Just looking at Dmen likely available at the TDL and wonder if Edmundson will be someone the Avs target.
Despite being a LHS instead of a RHS he does still tick a lot of boxes that Colorado typically like when trading for guys, like:
- Playoff experience (cup winner with STL and finals with MTL);
- good in the locker room (eg. already wearing an A in WSH)
- manageable caphit (already 50% @ $1.5m, so if WSH retain half he'll only have a caphit of $875k which would be really easy to fit in).
- probably attainable without a 1st rounder.
Injury problems are a concern but if he has a healthy season there's probably appeal. Theres also history between the GM'd as CMac recently acquired Eller from them.
Stylistically that would give Girard a solid partner on the 3rd pair, along with helping the PK and offering insurance for Manson.
Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - Edmundson
JJ - Malinski
That's a really well-rounded D group with a nice blend of puck-movers and big shutdown guys.
On a side note, the Avs could probably also use a legit 4C for depth down the middle, so may as well make Washington a one-stop-shop and get Dowd too. At 50% retained his caphit would only be $650k, or 75% it would be $325k. Edmundson and Dowd for a combined $1.2m caphit would be a shrewd way of maximizing capspace.
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