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

[myperbixhurts]

Id be willing to bet that the Avs make at least 1, maybe 2 more pickups. Whether that's direct signings, PTOs, whatever. They're gonna add 1 or 2 more NHL bodies to withstand injuries, have depth, etc.

That’s also possible I guess. They might just want to take it until the deadline to accumulate that deadline cap space to make more moves. We’ll see I guess

 

[NateTheGreat]

If CMac has intentions of making more moves, I think it’d be best to make them in the off-season as opposed to waiting till the deadline (I understand some deals are only made possible by the deadline). Makar, Toews, Mack and Mikko should simply not be playing 25 minutes a night in the regular season. If a trade or signing looks like it can be materialized in the short term , you do it. When the inevitable injuries hit this team, the burden cannot all be placed on our top guys like it was last year.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Honestly...where's the fit for Tank here? Hear me out.

We signed Drouin and you can bet your asses that he'll be given a long look next to MacKinnon. Much like it's been said before, I don't know where he fits in if he's not Top 6, and if he's Top 6 you need to put him with finishers (MacKinnon).

So to get Tarasenko to sign, you probably have to guarantee him a Top 6 spot. For us that means we either move Drouin off the Top 6 (which is likely to happen anyway, but it's not going to be a great look to do that before he even plays a game). So you don't move Drouin (despite him probably not deserving of the spot right away), who are you then going to move? Mikko is probably playing with MacK and Drouin; are you really going to move Lehkonen or Nichushkin to the 3rd line?

Lehky being on the third line due to offensive depth is not something I would consider a bad thing. The dude can score and bring offense to the third line. Plus, like Colton and Wood he's tough to play against. Also, if we had Tank and Drouin doesn't work out, our top six is still peaches, you just bring Lehky back up.

I still think a solid RD is more important than adding a top-six forward, but of all the forwards still out there, Tank is the BPA.

 

[Foppa2118]

Lehky being on the third line due to offensive depth is not something I would consider a bad thing. The dude can score and bring offense to the third line. Plus, like Colton and Wood he's tough to play against. Also, if we had Tank and Drouin doesn't work out, our top six is still peaches, you just bring Lehky back up.

I still think a solid RD is more important than adding a top-six forward, but of all the forwards still out there, Tank is the BPA.

And if Landy comes back for the playoffs they can have a beast 3rd line with Landy - Colton - Lehky/Nuke.

No need for deadline deals this year if they do things right in the off season.

 

[sethro109]

Avs are probably done right now until the trade deadline. They have a good enough roster right now to be on top of division at least top 3 or top 2, then they’ll make final roster moves at the deadline as they’ll get an idea what else they need until March.

Lehky-MacK-Nuke
JD-RyJo-Mikko
Wood-Colton-LOC
Olofsson-Meyers-Cogs

Toews-Makar
Byram-Manson
Girard-JJ
Hunt
MacDermid

Georgie
Frankie

That’s a strong enough roster to go until the deadline without having to worry about them falling out of playoffs or anything, but I’m sure they’ll add couple of more pieces in March

Sakic does like to leave some cap wiggle room, so I bet your right. Unless someone like Kane comes knocking with a one year sweetheart deals, they're done. We also should remember that Sakic loves getting guys off the waiver wire too.

 

[Foppa2118]

I still think a solid RD is more important than adding a top-six forward, but of all the forwards still out there, Tank is the BPA.

I think they're planning on Malinski taking the 3rd pair RD spot out of camp. I think that's why they didn't even offer EJ a contract.

Maybe they sign a depth D for insurance, but they may also just use MacDermid again to start, and then use waivers or a buy low trade if they need to later. They've gotten good value via waivers and trades early in seasons recently, when teams are forced into roster decisions they don't necessarily want to make.

I thought Malinski could make the team when I thought he just turned 24. Now I see I got the month wrong and he's about to turn 25. They've only got him cheap for two years too, if he earns a raise on his next deal. Might want to utilize that.

He's 3 years older than Byram. A few months older than Makar. And a couple months younger than Girard. He's pretty seasoned at this point and they definitely had a discussion about his expected role when he signed.

 

[EdAVSfan]

That’s also possible I guess. They might just want to take it until the deadline to accumulate that deadline cap space to make more moves. We’ll see I guess

Theyre in LTIR space, they dont accumulate cap space. So whether we're under the cap doesnt matter. It doesnt allow the Avs to spend more at the deadline.

 

[shadow1]

Avs are probably done right now until the trade deadline. They have a good enough roster right now to be on top of division at least top 3 or top 2, then they’ll make final roster moves at the deadline as they’ll get an idea what else they need until March.

Lehky-MacK-Nuke
JD-RyJo-Mikko
Wood-Colton-LOC
Olofsson-Meyers-Cogs

Toews-Makar
Byram-Manson
Girard-JJ
Hunt
MacDermid

Georgie
Frankie

That’s a strong enough roster to go until the deadline without having to worry about them falling out of playoffs or anything, but I’m sure they’ll add couple of more pieces in March

Eliotte Friedman reported he thinks the Avalanche are still looking for a bottom-6 forward and depth defenseman, but we'll see what happens.

Personally, I don't think Fredrik Olofsson is a lock to make the opening night roster. Olofsson played more than half of his games in the AHL last season, and the Avalanche only signed him to a two-way deal.

