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Forum: Armchair-GM6 août 2023 à 19 h 4
Sujet: Underrated and overrated players
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>You are not. It was treating him like he was untouchable. I believe it was 1 for 1 for a high end player. Can't recall who. He's a great young piece but it reminds me of when Montreal fans were talking about kotkaniemi as this untouchable piece. He's really good. But I just feels he's being treated like he's a tier beyond that.

Put another way I feel he is being treated like he's another seider. Seider is a level above in value.</div></div>

Was said high end player in his late 20s, soon to be an UFA wanting a massive raise, or a suspected locker room cancer? Some combination of the three? Does anybody really need to go into why a rebuilding team would rather keep Raymond than anyone fitting the criteria above? Raymond is a very good young player, cost controlled for several years, and plays on a team that needs offensive talent. Why wouldn't he be extremely highly regarded?
Forum: Armchair-GM8 juill. 2023 à 23 h 26
Sujet: The argument that Detroit will just get DeBrincat for free is looking very shaky
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>sensonfire</b></div><div>1. I never said Yzerman would.


2. There are some folks who think Ottawa will just give 9 million to DeBrincat and then Detroit freely signs him as a UFA 1 year later.

The title doesn't need to be changed.</div></div>

1. Yet you're here making this trade with the usual Ottawa template of 1st + Berggren.
2. To be fair, there are idiots that think idiotic things everywhere. They're probably not worth giving time to. Ottawa doesn't have 9 mil in cap space, and still has a couple roster spots to fill. Dorion literally can't sign DeBrincat for 1 year, so that notion, wherever it's coming from, is moot.
3. Indeed, the title doesn't <strong>NEED</strong> to be changed. But I still think it's more appropriate either way.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 juill. 2023 à 23 h 9
Forum: Armchair-GM18 juin 2023 à 20 h 6
Sujet: Probably Still Bad
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lancebmx</b></div><div>I totally agree about trading those picks. I also think Berggren, given more opportunity, can score 25 which will be similar production to Debrincat for alot cheaper. I don't think it's worth trading for any forward with what we have coming up. Only player I would trade a first for is Pesce. My hope for those two firsts this year are Leanord/ Moore at 9 and Willander or Barlow at 17.</div></div>

Agreed. Berggren's defensive game needs some polish, but the offensive skills are definitely there. Given better linemates and more ice time, 20 goals/40 points is likely in the cards for him.
I'm also concerned that DeBrincat wouldn't score 40 in Detroit. Team lacks high quality playmakers, and he'd be easier to isolate. Maybe he can score 30 on his own, but that's more risk than I'd want to take.
As far as Pesce, I'd love to add him, but I doubt Carolina would be willing to trade him for anything reasonable. He's a FA after next season, will be 29 and looking for a hefty payday. Might be worth pursuing.

I'm hoping for Moore at 9 and Sandin-Pellikka at 17, which probably won't happen. Would be fine with Leonard, Willander or Barlow though. This draft should be a good one.
Forum: Armchair-GM18 juin 2023 à 1 h 31
Sujet: Probably Still Bad
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jfstompers</b></div><div>This would be a depressing off-season but I think it's about what happens. No bold moves, more wait and see and us talking about Celebrini and Eiserman for the next year .</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lancebmx</b></div><div>Agreed. Seems like a bunch of decent defencemen next draft as well.</div></div>

Main thing I'm worried about is that the Wings pay for someone like DeBrincat or Konecny, then the season goes off the rails and the player wants out, like what's happening in Ottawa. Besides, picks 9 and 17 this year could potentially fill some of the existing holes in the roster. Take stock for another season, and if the Wings are either in or on the cusp of the playoffs, make a big splash. Try to bring in Keller, or go big game hunting in FA, that sort of thing.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 juin 2023 à 7 h 37
Sujet: If The Gods Are Shining Upon Stevie
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeautifulIdiot</b></div><div>Where do you disagree?</div></div>

So, I meant to respond some time ago, but life gets busy and things fall to the wayside. I'm not so much disagreeing with your assessments of Horvat and Hronek, moreso Cossa and Seider.
Thing to keep in mind, Demko (like most goalies) didn't leave college/juniors until around 23. Cossa is playing pro hockey at 20, so there's that. Also worth noting, the Oil Kings were not doing him any favors development-wise, and he was essentially leaning on his freak athletic ability more than any sort of technique. Once he got to the AHL, it didn't go well. Down in the ECHL, he got time to rework his fundamentals and was one of the best goalies in that league by year's end. Probably going to be vying for an AHL spot next season. He still has a lot of potential, and I don't think it's fair to call him middling.
And as far as Seider, his sophomore slump (aka 21 years old while spending 40% of his season carrying around a boat anchor known as Ben Chiarot) still resulted in a 42 point, defensively excellent, playing in all situations season Considering that defensemen seem to hit their breakout season around 23/24 (Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek taking huge steps this year, for example), we haven't seen the best version of Seider yet. He legitimately could be one of the 5 best RHD in the league in a few years. Considering him as just a 1st round pick/good prospect just seems insane to me.

Minor rant over. Regardless, I don't think there's a trade here that makes sense for both teams, so this whole thing is probably moot.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 janv. 2023 à 22 h 6
Sujet: Yzerman Paid 6M and a 3rd to find out what the Canes knew
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Yzerman just isn't all that great of a GM.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Byrr</b></div><div>It just says something that they couldn't get it done until he left.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>I think his scouts he had in Tampa did the heavy lifting. He gets all the credit for other people's work. Like when Chiarelli got credit for Boston's win. Or Stan Bowman for the team Tallon built.</div></div>

Yzerman playoff success in Tampa - 3 playoff misses, 2 1st round exits, 0 2nd Round Exits, 3 Conference Final Exits, 1 Stanley Cup Final loss
Yzerman playoff success in Detroit - 3 playoff misses
Dubas playoff success in Toronto - lol

If Yzerman is bad, Dubas must be Pete Chiarelli levels of terrible