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KentMcNally

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Forum: Armchair-GMHier à 17 h 35
Forum: Armchair-GMven. à 15 h 32
Sujet: Does Ottawa want to get their draft pick guy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheBoyDuddus</b></div><div>That would be a steep price to pay to move up two spots. The Habs dont want to spend another 1st on D after Guhle, Mailloux and Reinbacher the last 4 drafts.

I dont think the difference between Parekh and Yakemchuk would be big enough to spend another 1st to take the one you want. Buium, Silayev and Dickinson all there as well for Cbj if they want.</div></div>

After I posted I also considered editing the trade and having Montreal add their 2nd round pick from Colorado (which would be a late second) to offset some of what Ottawa is getting. Not sure if that would be enough or not.

As one person said above, sometimes teams get really focused on getting "their guy", so maybe Ottawa would do such a trade. The late first round pick that Ottawa has from Boston is nice to have (for Montreal or Ottawa), but given the draft is not tremendously deep, maybe Ottawa would do it to get who they want and not lose that player to Arizona/Utah.
Forum: Armchair-GM5 avr. à 12 h 55
Sujet: 24-25 Habs Playoff Team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Subbanator7667</b></div><div>Honestly don't know why Habs fans want to rush this. Be bad again next year, have a ridiculous amount of cap space to throw around in one of the best FA classes of recent memory and then see where you land</div></div>

I agree with you completely. If Calgary does Montreal a favour and finishes out of the top 10 (for a draft spot) next year (perhaps unlikely) but does not make the playoffs (very likely) then Montreal may have 2 picks next year in the 5 to 16 range in a deep draft. This could really help with organizational needs (along with 2 picks in the first round this year). And, as you said, they could have $11,3M in additional cap space with Dvorak, Armia and Savard contracts being up. One more year of true rebuilding (playing poorly) and then start making the bigger changes in the 2024-2025 off season and beyond.
Forum: Armchair-GM27 mars à 10 h 40
Sujet: 6 Newhooks is better than 3 Laines
I am not one of those people that see Lundell as a big upgrade to Montreal's roster. I think if Dach can come back and put his health issues behind him then he could be a good 2nd line center. This year they will probably draft a talented forward (Eiserman, Catton, Lindstrom) to eventually be that 2nd line player with Dach. Hopefully one of Newhook, Roy or even Mesar could fill out the 2nd line. I could see Owen Beck being a very good 3rd line center for the Habs.

With Lundell his offensive numbers have decreased each year in the league (0.67 points per game in his rookie year to 0.45 points per game last year to 0.43 points per game this year). To me that does not indicate a 2nd line center on a contending team. He is not a 2nd line center in Florida and they are a contending team.

So if Lundell is a 3rd line center, how does that impact Owen Beck's placement in the lineup moving forward?

I believe that Montreal has a top 9 forward group that could look like the following in the future:
Caufield Suzuki Slafkovsky
Newhook/Roy Dach 2024 First Round PIck
Newhook/Roy Beck Mesar/Free Agent/ 2025 draft pick

I am not saying that Lundell is bad, I just do not see a pressing need to give up assets to acquire a guy who looks like he has a ceiling of a 2nd line winger (if things turn around for him in a significant way) or a 3rd line center who would displace one of our other good prospects.
Forum: Armchair-GM24 mars à 12 h 53
Sujet: If Montreal is still at pick number 5
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GiggywithGibby</b></div><div>Who amongst Anaheim fans are saying that? I think we're all pretty aligned we need to go Levshunov.

Hopefully the top 3 order stays as is, San Jose will take Celebrini, Chicago will pass on Leshunov for a forward to play with Bedard as they've got Jones still around for quite a while, and then Anaheim can grab Leshunov.</div></div>

Back in January both Genral Lando and OLD NYI fan said in a response to a post that I put up that Anaheim would take a forward. Lando said Esierman and Old NYI just said "a forward" would go to the Ducks (you and OLF NYI actually had a back and forth about it at the time of the post). Obviously opinions can change over time (and it likely has on the Eiserman) option), but that is what i based my comment on.
Forum: Armchair-GM24 mars à 12 h 18
Sujet: If Montreal is still at pick number 5
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>I think that it's pointless to speculate on draft order until after the lotteries and we know for a fact where each team will select. Right now, I can't see Anaheim trading back from #1 (obviously) or #2, and I think that it's unlikely that the Ducks trade back from #3 unless the kid they REALLY liked at #2 is gone. I can see Anaheim moving back from #4 to #6 or #7 in return for a 2025 first, though -- again, only on draft day when the Ducks see who's left on the board. The only way that I see Anaheim making a deal BEFORE the draft is if two teams behind them win the lotteries and the Ducks drop to #5 -- but then, the teams moving up would probably like to know who they're getting, so again that suggests only a draft day trade.</div></div>

That is why I said if Montreal is at 5. I am basing the trade on the order of picks staying the same after the lottery. My trade proposals might have to happen on the draft floor after the first 2 picks are already made.
Forum: Armchair-GM24 mars à 12 h 14
Sujet: If Montreal is still at pick number 5
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jded</b></div><div>How has nobody commented on what a huge overpayment that’d be to move up a few spots? And I’m an ANA fan.

I imagine it’d be tough to say no to that value even though ANA very likely misses out on who we all seem to think is ‘their guy’ in Levshunov at 5OA</div></div>

I definitely did try to make sure ithe trade proposal would be enough for Montreal to move up.

It is interesting to me that some Ducks fans seemed to be focused on getting a forward (Demidov or Libdstrom) while you think they should go after Levshunov at #3.

Personalty I think that either way Anaheim could get very close to what it wants, as I think Anaheim could get Parekh or Yakemchuk at 5 if (when) Levshunov is gone or they could get Catton at 5 If Lindstrom or Demidov are gone.

Obviously if that line of thinking applies to Anaheim at #5 one might think it should generally apply to Montreal at number 5 too, but I just think that Anaheim ihas slightly more leeway to go for a forward or a defenceman with their early pick, while I think Montreal clearly needs the best forward they can get.

We will see what happens.

Thanks for your input.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 mars à 9 h 46
Sujet: Trade down from 3 OA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Habs_22_14_20</b></div><div>MTL would definitely select Cayden Lindstrom and yes, I would trade 6th + WPG Jets 1st to move up to 3rd OA
OTT 3rd round pick should be going to MTL tho</div></div>

The trade that was originally proposed, though, is not the Winnipeg pick, it is the Calgary pick in 2025 or 2026 (possibly from Florida's draft position too). There are numerous conditions on that Calgary pick, but there is a chance it will be better than the Winnipeg pick this year.

It is not a bad proposal, but it is a tough call in my opinion. If Silayev, Levshunov and Dickinson or Parekh happened to go in the top 5 for some reason then that #6 pick that Montreal gives up could be Lindstrom or Demidov anyway and then Montreal is giving up the Calgary pick without much added value to them.