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Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
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Forum: Armchair-GM18 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>The single biggest risk to his long term earning potential is him ending up on a bad team. Same as last year.

Unlike last year, that question can be answered with an extension and I believe that is a bigger part of the equation than some are laying out.

1. They are in the right time zone
2. They are an easier city to get home to than many options

Sure, they have the tax disadvantage compared to other markets, but that’s like a 5% premium in salary

The real question is whether he believes the team can be competitive. To me, they are undifferentiated from the Buffalo’s, New Jersey’s of the world. Good young talent, but haven’t shown they can win consistently.

Maybe it’s a full stop. Maybe he’s willing to retire and go to the Swedish league / not play for a generational wealth contract. I doubt that, but nothing would surprise me here.</div></div>

Not really, the single biggest risk to his long term earning potential is injury.

If he ends up on bad team/porous D this year than goes UFA will that be held against him or do teams understand the situation. 🤷🏻‍♂️

However he only has one big contract left, and it is not going to be 6+ year deal. I doubt teams are going to go beyond 4 years on extension or in UFA.

He likely has 3 or 4 years left of his prime and max $. After that it will be year to year for backup $.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kscoop</b></div><div>Easier to make a move after the season as opposed to the deadline.</div></div>

That is true, but Ottawa tried last offseason, guess why it didn’t happen.

Sens desperately needed a goalie. B’s wanted that cap space. Sens were really the only team in market for a goalie that could take his entire cap hit, had plenty of pieces to make it work. Just one problem…


He has stated his preference is to stay in Boston and, quote, “the teams on the list are on there for a reason”

Does that sound like someone who waives?

It will take a significant incentive, or they go to him with a trade in place with a team not on his list, and say here are the other teams still interested, are you willing to waive for any of them now that a trade is inevitable.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>Ottawa with an extension (5% premium to accommodate tax differences) and NMC rights could be just as appealing as NJD without an extension. Both teams struggled badly, but have some premium young talent on it, I’d argue that Ottawa’s defensive structure could be better suited to a strong defensive option.

I would think Boston would prefer to trade him out of the Atlantic all things equal which is why I focused on Jersey to begin with. As long as teams don’t over inflate their leverage, a deal should and could be done there</div></div>

For all we know he plays out the year and goes back to Sweden to play. 🤷🏻‍♂️.

He was considering it when he was in Buffalo.

Depending on what happens politically here it might even be the preferred option, lol.

Better quality of life and being close to family is no longer a concern.

I don’t believe an extension where he does not want to be is the solution.
Forum: Armchair-GM20 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SensFan40</b></div><div>Ottawa being bad was due to Melnyk and his cost cutting - that's already being worked on and lots of progress made. It may not be the most attractive, but since we know he wants to be in the east part of the country it's not a stretch that he would rather go there and sign an extension over going to LA. He just may not have many options and staying in Boston is probably less attractive than going to Ottawa.</div></div>


He has already stated his preference is to stay in Boston.

And no, when it comes to least desirable places to play, it’s location, location, location,

Take the best run org in the world and put them in Winnipeg, nobody wants to play there still. Take the worst run org and put them in Miami or Vegas, everyone wants to play there still.

That is just reality. There are always going to be cities no matter how good the org is, are just not desired destinations.
Forum: Armchair-GM21 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>I doubt it takes a “ridiculous” extension. If it is around market for good years and has an NMC, I can easily see him taking it. Ullmark craves stability and Boston is going to be the least stable of his options.

The rumor was a three way deal between Ottawa, Detroit, and Boston involving the 17th pick. Boston was targeting Oliver Moore, but Detroit decided to wait on acquiring DeBrincat once they saw the draft board.

The Ottawa deal seems pretty simple in terms of contract and players, getting Ullmark to waive will be the difficult thing. If it’s a player involved, I believe it is Chychrun</div></div>


Between Ottawa being one of the least desirable places to play according to player polls year in and year out. The tax structure. The compete level. It’s going to take some serious incentive for him to waive.

I was hoping like hell to make a draft day move to get Moore. But it was just that, hope.

Hawks have some interesting secondary pieces, a couple of them for Ully would work, but Ullmark surely does not fit their window. Mrazek is signed to be the placeholder til Commesso/Gajan ready. I don’t see a fit there even for a non-Moore deal.
Forum: Armchair-GM22 hours ago
Thread: a different approach
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kscoop</b></div><div>Unless you are his pal, there is no way you know for certain. Bruce Garrioch has reported that the Sens will circle back which means that Ullmark will accept a trade to Ottawa.</div></div>

Lol, that means absolutely nothing. 🙄. They can try all they want, does not mean he will waive. LA tried, did he waive?

It’s also the same idiot that said it would take Chychrun 1st/3rd. LMAO

It’s just his opinion same way Jimmy Murphy has opinions lol

Same reason there was an opinion early in the year of Ullmark for RNH.

Same way in Edmonton a writer insisted after DeBrusk and Björk for Nurse/Chiasson fell through the trade could still happen without Debrusk /Nurse, and this site was inundated by Edmonton fans offering Chiasson for Bjork despite Boston not having any interest, they only wanted Nurse.

Writers have space to fill.


I want him to waive, Ottawa has the best pieces to make a trade work. I’m just realistic.