Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency (Mod Warning in OP)
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One of Girard or Toews will go and he'll get a bridge deal.
I’m on the Erod train, I think he would be a great fit for how Colorado plays and he will make a lot less than Kadri will.
In a lot of ways, he will be a Bura replacement with more versatility. Great shot, amazing at zone entries and rush chances, but can actually play in the bottom 6 and can pitch in at Center to allow the Avs to further evaluate Newhook. Adds a lot of the same things but plays a Bednar style.
Sign him and you still have the deadline to get a 2C (more good centers will inevitably become available this year) if you determine it’s needed. I would rather this than spending huge on Kadri and needing to lose a bad cap trade that the Avs will definitely need to do if they want Kadri.
In a lot of ways, he will be a Bura replacement with more versatility. Great shot, amazing at zone entries and rush chances, but can actually play in the bottom 6 and can pitch in at Center to allow the Avs to further evaluate Newhook. Adds a lot of the same things but plays a Bednar style.
Sign him and you still have the deadline to get a 2C (more good centers will inevitably become available this year) if you determine it’s needed. I would rather this than spending huge on Kadri and needing to lose a bad cap trade that the Avs will definitely need to do if they want Kadri.
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The other issue was terrible drafting in the early rounds.
Once the Avs entered their window in 1996, they missed badly on both of their 1st and 2nd round picks in 4 out of 5 years - in 96, 97, 99, 2000 (three missed 2nd rounders that year).
Yes, the Avs made a bad trade or three, but their awesome core aged a half a decade without the team restocking the cubbard.
If Kadri returns or JTC plays a lot up in the top 6…then the ice time and opportunities won’t be there for Newhook to explode in a contract year. So a cheaper bridge deal seems likely (that leads into the cap going up). So do we want him to explode next season or a steady improvement?
He was trying to stockpile pics for Lacavalier, as recall. Imagine if THAT had come to pass.
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It would be a good problem to have if Newhook explodes. Same as Nuke, I’m glad to pay for the better player he became. But I feel he will progress steadily, hence a reasonable bridge contract.
I'd say the window really started in 92 where 93-94 and 94-95 shaped the 95-96 team for success. Drafting in the top rounds was an issue for the Avs, but for the better part of the 90s and into the 2000s.. the Avs were one of the best mid and late round drafting teams in the league. They consistently pulled guys in the 3rd+ rounds to be NHL players and sometimes impact players. They'd get one or two 200+ NHL guys a season basically while once every few years they'd grab a 500+ impact level guy or two. This is an org that in 92 got Anson Carter in the 10th, Drury and Hejduk in the 3rd and 4th, Parrish in the 3rd, Hinote and Pahlsson in the 7th, Vrbata in the 7th, Liles in the 5th, etc. The Avs just frequently rolled through those players or spent them prior to getting to the NHL.
Read an Eklund rumor (always a grain of salt) of Kessel to Tampa. Swear help me, someone is going to sign him for 1 year at 1 million and wind up happy they did.
Wrong draft... Ozo was traded in 2000. You're thinking of the moves prior to the 98 draft.
If you were to resimulate the universe from the acquisition of Roy on... the Avs might average 3 Stanley Cup Finals appearances, but no way do they average 3 cups. So much has to go right to win the cup. Detroit was a monster. Dallas doesn't get enough credit. NJ was revolutionizing defense. Who knows what a healthier Lemieux could have done with Jagr.
Just... be greatful and appreciate what we have.
Another cup would be nice but I am fine with just knowing we get to watch 8 more years of Valeri Nichushkin play hockey for the Colorado Avalanche
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Lacroix also kept looking for the big fancy move and didn't really shore up the areas of weakness on the team. The Avs had a pretty mediocre defense, especially compared to their main competitors. This wasn't really addressed until 2000 and 2001. He also traded away good depth forwards that hindered the team. It also seemed like the Avs always had the weakest coaches when compared to the other Cup Contenders.
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If the rumour is true that Kadri signed with the Islanders, I hope the Avs sneak in and find a way to get Barzal.
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That's a hell of a fun top-6 with a lot of different looks. Also, if Landy, Mack and Nuke remain as a line, I propose we call them the Animal line as N-M-L kinda sounds like animal... but also the way they play reminds me of this:
Just frantic, manic, and relentless.
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That's a hell of a fun top-6 with a lot of different looks. Also, if Landy, Mack and Nuke remain as a line, I propose we call them the Animal line as N-M-L kinda sounds like animal... but also the way they play reminds me of this:
Just frantic, manic, and relentless.
As much as I would love Barzal on the Avs I think after the Toews trade the Avalanche appear on all Isles related cellphones as "Don't Pick Up Even If The Sky Is On Fire".
SoundwaveIsCharisma
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Lou knows he'd be fired if he moved Barzal... not gonna happen.
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bromando
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Curious because I don’t know their team well…why does NYI entertain the idea of replacing Barisal with Kadri? Seems like a drop off and the wrong direction in age for them. I know Barzal didn’t score as much as Kadri last year but the teams aren’t really comparable in terms of offensive play.
Would love to see that top 6 come to life if it is remotely possible
Granted, I am not immediately familiar with what players the Islanders got with those picks but Devon Toews, imo, remains underrated, He has complimented Makar's play so well and been a fantastic add for the Avs. Big piece of the championship puzzle.
What rumor? I haven't seen anything other than wild speculation basically saying anyone could sign him.
If he does sign there I'd be all over Barzal as well but I don't see any way they move him.
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Roy’s “statue of liberty” moment still irks me
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