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Forum: Armchair-GM 3 jui à 3 h 07
Sujet: if the oilers hadnt traded marino
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kafle22</b></div><div>no he wouldn't really. Penguins weren't expecting him to play this good. Many mock rosters prior to the start of the season at best had him playing third pairing. he shined in training camp which he would have done here too</div></div>
So if that’s the case Kemp is the perfect replacement as he had the exact same stats in the same NCAA division and league, why even need Marino? They’re nearly identical players from all parts of the spectrum. Besides that, Pittsburgh’s RD wasn’t strong (Schultz, Letang, Gudbranson, and Ruhwedel), which is why Marino was talked about in preseason. Even with that it still took Schultz to get injured for Marino to get his big break. Edmonton’s RD depth was pretty strong with Larsson, Benning, Bear, Persson, Bouchard, and Day (at the time). As much as I wished the Oilers signed in hindsight, the outcome would likely be much different and the same will likely be said for Kemp.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 jun à 14 h 38
Sujet: Cap issues with no trades and flat cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Oiler3535</b></div><div>Whether you like it or not, he IS a top 6 winger. And go actually look at some trades in the last few years. Bottom 6 guys get 3rds or better. The injury issue does matter, but if he comes back and plays in the playoffs it will boost his value immensely.</div></div>

Injuries do effect player value and everyone knows that. He suffered a major knee injury! How the heck do you think that doesn’t lower value? No one is going to trade a 1st for a guy who is 25, is a fringe top 6 winger (at best), isn’t some kind of corsi god, and suffered a major knee injury in a good draft. I’d pay the 1st for Kapanen, as I believe he is actually a player who has good capabilities of playing in the top 6 well, however Johnsson? Not a chance.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 jun à 13 h 38
Sujet: Loading up the lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mayb81</b></div><div>To be fair, he hasn’t exactly had the best line mates on the third line. I think last time he was playing with Khaira and Gagner. I’m not saying Benson and Kassian are all stars but there an improvement. Plus you could always move the wingers up and down the lines or move Nuge back with Draisaitl. It’s not like these will be the lines for an entire season. I just like the idea of 3 great offensive lines.</div></div>

He had Eberle and Pouliot in the 16-17 playoffs. Sure, Pouliot had a complete offensive collapse but Eberle was still a decent scorer and they had a offensive collapse. Not to mention, this is with two centred lines above him that are going to get 20+ mins a night (I’d prefer them to be in the 18-20 min range as I believe their offensive ability isn’t hurt but Tippett won’t do that). He’d be getting in the range of 10-12 minutes a night, which would almost kill his 5on5 offensive game completely. Take the forward line 3 and 4 more as a 4a-4b combination and less of a 3 scoring lines system.