Rumor: 2022-2023 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: The Search for a 2C

[Foppa2118]

Really should've resigned Burky, 25pts in 23 games for 5.5 mil. His pompous haters here gave him way too much flak.

They couldn't afford him and a proven 2C either way. They were paying too much for better wingers to bring him back. They're paying Lehky $4.5M, Nuke $6.125M, Landy $7M, and Mikko $9.25M. Wouldn't make any sense to pay $5.5M for another winger that's fairly one dimensional.

Burky was a good player for the Avs and a game breaker, and underrated clutch player, but he was pretty streaky and didn't contribute much when he wasn't scoring. I'll take Lehky's all around game over Burky's any day. Especially on this team who's system is tailor made for a puck hound like him.

Lehky's got 18 points in 21 games for $4.5M, has a much better all around game, has great chemistry with Mikko, is a good penalty killer, and might be (along with Nuke) the best forechecker in the NHL. He's also a hugely underrated part of the PP's success, because he works his ass off to win puck battles and keep possession in the O zone. So many PP goals happen because of great individual efforts by Lehky to win a battle and get the puck to his line mates.

He's a steal at that price if he can keep putting the puck in the net, much more so than Burky who could go cold at any moment and not contribute much.

 

[thedoctor]

Really should've resigned Burky, 25pts in 23 games for 5.5 mil. His pompous haters here gave him way too much flak.

Let's wait until the guy goes the whole year without one of his extremely common cold streaks before we lose our collective mind. He's had stretches like this his whole career then goes to sleep just as regularly.

 

[Foppa2118]

That's one of the crazier goals I've seen.

Looked like it bounced off the wall, off the ref, then skipped and went off the end boards, started knuckling, then went off the side of the net, then off the skate, off the post, bounces down off the blocker, then off the post again, then off the skate again, and somehow squeaks in the net.

That's a one in a million kind of shot.

 

[Sea Eagles]

I mean we can poke fun at him but I am 100% believing we don’t win the blues series without him, let alone beating the lightning

I'm not putting him down, I'm just stating statistical facts. He was one of my favourite ever AVS both on and off the ice.

But the point stands. Our team makes.pkayers better

 

[the_fan]

Really should've resigned Burky, 25pts in 23 games for 5.5 mil. His pompous haters here gave him way too much flak.

Players fit differently on different teams. Burakovsky is like Seattle's 2nd or 3rd best player and gets more ice time. Even if Avs resigned him, he'd still be like the 5th best forward, or even 6th depending on if you think Lehkonen is better. So I don't think he'd be putting up same type of numbers as he is in Seattle. He sure would help right now though with all the injuries

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Really should've resigned Burky, 25pts in 23 games for 5.5 mil. His pompous haters here gave him way too much flak.

Nah. There's reason why people cry after Kadri more than him. Burky was secondary player.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

Have we gone from calling Burky "loading screen" to wanting him back? The grass is always greener on this board.

 

[dmac7719]

When was the last time he was a 3rd liner here? He was very firmly on the 2nd line at least last year.

I liked the guy and would have loved to sign him if we could have, but if Nuke and Landy were healthy we wouldn't even be discussing him

Bednar put Burkie on the 3rd line at times during the regular season last year, and was there basically all playoffs

 

[The Merchant]

When was the last time he was a 3rd liner here? He was very firmly on the 2nd line at least last year.

I liked the guy and would have loved to sign him if we could have, but if Nuke and Landy were healthy we wouldn't even be discussing him

Lehky took his place in the top-6 and he was the PP2 slingshot.

 

[Metallo]

That's one of the crazier goals I've seen.

Looked like it bounced off the wall, off the ref, then skipped and went off the end boards, started knuckling, then went off the side of the net, then off the skate, off the post, bounces down off the blocker, then off the post again, then off the skate again, and somehow squeaks in the net.

That's a one in a million kind of shot.

 

[Linds]

When was the last time he was a 3rd liner here? He was very firmly on the 2nd line at least last year.

I liked the guy and would have loved to sign him if we could have, but if Nuke and Landy were healthy we wouldn't even be discussing him

All of last year he was on the 3rd line when the roster was healthy

 

[Pokecheque]

Really should've resigned Burky, 25pts in 23 games for 5.5 mil. His pompous haters here gave him way too much flak.

You crawled out of your hole! Guess that means six more weeks of winter!

 

[John Mandalorian]

He's also receiving the 3rd-higest TOI of any forward on that team, on the top line and PP1. He was definitely an underrated component of the Cup run, but that's a lot to pay for a guy who would've gotten lost in the middle-6 again as a winger.

What middle 6?

 

[dahrougem2]

He sucks... anybody picking him up would be doing Tampa a favor.

