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Forum: Armchair-GM8 mars 2021 à 6 h 50
Sujet: Reinhart
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>Reinhart isn't a center.

I think the idea of trading for Eichel would be to get him to play <em>with</em> Kaprizov. I'm fine with the idea of including Fiala for Eichel even if it stings, we have a glut of winger prospects and Fiala is about to get paid. If Fiala is in the package for Eichel, I'd imagine Rossi and Boldy would likely be off the table.</div></div>

We never really gave Sam Reinhart an opportunity to play center and be successful. He had looks early in his career when he was 19 and 20, but it didn’t work out mainly because he had atrocious wingers, and he also wasn’t physically ready for it either, plus we had Ryan O’Reilly at the time who pushed Reinhart down the chart. Once we moved him to RW, we never looked back.

I suspect he can play the position if given the opportunity again. He is a natural center and a possession driver a a consistent 60-70 pt player with a high hockey IQ. If you give him the opportunity at this stage of his career when he’s more mentally and physically ready and with quality wingers, he may succeed.

I think it only make sense though if a team also has a need for a right shot right wing. Buffalo would likely want to get bigger and more physical in return which will be hard to do if you’re trying to find that in the top 6
Forum: Armchair-GM7 mars 2021 à 13 h 15
Sujet: Reinhart
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>I think he would make us a lot better. Eichel is a 90-100+ point center. Fiala, in the absolute best case scenario, is probably a 70-80 point, 30 goal scoring winger. Centers are way more valuable than wings and my personal philosophy is that cups are won with a strong center group. I love Fiala, he plays a highly skilled game and he's entertaining as hell to watch, but I wouldn't hesitate to trade him for Eichel.

If we do end up trading for Eichel, we are going to have to give up a piece (or even pieces) that we don't want to.</div></div>

And that's just it: <strong>A</strong> piece. Not all of our top prospects and a few roster players like Sabres fans think. I could see something like Fiala, Khovanov or Khusnutdinov, a couple 1st round picks, Rask for cap, and some other random pick/prospect. Guerin (or any other GM) aren't giving up things they'll need to contend to get Eichel, such as potential production on ELCs from guys like Rossi or Boldy (if Fiala is in the deal). If Buffalo moves Eichel, they're admitting the rebuild failed and starting over.
Forum: Armchair-GM7 mars 2021 à 12 h 30
Sujet: Reinhart
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dwr8001</b></div><div>Ok was not sure about Reinhart as a center but makes sense. Interesting the only question is how much better does that make us with Eichel but without Fiala? Not saying Fiala is anywhere near Eichel but maybe we do have the wing prospects to replace Fiala.</div></div>

I think he would make us a lot better. Eichel is a 90-100+ point center. Fiala, in the absolute best case scenario, is probably a 70-80 point, 30 goal scoring winger. Centers are way more valuable than wings and my personal philosophy is that cups are won with a strong center group. I love Fiala, he plays a highly skilled game and he's entertaining as hell to watch, but I wouldn't hesitate to trade him for Eichel.

If we do end up trading for Eichel, we are going to have to give up a piece (or even pieces) that we don't want to.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 févr. 2020 à 22 h 17
Sujet: My take on Trocheck
I’m speaking for me here, not <a href="/users/TanSor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@TanSor</a>. Brodin IS the Wild’s best defenseman now. He has passed Suter and Spurgeon up. The way things work around here is Suter and Parise dictate playing time, line combos, D pairings, etc. This is the ONLY reason Brodin is still playing on the 2nd pairing and not getting the most ice time Of any player on the entire team. If he got 1:30-2.00 of every power play like Suter does, he would easily be around 35-40 points this year.
I’m not going to get into a pissing contest about his trade value vs someone else’s, but I want you all to understand that Jonas Brodin is a terrific hockey player and a bonafide top-pairing D based on any fancy stat used to analyze his play. Every facet of his game is excellent now he that is (finally) producing offensively. He’s the real deal

Off my soapbox now...carry on.