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Forum: Armchair-GM 9 mar à 19 h 00
Sujet: Take advantage of the biggest asset
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AFOX10900</b></div><div>So you'd rather spend it on 28-29 year old UFA's that (based off most NHL GM's July 1 signings) will become cap dumps within a few years when the team is legitimately ready to win, but before then they just give us false senses of hope and ruin our chances at getting a high lotto pick, and unless we get like Petro or Hall, no UFA is gonna make that big of a difference to this team next summer... Every cap dump I took on was 1 year, and we got essentially a free first and a few other picks... And the first two trades aren't really necessary, I just would rather play the kids assuming they're ready, and it's not like Larsson is that valuable of a piece... He's a button pairing guy with LOW end top 4 ceiling... And on this team he's stuck behind Lindholm, Fowler*, and possibly Guhle and Mahura, along with LaCombe in a few years...</div></div>

I wouldn't spend it on any free agent. We're not in desperate need for draft picks. I mean I wouldn't say no to another first but not at the expense at being so capped out. You can only stockpile so many teenagers, we don't need another first that badly. As for Larsson, I'm entirely opposed to moving him, just not for futures. D-men take a long time to develop and I'm sick and tired of moving young d-men only for them to finally flourish elsewhere. Not saying Larsson is definitely going to go that route but if we are going to pull off that kind of trade again it should be to fill an immediate hole. Because what's the end game? Trade him for a pick to draft a kid that we have to wait and develop? I'd much rather package him, Boston's 1st and Ricky for a top-pairing d-man (if that could even get the job done). Unless we have a crystal ball and know he's not going to progress beyond his level of play right now but we don't. I was stoked about the Pettersson trade at the time because I thought we were cutting bait on a kid who would never be strong enough to handle this league and getting good value for him. Ha! I think it's still too early to give up on Larsson, especially considering his progress this year.

If Murray has the green light to spend money like you're suggesting he should try to actually improve this team. There's no reason this team can't be competitive next year. These kind of moves just signal another tank year and I think that'll be counter-productive.
Forum: Armchair-GM 9 mar à 14 h 37
Forum: Armchair-GM 5 mar à 14 h 25
Forum: Armchair-GM27 fév à 12 h 00
Sujet: Draft and Free Agency
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Christian17</b></div><div>The stats i'm looking at aren't his shot differentials, they're a combination of xGF% CF% and heat maps as provided by hockey viz. Honka is definitively better than Larsson. Mahura has also shown to be just as, or better than Larsson in limited sample size.

<strong>The likelihood of the Ducks being contenders next year is slim to none</strong>. Best to situate this team to be competitive for a long time rather than just keeping their head above water for the next 4 years.</div></div>

Based on what? If the core group of youngsters on this team aren't ready to start playing to their potential by next year then we might as well expect to never achieve that. There have been many games where this group has displayed the talent to win but mental mistakes cost us the game. That can't go on forever. And I feel Murray deftly trimmed the fat off of this team on Monday and improving overall team speed. When this team moves their feet and sticks with the game plan they can win just about any night.

We can't afford to suck again next year. The Pond is empty enough as it is when marquee opponents aren't in town. We need guys like Rico and Gudbranson next year. Or at least they need to be replaced by better options.
Forum: Armchair-GM26 fév à 18 h 51
Sujet: Draft and Free Agency
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Christian17</b></div><div>Honka's stats in 2019 were much better than Larsson's have ever been. Djoos looked good last night and has offensive upside. Gudbranson doesn't fit into the long-term plans, might as well get assets for him. Djoos is a low-risk medium-reward type of signing. Honka doesn't want to play for Dallas, that's why he isn't playing in the NHL much like Dallas.

Don't get me wrong, i doubt this happens. But the Ducks would be much better positioned to compete for a Cup by 2023 if they went this direction.

Zegras is dominating in the NCAA on a very bad BU team, I think it's pretty likely that he gets into the NHL next year, especially when he hinted towards only doing one year at the beginning of the season.

Ducks aren't going to contend next year. They need to accrue assets that will be useful when they do contend, if they kept Henrique they'd likely lose him in the expansion draft.</div></div>

Murray is and has been accruing assets. At some point he needs to let them cultivate and supplement them with talent. This team can handle another awful season like these last two, the fan base is too fragile for that (they've hardly supported this team when we were contenders). It does him no good trading away some of the few good players he has. That's not to say Gudbranson is a stud or anything but he's perfectly fine for what he makes and for how much we spent to get him. And I'm not concerned about Rico and the expansion draft. If Murray is concerned he'll be lost to Seattle than he'll trade him elsewhere. At the very least it'll be worth it to hold onto to him for next season in order to actually be competitive.

I just don't see the logic in preferring Honka over Larsson. If his numbers were so good (and I'm sure you're referring to his shot-differential numbers which are terribly flawed when evaluating individual players, especially ones who don't get a ton of ice-time; they're no different than plus/minus) why doesn't anyone else want him? I'm sure Dallas would give him away. Plus Larsson is just starting to settle in. I am so over trading away young d-men we've spent years developing before they've settled into their roles as NHL players. Unless it's for a clear upgrade and that ain't Honka. I mean we could have them both, easily. Murray doesn't have a gun to his head to make room for Mahura, not until Josh proves he's worthy of such a move.

I want this team to be good next year. There's no reason why they can't. Our young core has had two years now to mature into quality NHL regulars, next year they'll have to show they're ready to prop this team up.
Forum: Armchair-GM26 fév à 16 h 15
Sujet: Draft and Free Agency
Honka and Mahura are not an upgrade over Larsson and Gudbranson. Honka is a bust, there's a reason Dallas couldn't move him and why he's not playing in the NHL right now. I would absolutely rather have Larsson. I think if Honka was a left-handed shot we'd never bring him up (this obsession everyone has on RHD has gotten out of control if you ask me). I'm also not convinced Djoos is a long-term option for us. He has arb rights and was buried in the minors most of the year so he seems like a No QO candidate to me unless he impresses down the stretch here.

