SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

squashmaple

not a he )
Membre depuis
29 avr. 2022
Équipe favorite
Blue Jackets de Columbus
Deuxième équipe favorite
Ducks d'Anaheim
Messages dans les forums
3227
Messages par jour
4.4
Forum: Armchair-GMdim. à 0 h 57
Sujet: Dont flame me these were ALL proposed by the Habs writers at the Athletic
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>westcoasthabslifer</b></div><div>2 - Say the very people who continue to post on Habs’ fans posts for literally no reason. It’s incredibly annoying. </div></div>

My dude, you can’t come on this website and propose a CBJ trade (whether from you or another source), then get upset when CBJ fans post a reaction shooting it down. How would that work vice-a-versa?

This just feels like a ****tier version of the old “I’m just asking questions” argument as a means to avoid having to address the underlying issue. Here - that as much as Habs fans (or I guess, Habs beat-writers) want these trades to happen, they absolutely will not, and to sell ads and brain-space on the idea they could happen is disingenuous.

The frustration mostly is that this is not just a universally bad trade, but one <a href="https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/820755?post_id=4811193">we’ve been telling you to stop making</a> for awhile now.

(Takes deep breath)
Forum: Armchair-GM25 avr. à 12 h 38
Sujet: Ranking first overall picks since 2000
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DanielSan92</b></div><div>I guess the point isn't getting across...

McDavid being stuck with a **** GM who can't build a team around him doesn't make Crosby the better player.</div></div>

McDavid has proven he can be the best player in the league during the regular season. There is no argument there.

My argument is McDavid will be considered a better player than Crosby when he wins a cup and a conn smythe.

The ultimate goal of any pick is to win a cup. The highest award in the game of Hockey is the Stanley Cup, which Sidney Crosby has won 3 times, 2 of which he was considered the best player during those 32 wins, he did that on back-to-back seasons, something never done in the history of the game.

Point totals, longevity of career, hardware, and cups should all be important when discussing a player being hall-of-fame worthy. Every name other than McDavid on that top-5 has won a cup. I just want to see a guy in his prime win a cup before I say he's the best draft pick in 25 years.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 avr. à 14 h 26
Sujet: Sillinger Offersheet
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>squashmaple</b></div><div>Oh, it was absolutely rushed. No "a bit" about it. He benefited his rookie year from being Voracek's personal center. Then the next year Jake suffered his final concussion in Finland and LTIRed (and just officially retired this week), and Sillinger proceeded to have a dreadful sophomore slump. This year, he rebounded and was arguably the team's best center by the end of the season, usable in all situations. He's probably still a 3C on a good team with an optimistic Cirelli comp, but defensively reliable centers who can play up or down the lineup as needed are definitely worth 5.5 mill. Columbus also is historically starved of centers, so I think while 5.5 for his first RFA deal feels high, the org would be pretty motivated to keep him.

Also I do not think the Flyers should be risking that first.</div></div>

Interesting, appreciate the insight. I definitely agree the Flyers shouldn't risk the 2025 1st in any way shape or form, the East was crazy volatile this year and the chance for regression to a lottery team is fairly significant next year.

Fantilli-Sillinger-Voronkov has the potential to be a really great Center group IMO