To me his signing almost feels like this year's version of Anton Blidh/Lukas Sedlak (both of whom signed 2-way deals last off-season), but I hope I'm wrong and Olofsson provides a bigger NHL impact.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Theyre in LTIR space, they dont accumulate cap space. So whether we're under the cap doesnt matter. It doesnt allow the Avs to spend more at the deadline.

Well I blame myself for listening to DNVR. I believe they said Avs can accumulate deadline cap space if they wait until March. I mean I thought that was the case as well, but wasn’t too sure

 

[dahrougem2]

Nothing Avs related, but re: Tarasenko - Friedman mentions Carolina, Nashville, Ottawa, and San Jose as the teams who have/had interest in Tarasenko.

Why the f*** does San Jose have interest in Tarasenko lol.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Well I blame myself for listening to DNVR. I believe they said Avs can accumulate deadline cap space if they wait until March. I mean I thought that was the case as well, but wasn’t too sure

Yeah, thats the way it normally functions.

But once you're in LTIR, you dont accumulate deadline space. And since Landeskog will most certainly miss all season, the Avs won't accumulate space.

Or at least, thats my understanding of the cap rules

 

[Mighty Makar]

Are Nuke and Tarasenko homies?

 

[niwotsblessing]

Why the f*** does San Jose have interest in Tarasenko lol.

I'll take "Moron GM's for $1000- please."

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Avs are probably done right now until the trade deadline. They have a good enough roster right now to be on top of division at least top 3 or top 2, then they’ll make final roster moves at the deadline as they’ll get an idea what else they need until March.

Lehky-MacK-Nuke
JD-RyJo-Mikko
Wood-Colton-LOC
Olofsson-Meyers-Cogs

Toews-Makar
Byram-Manson
Girard-JJ
Hunt
MacDermid

Georgie
Frankie

That’s a strong enough roster to go until the deadline without having to worry about them falling out of playoffs or anything, but I’m sure they’ll add couple of more pieces in March

They’re not going to go into the season with $3.5M in cal space.

 

[Avaholic29]

Are Nuke and Tarasenko homies?

He turned down a 1 year 4.5-5m from carolina, that boy wants cash not cups.

 

[Freaky Styley]

That Colton number is going to determine how the rest of this offseason plays out. We are likely in a holding pattern until that gets done, although mgmt probably knows the number by now. Let's be relatively cautious and say it's 3.8.

Let's say Meyers is 975k
We send Oloffson down.
We call up Malinksi and send MacD down

Leaves us with about 2.9M of capspace, 11 F and 7 D

Which means we need 2 forward for that space. Which would make sense to target someone for 2M and one for 900k.

Which begs the question, who is available for trade that makes 2M or could be retained to make 2M?

Here are some nice choices from that list:

Niederrieter
Debrusk
Iafallo
Jenner
Vatrano
Laughton
Kubalik
Mittelstadt
Appleton
Kakko

As far as free agents go, there's still Toews. At the very minimum, I'd like to see them sign two of: Sundqvist, White, Heinen. Gurianov and Boqvist. Not sure what Donskoi's deal is these days but I could even live with him coming back if he's good to go

Of that group, White stands out because he's a natural C and a right hand shot, and could still have some upside. Sundqvist brings a lot what we already have in the bottom 6. I think Boqvist could be a cheap target. I'd like to see White for #4 C and Gurianov/Boqvist for #3 RW

Drouin - Mack - Nuke
Lehks - Johnasen - Rants
Wood - Colton - Gurianov/Boqvist
Cogliano - White - LOC
Meyers

it ain't perfect, but it's better

 

[UncleRisto]

Let Zadina and LOC swap places between 3RW and 4RW throughout the season. Could be a interesting project.

No no no no no no no.

 

[LOFIN]

He turned down a 1 year 4.5-5m from carolina, that boy wants cash not cups.

Also, Tarasenko and Orlov are homies. They godfathers to eachothers kids. So if that and potential of winning isn't enough...

 

[Grigowski]

He turned down a 1 year 4.5-5m from carolina, that boy wants cash not cups.

Yup. Ottawa, San Jose may be his new home.

 

[Frenchy]

I'm not sure Drury is dealing from a position of strength at all. If they loved him and he was awesome they wouldn't be moving him at all.

So IF the report is true and he is available - it's unlikely that he's going to get full value for him.

You could be right , but i dont believe Laf's value has decreased. Like i said he's a former first overal pick from only a few years ago , i think his value is intact or very close to it.

 

[UncleRisto]

Hey guys, tune in to my new podcast Blast My Avs in the other thread!

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

You could be right , but i dont believe Laf's value has decreased. Like i said he's a former first overal pick from only a few years ago , i think his value is intact or very close to it.

We saw with Yakupov that teams are interested in draft position, but that your output also plays a role. I don't think Laf carries anything close to his 1st OA value, but I also don't think NYR is just looking to give him away. Besides, if the Avs were to target one of the NYR busts, I think it's much more likely to be Kakko based on the pre-draft rumblings of their interest and his relationship with Rants.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[UncleRisto]

I wonder what it is that's going in that DeBrincat trade?

 

[RockLobster]

Kurtis MacDermid certainly exists...in fact he is a Stanley Cup winner.