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Forum: Armchair-GM30 juin 2023 à 18 h 28
Forum: Armchair-GM2 juin 2022 à 10 h 5
Sujet: 4 hours of sleep ACGM
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>The_Rocket</b></div><div>As I said earlier, Garlands 47 5v5 points this season would have been 2nd on the devils. Even if Hughes played the full year, it would have been 3rd. He played no first unit PP time in Van and as a result ended up with 3 powerplay points on the season.

If the devils don’t want him that’s fine, he’s not for sale for some bits and pieces anyways.

Enjoy your mediocre team. At least there are prospects to read about every other games after a loss</div></div>

Deep breath buddy, I’m pretty sure we are in agreement the trade doesn’t make sense from both sides given the uncertainty of the players trajectories.

Regarding your mediocre team comment, the devils have been far from mediocre for a long time and don’t worry a cup will finally come to Vancouver after the Sedin twins have a set or two of twins of their own
Forum: Armchair-GM15 janv. 2022 à 12 h 15
Sujet: Potential 2022-2023 Devils Lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I think the forwards look about right. Maybe we keep Johnsson and someone else moves to bench.

There is also the chance, if his recovery is not going well, that we don't re-sign Miles Wood (small chance, but there is a chance).

Defense also looks right except Mukhamadullin will play 2022-23 in KHL. They have already announced his loan.

Goaltending is ?? with Bernier's health. May have Daws or Schmid as backup.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I think the forwards look about right. Maybe we keep Johnsson and someone else moves to bench.

There is also the chance, if his recovery is not going well, that we don't re-sign Miles Wood (small chance, but there is a chance).

Defense also looks right except Mukhamadullin will play 2022-23 in KHL. They have already announced his loan.

Goaltending is ?? with Bernier's health. May have Daws or Schmid as backup.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I think the forwards look about right. Maybe we keep Johnsson and someone else moves to bench.

There is also the chance, if his recovery is not going well, that we don't re-sign Miles Wood (small chance, but there is a chance).

Defense also looks right except Mukhamadullin will play 2022-23 in KHL. They have already announced his loan.

Goaltending is ?? with Bernier's health. May have Daws or Schmid as backup.</div></div>

Regarding the forwards, I’d prioritize keeping Johnsson to fill in the top 9, dump Zacha, Bastian and Boqvist and sign a top LW/RW such that Hughes and Nico have at sufficient talent around them they both can’t play with Bratt.

On defense, if Smith picks it back up, pulling whomever is looks best from Utica makes sense. If he doesn’t, likely will need to sign someone to be the fifth defensemen until two of Luke, Muk, Walsh, Smith emerge.

Need a 1b goaltender. Hopefully Bernier recovers and the simplest solution is to ride the hot goalie as Bernier and Blackwood have their ups and downs.

Also, at a minimum replace Recchi
Forum: Armchair-GM9 juin 2021 à 12 h 10
Sujet: Quick Message to all Devils Fans
In short if the devils cannot attract free agents in the top couple of tiers, they aren’t going anywhere. The organizations which compete are able to build through the draft, make strategic trades and attract free agents. If you eliminate even one of the three, you become prone to the risks of each: the draft is far from a sure thing and takes years, trades are difficult to win on a consistent basis to build a team and FA require paying a premium and eliminate cap flexibility.

IMO, the devils need to do the following over the next 2-3 year to get out of their current cycle.

1) Continue to build through the draft, given the state of their roster, trading top 20 picks is a bad idea. Even with the influx of talent coming, it’s hard to say the devils will have the top 9 / top 4 talent to win.

2) Use trades to trim their surplus of young, unproven players for middle 6 and second pair players which address the gaps in the roster. The devils have drafted an extra 10 players on the last 5 drafts and all of them will develop to be nhlers on winning teams.

3) Leverage cap space to pay a slight premium for shorter term contracts with FA starting next year. It is easier to get players to stay when you are winning and to maintain flexibility go long term with the players that fit.