I'd also much rather keep Rico and Rowney. Zegras is probably a year away still so there's no need to make room for him unless he blows everyone away in camp (he may very well play another year at BU though I doubt it). I think our roster will look almost identical in October as it does now.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 fév à 14 h 21
Sujet: Rebuilding with Florida and Nashville Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Yeah, I hate to admit it, but this was just wishful thinking on my part. Shore is definitely the odd man out on Anaheim's roster and I just can't think of a good place to send him.</div></div>

We don't need to do anything with Shore. He's not worth his contract so no one is going to want him so he has no trade value for us. We might as well keep him as a fill-in which he's currently serving as and then just not qualify him when his contract is up. Trading Cogs was a cap-dump with the hope that Shore could be a decent depth player. It's clear that he isn't, not at the money he makes at least.

As for the Florida move, no way they make that trade. They're teetering on being sellers, they're not about to part with a first rounder for an oft-concussed forward, a dime-a-dozen d-man and a career minor leaguer. And personally I'd rather have Larsson than Pysyk, especially since he's about to be a UFA. Lars isn't anything special but he's finally developing into a fine, safe, third-pairing d-man. I'm tired of developing young d-men just to ship them off before they've really proven their true worth.

We should have struck while the iron was hot with Kase. I would stay far away from this kid if I were the other 30 GMs. I mean, who's to stay this isn't the concussion that finally knocks him out?
Forum: Armchair-GM13 fév à 14 h 11
Sujet: likely to be disliked thread
These moves don't address any of our issues going forward. Rico is proving to one of our only forwards capable of providing offense despite this team being completely anemic. There is zero pressure to trade Kase. He's on an incredibly favorable contract and isn't slated to be a free agent when it's up. Sure he's injury prone but the value he provides on the ice absolutely outweighs whatever return we'd get considering everyone is probably gunshy about acquiring him. Killorn is a great player but I'm super weary about acquiring a winger in his 30s with that much term left, never mind the fact he won't waive his no-trade to come here.

We don't need to make any moves this year. This year is purely about getting our young players experience and hopefully landing a top-5 pick. There's really nothing we can do to seriously shape this team into a winner until we're out from under Getzy's contract and the bulk of Perry's buyout. We can ship Grant and Miller out in two weeks and recoup some more draft picks but that's about it. I'm about ready to cut bait on Ritchie but I think we can fetch more for him near the draft. His spot doesn't need to be opened up until Comtois is ready for full-time duty.
Forum: Armchair-GM12 fév à 16 h 18
Forum: Armchair-GM 3 déc 2019 à 16 h 10
Sujet: Please dont bully me for this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AFOX10900</b></div><div>Before CGY fans come here and REEEEE, Ritchie has been fantastic this year, almost living up to his potential, Steel has high end 2C upside (Duchene ish) Mahura has top 4 D upside and a second is a second</div></div>

Fantastic? He's been alright, maybe a little improved but I'd hardly describe his play as fantastic. I think he's settled into who he is, which to be fair, is a pretty good forward. No where near the kind of player we were expecting at 10th overall but he's on par with the other forwards taken after him minus Larkin and Pasternak of course. But I'd trade him for Johnny Gaudreau in a second (though not in this particular package, that's a lot for one guy). We really can't afford to trade Ritchie since he's about as bang-for-your-buck as we have on this team points-wise. I just wish he could learn how to stay out of the effing penalty box.
Forum: Armchair-GM 6 nov 2019 à 18 h 47
Sujet: Sundays lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jah1722</b></div><div>I don’t mind moving Steel to the wing for a couple games. Bring up Lundestrom to for the all Swede line. And Comtois over Terry. Terry needs to sit. He won’t shoot the puck. Need to find a way to get thru to him. Sit him a game and see if he figure sit out. Had the puck in the slot twice last night and didn’t shoot either time.</div></div>

Totally agree with this. Terry has been driving me crazy this year. It's funny, I remember watching him in the Frozen Four a few years ago thinking, "Man this kid the most talented player on the ice but he holds onto the puck a lot. Not sure that's gonna work in the NHL." He doesn't have Getzy's size to be able to shield off defenders allowing him the time and space to justify holding onto the puck that long. And every time I see him and Getzy together it's like "Welp, I guess no one is going to shoot the puck on this line." Terry watching the game from the press box, or even playing in San Diego for a game or two, might light a fire under his ass to get him to be more assertive with the puck.
Forum: Armchair-GM31 oct 2019 à 16 h 10
Sujet: Being Progressive
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icarus</b></div><div>I would absolutely love to see it. People can talk about what "hard hits to a female player would look like" but Alex DeBrincat is 5' 7 and 165lbs. Hilary Knight is 5'11 and 172lbs. I think she can handle a hit better than quite a few guys in the league. I think the style of play is slightly different, but the same could be said for guys coming from a lot of European leagues. They tend to hit less and skate faster there, and the large ice plays a big factor as well. It would probably make sense for her to debut in the AHL for a good while, but I would love to see it still.

If not, I would love to see her in the org in general. If we arent ready for our first female NHL player, our first NHL assistant coach would be awesome as well.</div></div>

I believe we'll see women in the NHL in the future but probably not by next year. I feel like you made an excellent point about how Knight is physically comparable to a lot of NHL players in the league right now. And women are as tough or even tougher than a lot of men so it's not like they wouldn't be able to take a hit or deliver one. Honestly, I really feel like once there are players that emerge that show they're talent is really on par with the men in this league I think they'll get a real shot. I just don't know if we're there yet.