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Forum: Armchair-GM16 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 7:13 p.m.
Thread: Upgrades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>Alex Holtz has flaws. His defensive game still needs some polish, and he really needs to be more careful with the puck, as there are some bad turnovers at times.

He is never going to be a play driving guy.

But he is fantastic at getting open for shots in the ozone, and he is an incredible shooter.

The offensive tools are already there to be a 35 goal scorer literally next year if you stick him into a role in the top 6 and PP1.

Now, whether his defensive and puck position game will follow to an acceptable level is the question that determines whether he’s Mike Hoffman or Tyler Toffoli</div></div>

The open challenge is Boston is a team that depends on forechecking and defensively responsible forwards. They have a player with a similar profile in Lysell and Lysell showed he’s willing to play a team game. My assumption is Holtz will have more potential than a late 1st. Just wondering if he makes sense. Personally think he’s worth a flyer, but I do acknowledge the flaws and talent are both present

I don’t see why Vegas trades Karlsson and why Boston isn’t just signing Lindholm OR Stephenson. At the beginning of the year, all I heard from most fans was praying that Lindholm would make it to free agency.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsYesterday at 6:23 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 10:26 p.m.
Thread: Small Ball
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dgibb10</b></div><div>I may be off on the Sharks trade in that they may not need an LD.

It really depends on how thrun is viewed and if Shakir is ready. I'm assuming vlasic is basically a LTIR at this point.</div></div>

Thrun is probably a full time NHLer at this point, a bottom 4 kind of guy. Shakir spent most of last year in the AHL, but I would be surprised if he wasn't a full time NHLer next year. Add Ferarro and some combination of Vlasic/Rutta/Burroughs, the Sharks are pretty full on LD at the moment.

They would definitely be open to moving Sturm, but at this point they are going to want to get back a top 4 LD prospect or a middle 6 winger. They aren't going to be very interestiedin moving their 2024 1st/2nd rounders, either.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 10:45 a.m.
Thread: offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devsfan25</b></div><div>NJ isn’t trading a top 10 pick for a goalie that’s over 30 years old and Ullmark is definitely not getting an 8 year extension anywhere. If I were to guess, his extension sits around 6-6.5m for 5-6 years</div></div>

I think this is an obvious deal and everybody is trying to over complicate it, because they are bored with the same discussion over and over.

A 2024 third and a 2025 top 12 protected first or Holtz.

Some team may come in and make a better offer. Maybe NJ prefers the older Markstrom.

Unless NJD makes the decision they don’t want to lock into Mercer long term after last year (which I assume they won’t, but the regression was steep), I think the deal parameters are pretty clear between the two teams.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 10:05 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 6:34 p.m.
Thread: If NJD wins 2nd overall pick
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Celtics21</b></div><div>So basically you hopefully pulled something out of your backside, came up with percentages with limited logic behind it, and are hoping it to be true even though the GM of the Bruins shut down discussions immediately

I can pretty much guarantee if Swayman is traded, it is NOT going to be for someone like Mercer. It will be in a package for someone like Draisaitl or Hirschier.

With Mercer’s pending RFA contract, I don’t feel like Ullmark for him is all that much of a stretch personally. His primary value is maybe in a bridge contract especially if you don’t believe he can play center.

Maybe toss in a future 2nd and a secondary prospect like Merkulov along with Ullmark,</div></div>

80% of players who go through Arb hearings are gone in two years. Most fans of those teams say the same thing, “our guy is different”…”our GM will never let him go”…yet it happens all the time. Also, at goalie position specifically, RFAs are more likely moved than signed guys. They were over $2m apart on a one-year deal last time. That’s not very close. And haven’t gotten very far on long-term deal. So a little early to make any sort of guarantees.