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Forum: Armchair-GM24 hours ago
Thread: Necas Freakas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>herzausstein</b></div><div>do you plan on extending Nyquist who will be 36 when the extension kicks in? </div></div>

Absolutely not. Thank him for his service, and move on. Ideally there'll be an Evangelista or a Kemell or whoever ready to step in for him a year from now.

I don't agree with cashing in on Nyquist now, when NSH doesn't appear to have an immediate successor to him. They can always move him during the season, if a young gun can steal his job. Or at the deadline, if the Preds are out of the playoffs. Even if he regresses to career average production, it'll be difficult to replace that at the same cap hit with a free agent signing (and any decent UFA signing will require a longer term contract too).

I wouldn't be completely opposed to seeing if Smith could bounce back in NSH - in theory. It's not an experiment really worth expending any assets for though. If he made much less than what he makes now, and was available on waivers, I'd give him a shot. He's not desirable otherwise. NSH could get Zucker back for another year, for less than what Smith makes.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 8:51 p.m.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsTue. at 5:42 p.m.
Thread: Preds-Canes blockbuster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>caniac06</b></div><div>Deepest position? You overrate the Preds. Even if Luke improves a lot and Nyquist somehow has another big year.</div></div>

Sure, banking on Nyquist repeating his career season isn't overly likely. If he has even a career average year, that's still a steal for his cap hit.

I did mean NSH's future at RW though. Evangelista is on the rise of course. Then there's Tomasino, Kemell, Wood (if he doesn't stay at center when he turns pro), Fink, etc.

It doesn't make sense to trade a top five goalie for a 2nd line RW, when NSH has multiple guys with the potential to be a 20-some goal scorer like Necas - if not more than that. Especially when NSH has bigger needs a Saros trade could address, and the in-house prospects have the benefit over Necas of still having cheap ELC years ahead of them.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 9:42 p.m.