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Forum: Armchair-GM31 août 2016 à 16 h 20
Sujet: CAP TROUBLE
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LeafsFan</b></div><div><i>You're right the ducks are going to have to do something, they can barely afford to fill out their lineup, especially when you consider they have a lower internal cap, I think either Fowler gets moved for a smaller than hoped for return or they do the unthinkable and sell Lindholm to the highest bidder</i></div></div>

Selling Lindholm should not even be an option. Nor do I think it is.

Why they went after Bernier is beyond me. It tells me they must have a plan? Maybe the internal cap is higher than we all think.

Rakell should get more than that, agree?</i></div></div>

I actually think both might get more than that. This was conservative and showing how even if they give the team a "hometown discount" they still need to make a move. Don't think the haul for Fowler will be good as they've backed themselves into a corner and can't afford to take much salary back if any.
Forum: Armchair-GM17 août 2016 à 15 h 17
Forum: Armchair-GM12 août 2016 à 14 h 12
Sujet: A Different Option for Top 3 D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bones20</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wings</b></div><div><i>This is the kind of D core that has upside. DDK and Ellis could prove a nice 1-2 punch, Green and Smith were solid last year when together and the reduced role for Kronwall could keep him effective with Marchenko there to help out. I like this all in all. Plus Ellis is under contract for an affordable $2.5M per for 3 seasons!

Might be tough to pull off this trade, but Nashville is deep on D and needs more offense. Maybe look at what their lineup would look like with this trade?</i></div></div>

Nashville has only like 4 forwards worth protecting so not really an issue.</i></div></div>

Forsberg, Johansen, Neal, Smith, Wilson, Jarnkrok, Arvidsson. That's 7 that they don't want to lose. If they made this deal Nyquist would replace Arvidsson.</i></div></div>

If they kept Ellis they could only keep Subban, Josi, Ekholm, Ellis, Forsberg, Johansen, Neal and only ONE of Jarnkrok, Smith and Wilson.
Forum: Armchair-GM12 août 2016 à 14 h 11
Sujet: A Different Option for Top 3 D
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bones20</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wings</b></div><div><i>This is the kind of D core that has upside. DDK and Ellis could prove a nice 1-2 punch, Green and Smith were solid last year when together and the reduced role for Kronwall could keep him effective with Marchenko there to help out. I like this all in all. Plus Ellis is under contract for an affordable $2.5M per for 3 seasons!

Might be tough to pull off this trade, but Nashville is deep on D and needs more offense. Maybe look at what their lineup would look like with this trade?</i></div></div>

Nashville has only like 4 forwards worth protecting so not really an issue.</i></div></div>

Forsberg, Johansen, Neal, Smith, Wilson, Jarnkrok, Arvidsson. That's 7 that they don't want to lose. If they made this deal Nyquist would replace Arvidsson.
Forum: Armchair-GM12 août 2016 à 11 h 31
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i>I couldn't take you seriously after only reading the first line of the description. No team is going to put a $4+ million contract in the minors. If you want to be hired as the GM, you should probably start by respecting money, and that is a massive waste.</i></div></div>

Wouldn't be the first time it was done but I agree - he isn't getting buried.</i></div></div>

You obviously don't understand how this works lol. Wings have to pay him that money either way. Either they bury him or they lose Ouellet for nothing on waivers. Ouellet's contract is less than the cap saving you get by burying him in the minors. He's not one of your top 7 D, so why would he be on the team? You have enough cap room to bury him and still ice the best team, why wouldn't you do it?</i></div></div>

Because there is nothing to suggest Oullet will make a huge difference. Worth playing it out. Also, not sure why you are suggesting I don't understand. I said it has happened before...</i></div></div>

No one is trying to say Ouellet will turn into the next Bobby Orr, just that he has enough potential to be a solid trustworthy D and its not worth losing him for nothing just so Ericsson can play.

As for Russo, he has turned into a very intriguing prospect. Right Handed, 39 Points in 71 Games for the Griffins, Led the AHL at +47 (highest mark in the AHL since 1993), named an AHL Second Team All-Star and part og the AHL All-Rookie Team, plus scored over a point per game in his final year at Notre Dame. What's not to like? I can't find anything. Just because players weren't drafted in the 1st round doesn't mean they can't turn out to be great players. Look at Pav, Zetterberg and Jamie Benn as just a few examples.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 16 h 0
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i>It has nothing to do with cap room, it has to do with millions of dollars that are just numbers on a screen to you. And you only have enough cap room because you used Rookie full cap relief on your LTIR, Mr. GM.</i></div></div>

FYI the wings aren't concerned with spending money. Also, the difference isn't the $4+M buried, it is only Ouellet's deal, which they would gladly pay to avoid losing him. So not sure where your "millions" comment is coming from. It only adds $715K to the overall spend and actually saves them $235K in cap space.

