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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 2:09 p.m.
Thread: Why does Armstrong Think This is Gutting the Team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_K</b></div><div>Thanks for keeping it polite. I'm just mocking up some trade concepts, if Armstrong can strongarm (:halo) some better returns then I'd be all for it.



See this is the key point for me. And I know the FO is factoring in revenue, ticket sales, team morale, etc. during the retool, so I get where they're coming from. I just worry they're not doing enough to really turn a corner. If they think they can land a no.1 defenseman with pick 16 or fill that hole with 7 years of big money handed to a 28 yr old free agent, they are playing a much riskier game than they think. Sometimes you gotta ride the wave, up-down-up. If they pick a guy at 16 this year and again next year in a similar draft slot, and then think the retool is done and it's time to buy a couple FAs and make a push, it will not go very well. I don't want them to trade away the core players and sit at the bottom of the league forever, I just want 1-2 years of committing to it (i.e. trading guys that can speed up the process).</div></div>


Sometimes it's not about "better" value, but the right value. Like taking Krebs, who isn't needed or inspiring much confidence, when Buffalo had 462 young Dman we'd love to have.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon. at 10:15 p.m.