Armchair GM 2018-2019
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herman
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RO'R was destined to be traded once he told the media he lost his love for the game because of the Sabres' situation, not after he drunkenly rammed his car into a donut shop and walked away from the scene.
Carolina might take a big swing on him, as they're not going to be able to afford Tavares dollars, but have lots of pieces they apparently want to get rid of because of all that pent up trade-rage from years of Francis' inactivity.
Carolina might take a big swing on him, as they're not going to be able to afford Tavares dollars, but have lots of pieces they apparently want to get rid of because of all that pent up trade-rage from years of Francis' inactivity.
herman said:
Something revolving around Hanifin for ROR would probably suit both teams pretty well.
herman said:
I just read the bit in that article about how they wrote Hanifin probably wouldn't be on the table because of ROR's cap hit. I don't think Sabres fans understand how good O'Reilly is.
louisstamos
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https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1004378557424992256
Who is it for Leafs fans? Kapanen? Brown? Nylander?
Who is it for Leafs fans? Kapanen? Brown? Nylander?
He expands on what he means by "line" a little more here:
https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1004378804717064194
https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1004379324617777152
So I think for us Kapanen and Johnsson would be above the "Hagg line" (i.e. they're available players but we don't want to trade them even if it could help our team) while Brown is below it.
https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1004378804717064194
https://twitter.com/charlieo_conn/status/1004379324617777152
So I think for us Kapanen and Johnsson would be above the "Hagg line" (i.e. they're available players but we don't want to trade them even if it could help our team) while Brown is below it.
herman
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Elliotte Friedman noted that the Leafs are searching for a 3C in his latest 31 Thoughts.
Nic Petan's agent all but said his client needs a change of scenery. He's a LW/C on the smaller side, but a very skilled and creative playmaker, mired for the past two seasons either to the 4th line with Chris Thorburn (their lesser Matt Martin) and Brandon Tanev (stonier hands than Hyman), or the press box.
Honestly, I'm not even sure what Matthews could've done with those two.
https://jetsnation.ca/2017/10/02/time-for-the-jets-to-do-right-by-nic-petan/
Jets are looking for LD, of which we have plenty. If they're looking for a defensive 4th line centre, Frederic Gauthier fits the bill.
Nic Petan's agent all but said his client needs a change of scenery. He's a LW/C on the smaller side, but a very skilled and creative playmaker, mired for the past two seasons either to the 4th line with Chris Thorburn (their lesser Matt Martin) and Brandon Tanev (stonier hands than Hyman), or the press box.
Honestly, I'm not even sure what Matthews could've done with those two.
https://jetsnation.ca/2017/10/02/time-for-the-jets-to-do-right-by-nic-petan/
Jets are looking for LD, of which we have plenty. If they're looking for a defensive 4th line centre, Frederic Gauthier fits the bill.
Both LeBrun and Dreger don't have Toronto on the list of teams that are currently in on Kovalchuk.
Boston Leaf
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CarltonTheBear said:
Good
Frank E
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PPP is suggesting the Leafs chase Skinner from the 'Canes.
The suggestion is a first and a decent prospect...for one year of Skinner at $5.75m.
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but that seems like a lot, given his contract status, given he's a UFA after this coming season.
The stated rationale is that the Leafs likely won't be able to land a strong centre or defenseman with that kind of package, and therefore they should be in on Skinner. I'm kind of thinking that if the Leafs don't really need help at the wing, then just keep the pick and prospect until they can find a deal for a d-man or C that they need.
The suggestion is a first and a decent prospect...for one year of Skinner at $5.75m.
I'm not sure how I feel about this, but that seems like a lot, given his contract status, given he's a UFA after this coming season.
The stated rationale is that the Leafs likely won't be able to land a strong centre or defenseman with that kind of package, and therefore they should be in on Skinner. I'm kind of thinking that if the Leafs don't really need help at the wing, then just keep the pick and prospect until they can find a deal for a d-man or C that they need.
herman
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Frank E said:
Good defensemen that aren't Hedman/Doughty/Karlsson-money can be drafted and developed quite readily without lottery picks. Dermott and Liljegren are projected for that range of potential and Liljegren has the ceiling to exceed it. Honestly, Zaitsev qualifies too (#4) and is only derided for the contract he was signed to. We're already sitting on Rielly and Gardiner who are on the upper end of that 2nd tier offensively.
Frank E
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herman said:
I think there's a cap allocation program there though, right?
I mean, you can put $10m into a guy that plays 25 mins a night, and skimp on your bottom pairing. But icing a corps of 6 X $4m-$5m puts you in ~$27m tied up in defense.
And this is exacerbated by the fact that this strategy has to include "putting your resources into high skill forwards", which then will mean more $$ tied up in forwards.