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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 4, 2016 at 10:07 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 29, 2016 at 4:35 p.m.
Thread: James Van Reimsdyke trade?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Halla</b></div><div><i>trade would entirely depend on if they can get bean at 14, otherwise not enough of a return. habs pick 9 could net us chychrun/sergachev</i></div></div>
There's not a lot of evidence to suggest that Bean &gt;&gt; than other players in that range. Even looking at it from an organizational standpoint, the Leafs don't really need another left handed D right now, although if Sergachev fell I'd be interested.

Keller has cleanly outperformed every other player coming out of the USHL and USDP this year, and is one of the top 5 historically from those leagues. Yes he's smaller than his peers, but height has virtually no bearing on the expected PPG of players that make it to the NHL while point production does. He looks like he's going to be massively undervalued on draft day.

If the Canadiens/Devils/Avalanche are willing to trade their pick this year, that'd work too.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27, 2016 at 1:23 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2016-17: Stamkos, Vessey, trades - ANA, CHI, CLB, ARZ
"As a Toronto resident sometimes, but not too far away regularly, I can....."

not relevant

"The Toronto media throws "softball" questions to their players, so the media will not alienate themselves from the team. Now social networking especially in the last season was split about three ways on Kessel, but really it wasn't personal attacks but comments on his ridiculously poor overall play. "

I wouldn't call fabricating hot dog stories and incessant personal attacks on his character "softballs." I also wouldn't call being 6th in points among all NHLers "ridiculously poor overall play."

Kessel was hated by the media and fans for a few main reasons :
1. Toronto sucked really really bad during his entire time here
2. We traded the 2nd, 9th and 30 somethingst overall for him
3. He's awkward and not a good quote.

People are pretty bad at separating ability from narratives and Phil Kessel is a prime example of this.

"My last thought on Kessel. Not to often a 27 year old profession athlete "gets it" but IMO that what happened to Phil. Half way through this season and the playoffs, it's like, work harder, smarter and then you win more, man this more fun than losing."

Halfway through the season is exactly when they switched coaches. Its not a coincidence
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 20, 2016 at 12:48 a.m.
Thread: Stamkos signing in Toronto
Waivers will take Harrington, Leivo, Smith and Percy next season if we don't send them somewhere. Also after they hit 23-24 (which many of them are close to doing) they start to be considered career AHLers.

Liepsic is sent away because he's vulnerable in the expansion draft, his profile is very similar to Andreas Johnson and barring significant changes there are no spots open on the left side. If you want you could take him out of the trade and put in a 2nd rounder instead. I don't like Gauthier so I included him...

The other trades are mostly throwaways to make room for roster spots. Holland and Bozak are imminently replaceable. The point of this roster is basically to scrape by and maybe slide into playoffs or draft in the top 10. The next steps are to acquire a top flight goaltender and RHD prior to the expansion draft.