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Forum: Armchair-GM1 mars à 2 h 27
Sujet: What would these guys cost and are they available
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>futurehofer</b></div><div>First, he's at 19:57 with zero PP time so it's not like we're talking about someone getting 16 minutes. Second, he has another year left on a cheap contact when we still have one more year of cap hell left. We have no need to trade him so it will likely take somewhat of an overpayment to get him. To replace him in the lineup will likely cost us more so we would need a decent incentive to make our already complicated cap situation even worse.</div></div>

He also balances the top four very well, playing well with Faber so Brodin can anchor his own pairing. And he brings size and physicality on the back end, which is something we don't have much of. Overall solid, if unspectacular, top 4 guy signed cheap for one more year with very little reason to move him.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 janv. à 0 h 11
Sujet: New regime
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ImACashew10</b></div><div>A-level sounds like a stretch. Danila Yurov, A-level for sure and a nonstarter. You’ve already got one undersized center in Rossi plus Ek and Hartman signed to term. Plus grossly overestimating the value of Khusnutdinov. Risto has warts but you can’t trade a bag of chips for a legit top 4 RD.</div></div>

Yeah, and neither Rossi or Khusnutdinov play soft hockey just because they're under 6' feet. So that doesn't wash... and is an extremely tired narrative BTW. Both of them play extremely sound defensive hockey in their own ends. All while being incredibly hard to knock off the puck. And while being under the vaunted 6 foot mark.

The old addage that small players need to be either fast or have high hockey IQ's to make it argument falls flat too. Rossi has the high IQ to be a top 6 center, while Khusnutdinov has the speed (He’s easily around a Brayden Point level foot speed). Khusnutdinov is absolutely considered an A-level prospect, he was an expected 1st round pick on talent alone during his draft year, but only fell into the 2nd because of the whole Russian factor. That's not his fault. Nor should it diminish his perceived value either.

Hartman can and does play all foward positions, and is easily put back onto the wing if necessary. That's an non-issue.

Joel Eriksson-Ek is a legitimate 2C, sure. But he's elite whenever he's deployed in a checking 3C role. So him bumping down to the 3rd line just increases our center depth even more.

Or Khusnutdinov can play there, because again, that's a non-issue. Or maybe he's moved to the wing and becomes our 2LW of the future.

If your argument is that Minnesota can't compete with two undersized centers in their top six. The obvious counter argument to that is to stick at least one player of size onto their wings. Say a Matt Boldy or Liam Öhgren type of player.

Finally, saying Risto is a legitimate top-four defenseman is being extremely generous. He's barely a serviceable #4D. All while being a defensive black hole. Can anyone say Matt Dumba. He's a least familiar with the organization and the team loves him. And he's going to cost a damn site less than this.
Forum: Armchair-GM4 déc. 2023 à 20 h 14
Sujet: Would cost a lot but would be great if they are sellers
I know Sens management is kind of a mess right now but I can't imagine that they would turn around and move Chychrun 9 months after they acquired for him for a package that doesn't blow what they paid out of the water - keep in mind, they gave up what wound up being #12OA, plus a 2024 2nd and a 2026 2nd for him last March. Lagesson is just a warm body, so you're basically offering #28 in the same draft they gave up the #12 in plus a 2024 1st that is most likely in the same vicinity - I just don't think it would be enough of a slam dunk for the Senators to take it.

As far as the Wild trade, I think they pass. They're literally dollar in/dollar out at this point, and this trade has them sending out $1.65M in AAV while taking back $2.45M. For a team with less than $56K in cap space, you're basically taking away an entire roster spot here. Not to mention the fact that Reaves is pretty much a one note player at this stage of his career, while Maroon is providing some of that snarl while also scoring at a 40 point pace on his $800K cap hit. Easy pass for the Wild.
Forum: Armchair-GM29 nov. 2023 à 21 h 50
Forum: NHL Trades8 nov. 2023 à 13 h 42
Sujet: (MIN/SJS) - Addison for Raska, 2026 5th (SJS)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gopherit</b></div><div>A FIFTH?!!! THAT'S IT?!!! Plus, another useless contract. GMBG, I'm begging you. Please start working the phones a <em>little</em> harder when trading players.</div></div>

<p>You're the Edmonton Oilers.Jesper Wallstedt is on the board.Instead you trade with MIN and get a 3rd to go from 19th to 21st overall.MIN takes Jesper Wallstedt.You sign Jack Campbell instead.Waive him a year later.Jesper Wallstedt named AHL player of the week at 20.</p>— Nathan "Grav" (@NathanGraviteh) <a href="https://twitter.com/NathanGraviteh/status/1722001461821788234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">November 7, 2023</a>

You still have this one to keep you warm at night!