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Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 10 h 40
Forum: Armchair-GM22 nov. 2022 à 11 h 13
Sujet: Needed Additions
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>Yes they need offense right now, and it doesn’t help that 2 key offensive players are injured. KK isn’t getting it done offensively, but he has been getting it done defensively. They definitely need a C that can pick up the offense behind Aho, but right now, they need a scoring winger. The Canes are too defensively oriented right now, and with Turbo, Patches, and even Kase being out, the offense has definitely suffered.</div></div>

Question on KK's defensive play, if he's been getting it done defensively, why doesn't he play penalty kill? I see what you're saying about bringing in a winger but once Pacioretty, Teravainen and potentially Kase come back, their weakness down the middle will be exposed, especially in the playoffs. They also don't have much cap room to work with so the long term need of a center would be more important in my opinion than the short term need of a winger who will just get pushed down the lineup to the 3rd or 4th line once Pacioretty and Teravainen come back.
Forum: Armchair-GM26 oct. 2022 à 11 h 19
Sujet: Trade Deadline Deal
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>evelutions2</b></div><div>Canes instead pursue Horvat in UFA. No reason to give a bunch of good assets for a player they don’t need and would more than likely walk at seasons end. Besides, no reason to screw KK over when he has been a vital part of one of the best lines in the league so far this season.

But for the sake of argument, assuming this does actually happen somehow, the lines would be quite a bit different.
Patches-Aho-Jarvis
Svech-KK-Necas
Turbo-Horvat-Kase/Stepan/Martinook/Noesen (insert whoever at RW)
Stastny-Staal-Fast

Can’t see Horvat as a Cane unless he agrees to a long term sweetheart deal. Maybe playing games that are actually meaningful is worth more to him than money.

That being said, another reason Canes might not go for this is because they want a winning mindset in their players. Right now, I can’t see them making a move for a roster player from a team that has been compared to a country club.

As for the trade itself, and only if Horvat is willing to resign, drop both the 2nds and replace with the 23 first.</div></div>

Not trying to screw over anyone, KK and Horvat could be interchangeable between lines. The Staal line has been a checking line with minimal offense for most of this year but they're typically always slotted in as the 3rd line with defensive assignments (especially when line matchups are in CARs favor at home) which is why they're listed above the "4th line" with Turbo even though the 4th line, whether Horvat or KK is centering, is not an actual 4th line but more like another 2nd. The main point of the trade would be to solidify the team up the middle, not saying any of the current centers are playing badly cause they're not, everyone's done their job and been accountable to date, this is more of a move that could be made as the grind of the season starts to set in and certain players in all likelihood have their play drop off a bit, it would bolster the scoring throughout an already very deep lineup a bit more to create more options for Rod as the playoffs start up and give the team the best players possible under the cap since they have this window of opportunity to make deep playoff runs.
Forum: Armchair-GM24 août 2022 à 6 h 50
Sujet: Canes Post Trade Deadline Lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Scooter81</b></div><div>No need to trade Bear. He’s one of your better bottom 4 D-man</div></div>

Bear is a good player but if Gardiner is healthy then he's likely the odd man out since he's an offensive minded, right-handed shot in the "bottom 4" which would include Pesce (R), Skjei(L), Coghlan(R), Gardiner(L), and Bear(R). I think a pair of Gardiner and Bear would likely be a turnover nightmare, as Gardiner would need someone who can be consistently defensively reliable. They would also need to clear out almost the exact contract of Bear to bring Pacioretty back once he's healthy so it'd likely be either Martinook or Bear who gets traded and realistically, I think Bear has less of a chance of sticking around since there's so much defensive depth.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 juill. 2022 à 7 h 8
Sujet: Cup Favorites
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>vr1995</b></div><div>if its not about the leafs then why did you bring up the leafs when the leafs have nothing to do with the post lol, what has kk done to warrant being a 2nd line center? but you get all insecure and pissy because i make a comment regarding a player on the team that the post is about lol, you got to watch 1 more round and the out come was the same, no cups, all that matters, KK stinks and is a 3rd line center at best at this point in his career, my take isnt outlandish at all, you just get upset easily

canes fans really know nothing eh?</div></div>

KK probably starts the year as 2nd line center but Necas or Drury will probably take over that 2nd line center spot at some point during the season if KK struggles.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 juill. 2022 à 7 h 5
Forum: Armchair-GM31 déc. 2018 à 13 h 7
Sujet: future hope
I wouldn't label Pesce as an "excellent" defenseman, he's more suited for a top 4, shutdown type of role on a team, and doesn't produce enough offensively at the moment to be a true top 2 defenseman. The 2 year deal for Kapanen is a bridge deal since he'll be coming off his entry level contract. Furthermore the Canes have an abundance of D-men and a major shortage on goal scoring which will come at a premium, Kapanen already has 14 goals and 25 points in 39 games this year despite being slotted to third line duties since Nylander was resigned. It's a need for need trade for both teams and the second rounder could become an effective NHL player in the years to come (just look at Aho if you need further justification). The ceiling for Kapanen is quite high especially if he's played with the other two Finns, Aho and Teravainen.