Armchair GM 2018-2019

[Kin]

I mean he was only a 4th round pick, I'm not willing to throw the towel in on him just yet.  There's only 3 players from that draft year from rounds 4-7 that actually have played in the NHL so far.  3 out of 120 players taken, pretty small odds for hitting successfully.

That's because most guys in that draft year are two years younger than he is.

That's fine, it's still a low probability of success.  If you go back another 2 years to players the same age as him that were taken in rounds 4-7, there's only 13 out of 120 that have played in the NHL.

I agree. The chances of Brooks having much of a NHL career are pretty remote. That was my point.

 

[Zee]

I mean he was only a 4th round pick, I'm not willing to throw the towel in on him just yet.  There's only 3 players from that draft year from rounds 4-7 that actually have played in the NHL so far.  3 out of 120 players taken, pretty small odds for hitting successfully.

That's because most guys in that draft year are two years younger than he is.

That's fine, it's still a low probability of success.  If you go back another 2 years to players the same age as him that were taken in rounds 4-7, there's only 13 out of 120 that have played in the NHL.

I agree. The chances of Brooks having much of a NHL career are pretty remote. That was my point.

Yup, which would make any success he does have in the NHL a huge bonus for the Leafs.  That's why I'm still hoping the kid breaks through.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/981612232181145600

The Flames are 100% trading Hamilton in the offseason and we need to get on that.

 

[herman]

PA: Matt Martin, please come down to Kyle's office, Matt Martin to Kyle's office.

 

[herman]

There is also chatter coming out of Vancouver that they are pretty interested in making a pitch for Tyler Bozak come July.

 

[bustaheims]

There is also chatter coming out of Vancouver that they are pretty interested in making a pitch for Tyler Bozak come July.

We should trade them his UFA rights for the low low price of a 2nd round pick.

 

[herman]

There is also chatter coming out of Vancouver that they are pretty interested in making a pitch for Tyler Bozak come July.

We should trade them his UFA rights for the low low price of a 2nd round pick.

To ensure they have his faceoff skills and playoff experience for 8 years, yeah.

 

[Frank E]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/981612232181145600

The Flames are 100% trading Hamilton in the offseason and we need to get on that.

Guy has 17 goals, 44 points, $5.75 cap hit for the next 3 season, so is going to be worth a boatload of a trade return. 

Would anyone consider moving Liljegren + + for him?  He's only 24.  Under the circumstances, with the forward core really showing to be ready for prime time, I think I'd do it...assuming the plus is reasonable.

Another thing, I wonder if either Sparks or Pickard are worth anything at this point?

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/travisyost/status/981612232181145600

The Flames are 100% trading Hamilton in the offseason and we need to get on that.

Guy has 17 goals, 44 points, $5.75 cap hit for the next 3 season, so is going to be worth a boatload of a trade return. 

Would anyone consider moving Liljegren + + for him?  He's only 24.  Under the circumstances, with the forward core really showing to be ready for prime time, I think I'd do it...assuming the plus is reasonable.

Another thing, I wonder if either Sparks or Pickard are worth anything at this point?

I don't think that the Flames want a d-man back.  The chatter is that they will move pieces from their defence in order to get scoring depth.  In this case they are going to probably want someone who can contribute up front.  I'm not sure though that the pieces the Leafs have there are going to get it done.  Marner, Nylander, Kadri are too much to offer, and Brown, Kapanen, Johnsson are too little.  Plus I think they want help down the middle. 

Also, just to add to that, I am not sure Hamilton is the right kind of D-man to add.  The Leafs need a younger version of Hainsey.  Someone who is calm in his own end.  The Leafs already have guys who can put up points.  They need more d-men who can stifle an attack. 

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

I think they are more likely to move Brodie and hold onto Hamilton.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983036488546947072

Kovalchuk on only a 2-3 year deal is very, very appealing. He's not coming back to the NHL for charity but if he was just looking to get paid he'd stay in the KHL, so if he comes back for something like what Radulov got ($5.75-6.25mil) then Lou should be giving him the call.

 

[herman]

Is Lou still the GM at that time?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Is Lou still the GM at that time?

July 1st? Probably. I feel like Lou will still steer the ship through this offseason. Lots of work to do with the big-3 all eligible for new contracts, plus some big names available in free agency too. I don't think Shanny will want to put that all on Dubas/Hunter's shoulders right away. The earliest Lou steps down I think would be later in the summer after much of that work is done.

 

[mr grieves]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983036488546947072

Kovalchuk on only a 2-3 year deal is very, very appealing. He's not coming back to the NHL for charity but if he was just looking to get paid he'd stay in the KHL, so if he comes back for something like what Radulov got ($5.75-6.25mil) then Lou should be giving him the call.

Radulov came back on a one-year deal, apparently because he had to show teams he could still play at an elite level in the NHL... Although always better than Radulov, he's also older... so I wonder Kovalchuk is in a similar position.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983036488546947072

Kovalchuk on only a 2-3 year deal is very, very appealing. He's not coming back to the NHL for charity but if he was just looking to get paid he'd stay in the KHL, so if he comes back for something like what Radulov got ($5.75-6.25mil) then Lou should be giving him the call.

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983243635931144192

 

[Zee]

JVR-Tavares-Kovalchuk on the Rangers?

 

[louisstamos]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983243635931144192

So much for that NYR "rebuild."

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983243635931144192

I'm still waiting for someone from North America to chime in here. So far nobody has touched this story and it's been up all morning. The Rangers really don't make any sense here. They've publicly stated that they're rebuilding and Kovalchuk has publicly stated his intention to play for a Cup contender. They also don't even have a head coach at the moment, and a player like Kovalchuk would probably want to at least know who that's going to be before signing a deal.

There's also the fact that technically teams aren't supposed to be talking to Kovalchuk until he turns 35 years old, which doesn't happen for another week. It's possible New Jersey just said "whatever do what you want", but that's how Friedman described the situation in his last 31 Thoughts column.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/983243635931144192

I'm still waiting for someone from North America to chime in here. So far nobody has touched this story and it's been up all morning. The Rangers really don't make any sense here. They've publicly stated that they're rebuilding and Kovalchuk has publicly stated his intention to play for a Cup contender. They also don't even have a head coach at the moment, and a player like Kovalchuk would probably want to at least know who that's going to be before signing a deal.

There's also the fact that technically teams aren't supposed to be talking to Kovalchuk until he turns 35 years old, which doesn't happen for another week. It's possible New Jersey just said "whatever do what you want", but that's how Friedman described the situation in his last 31 Thoughts column.

I'm also side-eying that he only has a single source on this, but that didn't stop me from bumping it up here (since he was the original reporter on Kovalchuk's term preference).

 

[herman]

Is Lou still the GM at that time?

July 1st? Probably. I feel like Lou will still steer the ship through this offseason. Lots of work to do with the big-3 all eligible for new contracts, plus some big names available in free agency too. I don't think Shanny will want to put that all on Dubas/Hunter's shoulders right away. The earliest Lou steps down I think would be later in the summer after much of that work is done.

I'm having similar thoughts. Shanahan is looking to set Dubas (I do believe it's Dubas) up in a position to succeed, and that starts with clearing the decks of those really big contract negotiations via Lou first, or at the very least setting the table by getting Nylander's done. Matthews' is almost a foregone conclusion; there's really nothing to harangue there and it's going to be somewhere between Eichel's and McDavid's.

Does Edmonton or Buffalo take a huge run at scooping up Lou once we push him up and out?