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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 3:56 p.m.
Thread: Staois the Clown
Don't agree about the draft at all. I thought that there were better options than Yakemchuk, but it's not like it was a massive reach. The Eliasson pick was horrible, but they had a great 4th round. Ellinas was arguably his team's playoff MVP, with an NHL projectable skillset. Javon Moore is one of the most interesting later round picks in the whole draft, Blake Montgomery is right there two. Elite prospects had them ranked 60th and 61st in their rankings, which would put them as late second rounders by their standards.

That said, I've mostly hated what he's done on the pro hockey side. The Ullmark deal is a home run, absolutely hate signing Perron to that deal (screams Alex Burrows to me tbh). The Amadio deal I think is pretty reasonable, very versatile player. Got his pants pulled down on the Chychrun trade, no excuses, even if I like Nick Jensen (but am fully expecting him to fall off a cliff now). Not buying out Hamonic is just dumb.

I desperately need them to find an RHD better than JBD. He's so ass, and they need someone with more experience if the plan if for Kleven to be the full time 3LD.

All that having been said, if they sign Pinto, and fill out the rest of the roster competently, then I still think they're significantly better than last season on the strength of goaltending alone. They'll need Green to get this team to support the goaltending WAY more than they have in recent years, but even if I haven't liked a lot of the moves, I can still see a path the the playoffs if they stay relatively healthy. Some real concerns about some older players falling off (Jensen, Perron, Giroux) which could derail things.

The biggest problem with this team is how goddamn slow they're gonna be though. Outside of Stützle, Greig, Gregor and Sanderson, everyone on the team is at best slightly above average skaters. Most of them are average, with a couple of below average skaters too.
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