Jim Bob
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It's results over process thinking.
One huge factor is what do they expect to spend against the cap moving forward. That may drive some bridge deals this summer.
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One huge factor is what do they expect to spend against the cap moving forward. That may drive some bridge deals this summer.
HOOats
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I mean yeah, that's our fanbase's ethos now (and somewhat deservedly so.)
We have fans saying Adams only gets fleeced when he has maybe the two best trades in the league in the last calendar year.
Oh well, gotta win.
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Maybe he means Mitts for Byram and Savoie for McLeod.
I'm not sure those were the best trades. Byram just wasn't what we needed. Mitts had 59 points for us in '22-'23 and was solid last season when we traded him, he had 47 points in 62 games. Cozens now has 26 points in 53 games.
I'm okay with Savoie for McLeod, but I can't say it's the best deal in the world.
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It will eventually be a loss...sad part is we are wasting time for when it's a win.
Yeah I don't see either of those trades as anywhere close to being the best
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Well, McLeod was actually really solid for us, and I wouldn't say it's a win, but I'm OK with that deal because we can't keep sitting on all these prospects and doing nothing.
I don't see it either, Adams first created a hole at center by trading Mitts for a defenseman we don't need, and then filled the hole at center in another deal, but with lower production and 3C. While McLeod is a decent 3C, we now have a top 6C problem due to Cozens' downfall.
HOOats
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Fair enough, I think they're both excellent. That he failed to backfill other positions in support of those deals is a knock on him, but not in these trades.
Byram is a level up from Mitts as a player and an asset. We have a chance to lock him up at a fair rate for his entire prime.
McLeod is a guaranteed middle 6 center with good size and elite speed. Savoie is a potential middle 6 C/W with below average size and durability concerns that will never go away. You make the trade 10/10 times, even if Savoie is trending well in the AHL.
Adams' errors have been the trades he hasn't made, not the ones he has made.
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FWIW on Savoie, he had a hot 6 game stretch that ended a month ago where he had 4 goals and 7 assists. Before that stretch, he had 5g, 7a in 16 games. Since then he's had 3g, 5a in 12 games. Isak Rosen has never had a stretch as bad as those 12 games in the AHL.
In fact, outside of those six games, Savoie's AHL stat line has been:
34 games
8 goals
12 assists
He's not exactly tearing it up. He just had a really good week and a half.
In fact, outside of those six games, Savoie's AHL stat line has been:
34 games
8 goals
12 assists
He's not exactly tearing it up. He just had a really good week and a half.
