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Forum: Armchair-GM3 avr. 2021 à 17 h 1
Sujet: Thinking out loud
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>bhavikp27</b></div><div>Per Ellliotte Friedman from Sportsnet, the Coyotes don't want late picks otherwise they want prospects included. The Bruins are probably picking late and they only have couple B prospects so I don't see a Garland to BOS trade that would make sense for both sides. I think it's better for the Bruins to trade for a rental like Palmieri.

I don't know if NJ would prefer to free up the roster spot and give a chance to someone they already have in their organization or if they would take Senyshyn. 3rd+Senyshyn, if they want to do it, fine.</div></div>

I guess that my issue is if Palmieri is going to cost a 1st anyways, I’d rather go one step further and include Studs and maybe another prospect to get Garland who helps them for this year and the future. I get that AZ wants a high pick and if a team with a top pick want to trade it for CG then I’d tip my cap to them, but if I’m Sweeney I’m calling everyday till I get an answer
Forum: Armchair-GM3 avr. 2021 à 13 h 31
Sujet: The bet didnt work
I think the issue is that unlike in years past this team is more than just a tweak away from a cup. If you want to tell me that they can go all out and get Ekholm and Hall/Garland then that’s fine. Those moves significantly move the needle. However, if the plan is some version of a Drew Stafford and JM Liles then I would rather they just stay put than give up assets for the same type of players they already have.
As for their current ceiling, this looks more than a “rough patch.” All of the concerns that were there before the season started; 5v5 scoring past the 1st line, young D that would be on a learning curve and need to be sheltered are still at the forefront. There’s too much reliance on the health of bottom of the roster guys (Miller, Kase, etc) for them to be a serious contender. Go big or stand down.

But that’s just me
Forum: Armchair-GM12 mars 2021 à 23 h 31
Forum: Armchair-GM12 mars 2021 à 18 h 29
Sujet: Options
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>So McAvoy plays 60 min/game?
Bruins need defensemen, no?</div></div>

I didn’t fill in the lineups as I was thinking more roster moves than line up ones.
I don’t know that Sweeney makes a move for D only because he never has (except for JM Liles) and they are already elite in goal prevention. Personally, I have been all about getting a top 4 LD since they got pushed around in the TB series last summer. However, it’s never been Donny’s style.
In a perfect world DeBrusk, Coyle, Krecji, and Smith start producing (I’m not putting any confidence in getting anything out of Kase) and they don’t need to do anything.
Thinking as a GM though, if they don’t make a move and lose in the playoffs because they can’t score then that comes right back to Sweeney. You can always pass a failed trade off as at least you tried (think Kase or Rick Nash).
Forum: Armchair-GM5 mars 2021 à 6 h 52
Forum: Armchair-GM14 févr. 2021 à 15 h 57
Sujet: Can we talk about Gryz
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bcarlo25</b></div><div>Ya. He played behind zdeno chara and torey krug dude....

When malkin was in his prime playing behind Crosby, i still would have described him as a first line caliber center.</div></div>

My point is that he was great as 3rd pair. His ceiling might be 2nd pair. Malkin was the 2nd overall pick and played 1C minutes whenever Crosby was out. He was a known commodity. There are tons of guys who had to play below their abilities because they were blocked by better players. There are also tons of guys who fell victim to the law of diminishing returns. Sometimes you know ahead of time (Messier, etc), sometimes you need to throw the guy out and see what happens. I can pretty much cut and paste my thoughts from here on out: I don’t think the left side is good enough is Gryz isn’t playing everyday at a high level. If they lose because he can’t/doesn’t and they don’t have a backup plan then they flushed the last year of the core down the toilet.
Forum: Armchair-GM14 févr. 2021 à 15 h 28
Sujet: Can we talk about Gryz
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Bcarlo25</b></div><div>This year? Not really. Prior to this year he was playing behind Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, so, ya.

This year he’s had three healthy games, and three games where he had to get pulled back because he’s clearly got some sort of nagging injury that they’re rushing him back from. Those resulted in games where he played 10-12 minutes, without getting time in the third period. The healthy games he’s normally second on the bruins in TOI behind McAvoy. There’s a 24 minute in there, a 22 minute in there. If that’s 3rd pair minutes, well, there are a whole lot of third pair d men in this league.</div></div>

Sorry, I should have said it better. I meant that he had only played 3rd pair up till now. It could just be a coincidence that since he started playing 20+ minutes a night vs better competition he’s missed 1/2 the games. It could be that he’s better suited for something else. That’s the gamble. If it works then I’ll be the first to admit that I was wrong. If it doesn’t then I’ll be disappointed that they blew the last year of the core