Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency (Mod Warning in OP)

[EdAVSfan]

It would be fantastic if the Avs can carry 1.5 to 2ish million over the course of the season. Gives them about 7.5 to 10million in deadline cap space to cover for any bonus overages and trades they may want to make.

They’re at 3.7 million in cap space with a 21 man roster right now. They could likely go with a 22 man roster over the course of the season.

 

[Avs425]

What’s up with Ryan Murray?

 

[shadow1]

Stastny plays with his head and can play with fast players still... actually one of his strengths still left in his game. IMO he'd be better in the spot than Newhook or Compher... not that Stastny is a real solution for the playoffs.

I agree. Stastny has always been a slow player too, that's not a new development.

I posted this before, but just some food for though:

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PPP	FO%	FOT	ATOI
2014-2015	STL	74	16	30	46	5	15	58.3%	1150	17:38
2021-2022	WPG	71	24	21	45	14	8	56.6%	472	17:47

That's Stastny's first year with St. Louis vs. last season with Winnipeg. He played a ton of wing last year, which is why his face-offs are so much lower, but it's not like he didn't play any center.

 

[The Kingslayer]

What’s up with Ryan Murray?

Should probably consider retiring at this point. Cant stay healthy longer than 4 minutes.

 

[BobRossColton]

A Lehkonen Stastny Rantanen line could work well..

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Unfortunately, a long-ish term solution for 2C will have to be made via trade. There's just not going to be a lot of quality making it to market at a price the Avs can afford. Short term solutions? I mean, Victor Rask?

The reason why I liked picking up Pauly Walnuts is that he plays mostly LW these days. He's capable of playing C in case of injury, but we have enough 3rd line centers between JTC, Newhook and potentially Meyers.

At this point, I really think the plan is to rotate Rants, JTC, Newhook, and maybe Meyers and see if one of them can pick it up and own it. So if we do anything between now and PTOs, what we really need is a winger that is going to push LOC down to the 4th line and keep the AHL players in the AHL.

@Coffeeguy, I like the idea of that line. I just don't know that Pauly has it in him physically these days. Mentally though, his IQ could definitely make that work even with losing a step on what was already not world elite speed. His IQ and passing though. The one thing I'd mandate is that he switches back to a wooden stick. His backhander has never been the same, and even though his passing is good, it was better with the wooden twig is lesser curve.

 

[Balthazar]

MacFarland should be on the phone with Dorion since it seems like Ottawa can't get it done for Chychrun.

Get futures from the Sens for Girard and flip them along with our 1st and/or Newhook for an established 2C with term or someone that we can afford to re-up next summer (so not JT Miller).

 

[Avsboy]

MacFarland should be on the phone with Dorion since it seems like Ottawa can't get it done for Chychrun.

Get futures from the Sens for Girard and flip them along with our 1st and/or Newhook for an established 2C with term or someone that we can afford to re-up next summer (so not JT Miller).

You can just trade Girard then, no need for the middle man. But why trade Girard, a key part of the best defense in history?

 

[Balthazar]

You can just trade Girard then, no need for the middle man. But why trade Girard, a key part of the best defense in history?

Who do you want to trade to make cap space then? Don't tell me EJ or JTC, these contracts are gone at the end of the year and already spent on not-a-2C

 

[Avsboy]

Who do you want to trade to make cap space then? Don't tell me EJ or JTC, these contracts are gone at the end of the year and already spent on not-a-2C

I’m thinking a stop gap C until Newhook is ready. Stastny, Dvorak, ERod.

 

[Muffin]

I wonder if they're giving Newhook a shot at 2C at this point, he quietly had a 40 points rookie season.

 

[Vk1ing]

Stastny at this point in his career is not a reliable 2C option. We can bring him back for the nostalgia but he does not solve our 2c problem. I think that running compher and newhook until the trade deadline is probably the way. Either they succeed or we find a replacement for the time being.

 

[Chiarelli]

Newhook was barely a roster player by the end of playoffs. He’s not the answer at 2C.

 

[jonmonohand]

Rod to the nux?

 

[Oblivion Beckons]

What’s the feeling on Dvorak?

