Rumor: 2022-2022 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Part 14: Sakic goes back to bed

[SaltySkywalker]

BRING BACK HOWLER
(and make him even bigger and scarier than before. I'm talking sharp teeth and claws, maybe a bit of viscera around the mouth and a severed arm he carries around)

I wish we had a Yeti as our mascot.

 

[Pokecheque]

BRING BACK HOWLER
(and make him even bigger and scarier than before. I'm talking sharp teeth and claws, maybe a bit of viscera around the mouth and a severed arm he carries around)

So...the Edmonton mascot then.

 

[Balthazar]

Noooooooo thank you on Blackwood. The way he's carried himself both on and off the ice make that a complete non-starter. At least be good if you're going to be a whiny pain in the ass.

We know Frankie will not be the starter. We'll see what happens but I don't think Joe will be short a starting goalie at the beginning of next season.

Going to be Varlamov. One year, 5M AAV. Perfect for Joe.

 

[dahrougem2]

Lmao even the Avs PR team knows the Columbus running gag. Props to them for today.

 

[Richard88]

Going to be Varlamov. One year, 5M AAV. Perfect for Joe.

Driedger. Should be cheap to acquire, and $3.5m x2 is in Sakic's comfort zone for a starting goalie (as per Grubauer $3.33mx3 and Kuemper $3.5m x1).

 

[Balthazar]

Driedger. Should be cheap to acquire, and $3.5m x2 is in Sakic's comfort zone for a starting goalie (as per Grubauer $3.33mx3 and Kuemper $3.5m x1).

I don't think he'd want to go with Driedger for Mackinnon's last run at the cup with this contract...but I could see him doing it with Varly.

Also Isles will want to dump that contract.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

I don't think he'd want to go with Driedger for Mackinnon's last run at the cup with this contract...but I could see him doing it with Varly.

Also Isles will want to dump that contract.

I hope he brings a season’s worth of the groin rejuvenating waters of The Island with him.

 

[Hasbro]

At this point, Manson hasn't shown anything to sujest we should give him an extension, much less at a 4M cap hit.

6’3”

 

[Hasbro]

So...the Edmonton mascot then.

 

[Avsboy]

At this point, Manson hasn't shown anything to sujest we should give him an extension, much less at a 4M cap hit.

Manson is -4 in 8 GP, so yeah he has contributed to some bad goals against. But his size is appealing in the Playoffs

 

[Thghtfulshadow]

At this point, Manson hasn't shown anything to sujest we should give him an extension, much less at a 4M cap hit.

When you start a new job after 30 days when you aren't quite up to standards do they just fire your ass?! How about we give people some time to adjust before making decisions...

 

[nammerus]

When you start a new job after 30 days when you aren't quite up to standards do they just fire your ass?! How about we give people some time to adjust before making decisions...

They do when you’re awful at your job.

 

[flyfysher]

How about we give people some time to adjust before making decisions...

Aren’t you being unreasonably demanding?

 

[AvsCOL]

There's no way he gets that much IMO. If 7 or more he gets no more than 4 years.

You wouldn't think, but some teams are quite desperate. Kevin Hayes got 7 x 7 and his career high was 49 points. There will be a bidding war for Kadri.

 

[Balthazar]

You wouldn't think, but some teams are quite desperate. Kevin Hayes got 7 x 7 and his career high was 49 points. There will be a bidding war for Kadri.

Yes but Hayes was 27 when he signed for 7 years while Kadri will turn 32 a month into next season.

That's a huge difference there for 7 years. One is signed until he's 34, the other until he's nearly 39.

 

[Thghtfulshadow]

They do when you’re awful at your job.

Wasn't Kuemper just terrible at his job

 

[Gruyeriev]

Perhaps Sakic will trade a 1st and Sean Behrens to AZ for Karl Veggiemilka.

 

[dahrougem2]

Driedger. Should be cheap to acquire, and $3.5m x2 is in Sakic's comfort zone for a starting goalie (as per Grubauer $3.33mx3 and Kuemper $3.5m x1).

We've ripped on Grubauer being a tire fire in Seattle. Driedger has been just as bad if not worse for Seattle. Do not want anything to do with him.

 

[AvsCOL]

Yes but Hayes was 27 when he signed for 7 years while Kadri will turn 32 a month into next season.

That's a huge difference there for 7 years. One is signed until he's 34, the other until he's nearly 39.

Kadri isnt getting 7 years, but he’ll get more than $7mil. Quote me on that. He’ll also get more than 4 years

 

[AvStock]

Why not just keep kuemper? Do we really want to spend another (1st?) + for a goalie again? Can’t we just fit him in our cap if he performs? This goalie musical chairs kinda sucks

 

[Vk1ing]

It would be great to keep kuemper, he has been solid for us. I dont think we can truely assess him until the playoffs though.The one guy I would love to somehow get back would be varlomov. He was so good for us when he was here and I would love for him to be able to win a cup with the boys.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

We've ripped on Grubauer being a tire fire in Seattle. Driedger has been just as bad if not worse for Seattle. Do not want anything to do with him.

He's been quite a bit better then Grubauer though. Like not even close between the two, Grubauer averages over -0.5 GSAA per game more then Driedger.

That said I agree Driedger isn't the solution either. Next year is probably our last major kick at the can before the Mack extension kicks in... Cant be wasting that on a below average starter.

The goalie market is kind of ugly next summer though. In terms of clear starting goalies, you've got Kuemper, maybe Fleury(I think he might have 1 more run in him), Campbell.... That's pretty much it right now.

If the Blues let him go, Ville Husso is an intriguing option but not an established starter either.

 

[AvsGuy]

Kuemper has been good enough since his poor start that it balances it all out to being someone the Avs can rely on as a #1

Why we'd look elsewhere at this point confuses me, unless he totally bombs in the playoffs

 

[PAZ]

Just re-sign Kuemper and spend those other assets elsewhere. Lots of holes to fill this off-season and the FA class doesn’t look great.

 

[Chiarelli]

Kuemper is a no win to me unless he’s willing to take a discount.

If he plays well in playoffs he’ll price himself out of here

If he sucks why re-sign him?