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Forum: Armchair-GM20 févr. 2023 à 22 h 27
Sujet: Korpisalo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>Yeah he's playing like a league average goaltender this year. But I'll go by his career where he's been awful. Literally the worst goalie with 150+ games played since he entered the league.</div></div>

I’m not trying to say Korpi is a top 10 NHL goalie or that the leafs should extend him… but there’s a ton of missing context behind these numbers. League average is .905 sv% (per hockey reference) this season. Korpi at .913 as of tonight. Above average there. +5.7 goals saved above expected (Jeremy Swayman is at +7.09 and Carter Hart at +5.35, and Linus Ullmark leads the league at +31.52 for context, Spencer Martin league worst at -28.53, all per hockey reference).

Career wise there’s been no denying he’s had an up and down career… the past two years he looked awful and played awful in net. 2019-20 he was the best goalie we had and an NHL all Star.
The down years were primarily due to injury but he just looked fundamentally awful in net those years. Out of position, slow, sloppy.

This year has been starkly different. He’s stayed healthy, he’s much more sound positionally and sharp in his movements in the crease. Visually he *looks* so much better in the crease. This years numbers reflect that. And that’s while been being on a truly atrocious team. My jackets couldn’t defend their way out of a wet paper bag this year.

So while his career numbers aren’t anything impressive, his play is noticeably different, he’s stayed healthy, and he’s been a difference maker. I’d say for goalie insurance for a team who *must* win a playoff series a third and late round pick is a reasonable bet for a guy who has been extremely sharp this year.
Forum: Armchair-GM12 févr. 2023 à 9 h 55
Sujet: Timo meier
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shaners79</b></div><div>Probably not enough to get Meier. As far as the D man I'm thinking about 3 of them offhand. Gudas ( If Florida isn't in a wildcard by TD) Edmundson or Schenn. All block alot of shots .</div></div>

Part of what i wonder is how Holtz is valued in NHL circles. He has the draft pedigree and the skill but at the NHL level he hasn’t put it together yet. Has had AHL success so i feel like he’s still a top prospect. At least prospect wise i don’t feel like Carolina has a guy at Holtz’s level, even though they have tremendous prospect depth it seems

A playoff shot blocker for the third pair definitely seems reasonable. If the price for Gavrikov from Columbus wasn’t so high i think there’d be a good fit there
Forum: Armchair-GM7 févr. 2023 à 22 h 0
Sujet: This would be so vegas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zizzle</b></div><div>Not sure Vegas would have enough to get Kane and Toews though it would surely be interesting</div></div>
I think they have enough assets, it’s just a matter of whether they’re willing to or should give up that package. They are a win now focused organization and have been notorious for hunting for the big fish… i could see them doing something very aggressive this TDL.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zizzle</b></div><div>What about Hague and 4th for mikkola and Acciari..?</div></div>
I’m not a Vegas fan but i think that’s overly steep for them… Hague is a top 4 d in the near future it seems and Acciari even though he’s a solid 4C and good for playoff hockey, isn’t worth giving up Hague for imo.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 févr. 2023 à 23 h 46
Sujet: Dream Realistic roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>Roslovic is definitely an enigma. We've seen he can be a very good player when he puts his game together, he just cannot find consistency if his life depended on it. I think this draft could be the deciding factor on whether or not he needs to be moved out with haste. If they end up with an NHL ready player then he has to go. If it's a guy they only have to wait a year on then he's likely gone next off season anyway.

I think with Voronkov it will be a lot easier to stay up because he's the type of player that can actually still benefit from getting 8-10 mins a night in a bottom 6 role. Marchenko and KJ were really being wasted in that kind of role so it was very frustrating to watch.

I don't question Chychrun's work ethic whatsoever. It's really would just be about his desire to stick with the team long term. It's also a matter of his contract only having 2 more years left and he's due a pretty serious raise. If Jiricek is the player he's believed to be then that could cause a real conflict between new contracts for Chychrun, Jiricek, KJ, Marchenko, Sillinger and whoever they draft this year.</div></div>

The clock is ticking on roslovic for sure. Hopefully Voronkov can stick, having young players who can excel in those middle to bottom 6 roles is rare but he's played well in Russia.

