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Squishy6814

Squishy6814
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Forum: Armchair-GMsam. à 19 h 18
Sujet: What Lou is Going to Do
I’m getting interesting vibes from Lou this year. First of all, using ALL of his picks when it felt as though that 1st rounder was good as gone was interesting. Then at his post-draft presser he was incredibly transparent (at least for Lou). In that presser he said he’s in no rush to give Nelson and Palmieri extensions. It’s smart, but I figured Lou already had the deals done in his office drawer. Then when asked about Tsyplakov’s role on the team, he essentially guaranteed him a roster spot. How many times has Lou done that for a player with no NHL experience? Another interesting thing is how early MacLean’s extension was announced. That probably would’ve been announced on September 1st in a previous offseason. I say all of this because I think Lou’s plan this offseason is to be as basic as he can, bringing back essentially the same squad as last year without hindering the future at all. This allows Roy to get a full season with these guys to figure out everything about them and who he wants in the future… when he takes over the GM role. I think this is Lou’s last year. If I remember correctly, Roy had to leave Colorado over disputes over control (Roy wanted the GM and HC jobs). I think it’s agreed to that Roy will take over Lou’s role after this year and it’ll be his team going towards the future. Lou is just staying out of his way this offseason. At least that’s what makes sense to me.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 juin à 20 h 6
Sujet: I dont know what Kuzmenkos value is but he might be our scoring savior
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Finski</b></div><div>Wouldn't you rather save your picks and enter into a rebuild. You guys have some really good pieces to build around (Sorokin, Baral, Horvat), but why not sell assets to gain some really high picks or prospects and tank for 2 years and enter the league as a heavy hitter instead of an outside pick for the playoffs?</div></div>

I honestly agree with you for the most part but this roster is littered with long-term and NTCs so blowing it up would be incredibly difficult. You would likely only be able to sell guys with expiring contracts like Nelson, Palmieri, Dobson (should be a part of the core and not traded), and Romanov. Then with those guys gone you still have a 3/4ths of a completed roster that wouldn’t be bad enough to get high picks but wouldn’t be able to sneak into the playoffs. I think Lou is gonna ride out this group until the wheels fall right off or until he retires because this team has proven that they can make the playoffs, they just need to get hot at the right time like they did in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Forum: Armchair-GM3 juill. 2022 à 9 h 51