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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 11:19 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 11:29 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 4:17 p.m.
Thread: Trade Deadline v2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>The retained salary is not 50%; it's a small percentage in order for Dowd to fit in our cap. I don't think you're inherently wrong - it's just a matter of how much you value Dowd: If Tanev, an aging top-4 RHDFD won't fetch a first; I don't see why an aging top-9 FWD would fetch one.</div></div>

You’re right I misread it it’s not 50, my bad.

The biggest thing is term. Dowd has this year and next with 1.3M against the cap, whereas Tanev is more expensive and has no term. Dowd is also legitimately one of the best defensive forwards in the league and can win faceoffs and PK (and he’s right handed which matters for some reason I guess idk).

I understand where you’re coming from, I think the thing that gets lost in the conversation is the caps can hold dowd if they want and go for a run next year which is very possible with the salary coming off the books this summer and the impending kuznetsov buyout. If it was Dowd with 50% retention for Robertson one for one, the caps would probably have to take that and run, but I don’t know that the leafs do. I have no idea how these two teams value these players honestly.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 4:10 p.m.
Thread: Peeke and Larsson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>Even though I don't believe Larsson is top-4 quality, I can't help but applaud teams like SEA and MTL; the definition of overselling your players (not a diss, because if they can fetch first rounders I'd truly be jealous). In my honest opinion, the market for a RHDFD for TOR is gone; Tanev was the only candidate and he's in DAL. At this point, TOR should just stack up on depth given their cap situation, available players, and assets to trade.</div></div>

I agree. The only trades I am willing to trade firsts for (despite other posts I have made as ideas) are for young players with great potential already on term and in the nhl. Top 1 I can think of is Chychrun but he is left handed and I can only imagine what Ottawa wants for him. Tanev was a good idea but not a needle mover. The best moves are depth moves and let our best players play it out. Most winning teams apply this model. Tampa (goodrow and Coleman were third liners) Pittsburgh (hainsey), Vegas (
Barbashev) limited moves to help the needle but make the starts do the work. (Colorado forgot their deadline move was similar)
Last year while yes O'Reilly was helpful was an overpay. McCabe has worked out in the long run it looks like thanks to the term. Schenn is the type of deadline move that works.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 4:05 p.m.
Thread: Peeke and Larsson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>1. Peeke is a nice bottom-pairing aggressive defenseman however he is not capable of a top-4 role.
2. Massive overpay for Adam Larsson: This reputation as a top-4 DFD would have worked 4-5 years ago, but he's gone downhill. If Larsson is so good I wonder why SEA are struggling for a playoff spot; surely it has to be from something...</div></div>

So many Leafs fans are fascinated with other teams Dmen, especially RHD. Dunn is probably the Kraken's best Dmen, but they next three Oleisak, Larsson and Borgen seem to be such difference makers to Leaf fans, they willingly to give up so much for them.
Look at the trade posted, the difference between Larsson and Liljegren sure isn't Robertson, Niemela, a first and third.
Never mind wanting Peeke, and expect him to be an upgrade over any Leafs
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 8:14 a.m.
Thread: Savard
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>The thing is though is while he is a big boy, we need a defensive-minded RD to carry Rielly's horrible D. Savard was an amazing DFD during his tenure at CBJ, but he's given up on defense and gone full OFD in MTL. Does he turn it around or change his style up in TOR? Too big of a risk, especially for a first rounder. I know it's odd to say Savard is now an OFD, but he has contributed decently offensively but his defensive quality has dropped down significantly.</div></div>

part of his defense dropping could be the fact that he's not on a good team, plus I think if he wasn't being relied upon in such a large role like he is he would be better defensively, he's usually out there trying to shut down the opposing teams top line(s)
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 5 at 1:07 a.m.
Thread: What about this version 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>kash</b></div><div>Gregor is terrible and to be honest the real return for SJS are the picks - I can see both teams accepting and I can also see SJS not comfortable taking Gregor back.</div></div>

I don't necessarily see them having an issue taking him back, I just don't see why a team like the Leafs doesn't just bury him unless the concern is the number of contracts. It was always amusing listening to Randy Hahn (Sharks broadcaster) sounding excited when Gregor was on a breakaway...he generated a lot of chances, but they almost never actually went in. It was among the many drinking games Sharks fans have. Some of the others:

Referring to the Coyotes as the Desert Dogs (Randy is aware of this one and has in the past just said, "Desert Dogs, Desert Dogs, Desert Dogs" to mess with us)
When playing the Jets, refer to Westside Story (they haven't made the reference in a few years so this one's kind of died out).
"Icing on the power play, that's never a good thing."
"Long Beach Native Matt Nieto."
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 4 at 12:51 p.m.
Thread: What about this version 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FireShanahanTrelivingKeefe</b></div><div>Why so people make wild comments like this with no support to what they say at all .
Brodie is up to 40 turnovers , Borgen has 12 hmm ya way worse! Brodie has 31 hits , Borgen has 144 hits hmm ya Brodie is way better you are so right!
Liljegren has 25 turnovers and 57 hits while Bogosian has 18 turnovers and 84 hits hmm ya real loss there!
Not to mention al this while losing almost no draft picks and getting a real top 4 right hand defense with term!
Such a joke!</div></div>

Defense isn't just about hitting guys and not having turnovers. Brodie (21:54) and Lijegren (19:27) both have a much higher TOI than Borgen (17:31). Brodie also blocks more shots and has more takeaways. All of this doesn't even consider what it does to a locker room or team chemistry when you throw a blender at it right before playoffs. Just saying the picture is bigger than the one you present.