04-22-2017, 10:12 AM
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Location: Boca Raton, FL
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I find some of these decisions interesting^^^
So you protected Luca Sbisa over Erik Gudbranson on Vancouver? Anaheim protects 4-4-1? Do they not leave good forward exposed in that situation or do you just like Manson that much?
I see a lot of the same picks from certain teams, even poor picks like Curtis McKenzie from Dallas. Seriously...there's almost nobody worth picking up from some of these teams. You can almost be assured that Pickard is getting picked up from Colorado, since nobody else on that team is worth going after.
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04-22-2017, 10:20 AM
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#22
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I find some of these decisions interesting^^^
So you protected Luca Sbisa over Erik Gudbranson on Vancouver? Anaheim protects 4-4-1? Do they not leave good forward exposed in that situation or do you just like Manson that much?
I see a lot of the same picks from certain teams, even poor picks like Curtis McKenzie from Dallas. Seriously...there's almost nobody worth picking up from some of these teams. You can almost be assured that Pickard is getting picked up from Colorado, since nobody else on that team is worth going after.
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Anaheim I protected
Getzlaf, Perry, Kelser, Rackell, Silfverberg, Cogliano, Vermette
Lindholm, Fowler, Vatanen
Gibson
Bieksa waived
And yeap, I like Manson that much. If this scenario happened and I was Tre I'd offer GMGM the 17th overall for Manson, but I doubt he'd bite.
With Van I protected Sbisa over Gudbranson since he was injured for over half the season, but that is probably a stretch I admit.
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04-22-2017, 10:23 AM
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#23
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Does anyone else want to give CapFriendly's expansion tool a try? I'm honestly curious to see some different outcomes from another person's perspective. Maybe if enough people do this there can be a consensus as to which players are likely to be taken.
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Toyed with it a couple times but there is going to be so much moving and shaking leading up to the expansion draft that it's a fruitless effort at this point.
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Anaheim protects 4-4-1? Do they not leave good forward exposed in that situation or do you just like Manson that much?
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The Ducks protect four on D then still leave Josh Mason exposed. Bieska has a NMC so he's a forced protect. That leaves Fowler, Vatanen and Lindholm as protected.
That Bieska NMC kills them. Perry, Getzlaf and Kesler have NMC's as well so they can only protect one more up front. Richard Rackell and Jakub Silverberg then also become available.
Going to be an interesting time for Anaheim.
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04-22-2017, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The Ducks protect four on D then still leave Josh Mason exposed. Bieska has a NMC so he's a forced protect. That leaves Fowler, Vatanen and Lindholm as protected.
That Bieska NMC kills them. Perry, Getzlaf and Kesler have NMC's as well so they can only protect one more up front. Richard Rackell and Jakub Silverberg then also become available.
Going to be an interesting time for Anaheim.
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I thought I read somewhere that Bieksa was going to waive his NMC for expansion, but I could be wrong.
Hopefully I am because I'd love nothing more than for that team to sweat that one out. In that case not only would they have to leave one of Vatanen or Manson exposed, but also one of Silfverberg or Rackell.
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04-22-2017, 11:05 AM
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#25
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Toyed with it a couple times but there is going to be so much moving and shaking leading up to the expansion draft that it's a fruitless effort at this point.
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Is there? I can only think of a few situations off the top of my head:
Fleury's NMC situation is obvious, either being traded for by a team that can protect him or being bought out.
Some older players waiving their NMC for the good of the team's protection list: Zdeno Chara (40), Scott Hartnell (35), Kevin Bieksa (36), Francois Beauchemin (36), ANYONE on Chicago's list (ain't gonna happen).
BTW, how does Jeff Petry of all people have a NMC?
There might be some trades of draft picks to Vegas to have them pick a certain player over another, but I honestly don't think we'll see that very often. Picks are too valuable to worry about losing bottom half of your roster players.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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04-23-2017, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Ok. Here is my list. I tried to avoid any RFAs and UFAs in 2017, which was quite hard. Some teams just didn't have much available. Anyway, here is my list. I am sure it is terrible and I have loads of cap space. So signing free agents is a must but I think I spread out the picks pretty well.
RW
Brouwer, Hemsky, Stempniak, Weise, Colborne, Letestu, Beagle, Smith-Pelly, JT Brown, Armia
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Calvert, Smith-Pelly, Colin Wilson, Colborne, Scott Wilson
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Colin Wilson, Colborne, Letestu, Marchessault, Sheahan, Zack Smith
I would go after Thorton, Eric Staal or Hanzal to fill the 1st line centre roll, hoping to sign at least 1 of them. Not that they are really 1st line material but they have to be better than guys I have picked in the draft. I would also try to get Mike Fisher if he doesn't re-sign in Nashville.
So my lines would look like this.
Calvert - Thorton/Staal/Hanzal/Fisher - Hemsky
Stempniak - Marchessault - Brouwer
C. Wilson - Sheahan - Armia
Colborne (or Smith-Pelly) - Letestu - Beagle
Bench/Minors: JT Brown, (Colborne or Smith-Pelly), Scott Wilson
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RD - Vatanen, Schenn, Bortuzzo, T. Van Riemsdyk, Biega, Carrick
LD - De Haan, Gorges, Brayden McNabb, Brandon Davidson,
Lines would look like:
De Haan - Vatanen
Gorges - Bortuzzo
McNabb - Schenn
7th/8th: van Riemsdyk and Davidson
Minors: Biega and Carrick (probably not great for waivers but I see them at the bottom, Biega is 29 and doesn't have much upside but could be a depth defender. Carrick has potential since he is only 23, so maybe some time in the minors for the first season might not be a terrible thing...not sure how much he played in TO this past season, but looking at the rest of the D, he is in the bottom, mostly because of his inexperience at the NHL level (ie less than 100 games).
