Bender, a couple of thoughts:
One part of that that breaks down for me, is the thought that Lindholm could be had for Newhook, a late 1st, and a mid-tier prospect. I don't think that would move the needle for Calgary. They could probably do better elsewhere.
The other thought is Byram's contract. The Avs are going to sign him for $3M? I'd love it, but that seems pretty light to me.
But the way you filled the rest of the lineup? I think that's spot on. $800K-$1M contracts all over. Perhaps including one of your 3rd line wings.
I hear ya. It was mostly for the cap considerations but add a 1st round pick if that's going to seal it? The way I look at it is that the Avs probably shouldn't miss this opportunity to get that kind of player if they can. It's too important for our window which we are presently in.
To be honest, I think Newhook gets too much flack on this board. We have a large part of the fanbase that are seemingly convinced that he's never going to pan out like Jost and therefore has no value at all while another part of the fanbase (could be the same part) are pining for the Avs to acquire Barrett Hayton to stick him in the #2C spot.
Hayton outscored Newhook by 13 points but played in a Top-6 role all year long. (4th most ice time amongst Forwards for ARI) He's also a year older and struggled worst than Newhook when he was the same age.
The reality of the situation is that Newhook is a 22 year old young player that has flaws like many other players his age BUT he's also shown the ability to 1) be able to play in the league and 2) produce back to back 30-point seasons in his first 2 years in the league
as a bottom-6 guy.
There are some GMs out there that are going to view him as a young guy who needs a bigger opportunity (as they should) with a coach that's willing to be patient. So the value there is certainly NOT nothing... It may not be awesome but teams looking to acquire young talent could do a lot worse. Teams like Calgary and Winnipeg want young players who want to be there and I think Newhook is that type of player.
Sorry for the rant, just wanted to get that out there.
So if it takes 2 first round picks + former 1st round Newhook to get a deal done - so be it but generally speaking not a lot of players have been traded for that much in the past 20 years. That's why I don't believe the value is as 'way off' as people might think.
There is going to be a really good player available at #27 where we are picking this year and we'll see if the Avs keep or trade the pick.
As for Byram, I'm just going off of what Dobson signed last summer in the same situation (3x$4M)
coming off a 51 point season. How can Byram and his agent make a case for something similar or even more when he's played 19, 30 and 42 games in his first three seasons in the league?
Sure, he played very well in our cup run but has been injured in every season. That's likely not going to help him get top dollar so both parties will have to reach some sort of middle ground almost assuredly on a 1 or 2 year deal.
