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Forum:
Armchair-GM
Feb. 14 at 11:53 p.m.
Thread:
Big trades
Perunovich is a lefty but played his entire college career on the right side. It’s his natural position.
Hofer isn’t a throw in. He would fight Ukko for the starting job.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 29, 2023 at 9:25 p.m.
Thread:
Blues fans thoughts on the season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>Parayko who is 44% xgf and +10/-22 in actual goals?!?</div></div>
Dude if you are somehow claiming that Perunovich is better than Parayko I just feel sorry for you
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:56 p.m.
Thread:
Blues fans thoughts on the season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>He is the only defenseman on this team I trust with the puck</div></div>
This is nonsense. Parayko has been the best D by a large margin.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:16 p.m.
Thread:
Blues fans thoughts on the season
Wow you guys need trophies with Homer awards.
Perunovich has 2 assists in 11 games. He’s completely sheltered with the minutes he does play.
Comparing him to Johnny Hockey is absurd but not surprising lol
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:09 p.m.
Thread:
Blues fans thoughts on the season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>STLBlues17</b></div><div>I’m kind of enjoying this season haha. Thomas looks like he is back to being a top-15 C, Kyrou has awesome underlying numbers (he won’t shoot 5% forever,) Buchnevich is still Buchnevich, Neighbours is starting to breakout, Perunovich has looked like a stud. Everyone who you would want to play well is playing well. Sure the team is deeply flawed, but they’re interesting enough to make me excited for every time they take the ice.</div></div>
You can never again claim any objectivity in your opinions 🤣
Perunovich has looked like a stud?? How? He has some hockey IQ but he’s 3 feet tall. He will be lucky to have a career as a #5 or #6 D.
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 8, 2023 at 10:17 p.m.
Thread:
Parayko and Hofer to the Oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SydBarrett</b></div><div>Ah yes. I am sure the paid professional writers don't watch him play either? Did you even bother to open the links lmao or is your eye test all you need to know if a player is worth more than eichel?</div></div>
I have read the articles from the athletic when they were written. They are sports “writers “.
Surely you don’t want me to give you all the links of the same “writers” where their opinions were completely wrong do you?
But hey, why would you want to watch a hockey player and draw your own conclusions when you can just read articles??
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 8, 2023 at 9:39 p.m.
Thread:
Parayko and Hofer to the Oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SydBarrett</b></div><div>Talk about homers lmao.
Parayko has one of the worst contracts in the entire nhl.
You'd better be giving up assets to get out of that deal. Not receiving a haul better than Jack freaking eichel
https://theathletic.com/4690343/2023/07/26/nhl-worst-contracts-jones-parayko-huberdeau/
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-10-worst-contracts-2023-24/
https://thehockeywriters.com/every-nhl-teams-worst-contract/</div></div>
What you should say is you clearly don’t watch Parayko play hockey
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Nov. 8, 2023 at 9:35 p.m.
Thread:
Parayko and Hofer to the Oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dekes</b></div><div>Not really lopsided Edmonton gets much much much better defensively, yes you lose Bouchard PP and offensive production but you also get a goalie who has a much higher potential than anything currently in Edmonton in Hofer.
Ceci is a cap dump that 2nd basically covers him Holloway hasn’t done anything yet probably worth a 3rd at most rn.
So it’s essentially Bouchard+ 2 1sts for parayko and hofer.
I’d say if you turned one of those 1sts to a 2nd it’s even</div></div>
Agreed but with Edmonton in full panic mode and also in a must win now state as a franchise I would try to squeeze them
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Armchair-GM
Nov. 8, 2023 at 9:29 p.m.
Thread:
Parayko and Hofer to the Oilers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SydBarrett</b></div><div>You have to be trolling right ? This can’t be a legitimate trade offer lol. Oilers would block armys number if he proposed such a lopsided deal.</div></div>
Oilers record is what again?
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sep. 5, 2023 at 10:29 p.m.
Thread:
Saw this rumour
Armstrong would never do this deal. It’s beyond ridiculous. It’s not even worth going into the myriad of details of why it’s so bad.
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Armchair-GM
Sep. 1, 2023 at 2:34 p.m.
Thread:
Tank it during 23-24
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>The past success is not the subject of discussion, so your reply is completely irrelevant. Congratulations.</div></div>
You said “The Blues have been grossly mishandled”.
The past decade + proves you are wrong. That’s how the past is relative. If you only want to look at last year then you can’t make a general statement as you did.