For the goalies, I went off the wall.
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Antti Raanta, Malcolm Subban and Aaron Dell.
I would send Subban to the minors and run with a tandem of Dell and Raanta. I think both are close to becoming good goalies in the league. Dell has had some awesome numbers in the last few years as a back up and so has Raanta, both in Chicago and in NY. I am not sure I would run with a potential #1 in the first year of expansion (ie a Bishop, Fleury, Elliott). These are good options, you might find a diamond in the rough. Actually I hope the Flames give a guy like one of these guys a chance, possibly Gillies next season as a backup to start.
Anyway, my projected cap hit is about $53.5 million, with about $19.5 million in cap space (to sign one of the centres mentioned above). I am not sure I would spend any more than that in the first year, ie about $10 - 15 million+ in cap space would be great for trades for LV.
This feels too much like NHL 2016 or any other year where you can be a GM.
There will be a lot of changes next season and I can't wait. Too bad the Flames are out of the playoffs and this is the most exciting thing until October.
Stupid Oilers.
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04-23-2017, 12:52 AM
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#27
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All I can get
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Las Vegas can load up on goaltenders if they want. They can take six. Then they broker deals to shore up other positions. If the Flames want a goaltender, it might be via the Golden Knights.
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04-24-2017, 12:24 AM
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#29
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Seeing these MAF picks from Pittsburgh.... am I missing something - did he waive his NMC?
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04-24-2017, 05:48 AM
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#30
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Originally Posted by Samonadreau
Seeing these MAF picks from Pittsburgh.... am I missing something - did he waive his NMC?
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That's the only scenario that would make sense, but he would also have to waive his NMC for a trade, and I would imagine he would rather be traded to a non-expansion franchise than be selected by Vegas. Trading is a win-win for both parties in this scenario because the Pens don't have to continue paying his salary, and Fleury can choose his destination.
The most likely scenario in my mind is that Pittsburgh buys him out so they can protect Murray, and then he signs wherever he wants.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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04-24-2017, 09:26 AM
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#31
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Don't know about the other teams, but I see a trade with the Oilers to take Pouliot. Don't know what the going rate would be though.
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04-25-2017, 12:46 PM
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#32
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by Weitz
Don't know about the other teams, but I see a trade with the Oilers to take Pouliot. Don't know what the going rate would be though.
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I assume for cap reasons since the Oilers don't really have anyone they'd be worried about losing I don't think?
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04-25-2017, 01:00 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
I assume for cap reasons since the Oilers don't really have anyone they'd be worried about losing I don't think?
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Mostly. But a guy like Letestu would suck to be lost. If they could get rid of Pouliot for a pick that would be nice.
Mind you I heard this morning on the radio that Vegas is likely to only take 3 or 4 bad contracts and it will be an auction to whoever will pay the most. So who knows.
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04-25-2017, 01:14 PM
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#34
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
there is going to be so much moving and shaking leading up to the expansion draft
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I agree. Beyond trades with LV not to pick a player, there may be some from other teams to pick a player. The lists will be public for a few days.
I think there will be a couple flip trades - LV picks X then trades him to Y for a prospect & a pick in a predetermined deal.
Way too many moving parts to even guess what this will all look like.
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04-25-2017, 01:21 PM
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#35
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by Weitz
Mostly. But a guy like Letestu would suck to be lost. If they could get rid of Pouliot for a pick that would be nice.
Mind you I heard this morning on the radio that Vegas is likely to only take 3 or 4 bad contracts and it will be an auction to whoever will pay the most. So who knows.
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Even if you keep Letestu through the expansion draft, you're probably going to lose him when he's a UFA after next year when McDavid's new contract kicks in, especially if he keeps up this production.
I understand why you would want to move Pouliot instead of him, but Pouliot has 2 years remaining to Letestu's 1. Is it worth a draft pick to live with Pouliot one extra year? The only reason to do it is to have Pouliot's money available for McDavid's new deal, but I have a suspicion that 1 or 2 of the 6x6 club will be moved out before then anyways to make room.
Not saying it wouldn't happen, but the cost/benefit of moving Pouliot out isn't exactly a sure thing for the Oilers.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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05-02-2017, 07:05 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Bump.
I figured that since there's a bit more discussion of the upcoming expansion draft on the 1st page, I would re-ignite the discussion here and see if anyone else wants to do a mock draft. I'm kinda fascinated by all the "what if" scenarios that come up for each team.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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05-02-2017, 08:16 PM
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#37
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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I expect Vegas to Charles Hudon from the Habs.
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05-02-2017, 08:18 PM
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#38
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
I expect Vegas to Charles Hudon from the Habs.
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Never heard of him. Can you elaborate?
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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05-02-2017, 08:23 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Never heard of him. Can you elaborate?
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Undersized forward.
22 years old.
Has like 160 points in 200 AHL games.
4 points in 6 games with Habs.
I have no idea why a team that can't score ignores their highest scoring minor league forward.
I would take a chance on this guy compared to a Torrey Mitchell.
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05-02-2017, 08:56 PM
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#40
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I wonder if Silverberg starts to get a bit more attention as the Ducks player with his playoff performance.
I also think with the way the draft lottery went down any player they select at six in this draft will probably not make the team (at least they shouldn't). The results of the lottery maybe makes the take a look at a younger offensive player on the cusp.
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