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Forum: Armchair-GM12 déc. 2022 à 14 h 35
Sujet: Fantilli Dreamin
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rob32sjsharks</b></div><div>Cant hate a person for giving their opinion. People on here comparing Bedard to Mcdavid and Fantilli to Eichle are not paying attention to the facts.
both those guys were within 1" and 10 pounds of each-other and so you could base your preference purely on skill.
Bedard is great but 5'9" and 155 pounds while Fantili is almost as good offensively and almost as fast but is 6'3" 195 pounds. and in a sport as physical and violent as hockey 6" and 40 pounds is HUGE. Bedard will be a very good hockey player (I see him being a slightly better version of Gaudreau) but Fantilli will be a powerful physical force while also being very good offensively (like a better bigger Pastrnak) and if a team like the sharks had the option to draft either one they would only have to look at their top 4 offensive prospects (Bordeleau 5'10" 165, Eklund 5'11" 178, Robins 5'8 160, Gushin 5'10" 178) and see a powerful larger C to offset their smaller prospects would be wise.</div></div>

Couldn't agree more. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM10 juin 2022 à 4 h 20
Sujet: Dreaming
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Koskinen_The_Great</b></div><div>They need to bet on high upside players. Girard isnt a number 1 D. Guhle has every tool, if he doesnt make the show as a number 1, it's still a shot they took instead of just trying to compete for a playoff spot which would be the message in any trade involving Girard and a high upside player</div></div>

Completely agree on betting on high-upside players. I want to preface this next statement by saying that I love Girard's game and any team would want him. We do disagree on where he's at: I see him as a really good second pair, puck moving powerplay quarterback. But I concede that it's easy to see him as a number 1, too. The Avalanche are so loaded on the back end that Girard may be their fourth best defenceman by the start of the season (Byram has really turned it on). The Canadiens may be able to get him for a song (and not have to give away a player like Guhle). But, it's a fun debate! :)
Forum: Armchair-GM29 avr. 2022 à 12 h 51
Sujet: lets take a jab at the dubois trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zuki9797</b></div><div>entirely agree here. if we get wright, don't do the dubois trade. thats not even a question to me. best case scenario tho imo is select nemec at 3, trade for dubois, and be set. that would make for a nice future

XXX - Suzuki - Caufield
Dvorak - Dubois - Anderson
Heineman - Poehling - Ylonen
Roy - Evans - Farrell
(Mysak, RHP, RPitlick, Kidney, Kapanen, Farrell, Smilanic)

Romanov - Nemec
Guhle - Barron
Norlinder - Harris
(Fairbrother, Xhekaj, Brook, Mailloux)

Question becomes who's gonna fall off in the Atlantic. TBL, TOR, BOS, FLA are the playoff teams this season. Tampa is losing assets fast, Boston's guys are getting older and older. Maybe if the roster has its holes filled we could be a legit contender. I doubt MTL finishes last AGAIN honestly, the talent is there.


The whole purpose of moving Dvorak is to make him somewhat equal to Tuch in the Eichel trade (but worse obviously, because Eichel &gt;&gt; Dubois), and Guhle as Krebs. But if you don't want to move Dvorak i dont know who else you move</div></div>

Totally agree. I have no issue moving Dvorak: I was just illustrating that acquiring Dubois is not necessariy a necessity, that's all. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM4 janv. 2022 à 11 h 32
Sujet: Helping EDM bring cup to cad
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mastersp4</b></div><div>I can understand that moving Price at 10,5M is impossible and a bad move for any team. But I will take Price at 2,65M anyday of the week before Kosk or Smith. Any GM, analyst or someone with common sense will agree that Price can be a top goaltender again. Man even Doug Armstrong and Team Canada was giving him the #1 spot as goaltender if he was ready to play.

As of Chariot he proved that he can be on the ice for 24+min of the ice and being good. Again the consensus for him it's a 1st round pick at the deadline. So I don't really care if ur argument is : Chariot is just bad lol.</div></div>

I could not agree more. Edmonton is a playoff team with their goaltending (which, what we can all agree, needs an upgrade). If they can make the playoffs with Koskinen and Smith, they can make the playoffs with <em>regular season</em> Price. But you're not trading for "regular season" Price: you're trading for all-world, playoff Price. A late first round pick for a shot at the Cup? Look, I'm not a Canadiens fan, but sign me up for that! He's still an incredible talent (though he would have to play a few games this season before any possible trade, which I don't think will happen soon. I think he stays, at least for this season).

Chiarot is a physical, minute eating defenseman. He has been outstanding during the last two playoffs, and is basically built for them. Edmonton would have to probably shed some bad contracts, but the deal could work. (though I am certain to get hate for that opinion).
Forum: Armchair-GM4 janv. 2022 à 11 h 25
Sujet: Montreal Trade for Allen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>Totally agree and sometimes you have to take advantage of the best options available, but sometimes you have to consider if no move is better. I personally haven't looked around at the goalie situations, so I'm shooting from the hip a bit, but is a 1st worth 1.5 seasons of Jake Allen or is it better to roll the dice for this season and re-evaluate in the off-season?</div></div>

I agree. If they <em>do decide</em> to go out and improve their goaltending, I would assume that they could shed salary to do so. Spitballing here, but a team like Chicago may be selling and Fleury would be an outstanding option: I would assume that they would accept Koskinen's contract and a first for Fleury. That's just my opinion though. There are going to be a few other names out there, too. Please don't hate. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM3 janv. 2022 à 13 h 9
Sujet: Buy low
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>how is that buying low? 2 firsts and a 2nd for caufield? dont see it.</div></div>

I get where you are coming from, though the trade that I see is Mukhamadullin, Foote and a 2nd. The firsts are relative. I think Caufield is having a tough season, but the general consensus is that he is still an outstanding prospect who just turned 20 yesterday. While Foote was a first and is a good prospect, I would assume that we can all agree that he does not have anywhere near the ceiling that Caufield has. I like Mukhamadullin, and he may well become a top 4 defenseman (he looked good at the WJC).

Never say never, but I would assume that the Canadiens aren't going to trade Caufield. There aren't many untouchables on that team, but I assume that he is one of them. This is all just my opinion though, so please don't hate. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM1 janv. 2022 à 17 h 46
Sujet: buyout
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Pens2000</b></div><div>I understand a team like Washington or a team that’s atop the league trading for him because the first would be late. I don’t see a team like Edmonton doing it cuz that first could easily be an early first. Trading for chiarot will not bump them into the contention category. I just don’t see it. Plus they could use that first for some way better imo</div></div>

Fair enough, and agree to disagree. I am not a Canadiens fan, but, at least in my opinion, taking a chance at drafting a player in the mid-to-late first round (in a mediocre draft) that <em>may</em> someday be even close to Carey Price is, at best, a massive risk. He gets a lot of hate, but there are plain few goaltenders that I would want come playoff time (which is why a team would acquire him. Edmonton, for all intensive purposes, will make the playoffs with a combination of Smith and Koskinen in net: they will make it with regular season Price, as well. Playoff Price? I'm surprised this is up for debate).