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NathanHorton

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Forum: Armchair-GM19 mars 2022 à 18 h 5
Forum: Armchair-GM1 mai 2020 à 20 h 30
Sujet: Craig Smith
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nathan_Horton_18</b></div><div>If he does ask for that long i think Sweeney would say no because he learned his lesson with how Backes turned out</div></div>

I think Backes not working out was predictable.

Let's go back to the 2016 FA class shall we?

Who were the top free agents that year? Loui Eriksson, David Backes, Milan Lucic, Troy Brouwer, Andrew Ladd, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen... what do most of these players have in common? Most of them play a physical style of hockey, especially Okposo, Lucic and Backes.

But around 2015-2017, hockey changed. It went from a defensive, physical minded game to a offensive, fast minded game. I don't know if what provoked that change was the arrival of youngsters like McDavid, Eichel, Matthews, Marner, Laine, Pastrnak and so many others or the Pens winning 2 straight cups with a d-core below average (especially in 2017 without Letang) but hockey truly changed. Maybe it was a combination of both, who knows? So basically, those players signed exactly at the wrong moment. Had they signed 2-3 years before 2016, they would've been fine. But 2016 was too late. Lucic has one great year in EDM then he floped. Nielsen had 2 ok seasons with DET and then flopped. He's a 4C at this point. Eriksson flopped from the moment he stepped on the ice as a Canuck. Ladd never fitted well with NYI. Backes was a good 3rd liner for 2-3 years but he failed at being a good 2nd line checking forward, Okposo was a good 2nd liner for 2 seasons but now he's a 4th liner and Brouwer was bought out after the 2nd year of his contract and now, at best he's a 13th foeward.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 avr. 2020 à 15 h 58
Sujet: Bruins Should look into palms or schwartz
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nathan_Horton_18</b></div><div>If the Bruins didn’t give up a first to get rid of Backes I really think the Bruins would have gotten Palmeri but no way Sweeney gives up 1st rounders in back to back years

Palmeri would be a great fit</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>They've probably already looked for Palmieri. Schwartz is LW, we need an RW.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ON3M4N</b></div><div>Palmieri was the guy they wanted at the TDL, but were unwilling to move a 1st for him. There could still be a deal there, but without giving up a 1st its going to probably cost a player/prospect that'll hurt to lose</div></div>

<a href="/users/Nathan_Horton_18" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Nathan_Horton_18</a> nailed it too.

In my opinion, they gave up that 1st to move Backes' cap because they feel that they have what they need to win a cup. If they felt they needed palmeri, they woulda either kept Backes or found another way to move him (without using the first)
Idk, its fun to think about and Im gonna do an ACGM in a minute with an interesting idea
Forum: Armchair-GM16 avr. 2020 à 21 h 32
Forum: Armchair-GM16 avr. 2020 à 19 h 40
Sujet: A flat cap could help the Bruins
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Nathan_Horton_18</b></div><div>Your right with everything except i think you have to keep Grez no matter what because he makes the team better but if we trade him Seattle might just take Lauzon or Clifton and then the bruins would be in trouble if they lost 2 guys that can slot in the lineup.</div></div>
If Krug resigns Grz will be odd man out in expansion_No?

Scenario 1: protect 7F | 3D | G-man
Bergy
Marchand
Pasta
Coyle
DeBrusk
TBD (Bjork?)
TBD (Kase/Kuraly?)

Rask

Krug
Carlo
McAv
*Grz would be odd man out and likely selected by the STARBUCKS...

Scenario 2: protect 8 skaters (F/D) | G-man:
Bergy
Marchand
Pasta
Coyle
DeBrusk
Krug
Carlo
McAv...

Rask
*Grz would be odd man out again_is DeBrusk the other option then for SEA?