He is a 3C, not a 2C like Habs fans like to talk him up as being despite them shoving him in every trade proposal wanting him gone. He also has 3 years at $4.45 mil left. No thanks.

 

[PAZ]

I’m thinking a stop gap C until Newhook is ready. Stastny, Dvorak, ERod.

My thought as well - but not Dvorak. Sign Staz, ERod, hell even Rask to a league min. Maybe poke around a player like Hayton and see how much he'd cost to acquire.

Between Newhook/Compher/Rantanen/UFA/etc. we'll be able to fill out the #2C role for the regular season just fine, especially since we can flank them with Rants/Landy/Nuke/Lehkonen. Hell maybe even Meyers or Sedlak will surprise in training camp.

Either way, as long as we're able to bank $5-7 mil cap space we'll be able to acquire a #2C for the playoffs (Toews, Horvat, Miller, Eller, Haula, etc.) if we don't find an internal solution during the regular season.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I wonder if they're giving Newhook a shot at 2C at this point, he quietly had a 40 points rookie season.

He had a fine rookie year, but a horrific end to the season. I like his potential as a top 6 winger, but I really question if he’s a C or not going forwards.

 

[JH21]

So where are the 50 goals and 148 regular season points and 10 goals 23 points in the playoffs going to come from to replace Kadri and Burakovsky?

I think Lehkonen can be a 25 goal guy who will replace Burakovsky's production but Kadri will be hard to replace.

 

[The Kingslayer]

He had a fine rookie year, but a horrific end to the season. I like his potential as a top 6 winger, but I really question if he’s a C or not going forwards.

If hes the Avs 2C we are in trouble. Newhook is a winger and the sooner the Avs come to term with that the better.

 

[MacKaRtin]

So where are the 50 goals and 148 regular season points and 10 goals 23 points in the playoffs going to come from to replace Kadri and Burakovsky?

I think Lehkonen can be a 25 goal guy who will replace Burakovsky's production but Kadri will be hard to replace.

Slightly bigger years from the remaining top 6 forwards plus a lot of offensive creation from our top, top, top tier D.

Then trade acquisitions if necessary at the TDL.

I assume we'll start somewhat slowly this year (Stanley Cup hangover), but coast into the playoffs in good shape.

 

[Richard88]

So where are the 50 goals and 148 regular season points and 10 goals 23 points in the playoffs going to come from to replace Kadri and Burakovsky?

I think Lehkonen can be a 25 goal guy who will replace Burakovsky's production but Kadri will be hard to replace.

Some of that production in the regular season doesn't necessarily have to be replaced.

The Avs set records for 7-goal blowouts last year and could have a similar number of wins even if they score less goals in total if there are less 7-goal blowouts and more lower-scoring wins.

 

[Ararana]

Makar going back to Calgary is the new Sakic will go back to Vancouver.

Bo Byram's dad admitted in Quest for the Cup that Vancouver was Bo's favorite childhood team growing up...

 

[Nihiliste]

If the Avs want to go all in to win one more time before the Mackinnon contract I don’t think there’s really a better option than trading for JT Miller. Given our cap situation he’s probably the best player we could fit in. Of course, that would mean we spend assets and lose him for nothing in the offseason which would suck

 

[Avsboy]

No need for an all in year. Most of the top forwards and defense are there the next 3-4 years at least. The bottom two lines will be rougher but they are not as important as the defense and top two lines over the next several years.

 

[Eltuna]

If the Avs want to go all in to win one more time before the Mackinnon contract I don’t think there’s really a better option than trading for JT Miller. Given our cap situation he’s probably the best player we could fit in. Of course, that would mean we spend assets and lose him for nothing in the offseason which would suck

I don’t think the Avs need to trade for a player with tons of term left like others do (great centers with a decent cap hit and tons of term are very very rarely traded) but I would rather go for someone with more than 1 year.

Scheifele remains the guy for me, two runs with him as the 2C at a great cap hit and he is a reasonable candidate for a player that will be available at this years deadline. He’s hungry for a cup and I think would be excellent between some defensively reasonable wingers like the Avs have. If the Avs get Scheifele I think they win one of the next two cups.