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TheRealKyleDavidson
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Forum: Armchair-GM1 févr. à 8 h 33
Sujet: Top U22 Prospects Update and Mock Draft Scenarios
I would not put Levshunov or Eiserman high in the top 5. Maybe not even top 10 when all is said and done, because I see some guys who could rise up my rankings pretty easily. I am currently in favor of drafting all forwards in the 1st round. Especially since some VERY good forwards should be slipping with all the hype around defensemen this year, it's the perfect time to take advantage of that. There will be RD in the 2nd and 3rd round, and next year, and the year after, and in free agency, and through trade if need be.

I have watched a lot of both Levshunov and Eiserman, and they aren't all that. I recommend you watch more of them too. USAHockeyTV has some USNTDP games from throughout the season streaming for free on their site along with a bunch of USHL games and what have you. As far as watching Levshunov, you'll need a Big10+ subscription. But I really don't see it with either player. Eiserman is kind of a floater that gets opportunities handed to him and has a great shot. But he is very one dimensional. Levshunov is not exciting at all and he sucks in his own end. He is benefitting heavily from the way he is being utilized and getting puck touches. That isn't to say neither of them are good, but they should not be this high in the top 5, imo.

I would go:
1. Celebrini
2. Demidov/Lindstrom
3. Lindstrom/Demidov
4. Catton
5. Iginla/Basha/Boisvert/Misa/Nygard/Eiserman/Levshunov/etc.

Also, Parekh and Helenius are way over rated, too. As in, I probably wouldn't even have them in my top 20 right now.
Forum: Armchair-GM16 déc. 2023 à 12 h 43
Sujet: no seth Jones and korchinski lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheRealKyleDavidson</b></div><div>This is a common thing and a massive problem for Luke Richardson. Forcing players to be something that they aren't. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. They're telling Colton Dach to be more physical and be a power forward, which is working and he's playing well. However, they're telling Reichel to be a physical and aggressive skilled winger. This just isn't going to happen. On top of that they wanted him to play center. They need to just let these guys play hockey.</div></div>

Yeah. Although, if he is trying to teach him different ways to play the game and add more to his toolkit, it could be a good thing. You need to be able to do a lot more in todays NHL if you want to have a long and successful career. So, If that is the case, I just hope he doesn't lose those other parts of his game that got him where he is in the first place and can eventually put it all together. If he can do that, then this will all be worth it. Development with the added bonus of higher draft picks. We don't really need this team to be great right now.

Edit: Also, always try to remember the old hockey adage: "Development is not linear."
Forum: Armchair-GM11 déc. 2023 à 19 h 43
Sujet: Monster Deadline Trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SwarmChair</b></div><div>You need to look at it from Edmontons perspective. Read above the option to buy out Campbell. An easy move that won’t disrupt the current roster and doesn’t destroy our prospects pipeline.

Teams can get greedy all they want and ask for the moon to take on Campbell. Oilers can easilly just say nahhhh. Which is exactly what they are doing.</div></div>

It's not greed. It's just the price of a cap dump with that sort of salary and term. I understand what the buyout option is. But EDM still cannot do that until the summer, and they are worried about this season. Even then, what you consider a measly buyout penalty, can very quickly become a problem. Especially when it is 6 years long and especially during those two $2m+ seasons. It's certainly an option that they will have to weigh and likely not do. But if they want to dump that much cap and term, two 1sts is the bottom line price, and CHI sending anything back is generous.
Forum: Armchair-GM11 déc. 2023 à 17 h 14
Forum: Armchair-GM21 juill. 2023 à 8 h 25
Forum: Armchair-GM30 juin 2023 à 12 h 24
Sujet: Is Kyle Davidson The Best GM DISCUSSION
Great asset management and I give him credit for that but the jury is and will continue to be out on the picks until guys like nazar, korchinski, moore, make the nhl. I'm skepitcal to crown him this perfect drafter when a ton of our late 1st/2nd/3rd round picks have been off the board from consensus and we havent seen them pan out yet. If anything, KD has huge shoes to fill in the scouting dept since Mark Kelley had an amazing ability to pick out guys like reichel, debrincat, hartman, schmaltz, danault, saad from that 20-40 range AND had the best euro pro scouting dept in the league that snagged us probably a dozen pros since our last cup.

Its easy to tank, its tough to win. I really like what he's done but lets wait a few years before we really determine how good of a talent evaluator and deal maker he really is.
Forum: Armchair-GM30 juin 2023 à 2 h 23
Sujet: Is Kyle Davidson The Best GM DISCUSSION
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Not_Isles5513</b></div><div>The Hagel trade has worked out well for both teams tbh, and Raddysh is nowhere near as good as Hagel. Also, the DeBrincat trade return didn’t look fantastic at the time and it still doesn’t. Only great trade he made was dealing Dach to Montreal for 13th overall.

Then let’s talk about his cap management and free agency decisions. This dude decided not to extend a qualifying offer to Dylan Strome, Dominik Kubalik, and Caleb Jones. He’s given out incredibly bloated contracts to Athanasiou and Foligno which makes no sense considering he could have just taken on more cap dumps like Josh Bailey. And even tho I understand why he would want Taylor Hall to mentor Connor Bedard, he shouldn’t have helped Boston out with their cap issues for free. Dude isn’t a great GM just cause his team won the lottery.</div></div>

The buyout of Bailey was planned prior to the trade I believe as he wanted to test FA. They liked the fit with Athanasiou and they brought in Foligno and Perry for leadership. Hall is probably really there so that Bedard can produce but the team will still suck, and they probably want to win the lottery again.

I think KD should get credit for taking advantage of Bedard being in the draft and really committing to it even by letting Strome and Kubalik go untendered.