One of the strangest ebs and flows to a young career I have ever seen. Guy doesn't get drafted, then gets signed and looks like a world beater where scouts are kicking themselves for letting him get away. Then he's part of a major trade and now he's been on waivers twice. All of this in 7 seasons.

 

[lionsDen]

Well I think we should save our picks in this deep draft. Might get a good one with all the injuries

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Maybe it's time to call Chicago about JMFJ.

 

[PowerMac]

Ah yes I was so wrong on Girard oh wait history simply proved me correct and he wasn't more valuable than Rantanen after all, shocker. The fanboys still mad I pointed out their vast misconception of the player I see.

 

[lionsDen]

Ah yes I was so wrong on Girard oh wait history simply proved me correct and he wasn't more valuable than Rantanen after all, shocker. The fanboys still mad I pointed out their vast misconception of the player I see.

This post could use some punctuation.

 

[EscapedGoat]

Ah yes I was so wrong on Girard oh wait history simply proved me correct and he wasn't more valuable than Rantanen after all, shocker. The fanboys still mad I pointed out their vast misconception of the player I see.

Because their were tons of posters here saying Girard was more valuable than rantanen

[MOD]

 

[The Abusement Park]

Because their were tons of posters here saying Girard was more valuable than rantanen

[MOD]

Girard is very clearly showing some regression. But also I'd love to see a single poster who said he was more valuable than Rantanen. That never happened I'm sure of it.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Girard is very clearly showing some regression. But also I'd love to see a single poster who said he was more valuable than Rantanen. That never happened I'm sure of it.

Actually it did. A lot. Myself and Henchy were banging that drum pretty hard at one point, a few others as well.

Even you referred to G as the Avs "2nd best value contract" during the debate

Rumor: - 2020-21 Trade Rumours and FA Part VIII: Intra-Playoff Edition?

G is the furthest thing from expendable. He’s probably third on the untouchable list just behind MacK and Makar. If his offense holds up, he’s a legit #1 on a sweetheart contract. If it doesn’t, he’s and elite #2 on a sweetheart contract. Behind the conversation regarding a trade involving...

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Actually a lot of people preferred Girard over Rantanen at the time, from a value perspective.

But I also dont think we were wrong at the time. G was coming off an elite season as a legit #1/2D. I'd still take any true Top pairing D in the league over Mikko.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Actually it did. A lot. Myself and Henchy were banging that drum pretty hard at one point, a few others as well.

Even you referred to G as the Avs "2nd best value contract" during the debate

Rumor: - 2020-21 Trade Rumours and FA Part VIII: Intra-Playoff Edition?

G is the furthest thing from expendable. He’s probably third on the untouchable list just behind MacK and Makar. If his offense holds up, he’s a legit #1 on a sweetheart contract. If it doesn’t, he’s and elite #2 on a sweetheart contract. Behind the conversation regarding a trade involving...

forums.hfboards.com

Actually a lot of people preferred Girard over Rantanen at the time, from a value perspective.

But I also dont think we were wrong at the time. G was coming off an elite season as a legit #1/2D. I'd still take any true Top pairing D in the league over Mikko.

I mean I would definitely stand by my comment of 2nd best contract value at the time of posting that. But I would say there's a difference in the value to the team and contract value.

I will say that is a fun read. Some takes aged awfully, me very much included.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I mean I would definitely stand by my comment of 2nd best contract value at the time of posting that. But I would say there's a difference in the value to the team and contract value.

I will say that is a fun read. Some takes aged awfully, me very much included.

Yeah... Injuries and Toews' emergence really impacted G and his value here. Though I still think he is being tremendously underrated by certain individuals.

But yeah interesting read for sure. I still think at the time we were all right. Toews last year is basically what G was in that 2021 season. Just think if we had Toews signed for 5 more years now at $5M. Mikko is also a significantly better player today then he was in 2021. He's essentially evolved into a ~40G, 100+ point Forward if he can put together a full season. And he's played a little Center since then.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Yeah... Injuries and Toews' emergence really impacted G and his value here. Though I still think he is being tremendously underrated by certain individuals.

But yeah interesting read for sure. I still think at the time we were all right. Toews last year is basically what G was in that 2021 season. Just think if we had Toews signed for 5 more years now at $5M. Mikko is also a significantly better player today then he was in 2021. He's essentially evolved into a ~40G, 100+ point Forward if he can put together a full season. And he's played a little Center since then.

Having Toews locked up for an extra year or two would be soooo helpful right now.

 

[The Merchant]

Having Toews locked up for an extra year or two would be soooo helpful right now.

I hope all of the people beating the drum to trade him are taking a hard look at the composition of this defense. We'd be one Toews trade away from a Makar-G monstrosity right now