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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 4:27 p.m.
Thread: Sharks Support Celebrini Smith with Reinhart DeBrusk Fix Defense with Roy Walker
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Letsgosharks</b></div><div>Do you really want to commit to debrusk for 5 years at 6.5? and reinhart for 7 at 10?</div></div>
They've both been consistently good for a number of years now, and they're still fairly young. I'd be happy with it. I really think Grier needs to get Reinhart this year or Marner next year as UFAs as the team's top RW to support Celebrini. I'm more worried about trading for that guy and giving up assets rather than cap space.

I know some have pushed Stamkos as a slightly better fit/somewhat more realistic option, but even Stammer's not good enough anymore to help this team be better so that's someone I'd be against signing actually. Pavs too, he's looked kinda cooked the past few months.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 6 at 1:20 a.m.
Thread: SJ Overhaul Defense with Skjei Pesce Roy Swap Thrun for Chinakhov Add DeBrusk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RecycleShark</b></div><div>Like all your UFA signings. Unfortunately the only one that is likely to happen is Trenin.

Why Thrun for Chinakhov?</div></div>
Yeah I agree, still hopeful though.

That's actually been something I've been thinking long and hard on of late. Chinakhov is/will be a very good middle-six winger, which is about the same value as Thrun, who as of now projects to have his ceiling as a 2nd pairing guy and floor as a bottom-pair guy. I look at the Sharks roster and they have that in Ferraro. Mukhmadullin will need to be eased into things for at least 2 more years before sniffing top-pairing minutes (and only potentially if everything goes right at that). So Ferraro and Shakir take those two bottom spots (and I think they'll do fine there), that to me leaves Thrun as an odd man out.

Tangent: This is assuming that we want everyone to stay on their natural left sides and not play out of position. I know many have countered and have said that it's not as big a deal as we make it be but I strongly beg to differ, especially as someone who's played the game myself. They say they're professionals but that's exactly my point -- this is the top league and it's highly preferable to maximize the potential out of each and every guy and not have them play with any handicap of being on their off-side since the margin of error is so thin that it'll be exposed. I know they CAN play their off-side, obviously, but anyone who's played the game, and specifically defense, knows that it's much more difficult if you want to maximize your full potential.

Back to the main point: Moreover, I wasn't thrilled with Thrun's growth this year, which no one was thrilled with though it wasn't anything wasn't anything obviously egregious, but the difference with me is that I think it may be something. Obviously we all agree that we asked much, much too much from him, but even still, I just didn't see enough to think that he's solidified being on the right track and definitely don't think he's a cornerstone guy that you can't separate from. SJ NEEDS a top pairing guy like Skjei, and there aren't many two-way guys like him in free agency or even available in trades. Grier should do everything he can to land him, and if he does so as this roster has it, to me, that makes one of Ferraro or Thrun expendable, and I think Ferraro is both the better player for now and even in the future as well as a better fit for what this team needs with his size and high-energy, especially if his minutes get reduced as they should and he really starts putting in his all with the minutes he's given with the reduced workload like he did in his first year with the Sharks.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 5 at 6:58 p.m.
Thread: SJ Overhaul Defense with Skjei Pesce Roy Swap Thrun for Chinakhov Add DeBrusk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Burnout</b></div><div>Montreal has almost 10 mil in cap space with a mostly full lineup and only a couple of RFAs that wont be due major raises. That includes Price's 10.5 mil which can be put on LTIR. Their cap situation isn't anywhere close to tight (for the first time since 2020).

But even if it was, Kunin's QO is 3mil. They'd save less than half a mil. Assuming they want to keep Kunin, who is a player that suits their needs less, was much worse this season and a pick. Its just not worth the effort.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SMH</b></div><div>Montreal cap is tight ?! Huh ?!?!?!</div></div>

Good points, for whatever reason I had it in my head that Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher's contracts were crippling MTL's cap situation, which indeed isn't the case, similar to how Vlasic's contract isn't for SJ (not anymore, at least).

Having said that, getting 3.4mil in cap space is always a plus, especially if you're looking to add UFAs. Armia's contract isn't unmoveable (it was a few years ago), but still, Kunin isn't obliged to sign his qualifying offer and can sign for cheaper in MTL if there isn't a market for that QO, or MTL could just let him go and use the 3.4mil elsewhere.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 7 at 3:48 a.m.
Thread: Sharks in 2024 Land Celebrini Sign Reinhart Hanifin Pesce Trade Ferraro
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Letsgosharks</b></div><div>I understand your posts but, do you really think it is a good idea to sign reinhart 9+mill until he is 36? these are exactly the deals we made moves to get out of. If we were to sign someone like this, the Meier trade, the hertl trade, the Karlsson trade would have never happened. Our goal is to have a young team built from within.</div></div>
Not necessarily true. Trading EK65 and Meier 1) allowed the team to properly tank for Celebrini (or another high-end prospect at #2 or #3) and 2) netted back assets to a rebuilding team like Mukh, Musty, Zetterlund, PITT 1st, etc. It wasn't just getting out of their big contract situations that were main factors in their deals. If the Sharks could get guys like Hanifin and Reinhart essentially for free as UFAs, they absolutely would -- 7 or 8 years be damned (someone said it in another comment, that's just what it takes to sign these guys).

That said, like the other comments have said, it's unlikely those guys would consider signing with SJ. On the other hand, landing Celebrini would be a BIG pull for those guys (coupled with SJ's other promising young talent), as would the fact that money speaks and Sharks would outbid other teams if they really wanted to help Celebrini and the young team to have a few excellent guys to help lead this new team.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 4 at 8:24 p.m.
Thread: Sharks Set Up Well in 2025 After Landing Celebrini Signing Draisaitl
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DFinn91</b></div><div>Do you really think it’s the best idea to sign a 30 year old for 7 years at 14.5M a season?

Also, Ferraro is still on our top pair? I’m sorry but I don’t think Ferraro will ever be a good top pairing defenseman.</div></div>
Draisaitl is a top-5 player in the league, I think it's a safe bet that at least the first 5 of those years will be more than fine. I think this particular signing depends on the Marner situation too with the Leafs, as well as Smith's projection as a RW or center since Smith to RW has started becoming a greater point of conversation recently. Either way, I think Sharks make a push for one of them as big a FA addition to the team, especially with all that cap space and the younger kids being ready by that point to receive some support to help their development.

Regarding Ferraro, you're right. Thrun I don't think will belong on the top pair either and Mukhmadullin I think rounds out as a 2nd pairing guy, and I especially don't see him getting top pairing minutes in (what should be) only his 2nd year. Ferraro at least has some experience. It's a weakness on this roster but at least paired with a guy like Pesce shouldn't be egregiously terrible.