Chiarelli
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Ground breaking stuff here
Remember when we lost all that scoring from Donskoi and Saad. Pepperidge farm remembers.....So what are the backup plans? I doubt Sakic makes a trade. He needs to keep G around to replace Manson. And I doubt Sakic spends big in free agency.
Kadri and Burakovsky are gone. That's alot of scoring to replace. Maybe we add a 2C to replace some of Kadri's scoring and Newhook could potentially replace Burakovsky's scoring. But those are two big "maybes"
The entirety of this comment is dumping on his value and him as a player. Allow me to point out that this physical stalwart you describe was just traded from Tampa to Nashville because he's not more like Girard. Let that sink in. How many teams have LD of Toews- Byram- Girard. If Girard is on your 3rd pairing, you're in great shape - but that goes without saying because it was just on full display during recent weeks.My concern with Girard is his value without being on the PP/less TOI and how he reacts to all that in terms of his confidence. It's no secret GM's love d-men with size/physicality .. and if Girard's point totals take a hit and he's making 5 mill a year not sure that's a luxury you can afford in our situation. I think it's possible he has alot more value than he will next offseason .. especially if Byram continues to break out and GM's know the cap crunch is coming.
It just makes so much sense to cash in on his value right now. We just won the cup without him. I get with Byram's injury issues Girard would be great insurance .. not sure you want a 5 mill dollar 3rd pairing d-men as insurance when your trying to go back to back.
The entirety of this comment is dumping on his value and him as a player. Allow me to point out that this physical stalwart you describe was just traded from Tampa to Nashville because he's not more like Girard. Let that sink in. How many teams have LD of Toews- Byram- Girard. If Girard is on your 3rd pairing, you're in great shape - but that goes without saying because it was just on full display during recent weeks.
He's a stylistic representation of how the SC champs play. Points? The Avs just put transition hockey, where they activate defensemen, on full display and they were without their 3rd/4th best at this.Huh? I'm not saying I'm biased towards that. Actually the opposite honestly. I think GM's get that wrong personally. For every Manson there's some random plug that disappoints. Just saying if Girard's point totals take a hit and teams know we need to move him we might not get as much value for him in a year or two.
Also I don't get the recent weeks comment. We literally just won a cup without him? Also no shit we'd be better off with all 3 of them .. but the cap is a real thing. Were going to lose Kadri, Bura, and honestly who knows at this point with Nuke. We have 3 first pairing caliber defensemen, including the best defensemen in the league. If now isn't the time to trade off defensive depth to help the loss of the forward depth I don't know when it will be.
Different players/situation but it really does remind me of Barrie. Fanbase split of how he good he is/wanting to move him.
You obviously don't give him away for scraps. It has to be a hockey trade the way Kadri came here.
Sure if that means Sorokin or Barzal… unlikely but who else is worth it from the Island? Beauvillier?
He's a stylistic representation of how the SC champs play. Points? The Avs just put transition hockey, where they activate defensemen, on full display and they were without their 3rd/4th best at this.
Like I said before, McDonagh is the epitome of what you say GMs value. Yet the GM of the team who empolyed McDonagh just discarded him because he's not more like Girard. What do you say about that?
You obviously don't give him away for scraps. It has to be a hockey trade the way Kadri came here.
If (when) Kadri walks and this team cannot sign one of Trocheck/Malkin to replace him, you have to find someone to do the job and lord knows it ain't J.T Compher, Ben Meyers or Alex Newhook.
Marginal return? That's just the way Sakic likes it.
Teams haggling over 5th/6th/7thsIf 6 teams are interested the return shouldn't be that marginal.
Marginal return? That's just the way Sakic likes it.
It ain’t Gibson or Flower either. Husso is a risk. He could be like Frankie or he could be like Sarros. I’d still take a chance on him over Gibson or MAF.What? Get Gibson tomorrow. This team isnt going to be as good as it was this year. Need a goalie who can steal a game here and there not Ville Husso.
Just say NoSo here's a thought, what about Gudbranson for a Manson-type replacement?
I thought he was pretty decent in the playoffs. Feels like he's been around FOREVER but he's still only 30 years old.
Upon closer inspection, he rarely stays healthy, so in that case he'd be a Ryan Murray replacement.
So Sam Girard for Ivan Barbashev?No one underrates and disrespects Girard more than Avs fans though. They should keep him unless the offer is just too good to say no.
I watched Bear play quite a bit on the T-Birds. I’m happy he made the big show but I don’t like him for the Avs. I would still love Middleton Or Soucy. I like Mayfield too but he can’t skate with us.I wouldn't mind the Avs taking a look at either Ethan Bear via trade or Mark Pysyk as a UFA on D.
This should be clear by now. Gets crushed every time and his body simply cannot take it.Show me a team up a Sam Girard, but down a Josh Manson & I’ll show you a 5th 2nd rd exist in 6 years. You don’t win Stanley Cups with Sam Girards.
They might as well just trade St Louis Game 6 warrior JT Compher. Girard has to bring back a good forward. Any trade involving picks/prospects would make us all upset.
We traded Graves who was a Top 2 defender for us for for a middling prospect and a 2nd.