As for LTIR...That is just for ease of use. It shows the max relief you would qualify for and the max available to spend. With this lineup, they wouldn't use the full relief, they would miss out on the $930K because it is not being used on other roster players. Doesn't mean it is not feasible. Teams do qualify for the full relief if salary cap spend is maxed out at the start of the season.</i></div></div>

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. If they bury Ericsson they still pay him, regardless of the 925k they save off the cap. Show me an owner willing to pay a player $4.25 million to play in the AHL, and I'll show you a man who wont be rich much longer. These men don't throw away money like that.</i></div></div>

Hockey_Mind, you're not understanding that the owner has to pay the $4.25M regardless where Ericsson plays. It doesn't cost them more money to pay him to play in the AHL than the NHL. Wade Reddan was making over $6M in the AHL in the past.</i></div></div>

But you're still paying someone to play in the NHL in his spot, in addition to his AHL salary. It's just not a good option, that is why it's hardly ever done. There are alternative solutions to burying the contract. I'm not going to sit here and try to convince you that Ericsson is a good player, but he isn't nearly bad enough to bury. It just doesn't make sense.</i></div></div>

I've acknowledged that above. You would incur an extra $715K in actual spend to bury Ericsson and keep Ouellet up, however it is not like they're paying that $715K for nothing. That's the cost of holding onto your young prospect.

Regardless we're arguing over a moot point. It's the 7th defensemen and neither should be in the lineup over any of the other guys. If you bury Ericsson, you get to keep Ouellet, If you try and send Ouellet down, you will likely lose him for nothing on waivers. Either way the lineup set out here wouldn't change, just the guy sitting the pressbox on gameday would be different.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 15 h 34
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i>It has nothing to do with cap room, it has to do with millions of dollars that are just numbers on a screen to you. And you only have enough cap room because you used Rookie full cap relief on your LTIR, Mr. GM.</i></div></div>

FYI the wings aren't concerned with spending money. Also, the difference isn't the $4+M buried, it is only Ouellet's deal, which they would gladly pay to avoid losing him. So not sure where your "millions" comment is coming from. It only adds $715K to the overall spend and actually saves them $235K in cap space.

As for LTIR...That is just for ease of use. It shows the max relief you would qualify for and the max available to spend. With this lineup, they wouldn't use the full relief, they would miss out on the $930K because it is not being used on other roster players. Doesn't mean it is not feasible. Teams do qualify for the full relief if salary cap spend is maxed out at the start of the season.</i></div></div>

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. If they bury Ericsson they still pay him, regardless of the 925k they save off the cap. Show me an owner willing to pay a player $4.25 million to play in the AHL, and I'll show you a man who wont be rich much longer. These men don't throw away money like that.</i></div></div>

Hockey_Mind, you're not understanding that the owner has to pay the $4.25M regardless where Ericsson plays. It doesn't cost them more money to pay him to play in the AHL than the NHL. Wade Reddan was making over $6M in the AHL in the past.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 14 h 14
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>austinjackson</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>F50marco</b></div><div><i>Can Detroit still buyout Ericksson if they need to this year? Or do they have to wait till next years buy out period?</i></div></div>

I don't think they can buy him out this year. The first window was a while back and the second one never came up since they settled before going to arbitration.</i></div></div>

OK Thanks. I don't mind the trades. Their not perfect but their not terrible either.

Its amazing to think that Detroit traded away Datsyuk's 7.5M contract and are still in the sh*ts regarding the cap. IMHO i don't think Holland has done a very good job managing the cap these past years. That Datsyuk deal though was a stupendous though. Can't believe Arizona didn't get more. That one was impressive IMO.</i></div></div>

Well they went and spent all that money right away on Nielsen and Helm's raise (which is far too much for what he brings to the team). That also doesn't consider Dekeyser and Mrazek's big raises. He's given out some very bad deals over the past 4-5 years and really that Datsyuk contract trade was about the only good thing he's done aside from drafting some decent players. Its unfortunate he didn't just take the President of Hockey Operations roll that was offered to him a few years back allowing Nill or Stevie Y to take over as GM. Both have done much better and made many smarter decisions.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 13 h 49
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 13 h 47
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i>It has nothing to do with cap room, it has to do with millions of dollars that are just numbers on a screen to you. And you only have enough cap room because you used Rookie full cap relief on your LTIR, Mr. GM.</i></div></div>

FYI the wings aren't concerned with spending money. Also, the difference isn't the $4+M buried, it is only Ouellet's deal, which they would gladly pay to avoid losing him. So not sure where your "millions" comment is coming from. It only adds $715K to the overall spend and actually saves them $235K in cap space.

As for LTIR...That is just for ease of use. It shows the max relief you would qualify for and the max available to spend. With this lineup, they wouldn't use the full relief, they would miss out on the $930K because it is not being used on other roster players. Doesn't mean it is not feasible. Teams do qualify for the full relief if salary cap spend is maxed out at the start of the season.
Forum: Armchair-GM10 août 2016 à 12 h 38
Sujet: Fire Kenny, Hire Me
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leafs1967again</b></div><div><i><div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockey_Mind</b></div><div><i>I couldn't take you seriously after only reading the first line of the description. No team is going to put a $4+ million contract in the minors. If you want to be hired as the GM, you should probably start by respecting money, and that is a massive waste.</i></div></div>

Wouldn't be the first time it was done but I agree - he isn't getting buried.</i></div></div>

You obviously don't understand how this works lol. Wings have to pay him that money either way. Either they bury him or they lose Ouellet for nothing on waivers. Ouellet's contract is less than the cap saving you get by burying him in the minors. He's not one of your top 7 D, so why would he be on the team? You have enough cap room to bury him and still ice the best team, why wouldn't you do it?