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Forum: Armchair-GM23 nov. 2019 à 12 h 47
Sujet: Leaf fans
Well, whatever scorn gets heaped upon your head, I will share. From Toronto's perspective, this checks a lot of boxes: (1) Dumba is more valuable to the Maple Leafs in their current state than Nylander; (2) Toronto's need for a back-up goalie is well documented; (3) Donato is likely to be more productive on Toronto's third line than where he is now, and more valuable than Ceci is; and (4) Maple Leafs fans aren't going to vilify Dumba the way they did first to Nikita Zaitsev and now are doing to Ceci. Of course, there is the hurdle of a belief among a significant segment of Leafs Nation that Liljegren is the next Brett Pesce, and therefore untouchable, but I haven't bought into that yet. The only possible adjustment I could see being reasonable is substituting Toronto's 2020 second for Liljegren as a concession to that sentiment. And the trade works out well for both teams' cap situation. In short, really well done!!

Now for the invective from north of the border.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 juill. 2019 à 16 h 21
Sujet: Open Discussion on Gardiner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheNewAge</b></div><div>I wouldnt trade Hyman to bring back Jake. We are already short on PKer’s after Brown, Z trade and Hainsey leaving. Need to move Ceci to bring Jake back.</div></div>

I would for three reasons, Timashov who cant be sent down to the minors without waivers this year will make the team... probably as an extra which IMO is a total waste unless your planning to trade him (he too can play the PK), 2 Ceci has a negative value as of now and It would be like unloading the Marleau contract only less extreme which I dont think you should do with the lack of RHD the leafs have, 3 Hyman's value is at a all time high, coming off a 20 goal season and can play PK, and some teams need wingers rn. Thats why I'd trade him
Forum: Armchair-GM1 juin 2019 à 17 h 54
Sujet: Fitting under the cap
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheNewAge</b></div><div>I'd love to have Hamonic, he would be perfect for us. Also, I think the objective of moving Kadri would be solely based on improving our D, I don't think we'd move him to help our cap issues.</div></div>

My personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt, Hamonic is quietly crucial to the Flames D core, assuming Brodie moves, Hamonic is the only veteran on the right side that can move up and down. He is defensively a rock, he is an absolute warrior and ideally is the guy you want mentoring player coming up through the system. Brodie is good, but he has proven in Calgary that he is only effective with Gio, quick footed, skating defense men are no longer unique in the league, a hard nosed defense first guy like Hamonic has become the outlier but I sure love having him on the Flames. His game is super maintainable too, in the sense that Chara plays a similar game and is past 40.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 juill. 2018 à 5 h 11
Sujet: Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CanadasTeam88</b></div><div>Im guessing Matta is getting traded, maybe for Patches?</div></div>

Looks like MTL is quite thin on D, Maatta would certainly help. But I don't think PIT will change anything in defence in near future. If they are going to trade for Patches/Skinner/other wing it'll be salary of Hagelin/Brassard/Kessel involved unless they get a young ready to play ELC D in return for Maatta.

So they're going to try Brassard as wing and it make sense as he didn't quite fit in as a 3C. He could play either 1) with Malkin and Sprong to complement Geno with the FO and be a two-way speedy forward on this unit or 2) with Sheahan and Kessel to find if there any chemestry could be.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2018/07/12/Penguins-top-six-wing-Derick-Brassard-Jim-Rutherford/stories/201807120216" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2018/07/12/Penguins-top-six-wing-Derick-Brassard-Jim-Rutherford/stories/201807120216</a></b></div><div>
According to general manager Jim Rutherford, the Penguins coaching staff plans to test Derick Brassard on the wing during training camp, and it would likely be in a top-six capacity — to take advantage of Brassard’s skating, shooting and vision.</div></div>