In a perfect world, we get a defenseman with 3-4 years left in term but I just don't see many (any even) of those guys becoming readily available. It's a perfectly fair point regarding his extension, with Gaudreau and werenski already at nearly 10m each for 5+ years the cap situation has to be lined up to fit everyone else in.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 févr. 2023 à 23 h 33
Sujet: Dream Realistic roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SK101</b></div><div>Peeke has way more value than that. He’s one of the few guys that blocks shots other than Gavrikov who is likely gone. I would rather try to attach a second to gudbranson and see if a GM is dumbe enough to take it than take a second for Zaitsev. If we are trading for chychrun he should be 2LD.</div></div>

Unfortunately I just don't see a team being dumb enough to take on Gudbranson for just a second. Plus he's got the trade clause.

Chychrun as 2LD fits too, I'd be equally comfortable Running werenski-jiricek and chychrun-bean with sliding bean to the right side on the second pair.

Peeke to me has been a confounding case this year... it feels like his play has regressed and despite injuries to most of our blueline hes been a healthy scratch multiple times now. Is that just Brad Larsen being dumb, quite possibly. But there's been a few instances this year where he's been out of position or torched defensively pretty badly. Ideally I don't want my defense to be centered solely on blocking shots, if they can break up plays before they happen that's better for everyone. I'm not hellbent on trading peeke but if we add to the defense, to me it feels like someone on the right side does have to go.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 févr. 2023 à 23 h 26
Sujet: Dream Realistic roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dk325</b></div><div>I just don't think Chychrun is the right fit for the Jackets. The way he has been trying to get out of Arizona makes me uncomfortable about spending a bunch of assets trying to get him onto a team that is trying to build into something. He seems like the type that isn't down for the building process.

I think space needs to be made for Voronkov immediately. His ability to play at the NHL level should be pretty clear once he steps on the ice and I think he's going to be a very impactful bottom 6 player that could give Sillinger a run for his spot in the lineup if he's not careful. If he doesn't bump him out then I think he's definitely going to be pushing for Roslovic's spot in the lineup. I'm just as hyped for the impact he's going to have on the Jackets bottom 6 as I was for the impact Marchenko was going to have on the top 6.</div></div>

I get what you're saying about Chychrun. However, he's played outstanding this year despite the rumors so it's not like he's letting it affect his play. With a legitimate NHL coaching staff leading this team I do believe that this roster with health, small UFA additions, and a NHL ready draft pick, could at least legitimately challenge for a playoff spot. To me that's much different than Arizona where they're 3-4 years from even considering playoff runs.

I strongly considered putting Voronkov in the roster. Maybe a 4th line of Kuraly-Voronkov-Tex to bring better 2 way play, energy and offense. His biggest challenge will be the waivers exempt status though, we saw that play a role early this year before injuries forced managements hands to play Marchenko.

Roslovic idk what happens with him. I don't see the point in just salary dumping him but I just don't feel like his trade value is even decent at this point. Liek it seems we'd be lucky to snag a mid round pick for him now which would be a waste of an asset given that we have no cap troubles.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 févr. 2023 à 23 h 18
Sujet: kinda sorta weird offseason
I don't think the value is ridiculously far off for Columbus, but I personally wouldn't do this deal. Our blueline lacks size and quality defensive play, and Girard isn't exactly the shining model of that. Given where we're at as a team i'd rather ride it out with Bean who when healthy was one of our better defensemen. He can play that similar second pair left/right role at half the cap hit cost.

Roslovic I just find it hard to get a read on anymore. He'll have a good game and then go 4 where he has little impact, and thats with playing higher in the lineup due to injuries to others. I honestly couldn't tell you what his true value to NHL Gms is. On his good days he's worth a first maybe, on his bad he might even not be worth a waiver wire pickup. Sucks since he's our hometown kid and I'd love to see him breakthrough and find consistency to his game.