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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 24 at 11:28 p.m.
Thread: white cloud
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pavelisgoat</b></div><div>As a Jets and Wings fan, I'm telling you Detroit doesn't want Pionk. Jets fans don't want to get rid of.him bc they're loaded at RD...</div></div>

If we strike out in free agency he fills a hole. I've watched enough Jets to understand why Jets fans want to move him. Our options are limited, Petry can not be filling that spot. He's better than our internal options. He could be a decent partner for Edvinsson. Obviously we have to strike out in free agency and that means no Montour, Pesce, Roy, Tanev, Carrier and Demelo or other trades options. Those are the only free agent targets I think we should go after. With only 6 good options and many teams needing that position, could very easily miss on one. Pionk only has the one year left so it's pretty low risk.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1 at 8:33 a.m.
Thread: Expensive LT deals for Seider and Raymond
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>I agree with you on give long term to Dmen at age 30.. Some just hit the wall....suddenly. Leafs have with Brodie this season. Holl for the Wings. Sure some will defy the wall till latter.
Holl half retained might happen, but players have M NTC for a reason.</div></div>

10-teamer NTC. So probably most of Canada and a few other spots (sometimes high tax, sometimes personal preference like NJ, etc etc). That leaves a lot of teams that would like Holl at 2 X $1.7M I figure.

I had assumed Yzerman was just going to further bury Holl and then possibly bury Petry. But the waivers status and Edvinsson making the team mean a move is more likely.

Here’s a longer list of teams I could see liking Holl at 2 x $1.7 w/o the Canadian teams and assuming roster holes this offseason:

Minny
STL
PHI
FLA
PIT
LA
SEA
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 12 at 8:43 a.m.
Thread: cap circumvention
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NMAvsFan</b></div><div>Is this some sort of joke? Do people ever get tired of whining about this? Apparently not. They played all of last season WITHOUT him on LTIR in case he did come back but now they're gaming the system? Also, get your facts straight: he isn't coming back any sooner than mid-May and it is extremely unlikely he comes back for these playoffs at all. Given the timetable for his recovery, it's practically guaranteed he isn't coming back before next season. He has a serious knee injury and highly risky cartilage replacement and hasn't played for two years. There is still the very real possibility he never plays a game of NHL hockey again but you think this is "cap circumvention." Give me break and get a life.</div></div>

They also had a chance to do this in 2021-22, when he had arthroscopic surgery before TDL, and they didn’t. Instead they traded locker-room favorite Tyson Jost to make room for their additions. Landeskog didn’t come back until game 1 of the playoffs, but they wanted to make sure they could get him in sooner if he was ready. And they still won.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 7 at 11:43 p.m.
Thread: (PIT/CAR) - Guentzel, Smith for Bunting, Koivunen, Ponomarev, Lucius, 2024 2nd (PHI), 2024 5th (CAR)
Wow. This is an absolute fleece job by Carolina. I like Koivunen a lot, Lucius is solid, and Ponomarev is alright, but this is Jake freakin' Guentzel we are talking about. Pittsburgh doesnt even get a 1st unless Carolina makes the SCF. Feels like Dubas could've done so much better, guys like Morrow or Blake or Nadeau would've been far more fair.

For Carolina, this is the superstar they have long wanted. Guentzel is one of the best wingers in this league, and they didnt even have to give up any of their best prospects to get him. Excellent addition and he will thrive in Carolina.

For Pittsburgh, I already mentioned I really like Koivunen and I think Bunting next to Crosby will be very fun, but man this is underwhelming. I doubt Ponomarev or Lucius become much more than bottom 6ers, and they arent really guys you want to kick off your rebuild. This is going to be a tough pill to shallow for Pens fans who rightfully expected much more for a guy who gave his all to the organization for years.

The real winners here are NHL fans who are thrilled Vegas didnt land Guentzel. Heres to hoping they strike out on Buchnevich as well!