Guilt Trip
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Anybody can be convinced to be traded. NMCs only mean that a player needs to agree to it. If the right deal comes along, I would trade anyone.Highlander said:
Armchair GM 2021-2022: Catharsis
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Jolly good show chaps
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Is Chychrun actually available?
Guilt Trip
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I don't think so because he's 1 of 3 D men signed for next year, but you never know.Jolly good show chaps said:
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bustaheims said:
But it would be nice to get out of that mistake and have the cap space to make even more biggerer and stupiderer mistakes.
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Rob said:
Ah, yes. The compound mistake, where you get less production for the same cap impact.
This is my somewhat-boring armchair GM attempt:
Kerfoot-Matthews-Nylander
Mikheyev-Tavares-Marner
Robertson-Granlund-Bunting
Galchenyuk-Engvall-Spezza
Anderson
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Sandin-Liljegren
Hutton
Campbell
Ullmark
-Dermott gets taken in the expansion draft
-Granlund is signed for $3.75mil, Bunting/Galchenyuk/Hutton signed for $950k, Ullmark signed for $3.25mil
-Team has just under $200k in cap space. But that also comes with a 22-man roster. The Leafs could waive Anderson/not have a 13th forward and have a bit more room to play with.
Some general/scattered thoughts:
-The Leafs can't have a bottom-6 that produces almost zero offence again. This past season the 3rd line frequently contained guys like Mikheyev, Kerfoot, Hyman, Engvall, and Simmonds and almost every combination of them had difficulty producing goals. And the 4th line when it had 2 or 3 of Thornton/Spezza/Simmonds generally couldn't provide much either because of their lack of speed. I think this combination of bottom-6 players has a lot more speed/offence while also not being massive defensive liabilities.
-I especially very much resisted having a Mikheyev-Kerfoot combination on the 3rd line like we saw for much of last season. And the best way to do that was to just not have either of them on it. Now they can both provide speed/defensive acumen in the top-6.
-Matthews with Marner or Matthews with Nylander isn't something to get too worked up about, but I would like to see them go back to the OG pairings. I'd probably keep those wing pairs together though so if they wanted to change it just swap the centres.
-No Bogosian was tough. He really did exceed all expectations and was a solid bottom pairing guy. Not having him is a combination of two things: 1) him coming off 2 pretty good seasons might set him up for a $2-3mil type contract and that's not something the Leafs can afford and 2) the Leafs need to give Liljegren at least some sort of opportunity to crack the line-up. If Bogosian is here that doesn't exist, he's just not getting scratched. Bringing back Hutton gives Liljegren some legitimate competition for the 6th spot so he'll still need to earn his place on the team.
-Ullmark is mostly a fill-in, any of the UFA goalies could possibly fit in there for a similar price.
Kerfoot-Matthews-Nylander
Mikheyev-Tavares-Marner
Robertson-Granlund-Bunting
Galchenyuk-Engvall-Spezza
Anderson
Rielly-Brodie
Muzzin-Holl
Sandin-Liljegren
Hutton
Campbell
Ullmark
-Dermott gets taken in the expansion draft
-Granlund is signed for $3.75mil, Bunting/Galchenyuk/Hutton signed for $950k, Ullmark signed for $3.25mil
-Team has just under $200k in cap space. But that also comes with a 22-man roster. The Leafs could waive Anderson/not have a 13th forward and have a bit more room to play with.
Some general/scattered thoughts:
-The Leafs can't have a bottom-6 that produces almost zero offence again. This past season the 3rd line frequently contained guys like Mikheyev, Kerfoot, Hyman, Engvall, and Simmonds and almost every combination of them had difficulty producing goals. And the 4th line when it had 2 or 3 of Thornton/Spezza/Simmonds generally couldn't provide much either because of their lack of speed. I think this combination of bottom-6 players has a lot more speed/offence while also not being massive defensive liabilities.
-I especially very much resisted having a Mikheyev-Kerfoot combination on the 3rd line like we saw for much of last season. And the best way to do that was to just not have either of them on it. Now they can both provide speed/defensive acumen in the top-6.
-Matthews with Marner or Matthews with Nylander isn't something to get too worked up about, but I would like to see them go back to the OG pairings. I'd probably keep those wing pairs together though so if they wanted to change it just swap the centres.
-No Bogosian was tough. He really did exceed all expectations and was a solid bottom pairing guy. Not having him is a combination of two things: 1) him coming off 2 pretty good seasons might set him up for a $2-3mil type contract and that's not something the Leafs can afford and 2) the Leafs need to give Liljegren at least some sort of opportunity to crack the line-up. If Bogosian is here that doesn't exist, he's just not getting scratched. Bringing back Hutton gives Liljegren some legitimate competition for the 6th spot so he'll still need to earn his place on the team.
-Ullmark is mostly a fill-in, any of the UFA goalies could possibly fit in there for a similar price.
Guilt Trip
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I like your line up...Ullmark would be our #1...would love to get him at that price..line up looks good. Dubas will have to do some kind of deal with Seattle to keep the top 4 D men as 1 of them must be made available because as if now, we only have 4 that meet the requirements. Same with forwards. Kerfoot and Engvall with the big 4 are the only ones. I think Dubas leaves Holl unprotected and will go with Dermott if he gets taken.
Also agree that I think Hyman is gone. Leafs simply can't afford him.
Good job an great explanation.
Also agree that I think Hyman is gone. Leafs simply can't afford him.
Good job an great explanation.
He will be in every line-up I post for next season until I'm told otherwise.
Guilt Trip
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I don't see him getting a lot of money so if he got along with Keefe and Dubas in the Soo, there would be a fit.CarltonTheBear said:
Guilt Trip
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Iafallo would be nice.herman said:
https://twitter.com/tlndc/status/1403699753112653829
When Bunting becomes world famous just remember where you heard of him first.
When Bunting becomes world famous just remember where you heard of him first.
https://twitter.com/KwnStorm/status/1403424528848535553
Some pretty high praise for Bunting here but I dig it.
Some pretty high praise for Bunting here but I dig it.