Thank you for being wrong. Everyone appreciates it 😊🤣
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 27, 2023 at 9:26 p.m.
Thread:
Who knows
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JoeROFLCOPTER</b></div><div>Red Wings underpaying, but not the right team to send him to.</div></div>
Yzerman & Army have quite a close trading track record. Wallinder is a first round pick, and a LHD which fills a massive need for the Blues. I’m not sure Buch will return more than the equivalent of two 1sts.
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Armchair-GM
Aug. 27, 2023 at 8:49 p.m.
Thread:
Who knows
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>You're not going to get a pick that is basically a late 1st for a dude that has 35 points in the last two seasons and makes north of 5 million...</div></div>
That’s one way to look at his stats.
If you look at his numbers it’s a lot better than how you are framing it.
He’s scored 35 points in 56 games, including 24 goals.
He also had 14 points in 20 games with the Blues, including 10 goals.
If he plays everyday, and puts up similar numbers, and the Blues are sellers, a 2nd would be the floor of a return.
His current cap hit is $2,625,000. I’m not sure where you came up with 5 million. If the Blues eat 50% in a trade that makes him even more valuable.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:54 p.m.
Thread:
Tank it during 23-24
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Mr_Gardoki</b></div><div>That was for you. You're very predictable and let's be honest, I'm not wrong.
The Blues have been grossly mishandled and barring a big fast retool, the trajectory is the bottom.</div></div>
Actually there’s only a few teams with more success over the last decade plus than the Blues organization. They aren’t looking at a complete tear down and rebuild like Pittsburgh faces for example
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 23, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.
Thread:
Tank it during 23-24
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>A first for Vrana? That's optimistic. And it won't be from Edmonton - they've never traded a first for a rental.</div></div>
I’m not sure that’s a bragging point considering the last time Edmonton won a Cup.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 17, 2023 at 8:31 a.m.
Thread:
how bout them hawks
You know the Blues don’t trade with Chicago
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 16, 2023 at 12:30 a.m.
Thread:
If the blues are real bad and try to blow it up
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Drshnuckels91</b></div><div>Going about this I wanted to structure it similarly to the blackhawks rebuild when they moved on from a young piece like Debrincat who everyone thought would be a cornerstone of the rebuild. Thomas (or Kyrou) will bring by far the most value to the Blues. Thomas might not be too enthusiastic to spend his prime years in a rebuild, I mean lets say the average rebuild takes anywhere from 4-8 years depending on a teams lottery luck (A team like the Devils vs the Sabers). So lets say 6 years, by the time the rebuild is over he will be 30 with one year left on his deal. Most of his prime will be behind him spent on a team that was bottom 8 every year. If he was 20-22 the Blues could get away with it but he's 24. Not super appealing to a player about to enter their most competitive years.</div></div>
I understand your thought process but the comparisons between Chicago and the Blues are not equal.
Let’s pretend the Blues tank next season. They would have Buchnevich, Vrana, Kapanen, Faulk, and Parayko as possible trade pieces.
Buchnevich has another year left on his contract and would return a first round pick plus a really good prospect (most likely)
By tanking let’s also pretend they wind up with a top 5 pick. They would have a top 5 pick, plus the prospect and another first round pick from the Buchnevich trade, Dvorsky, Snuggerud, Dean, Bolduc, Neighbors, Stenberg, Lindstein, Alexandrov, Buchinger, Tucker, Loof, Hofer, and Zherenko.
Chicago had nowhere near this amount of prospects when they decided to trade DeBrincat.
Anyone, including Army, would add Thomas and Kyrou to their group of players, not trade them away.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 15, 2023 at 11:43 p.m.
Thread:
If the blues are real bad and try to blow it up
Nik is a fantastic prospect. If the Blues tank next year blowing it up will not include trading Thomas. He’s simply too important for the future of the team. Honestly, he is probably the least likely player in the franchise to be traded
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Aug. 10, 2023 at 8:09 a.m.
Thread:
2024-25 Time to buyout Krug
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SharkTank</b></div><div>Do Blues fans ever wonder how different things could've been had Army re-signed Pietrangelo? 🤔</div></div>
If Pietrangelo would have signed with the Blues I don’t think a lot would have changed. The core players still age and it’s unlikely they have a magic Cup run.
The fact his hang up was the NMC is laughable because he will not complete 4 more years in Vegas.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jul. 9, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.
Thread:
Embrace the rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Victor24</b></div><div>I used every fallacy? Wow, that's amazing that I fit so many into such little text.
