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Forum: Armchair-GM25 févr. 2020 à 19 h 7
Sujet: Thoughts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KakkoForMauriceRichardAward</b></div><div>Unless TOR SEVERLY overpays for him... like Marner + Liljegren</div></div>


Not even then. Adding a $10M player is simply not possible with our cap situation. Making such a trade means saying goodbye to both Parayko and Petro. No chance. And frankly, that is not a severe overpayment. A severe overpayment would mean a massive star still on an ELC. Of course, the folks who keep coming up with these Parayko trades will usually then go into how Parayko really isn't that great or irreplaceable and how their guy is such an amazing get, which just makes me wonder why they'd even want to make such a trade in the first place. Of course, they're just gaslighting, and know full and well what Parayko's value is.
Forum: Armchair-GM18 févr. 2020 à 18 h 58
Sujet: Canadiens Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cabbie91</b></div><div>Can you give me some insight as to why?

Tomas Tatar is on pace for around 70 points and has another year left on his deal after this one. Maybe I'm undervaluing Blais but I figured he's a top 9 guy with some bite, 1st round picks will be dealt and top prospects in most deals (even for rentals) it's been well proven to this point that it's a sellers market. Maybe the Blues don't need a forward?
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Sure, no problem. Happy to explain.

1- The fact that Tatar has another year left, as nice as his cap hit may be, makes him a bad candidate for us to pick up because our first offseason priority is to re-up Petro. Grabbing Tatar just makes it $4.8M harder for us to keep our captain. We're not adding any significant cap hit until he's re-signed.

2- Beyond that, we are not trading the 2020 1st and we're not trading Hofer. And yeah, you're probably also underestimating Blais' value a bit. He has offensive upside.

3- It's always worth mentioning that Tatar is a) not a player Berube would want for his system/preferred manner of play &amp; b) not a very good playoff performer. His speed and 5v5 skill are very nice, but he's small and doesn't grind. And while he is on a 70-point pace this season (at age 29, mind you), that's not his typical level. This will be his first season over 58 points, and just two years ago he managed only 34.

4- Finally, yes, we don't really need a forward. Tarasenko will be back, and we filled our primary need for this Cup defense run by grabbing Scandella today.
Forum: Armchair-GM5 févr. 2020 à 12 h 9
Sujet: ok boomer
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>warnken21</b></div><div>ok so why not let him flourish under someone who needs young players to fit into there system. Why don't the blues don't want Kreider who would step right in and create an immediate impact to an already dominate team? he will help them win in the post season and they will have a very very good chance at winning another cup. it seems like a no brainer.</div></div>

1. No team should be giving up their best prospect AND a first rd pick for a rental, just based on the precedents at the TDL

2. You have to be able to develop players to remain effective in a cap league. Kreider makes us better short term but there is no money to keep him around and with money so tight, you need guys on ELCs to contribute. Our GM has said over and over again that he doesn't prefer rentals unless it's a necessity. Kreider would be our 4th-or 5th-best forward, not exactly the piece to set us over the top (like a Mark Stone or Taylor Hall).
Forum: Armchair-GM20 janv. 2020 à 15 h 7
Sujet: Chicago 20
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Sebybbqpower</b></div><div>And he is 35. That why they where no 1st round pick included in that deal. Montreal taking full charge of steen contract help st louis a lot here and the package is still very good for parayko. I love Parayko but i don’t think he is in the top tier defenseman in the league. He might be in the top of the second tier. He is undeniably one of the best shutdown defenseman in the league. He is similar to niklas haljmarsson was to the hawks with a little bit more offense. I don’t think that the value here with the steen contract throwing in is off. Fan always think that their players are worth more but it was based on the bufyglien trade. To similar players with salary dump contract included.</div></div>

But they don’t have to do it, they can trade Allen/Bozak and keep Pietrangelo and Parayko
Forum: Armchair-GM15 janv. 2020 à 20 h 28
Sujet: Kyrou here to stay
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MikeyThePensFan</b></div><div>Yeah I think it will be close. Two completely different teams, the Blues are a heavy, grinding team and but the Pens are all speed and finesse. Blues depth on defence is much better though.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeastModeUnknown</b></div><div>Depends to be honest. If it’s a fully healthy team I’m taking Blues, but Pittsburgh if in full sync could be deadly.</div></div>

Come playoff time when Blais and Barbashev will be roaming the ice, Sid just came back from and injury and Letang has a long history of injury problems...I like the Blues chances of pounding the Pens into a depleted roster. Would hate to face Malkin and Crosby seven times though. Those guys are just so good.