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Forum: Armchair-GM7 janv. 2018 à 19 h 32
Sujet: Duclair, Emelin, Ryan, Stone
Which contract is worse, though, MacDonald's or Ryan's? I lean towards MacDonald's because the guy sees too many minutes, is terrible, and I'm tired of watching him transform himself into either a starfish or a turnstile. I agree that Ryan's contract is also pretty bad.
I think I mixed up Hoffman & Stone's contracts. Hoffman has 3yrs left on his deal, and for some reason I thought Stone's had 3yrs left on it.
For Sanheim, I just wish they'd either play the guy, or trade him for quality assets they WILL play (not like, Chris VandeVelde play). It's not good for the team, or for his development, to have him sitting the press box. It's infuriating.
I looked at the Preds roster, and they absolutely don't NEED Filppula, but his contract is expiring and the trade wouldn't cost a pick or a player that they rely on heavily. And teams are ALWAYS looking for depth. Plus, I like watching Emelin hit (which was most of the reasoning behind the trade idea anyway).
Forum: Armchair-GM13 juill. 2017 à 5 h 14
Sujet: Bringing Sbisa back
It was mostly an exercise to divide minutes. I'd take Sbisa over SucMac any day, but nobody is taking on that contract.
They could try and trade Read with retained salary for an actual asset like a pick, but I'm not sure which team would do that. LVK has a glut of 3rd round draft picks, but I don't see them, nor any other team placing that value on Matt Read with retained salary.
They could just demote whomever, and see who gets picked up on waivers. Laughton certainly would. Read, Lehtera, Weise? Not at their salary or term.
Is a guy like Lindblom a 3rd line guy, or does he (like Weal and Konecny) project to be a top 6 player getting top-6 minutes and offensive opportunities? Why squeeze him into a role he won't excel at? Again, I'm not sure what his projection is, but people are splooshing left and right over him, which is not what fans tend to do for guys who's potential is 3rd line winger (oh, hello Matt Read).
As for the rest of the defense... it's pretty clear Provorov is their #1 D. Gudas @ #2? Ghost #3? SucMac is also #2 (but only because in this case number two = poop) but should always be benched/in the AHL. And Brandon Manning. Adding 2 rookies to the defense should be enough to give top minutes to the best guys.
I guess I don't want Sanheim up as the #3 or #4 or #5 guy, and despite how great he looked in the AHL, there is no garuntee it'll translate to the NHL. I think it will (he and Provy and gonna be amazing to watch together) but not this season. So it's a good time to let Morin and Hagg see if their play can translate or elevate to better competition, without having to rely on either of them to anchor your top pair. IF THEY DO, then that's ******* great, but I don't think either of them is pencilled in to be a top pair guy.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 juill. 2017 à 2 h 14
Sujet: Flyers Lineup 2017-18
Just seeing SucMac on that top pair makes me nauseous...not saying you are wrong because Hakstol gotta Hakstol, but it still makes me throw up in my mouth just a little.

i'm with Nate in that i'd rather Lehtera not be the 4C. All the praise Hextall heaped on Laughton, and Vecchione being waiver-exempt, I think he [Laughton] is the 4C barring him absolutely shitting the bed in training camp.

Hextall is probably holding onto bodies to make sure everyone (cough cough Nolan Patrick cough) is healthy at the start of training camp/season. If ANOTHER team suffers an unfortunate injury to a player, maybe Matt Read with salary retained could fetch a 3rd or 4th round pick.

Last note: is Lindblom a 3rd line guy or is he better off playing top minutes with the Phantoms? Doing that gives them time to see if Jordan Weal is legit in that LW1 spot, and neither Weal nor Konecny are 3rd line players.
Forum: Armchair-GM6 juin 2017 à 21 h 14
Sujet: Just having fun
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NateElder12</b></div><div>So we are trading away Schenn and the asset we received from that for an overpaid Ryan? Hard Pass. I'd rather take any prospect at that slot than have Ryan's awful contract/production on the team. I'd even take Schenn over him. Also, there is zero chance I'd retain on Read for Enstrom.</div></div>

The title remains "Just having fun". I don't believe any of these moves happen, at all. This is an exercise in time-wasting. I wouldn't mind seeing Condon in the net, though.
Little surprised there's no mention of SucMac getting demoted, because a coach who says MacDonald is a "top 3 or 4 defenseman" might not approve of that move. When a team consistently ices Chris Vandevelde, Andrew MacDonald, and PEB (who I'm a fan of even though he isn't good), then who knows what they are looking at as valuable? (Aside from knowing to hold onto young talent like Provorov, and Konecny, and letting guys marinate in the minors until Hextall feels they are ready). "Rrealistic" trade propositions with Hextall are kindof hard when he's the guy who signed Dale Weiss to that awful contract, but then absolutely scored when drafting the afore-mentioned Provorov &amp; Konecny.