Let's be clear, your question was simple but not polite. It's intent was to say how great he looks on the ice and that those "silly" advanced stats mean nothing. Let's also be clear that instead of countering my stats you instead decided to dodge that argument for another with little to no merit, "the eye test".
Now you've decided to become even more hostile. Extending words and bringing in obsurd notions of drug use.
So the stats aren't objective? So there isn't a calculation that can be done by outside parties to come to the same number and conclusion? You know, like all objective facts. Just because you don't like something, doesn't make it subjective.
How am I going to judge stats if I never watched a player? The same way I can speak to my local community about helping the homeless situation without ever having been homeless. Because I have the right to look at facts and think for myself.
But you don't want to talk about that, do you slick? You want to tell me how great a guy looks on the ice and how he is worth 15 1st round picks. That's great! Your opinion is certainly allowed and encouraged on a forum such as this. But your opinion is not represented by facts. Don't pretend that it is.
As for the only actual facts your brought to the table, Bush has more points per 60 than Guentzel. Let's look at 5v5 numbers.
Bush this year: 2.51
Bush last year; 2.46
Guentzel this year: 1.86
Guentzel last year: 2.48
So he had more points per 60 this year but not last year. I wonder why... oh yeah I know, he shot 20%. If you put him back into his normal shooting percentage than those points per 60 becomes 1.97
Hmm. So he has similar scoring numbers to Guentzel, similar defensive numbers to Guentzel. But he doesn't draw penalties, hit people, take the puck away, or play 75+ games per season. Sounds like Guentzel is better to me.
But, again, you don't want to talk about numbers or facts. You want to be right. Well be a King in your own head and leave me alone unless you have data.</div></div>
Stats are certainly useful but they have to be viewed with context also.
Plenty of Vegas fans are convinced Barbashev was somehow held back in St. Louis because of his production with Vegas, specifically in the playoffs.
Barby benefited from playing with Eichel. The truth is Barby is a nice complimentary player but he would never be the primary driver of the type of points he produced in the playoffs.
Buchnevich finished last year with a 1.08 ppg production. That’s good for 25th in the league. There’s 32 teams in the league. If you only want to look at stats the case could easily be made that Buch is a 1st line player.
The terms top line, top 6, middle 6, etc.. are certainly subjective. I wouldn’t have an issue with someone saying Buch is a top 6 player. He certainly would fill a need with Pittsburgh.
Anyway we slice it there’s no trade happening in real life. Unfortunately the Blues are not embracing a rebuild, at least for now. It’s still fun to come up with hypotheticals.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jun. 17, 2023 at 1:06 a.m.
Thread:
23-24
So the Blues trade Leddy, a first, and a 2nd , for at best a #4 D who’s regressed.
Easy no
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jun. 7, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.
Thread:
Rebuild it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>What? Stop, Svechnikov is going to be healthy for camp. He's already lost the boot, is back in the gym, and the plan is for him to be back on the ice before the end of this month... if you're clueless, that's okay. It's hard to keep up with all the injuries on 32 teams, but don't make stuff up bud.
Vrana has barely played. Kapanen had 36 points. Neither one of them is worth the 1st.</div></div>
Ok make it two 1sts
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:40 p.m.
Thread:
Rebuild it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>You want a 1st and 2nd for a cap dump and a waiver claim... yeah, I can tell you the Canes aren't in the business of helping the incompetence of other teams. Vrana may bounce back this year, but that uncertainty is just WAY too bad to bank on. Kapanen is at best maybe worth a 3rd with the retention</div></div>
Vrana will definitely be a 30+ goal scorer and his cap would be 1.3 million. No team gets that at the TDL any year. Kap actually played well last year for the Blues. I would actually like both players on the roster under different circumstances.
Carolina was desperate for goals in the playoffs. A late first and a late 2nd for the combined production vs hardly any cap is pretty fair.
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Armchair-GM
Jun. 6, 2023 at 12:17 a.m.
Thread:
Messing around and I kinda like it a lot
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ecupirate07</b></div><div>If we wanted Kapanen we would have taken him for free instead of asking Pittsburgh to pay to move him</div></div>
Seattle could have had Tarasenko for free and the Blues wound up getting a first round pick for him.. just pointing out things change
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 21, 2023 at 10:45 p.m.
Thread:
Schmaltz and Provorov
You can say Saad isn’t a fit in Detroit and have a case. To suggest moving Saad would be dumping a contract isn’t realistic. To go a step further and say it would cost the 10th overall to move Saad is just comic book funny
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