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NickC1988

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Forum: Armchair-GM18 janv. 2023 à 22 h 38
Sujet: Genuinely time to nuke it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>Lou's been failing in the offseason for years, in my opinion. He's a highly respected NHL executive, but the game has passed his style. Slow, old, heavy teams aren't a thing. I feel badly for Barzal. What's it going to take for him to get a high skilled winger on his line? Mackinnon has Rantanen, Crosby has Guentzel, Eichel has Stone, Zibanejad has Kreider, Hintz has Robertson, I could go on. Every great center in the NHL has a great winger on his line. In today's game and historically.</div></div>

yeah imo this is one of the least talented wing groups in the league, might be the least. even some of the horrible teams have keller, kane, meier, caufield who are better than what we have. this team relied on having three second-line caliber lines instead of a true first line, but with so many guys now underperfoming you really feel the lack of star power
Forum: Armchair-GM16 janv. 2023 à 20 h 27
Sujet: Deadline Based on Presser
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NickC1988</b></div><div>I do think they consider Hughes. I'm not sure how happy he can be when the team holds this presser and essentially calls him a liar. I agree with you, it starts with management. They've gone through countless GMs and coaches over the years. At some point you have to acknowledge the problem may be further up the chain.</div></div>

I'm saying that before this team wins that core will be gone because as we've done for a decade plus now, this team has tried to rush the rebuild. We've been in the playoffs once in that time? I dont think Hughes will be moved anytime soon but in 4-5 yrs when we are still terrible because we tried to speed up the rebuild we'll eventually settle on moving him too.
Forum: Armchair-GM28 déc. 2022 à 11 h 18
Sujet: 7 Million In Deadline Cap Space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mikearky</b></div><div>I think everyone is missing the point, the ,Coyotes are not eating 10.5 million in cap for a 3rd and a 4th. My god very few teams can do this and because of this they will exact a premium.</div></div>

So it's not $10.5M... The Hawks eat $10.5m The Yotes $5.25M in CAP (NOT Dollars) and the Rangers $5.25M for BOTH Toews Kane Combined. The reason everyone on here thinks the Double Retention is a slam dunk is because each Toews/Kane have a Base Salary of $2.9M...of which October Until Potential Trade Date, 100% will be (has been) paid by the Hawks. Let's pretend 50% for easy math's sake. THEN the remaining portion will still be 50% by the Hawks and 25% by the Yotes and 25% by the Rangers. All said and done. The Yotes (or equivalent) will spend approx. $362,500 on each Toews Kane...Thus $725k TOTAL in Cash to retain $5.25M in Cap.

What's $725k worth in picks. I'd argue a 3rd and 4th is an overpayment because they can be split to (2) different teams and $362,500 is a joke. Probably (2) 6th round picks, but it's also not exactly the point.
Forum: Armchair-GM27 déc. 2022 à 13 h 33
Sujet: If you want Horvat this is the price
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bogdown</b></div><div>The rest of his career is not the 30 or so games he'll play plus 7 games in the playoffs with Toronto. I think he'll continue to produce just fine for the rest of the season. Here's an article as well if you want to figure out why he's so dangerous instead of calling it unrealistic. https://theathletic.com/4029945/2022/12/26/bo-horvat-canucks-goal-scorer-adam-oates/</div></div>

That’s not the point. You are saying he’s a skilled 90 point player. And teams aren’t interested in the kings ransom for 30+ games.

He’s going to regress in terms of goal production, this isn’t a personal opinion that’s just how statistical medians work. Good him to not he would have up become a statistical sh% anomaly.

Horvat is a good player no one is Denying that but there is a glass ceiling with him and smart teams are aware and roll be buyer beware
Forum: Armchair-GM2 nov. 2022 à 19 h 3
Sujet: Fixing the Leafs Once and For All
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>My very first memory of interacting intelligently with someone on CapFriendly was the discussions between us you started back in 2018 about trading Nylander for a similar-value defender, and then NickC1988 suggesting Nylander for Brett Pesce during his hold-out. My point here is that it's gotten later than that -- Toronto needs to construct an entire bottom 4, and soon, because a Band-Aid approach just isn't going to cut it unless Sandin and Liljegren pan out in a hurry. It takes time to develop defensemen -- of the 10 youngsters taken in the 2019 draft, only the first two (Byram, #4, and Seider, #6) have made an impact yet, and one of them (Johnson) isn't even signed.</div></div>

Go back to 2017 and five Dmen were selected in a row at 14,15,16.17.18. None have made an impact yet. That was the year Liljgren was picked 17th, and his progress might as good as anyones of that group.

Leafs mismanagement of the, trading away picks, and not developing players has been poor despite their relatively good record in the past few years. It's gonna to haunt them, and teams that in their division that have cost efficient ELCs, RFAs prospects, picks and cap are gonna catch up the Leafs. Sabres, Sens, and Wings maybe even the Habs could be a East Conference playoff teams soon.

Leafs just aren't as good as last season. I'm hoping they don't go crazy by trading away futures for a band aid solution this solution and likely a first or second round exit. In summer of 2024, the Leafs can certainly retool and they will lots of cap space as Matthews, Nylander, Muzzin, Brodie and Murray will be UFAs. For Leaf fans, here's to hoping that a competent GM can find value.

Though I have hope for Sandin and Liljgren there isn't really another NHLer on the Leafs prospects that screams NHLer. Even the vaulted Niemela is no guarantee. Yep, you are correct Leafs will scratching to fill in the Dmen spots for at least a few more years, and hoping a few play well above their pay range.

And thanks for the compliment bud. I try to put forth an objective discussion with my CF pals. And you of course are one my favs. By the way, a beautiful fall in Ontario. Not all the leaves have fallen yet, and with the drapes open today, the sun beating in, it was 76 degrees inside....about 68 outside in Parry Sound, 140 miles north of Toronto on Georgian Bay (Lake Huron)

I've been curling for a few weeks now. Tonight a great night. Girl friend is curling, and I get to watch Leafs, World Series, Raptors, Survivor and maybe the Amazing Race. Aahh, life is grand.