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I fully agree we've needed more A-holes for years now. Benson, Ziemer, Helenius have some of that jam. Bear and Martin would be the 2 at 9 that fit the mold. Or... you risk it all on McQueen who is also physical and 6'5"

You'd have to keep it in that 9.3 range so... 8.5 x6 years. I think you might be able to trade for him which is probably preferable... or he could be unavailable entirely.

Micah has gotten to the point of even figuring out how goalies do what they do in regards to xgf. Lots of good info if you subscribe to his work.

Posters use expected goals or xgf and many ask how it works. It takes historical sh% based on onblocked shots on net and averages that out. Then it adds up a teams total for the game. This actual had a visual for shot zones and some models get more precise than this because of NHL tracking which is very accurate now. They can also get really fancy and adjust for shot type, screens, pre shot puck movement. I thought the general visual would help though.

But how does that save the Rangers capspace?

Musk re-wrote his own AI and basically broke it. Megalomaniac.

Martin is the best hitter in the draft. He's ruthless and good at it.

I like Martone. I'm simply noting his level of physicality. There is no rule, it simply doesn't happen. Martone won't be there at 7 and idk what it would take to move up but probably 9 and Quinn for 7 and something like a 3rd. Teams just are highly unlikely to do that.

That's true. I wouldn't disagree there.

Unless Martone drops due to his skating, which is very doubtful, he'll go top 5. From what I've read or scene, his pace and skating are much improved. His playoffs were pretty good and with his size I think 5 might be his floor. If Buffalo wants size, that's probably gambling on McQueen. You can get average size with good physicality in a couple of 6ft guys in Martin or Bear. You could gamble on Carbonneau who had tools for days and also a physical side. Really only Eklund is short in the top 10.

Who's the last 5'10" skill guy we drafted, in this case I assume skill guy means not physical? Rosen? I guess Savoie? He'd count.

No it's not. That's Martin and Bear. And both are shorter than Martone which is so irrelevant to how they play. Bear is like Benson and Martin hits like a Tkachuk. I'll take a 6' guy like that that are definitely more physical than Martone impo. Martone turns his physicality on and off. He's not just naturally or always physical. To the trade up thing. You cited a trade that was not moving up to 5-7 to tell me it happens. It doesn't happen in the NHL. Teams don't trade back in the top 10 hardly ever. Buffalo traded last year and frankly that trade was bizarre. Teams trade first rounders completely but very very rarely if ever have I seen pick 9 and 39 traded for pick 6 or 7. Again, that's how the NFL works not the NHL.

Oh *****! He showed up to 1 hockey game!? Damn he's the most caring SOB on the planet. What a really stand up guy. Pats on the back all around for showing up to 1 AHL playoff game. Holy man, I'm so sorry I ever doubted the guy who flew to Montreal, gave the team a garbage pep talk and then left before they played. If I had known he would show up to an AHL playoff game I never would have doubted his commitment after 4 years of not spending to the cap, talking to the press, talking to the fans, and only showing up to make stupid management decisions and then vanishing back into the aether of his Florida tax haven.

This isn't the NFL. That won't happen. Im not sold on Martone being some physical force. Martin and Bear are.

"It was the worst of times It was the ... no it pretty much just sucked"

I just need Frondell to go early, like top 5. Idk what I'm missing with him but he never impresses me, especially since he's basically not a puck carrier.

Then create a 2nd pair of Byram and Dobson. Or Dobson and Samuelsson and leave Byram with Dahlin

Trade Owen Power. Power and 9 for Barzal and Dobson. Idk if that's value but being bold

He could but Pegula doesn't want that. He wants to be heard and to have a yes man do his bidding. Skinner contract had to be 8yrs cuz Pegula. Samuelsson had to be signed ASAP cuz Pegula. Terry has his favorites.

At that point you're hanging out on Death's doorstep anyways, might as well knock every once and awhile for funsies.

Yes. I think there are players undervalued by their current teams who would sign for a chance. Noah Dobson for example might not get the contract offer he wants from his current team.

My God, just retire man. Enjoy your last years, take up fishing or pottery or spelunking.

You can't build a winning culture when you're Eeyore.

I'd take him over no one