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Forum: Armchair-GMil y a 3 heures
Sujet: Get Marchy and DeBrusk going
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntiAnalytics</b></div><div>Mittelstadt, Clifton, UPL (Luukkonen) &amp; Ostlund (Center prospect picked in ‘22 mid-1st round)
for
Ullmark, Carlo


Any chance something like that seems reasonable??</div></div>

Bruins are not going to trade Carlo right now unless the return is amazing (i.e., the other team would need to be willing to clearly lose the trade). It would kill the Bruins defense, which is already starting to flounder.

If the Bruins start to play well again, I agree with <a href="/users/Celtics21" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Celtics21</a> that they won't be trading Ullmark in-season. If their freefall continues for a <strong>long</strong> time and they drop out of the playoff hunt, then we could talk about trading Ullmark. I don't think it would be a big package deal though unless it included one of our expiring UFAs.
Forum: Armchair-GMmer. à 0 h 35
Sujet: Fixing the oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McGruff</b></div><div>In my ACGM, <strong>Ullmark </strong>is an asset I want to weaponize now and go w/ Sway-Bussi.

For LU, get back a playoff gamer like Hyman or another 'alpha'-player on any club that needs a move/re-set/change of scenery etc. and preferably age/contract that fits the same developing re-set/re-tool window that is:
Pasta/Mac/Lind/Carlo/Sway/Zacha/Potty/Lohrei etc.</div></div>

I personally wouldn't do that, but it is a logical strategy that they could pursue. Unless they fall out of the playoff picture, I'd rather see them trade Ullmark in the offseason, if at all. And I'd rather see them get back high end picks or a blue-chip prospect. I think they can probably sign a high-end vet UFA wing in the offseason, particularly if the swap out Ully's salary for Bussi's.
Forum: Armchair-GMmer. à 0 h 5
Sujet: Fixing the oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>McGruff</b></div><div>Bruins are playing really well and Carlo is a huge part of that.
They are in WIN now mode (like EDM should be) and aren't going to make backward trades like <em>Ceci </em>or "<em>future favours</em>" to other NHL clubs for a stud-RD-piece.

If it's to happen, BOS wants a simple deal:
Quality NHLer for same. Think "goal for centre swap" or "Goal/D-man for a gritty top-6 RW" - got any of those?

PS: 20 players should get you to WC#3 spot, enjoy...</div></div>

I personally don't think Boston is in win-now mode, but I think they are trying to get back to that position as quickly as possible. Win-now teams are willing to trade away futures to improve for the current season, and I think that doesn't apply to Boston.

With that in mind, I think Boston is trying to get back to win-now mode within the next 2 seasons. I agree they won't be trading Carlo or any other young-ish foundational players with term left. He should still be under his current contract when they do enter win-now mode. I also doubt that Boston will trade a goalie in-season. Both of those guys are the main reason why the team is doing so well, but it will be hard for <strong>both</strong> of them to maintain this high level of play across the full season.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 23 h 55
Sujet: Lindholm to Washington
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>Especially when we looking at Teams like EDM &amp; TOR, I think it’s much better to have that $$$ invested in Defence

It’s a much faster game that caters to younger forwards anyways, so staying young and revolving forwards, while having the best D-Corp in the League who can also provide offence seems like the best way to go AFAIC </div></div>

Yes, I think in general building from the net out has worked well for Boston, and they should keep doing it. But one has to strike a balance somewhere.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>Look at My Calgary Flames for example lol. Their best players are their &lt;$1mil/yr Rookies, not their over paid Stars</div></div>

This probably wasn't your point, but I think this kind of exemplifies what I am thinking in terms of the last spot in Boston's top 4D. They could either go with an expensive known quantity and give up assets to get it (Hanafin), or they could roll the dice with Lohrei and keep more cap space free for the next ~6 years. Lohrei doesn't need to reach Hanafin's level for the move to pay off if they can use that salary to improve their scoring. With that said, Lohrei does need to improve his defensive game for the move to actually work out. I don't think the Bruins are in win-now mode, so I'd rather roll the dice.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 23 h 16
Sujet: Lindholm to Washington
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>Agreed. I just wonder if they’d prefer Hanifin (who’s very young for a Defensemen and has a very long career ahead of him yet) &amp; Lindholm as their Top-LD’s over an what’s realistically an Unproven Prospect doing well on a Sting Team and Grz

If the answer to the above is yes, for sure I could see them finally securing Hanifin, which is something they’ve been rumoured to want for a very long time</div></div>

I just don't see it. Hanafin makes ~$5m now, and he is entering his prime. What will his next contract be? Let's say that on the low end he will make at least $6.5m AAV, although I am admittedly completely making that number up. Boston would then have a top 4 D making $9.5m, $6.5m, $6.5m, and $4.1m. I have no problem with the defense-first roster construction, but that would be ~30% of the cap tied up in 4 defenders. I personally think that is too much, and they need to allocate some of the cap space that will free up to the forward group and improve their ability to score. Others may disagree.
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 22 h 23
Sujet: Lindholm to Washington
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingofRnR</b></div><div>BOS Fans are gonna reject the Hanifin Trade, but after you take Poitras out and retain on Hanifin and the value isn’t far off. Try to get Jesper Boqvist and John Faranacci from BOS and only other consideration is making it fit under the Cap for BOS</div></div>

There is fair value in a vacuum, and then there is actual value, which is based on need/demand. There is certainly league-wide demand for Hanafin, but Boston's need for another top-end defenseman is low. I cannot imagine a realistic situation where Boston gives up any 1st rounders or top prospects for Hanafin, because their need for improving their prospect pipeline far outweighs the need for more elite defenders. Maybe its just me, but the only way I see Boston trading for defense is for 3rd pair or depth beyond that.
Forum: Armchair-GM21 nov. à 2 h 44
Sujet: Shopping list
To me it seems extremely unlikely that the Bruins would accept anything for Poitras. He looks like he will be a legit top 6 C, and he still is still under team control for as long as an active player possibly can be. They also entered the season with center as their biggest position of need. In a year where they are supposedly retooling, it would be extremely foolish to give him up to chase any UFAs, particularly those who will command much higher salaries and who will be over 30 soon.

Lysell could possibly be had, but I think the Bruins would probably only be interested in either Lindholm (where Lysell alone won't be enough) or depth F/D (where Lysell is probably too much). I also personally hope the Bruins don't give up any more high-round picks, and if the Bruins FO agrees, then I think there may just not be a great match between the teams in terms of assets they'd be willing to trade and fair value for the players in question.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 nov. à 20 h 33