev still needs to be traded. In a cap world there's causalities. It's unfortunate but it has to happen in order for the team to contend for multiple years
Forum: Armchair-GM11 avr. 2019 à 17 h 22
Sujet: I have a feeling
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jonesryan</b></div><div>False. The difference between the Columbus deal and this Ottawa deal is that Horton is still technically on Toronto's cap. He's never been placed on LTIR yet. Gaborik would have to be placed on LTIR for the Leafs otherwise is doesn't benefit them at all. If the Leafs acquired a player just to immediately place him on LTIR, that's cap circumvention. The other similar trades like Horton, Hossa, Datsyuk, Bolland, Pronger, etc were all placed on regular IR and still counted towards the cap, making it legal. Placing a player immediately on LTIR for cap relief would not be allowed.</div></div>

<strong>OK so what about: </strong>

Trading a player .... specifically so another team can immediately buy them out .... then you immediately re-sign them with a cap-hit that's 4 million less then their original?

<strong>Is that cap-circumvention?</strong>
Forum: Armchair-GM18 mars 2019 à 23 h 30
Forum: Armchair-GM4 déc. 2018 à 7 h 37
Sujet: We can and we sure will
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gnarfflinger</b></div><div>People said that about Nylander, and we won't see him until December 6. Do you want Kapanen and Johnsson to do the same thing? I don't think he's saying give them Nylander money (I don't think even their agents will say that), but I think he expects them to cost more than you are putting them in for. Personally, I'd like to see bridge deals for them and hope for more cap space when the bridge is crossed, but I'm not their agent...

I don't know if Nash will be back next year or not, and I don't expect a second coming of Luke Schenn.</div></div>

I get what he is saying In my opinion and since i'm being GM I wouldn't not pay them that money and there wouldn't be the same pressure of a Nylander. i don't think they worth 4 million on a team that carries them. that money could be used for a defenseman