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Forum: Armchair-GM5 hours ago
Thread: If theres a goal that everyone remembers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>draft_em_sign_em_trade_em</b></div><div>Instead of having $3.7 million in healthy scratches and leftover space, you might want to hand Stephenson the extra $2 million he deserves on the UFA market before other commenters roast you here.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MoSeider53</b></div><div>Stephenson will be in the 3 x $5,500,000 per range at the very least.

Dillon isn't taking no discount he's coming off an $3,270,000 contract from Winnipeg good luck if you think you're getting $2,000,000 for Dillon.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Gofnut999</b></div><div>Stephenson will be almost double that. By Dillon, did not want you anyway. 🤷🏻‍♂️</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>We go out with those offers, we get nobody in first run of players in free agent and lose DeBrusk from our team.</div></div>

Valid points…complete disregard for valuations on my part and more of a ‘wish list’ to hold this team off for one more season. Most posters on here are pushing the same scenarios and OVER valuing players or signing them to unrealistic terms. I was just trying to keep Ullmark around for one more season. My bad!
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 9 at 12:15 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 31 at 2:01 p.m.
Thread: Is this possible
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>I don’t believe Sweeney would have acquired Lindholm only to lose him in free agency. I also don’t believe people are overvaluing him. I think it’s more a form of acceptance that one explainable variance year doesn’t lower value by more than $2M AAV. He was easily making $8.5M AAV before this year based on comparables. I do think it is between 7 and 7.5M personally, but could see him sign for less for an opportunity to play between Zacha and Pasta (likely years and not AAV would be my guess, but it is guess)

With regards to Lohrei not being able to develop as a 3rd line defenseman, that’s BS and you know it. One could make the argument that they acquired Peake to give him a more defensively sound running mate. Right now, he’s the 8th defenseman on the roster, so his level of “improvement” isn’t enough to play over a journeyman AHL’er and an old man signed to a minimum. I do agree he’s gotten better, but not enough to play this year barring injuries.

Even if they choose to sign Lindholm, my bet is they sign a cheaper defenseman to a shorter term contract with the express purpose of NOT pushing Lohrei to a top 4 role before he’s remotely prepared to do it. I like Lohrei and believe he will EVENTUALLY will develop into a solid 2nd line defenseman, but I’d be happy if it is within the next two calendar years. Development at the NHL level on lower lines is generally preferable.</div></div>

I think we’re kind of saying the same thing. I don’t expect Lohrei to play the full season next year, just a bit more than he did this year. Maybe it makes more sense to get a better LD and let the current guys playing center to carry on? This ACGM was made to feel out Bruins fans’ thoughts on Swayman trusting the organization to extend the tandem as long as possible! Fantasy more than reality LOL 😂