Pre-Game Talk: 2023/24 Training Camp

[Colorado Avalanche]

If Frankie is a questionmark, call up Halak. I'd bet he would take that league minimum deal now.

Does he have a cup? Might motivate him to sign

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

With the Tatar signing, they only have $525k in cap space left. They'd have to send a couple guys down or make a salary dump trade to make room for another goaile. They could put Frankie on LTIR as well, but it didn't sound like he was gonna be out too long. Maybe just the preseason.

 

[UncleRisto]

Does he have a cup? Might motivate him to sign

No. And yet, two Jennings'seses.

 

[LOFIN]

Does he have a cup? Might motivate him to sign

Halak has stated he wants to chase 300 wins, he's at 295.

Or rather, his agent stated this:


It's obvious Halak overestimated his market. He thought he would get a raise from his 1,5m he earned from the Rangers last season.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I got banned from Pokerstars for doing that on like a .5 cent table lol. Lost all my money in that account too which is BS

That's crazy, must have developed some crazy allghorythm or something.

 

[Balthazar]

Casey deSmith is available but he makes 1.8M. Can't get him unless we LTIR Frankie for the season.

Halak is like 63 years old.

 

[dahrougem2]

Casey deSmith is available but he makes 1.8M. Can't get him unless we LTIR Frankie for the season.

Halak is like 63 years old.

DeSmith sucks, especially at that price

 

[Richard88]

With the Tatar signing, they only have $525k in cap space left. They'd have to send a couple guys down or make a salary dump trade to make room for another goaile. They could put Frankie on LTIR as well, but it didn't sound like he was gonna be out too long. Maybe just the preseason.

How about put Francouz on LTIR and use the $2.525m to sign Halak and Ethan Bear. For example Halak $800k and Bear $1.2m, which makes the 23 man roster below with $525k to spare.

Bear is coming off a shoulder injury so may miss a month or two but that could still work as it may make him cheap to sign, and the Avs can give Malinski opportunities at 3RHD in the meantime.

Drouin - MacKinnon - Nichushkin
Tatar - RyJo - Rantanen
Wood - Colton - Lehkonen
Cogliano - Meyers - LOC
Olofsson, MacDermid

Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - Bear
JJ

Georgie
Halak

Current - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

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That all said it's totally not the Avs M.O. to do this so it's probably completely unrealistic. They've probably promised JJ a top 6 role and Malinski plenty of opportunities as first callup, and they typically don't care too much about goalie depth to start the year.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Halak probably joins the Kings

 

[CobraAcesS]

How about put Francouz on LTIR and use the $2.525m to sign Halak and Ethan Bear. For example Halak $800k and Bear $1.2m, which makes the 23 man roster below with $525k to spare.

Bear is coming off a shoulder injury so may miss a month or two but that could still work as it may make him cheap to sign, and the Avs can give Malinski opportunities at 3RHD in the meantime.

Drouin - MacKinnon - Nichushkin
Tatar - RyJo - Rantanen
Wood - Colton - Lehkonen
Cogliano - Meyers - LOC
Olofsson, MacDermid

Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - Bear
JJ

Georgie
Halak

Current - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Create your own team. Trade, sign, recall, reassign, and buyout players as though you were your favourite teams general manager.

www.capfriendly.com

That all said it's totally not the Avs M.O. to do this so it's probably completely unrealistic. They've probably promised JJ a top 6 role and Malinski plenty of opportunities as first callup, and they typically don't care too much about goalie depth to start the year.

They better care by the end of the year. Going into the playoffs with your third goalie starting should never be forgotten lol.

 

[Balthazar]

DeSmith sucks

Those are decent numbers for a backup. He may have played too much last year but he was still above .900 in a season with sky high scoring.

 

[the_fan]

It'll likely be Holm. I could see a Meloche/Bibeau sort of deal for that 3 spot. The natural Avs tendency is to project their top players at a position over time into the lineup. Whether or not they can or are ready for it. They have Annunen penciled in to the backup role after Frankie's contract anyway, so odds are they will try that first if Frankie is not ready to go. As we know it today, Frankie is not out for the season so Avs won't likely make a full season move.

All I know is Frankie better be healthy and if not, Annunen better be ready to be a full time back up because you don’t wanna give Georgiev 62 starts again. That number needs to go down to like 50 or 55 to keep Georgiev fresher for the playoffs

 

[S E P H]

G looks pretty big there

He's been doing the keto McDonald's diet.

 

[CobraAcesS]

All I know is Frankie better be healthy and if not, Annunen better be ready to be a full time back up because you don’t wanna give Georgiev 62 starts again. That number needs to go down to like 50 or 55 to keep Georgiev fresher for the playoffs

This is so true, unfortunately so far what people have reported on Annunen wasn't a great season in the AHL if I remember right.

Hopefully if Frankie is done he's shut down. Just what we need is to get some depth built up, still need more at D, and then have an oft injured backup that costs 2M forcing our starter to play too much again.

This is shit news..

 

[Avsboy]

Holy hell AJ is fat

He’s gotten fatter

 

[Gumballhead]

All I know is Frankie better be healthy and if not, Annunen better be ready to be a full time back up because you don’t wanna give Georgiev 62 starts again. That number needs to go down to like 50 or 55 to keep Georgiev fresher for the playoffs

Frankie says relax!

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Holy hell AJ is fat

Dude. Use your inside voice.

 

[Gumballhead]

Dude. Use your inside voice.

Maybe he’s typing these from inside AJs belly.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Maybe he’s typing these from inside AJs belly.

I know I should be mature but...

 

[Ararana]

 

[Muffin]

Next we're going to hear Drouin moved in with him.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

 

[Chiarelli]

MacK will piggy back him on the ice if he has to

 

[AvsWraith]

Let's see where his plane goes when he gets here and finds out that the team is doing mandatory room inspections for prostitutes this year.

 

[Ararana]

Let's see where his plane goes when he gets here and finds out that the team is doing mandatory room inspections for prostitutes this year.

Who the f*** do you think supplies them.