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Forum: Armchair-GM26 déc. 2017 à 5 h 52
Sujet: Young but contending
I think you've been criticized unduly here.

The Sjkei contract compares favorably to long-term contracts given to other top young Dmen coming off their ELCs.

Maybe Miller and Hayes will get a little more in real life, but $4-4.4M is not too far off from the going rate for an RFA 2nd-liner.

Grabner will probably get closer to $4M, but that adjustment wouldn't really cause major change to your roster.

I like the idea that the Rangers should stand pat, let some veterans walk, and cultivate the prospects they've accumulated. That would mean giving up on winning a championship under Lundqvist's contract, but it's the right move (and lets' be honest, they probably did that already when they traded Derek Stepan). I don't think this front office would blow the team up, but they've also shown that they won't mortgage the future anymore; this is a realistic middle ground
Forum: Armchair-GM7 mars 2017 à 0 h 28
Sujet: To Expansion Draft and Beyond
Assuming that Pominville doesn't refuse to be moved to Vegas (he has an NMC with a modified NTC component), it would take more than Haula for them to eat his contract (especially since decent middle six Forwards like Haula are something Vegas will have a ton of). I think the idea of Pominville going to the Golden Knights could work really well (I'm working on my own Vegas Armchair GM with a variation of that included), but even if this was a trade and not an expansion draft agreement, the value would need to be a lot higher. Since this is an expansion draft deal (and you didn't ship out any other eligible players in separate deals), you're not just asking the Golden Knights to take on Pominville, you're asking them to pass up on really good players.

Even assuming the Leafs would be interested in Scandella, there's no way they'd give up Kapanen and Marincin for him and a couple 3rds. You could argue that Marincin is as good a Defenceman as Scandella at a fraction of the cost, and Kapanen is arguably the Leafs' top prospect outside of the NHL.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 févr. 2017 à 18 h 25
Forum: Armchair-GM21 févr. 2017 à 6 h 0
Forum: Armchair-GM5 févr. 2017 à 1 h 0
Sujet: Cover bases and sell? - FEEDBACK
<em>Maybe</em> the Blackhawks would give up Pokka for Bailey, but Ryan Hartman has been more productive than Bailey at 5v5 this year (Hartman's 5v5 P/60 is 2.00, while Bailey's is 1.84). There's no way Chicago would trade Hartman for Bailey, let alone with Pokka as a kicker.

I can see Siedenberg going to Pittsburgh, but not for Guentzel. Desperate as the Penguins are for a decent roster Defenseman, they aren't going to give up a 22-year-old who's 1st in the AHL in P/Gm among guys with over 30 games. Also, it's untrue that the Pittsburgh "doesn't even sacrifice a roster player," in this trade, as Guentzel is not only in the NHL right now, but has put up 8 points in 13 games playing in the Penguins' top 6.

While the Blue Jackets will be looking for pieces to add for a Playoff run, they are probably not desperate to alter a Forwards corps that's been clicking from top to bottom this season. They wouldn't disrupt that to add Chimera, who'd probably be their #12 Forward, and they definitely wouldn't part with a 20-year-old former 1st-rounder for the opportunity.

When it was leaked that the Oilers were willing to part with Taylor Hall for something centered around Hamonic (which most everyone in the media agreed was an overpayment on Edmonton's part), it was because they had a glut of talented Forwards and no RHD. Now, the Oilers have fewer top-flight Forwards and a quality RHD; as such, they're not nearly desperate enough to give up a 21-year-old 1st line Forward and a 22-year-old top Defensive prospect for a top pair RHD.

Even if Minnesota believed that Strome would turn it around with them, they are a win-now team, who would not say goodbye to their 2nd-best natural winger for a reclamation project with 1.30 5v5 P/60 over the last two years, a new #6 Defenseman, and a 3rd.

Not to mention the fact that, through the expansion draft, you immediately lose Hartman or Pokka anyway.
Forum: Armchair-GM31 janv. 2017 à 17 h 25
Sujet: Expansion Motivated Trades (Please Read Description)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>futurehofer</b></div><div><i>Not dumping Greenway for a rental. That's a horrible idea. Why trade one of our top prospects for a frequently injured bottom 6 center we'd have on the team for about 20 games?

Arizona wants way too much for Hanzal. They asked Montreal for McCarron, 1st, and a conditional pick. We should in no way try to match that.</i></div></div>

I think you're missing the main point of the trade. The Coyotes aren't asking all of that "for Hanzal" and the Wild "dumping Greenway for a rental"; getting Hanzal is secondary for Minnesota in this trade, with most of the value going towards getting Arizona to take on Pominville's contract. It would definitely be less expensive to do this trade before the draft, without Hanzal involved, but getting what most people would see as an upgrade on Pominville would be really helpful for a Cup contender like the Wild.
Forum: Expansion Draft26 janv. 2017 à 23 h 27
Forum: Mock-Draft3 nov. 2016 à 19 h 38