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Forum: Armchair-GM22 hours ago
Thread: Jones
So Hawks fans are “beyond understanding” as some obnoxious Leafs fan claims because they refuse to trade a top pairing d-man with six seasons remaining on his contract, admittedly Jones is overpaid by about $1-1.5m per season however, he stills plays 25+ minutes per game, a former 1st round defensive d-man prospect coming off of a very solid first professional season and a 2nd round pick for Marner, a player a large contingent of Leafs fans have bashed repeatedly the last couple of years claiming him to be selfish, soft, overpaid and invisible during big games… oh, and I should mention he’s entering the final year of his contract… but now that they want to trade him Leafs fans claim Marner is a top five player at his position.

Hawks fans are not “beyond understanding” we understand perfectly… Leafs fans are trying to suck and blow at the same time.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:25 p.m.
Thread: Necas Value
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lancebmx</b></div><div>I line glue you comp him with a depth defenseman and a late first and then pay him 7M cause he must be worth it and put him on the top line. If he is a 7M top line forward then he likely gets a better return.

I guess we know what Caufield is worth then.....</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Gotta say...as a fan of neither MTL or CAR...seems like you either undervaluing Necas or WAY over valuing Jordan Harris.</div></div>

Necas is overvalued here, big time. But a 6'2 RW who can play C has good value and he is young. The team acquiring him acquire a top 6 C/RW long terms. Of course his value is high, but Necas is NOT a top line forward. A good 2nd line player for sure.

MTL-CAR aren't good trade partners, the only interesting piece we have for Necas is Matheson but CAR already have Slavin and Orlov on the left side. So Matheson isn't needed, especially since he isn't playing on his offside
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 2:48 p.m.
Thread: Necas Value
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Necas is fighting for more PP time because when he got it...he was a 71 point player and now Jarvis jumped him. That likely affects his contract and certainly at least 1 reason why he's unhappy and wants to leave.

Jordan Harris is very hard to value. He was made a healthy scratch for at least 4 games because Jayden Struble showed up...which it's not like Struble's a lock for a top 4 either. Lots of MTL Dmen are on the fringe and it's not like you can claim him to be a 2nd pair Dman...so yeah 3rd pair floor, but not too much higher ceiling does sound right. MTL also NEEDS to find homes for all their Dmen so any Jordan Harris trade is from a position of weakness. Teams aren't lining up to solve other team's issues.</div></div>

I agree with 80% of what you said. I don't think Mtl has 'issues' on defense. Obviously trading Harris and Barron are our priority but, having cost controlled dmen is always a positive.
Mtl could, instead, trade Matheson or Savard, but that would probably be worse for us. I don't think Mtl is "backed into a corner".
Conversly, I think Carolina's cap situation and UFAs on the back end are a weakness. They can't sign all those dmen and Necas in my opinion.
But ok, thanks for sharing.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 10:30 a.m.
Thread: Mitch and Bedsy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>He's a GREAT player and I agree he's a 200' player that plays the PK and PP units! BUT we need guys that believe in the Hawks...AND show it. At this stage in our development, I can't blame Marner for wanting $12M. As a UFA someone might give that to him. As a UFA no one is losing picks...which is a separate point. Pasta showed through his contract that he wants to be a Bruin. I bet Mikko Rantanan isn't going to hold the Aves over a barrel either. Both of these players are hands down better than Marner. Pasta coming off 61 goals and 113 points...$11.25M 1 year ago. Inflation isn't that high.

***EDIT*** The hardest part about the Leafs players is that not one of the core 3 has ever given a team friendly deal. If they're all market rate deals 100% of the time...it's VERY hard to win that way because you can't build a roster. Kucherov/Stamkos/Hedman...different times sure, but they accepted deals so the team would be better. Shanahan said it as much too! Years ago.</div></div>

Very good point. It would come down to the contract.