Rumor: 2023-2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Off-season is in full swing

[niwotsblessing]

FFS get Malgin under contract.

 

[davalanche96]

Sign Bertuzzi for top 6

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Sign Bertuzzi for top 6

So spend $6M of the $7M in cap space that we have to sign 6 players, on one player?


That's a great strategy for sure!

 

[davalanche96]

So spend $6M of the $7M in cap space that we have to sign 6 players, on one player?


That's a great strategy for sure!

7 millions cap Space if Landeskog is not on IRCC

 

[Mighty Makar]

Trade G for cap space.

 

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7 millions cap Space of Landeskog is not on IRCC

With Landy on LTIR the Avs have roughly 15.5m… Byram and Colton are likely around 8m combined. Leaving 7.5 for the whole rest of the roster. Bert would require moving out salary.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Just because a few posters bang a drum for Drouin relentlessly does not make it a "fact" or "big possibility" as you've stated above.

Ok… seems like a weird thing to pick apart in the post. Perhaps I mis-stated how « big » the possibility is. That has very little to do with my response to the other poster.

Would I be surprised if they signed him, not at all.

Would I be surprised if they don’t even make contact with his camp, not at all.

But, regardless of whether there are people « banging the drum » for him, it appears that at least, at one time, the Avs were interested in him (Mackinnon draft) if you were to believe some of the fans on this board. Do they still like him? No idea.

Again, barring a trade, the Avs have limited cap space. They need a top 6 forward. I’m pretty sure they don’t want someone old. They want someone who can be cheap and can fit with the teams style of play. It’s be naive to think that Drouin isn’t at least a reasonable option on UFA day.

Time will tell.

 

[ANewHope]

Trade G for cap space.

Doesn't seem like the Avs will do it at this point but that's the move. I'd probably try to get a huge haul for Toews but that's not realistic. I think Colorado would prefer to use him as a rental over trading him. Even without EJ the defense still needs to be trimmed. Replace G with someone in the 1-2 mill range and than create another 3 mill in cap for the forwards.

 

[ANewHope]

I still do not quite get the Drouin love other than he played well with Nate a long time ago. I feel like Malgin could do the same thing….had good chemistry with Val. Not saying I would want to but it seems comparable. What am I missing on Drouin?

Avs are dumpster diving at this point. Drouin is a good pickup in that tier of players. Even if it's a longshot your basically hoping you can get him to play with more effort and fix the off the ice stuff. He still has major flaws as a player but getting a shot at playing with MacKinnon and that kinda role might turn things around.

It's like last years deadline when people didn't want player X and the Avs got nothing. There's not going to be an ideal player for every spot with our cap. Someone like Domi last year in the playoffs would have been alot better than alot of what the Avs were rolling out. Drouin is a longshot but better than some scrub who has zero potential.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I don’t mind Drouin for $1M.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

7 millions cap Space if Landeskog is not on IRCC

No.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Avsboy]

I think Avs will land MaxPac. Source: Dater redeeming himself

 

[Freaky Styley]

the simulation is really going off with these names

 

[sethro109]

I think Avs will land MaxPac

That would be a very Avs move. We do seem to love players that live on IR.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I think Avs will land MaxPac

He's an extremely interesting piece. No idea what kind of money he gets but if you can get him for like $2.5M that would be a fantastic move.


Or even better, give him like a $1M base deal with a few bonuses in the deal that can jump him up to like $3M or something.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I think Avs will land MaxPac. Source: Dater redeeming himself

Buccigross re-Tweeted it

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

If he can stay healthy that's a probable 30G scorer on RyJo or Macks wing tbh.


I'd love the move but I dunno if he's gonna that cheap for us to get him.

 

[The Merchant]

I mean when you think about it he'd really be a great fit





(on LTIR)

 

[sethro109]

We really need to stop with prefix "if healthy" and start adding some guys who are durable.

 

[The Moops]

We really need to stop with prefix "if healthy" and start adding some guys who are durable.

In the land of the bandaids the LTIR pickup is king

 

[Cypher]

Patches is done.

Most 34 year olds dont skate great, let alone a guy who tore his achilles, played like 5 games, and tore it again. 44 games last 2 seasons cause of the injuries.

Much rather Drouin over Pacioretty

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

3 Best Free Agent Destinations For Max Pacioretty

These three teams would be the best destinations for Carolina Hurricanes forward Max Pacioretty in free agency.

clutchpoints.com

The veteran winger arrived in Carolina last July when the Vegas Golden Knights traded him and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to the Hurricanes for future consideration (a.k.a. nothing). Unfortunately, he suffered a torn Achilles mere weeks into his Hurricanes tenure. Then on January 19, he suffered a second torn Achilles just two weeks after making his Hurricanes debut.

Not exactly the guy I would target. Two Achilles injuries in less than a year? No thank you. I'd rather sign Pat Kane or Tarasenko. Last 3 years he's played 48, 39, and 5 games.

 

[Balthazar]

Last time Pacioretty was on the ice this happened...and he was just coming back after missing months for an achilles injury.



He's also 35.

Please find a better target.