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

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Richard88 said:
Personally I'd pass on signing anymore guys unless they're on a two-way deal to maintain the ability to roll a 21 man roster and accrue as much cap space as possible.

The exception that I'd make is if someone good appears on waivers who might be worth picking up, like Zetterlund or PO Joseph for instance. Even then it probably makes more sense to try to do a prospect swap for those guys after they've passed through waivers instead of claiming them and having a 22+ man roster for at least 30 days.
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I'd like to see a prospect swap or two to get a right shot defensemen here.
 
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henchman24 said:
Lundkvist
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Well he's on the market. I wonder what he'd cost.

We do need to add D depth.

Our bottom 6 is more than fine now... the addition of Erod helps a lot to get some players on the right chair.
 
Balthazar said:
Well he's on the market. I wonder what he'd cost.

We do need to add D depth.

Our bottom 6 is more than fine now... the addition of Erod helps a lot to get some player on the right chair.
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Conditional 1st, B+ prospect, or younger roster player that can contribute today. Avs don't really have a setup to make the 1st work... so it goes to Olausson/Behrens or somebody like LOC.

Not sure Lundkvist works here without the clear opportunity to play though. I think the kid can bring something to a team, but EJ blocking him would likely make Lundkvist not want to be here.
 
henchman24 said:
Lundkvist, Lindstrom, Borgen, Mitchell... those sorts
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I was just looking at a list of young RD's and three that popped were Ian Mitchell, Reilly Walsh, and Bode Wilde.

I also came to think of Eamon Powell who I liked in his draft year.

Do you think Kaut would fetch Lundkvist? I've suggested that trade on capfriensly before as I think Kaut suits the mold of the type of heavy forwards they want in their bottom 6, but NYR fans think they could aim higher than Kaut if they move Lundkvist. Also Lundkvist would want an opportunity to play (hence the trade request) and he wouldn't really get that in Colorado unless there's an injury. (Edit: nevermind, you just answered above what you think Lundkvist would cost, thanks)
 
Richard88 said:
I was just looking at a list of young RD's and three that popped were Ian Mitchell, Reilly Walsh, and Bode Wilde.

I also came to think of Eamon Powell who I liked in his draft year.

Do you think Kaut would fetch Lundkvist? I've suggested that trade on capfriensly before as I think Kaut suits the mold of the type of heavy forwards they want in their bottom 6, but NYR fans think they could aim higher than Kaut if they move Lundkvist. Also Lundkvist would want an opportunity to play (hence the trade request) and he wouldn't really get that in Colorado unless there's an injury. (Edit: nevermind, you just answered above what you think Lundkvist would cost, thanks)
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I can't see New Jersey moving Walsh until he proves if he can cut it or not this year. After this year, they'll become crowed and he could be moved. Wilde is the kinda no value sort of guy right now. He's gotta play up to his talent this year in NA and I don't think the Isles sell low yet.

Powell has a number of faults that make me not a huge fan right now. He's going to be a go-to guy at BC this season, so he's got a chance to prove me wrong.

Rags can aim a lot higher. Lundkvist looks like a passable bottom pairing guy... he was just behind a deeper core at RD and Schneider surpassed him. Plenty of teams can offer pieces to help the Rags today at forward. From the Avs, I think a LOC swap fits the needs the best. I'd be unsure of that with EJ still around.
 
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Pokecheque said:
Honestly I don't think I can say this team is better now than it was in October 2022. It was bad enough to have 3C by committee, but now both 2C AND 3C are up in the air. There's a lot of uncertainty behind MacKinnon on the depth chart at present, which could end up being a big problem.

That said, I'm not begrudging the decisions made this offseason. When you go for it, sometimes a price has to be paid. I'm hopeful the team is good enough to make it to the deadline and they can reassess what to do from there.
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Yeah it's not even close. 2C and 3C are major weaknesses, and Goaltending is probably worse as well. Lehkonen for Bura is essentially an even swap. Jack Johnson to Manson is an upgrade, but it's a smaller upgrade then people here think.


But we are also on HF Avs. So it's not surprising to see a bias.
 
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I don’t think people should expect any more UFA signings. They want to allow some youth to develop in the NHL throughout the early part of the season. Newhook, Meyers and yes Martin Kaut are part of their plans for this year.

Perhaps we see a PTO. In fact I heard rumblings a few weeks ago that Keith Yandle was signing a PTO with the Avs but that obviously looks like it didn’t happen. But as for signing UFA’s, I feel pretty certain that’s done.
 
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Pierce Hawthorne said:
Yeah it's not even close. 2C and 3C are major weaknesses, and Goaltending is probably worse as well. Lehkonen for Bura is essentially an even swap. Jack Johnson to Manson is an upgrade, but it's a smaller upgrade then people here think.


But we are also on HF Avs. So it's not surprising to see a bias.
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Pretty condescending how you state your opinion as fact and others' opinion as wrong... just saying... because... you, know... I KNOW!
 
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GoNordiquesGo said:
Pretty condescending how you state your opinion as fact and others' opinion as wrong... just saying... because... you, know... I KNOW!
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How soon we forget some people thought we’d take a step back coming into this season. Then it was the year we got over the hump. Lots were down on Kadri as well. Hockey can be a pretty unpredictable sport.

Lots can happen. Byram’s health. MacKinnon will need to play 65+ games. If he goes down for a long time we’re screwed. I think the defence will be able to carry the hole at 2C till the deadline.
 
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Cousin Eddie said:
I don’t think people should expect any more UFA signings. They want to allow some youth to develop in the NHL throughout the early part of the season. Newhook, Meyers and yes Martin Kaut are part of their plans for this year.

Perhaps we see a PTO. In fact I heard rumblings a few weeks ago that Keith Yandle was signing a PTO with the Avs but that obviously looks like it didn’t happen. But as for signing UFA’s, I feel pretty certain that’s done.
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Do you think they'll carry Kaut on a 22-man roster instead of rolling with 21?

Or do you just mean that they'll try to use him as a call-up whenever there are injuries, after waiving him at the start of the year?
 
ANewHope said:
How soon we forget some people thought we’d take a step back coming into this season. Then it was the year we got over the hump. Lots were down on Kadri as well. Hockey can be a pretty unpredictable sport.

Lots can happen. Byram’s health. MacKinnon will need to play 65+ games. If he goes down for a long time we’re screwed. I think the defence will be able to carry the hole at 2C till the deadline.
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I mean there’s a lot of time for things to change. But based on training camp rosters I’d rather last years roster. The C depth which was problematic last year is significantly worse than this year and the forward core while better all round certainly is missing some dynamism outside of Mikko and Mack. It’s not time to sound the alarm bells or anything but the team a big hit up front this off-season.
 
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GoNordiquesGo said:
Pretty condescending how you state your opinion as fact and others' opinion as wrong... just saying... because... you, know... I KNOW!
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It isn't an opinion. It is a fact that our 2C and 3C positions are major weaknesses.

Stating our goaltending is probably worse is an opinion.

Seems people have an issue distinguishing facts from opinions.
 
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