Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency - Offseason Edition

[Cypher]

McCarron+Evangelista for Colton

McCarron + Saros for Colton + Georgiev

 

[BobRossColton]

McCarron + Saros for Colton + Georgiev

I think I'd add a 1st to truly get that done

 

[Ararana]

If there was ever a time to trade Colton, it's now when his value is highest at the draft.

Between Colton's NTC coming up and the draft tomorrow. I'd bet money Colton is no longer an Avalanche in the next 30 hours.

Trading Colton to recoup some missing picks between rounds 2 & 3 is my guess. Then they use that freed up 4 million to extend Drouin.

It's encouraging to see so many teams interested in him. Hopefully cMac does well in that trade.

 

[dahrougem2]

If we spread things a little:

Drouin (4M) - MacKinnon (12.6M) - O'Connor (1.05M)
Lehkonen (4.5M) - Mittelstadt (5.75M) - Trenin (1M)
Innala (0.87M) - Rantanen (9.25M) - Kovalenko (0.896M)
Wood (2.5M) - Cogliano (1M) - Nichushkin (6.125M)
Landeskog (7M) - Ritchie (0.925M) - Wagner (0.775M)
58.2M

Toews (7.25M) - Makar (9M)
Girard (5M) - Manson (4.5M)
Johnson (1M) - Malinski (0.85M)
Middleton (0.775M)
28.4M

Georgiev (3.4M)
Annunen (0.837M)
4.2

24 players / 90.8M

5 million in cap space without Landy or Niche. Maybe Colton doesn´t have to be traded.

Lol

 

[LOFIN]

If we spread things a little:

Drouin (4M) - MacKinnon (12.6M) - O'Connor (1.05M)
Lehkonen (4.5M) - Mittelstadt (5.75M) - Trenin (1M)
Innala (0.87M) - Rantanen (9.25M) - Kovalenko (0.896M)
Wood (2.5M) - Cogliano (1M) - Nichushkin (6.125M)
Landeskog (7M) - Ritchie (0.925M) - Wagner (0.775M)
58.2M

 

[Balthazar]

Trenin (1M)

Trenin is getting nearly 3 times that.

 

[hockeyfish]

Between Colton's NTC coming up and the draft tomorrow. I'd bet money Colton is no longer an Avalanche in the next 30 hours.

Trading Colton to recoup some missing picks between rounds 2 & 3 is my guess. Then they use that freed up 4 million to extend Drouin.

It's encouraging to see so many teams interested in him. Hopefully cMac does well in that trade.

I'm not a huge fan of the concept, but I think it's what happens. I'll just toss out a prediction, Colton + 24th for 22nd + 55th.

 

[Alienblood]

Colton, Gulyiev and Georgiev for Saros lol

 

[RockLobster]

Between Colton's NTC coming up and the draft tomorrow. I'd bet money Colton is no longer an Avalanche in the next 30 hours.

Trading Colton to recoup some missing picks between rounds 2 & 3 is my guess. Then they use that freed up 4 million to extend Drouin.

It's encouraging to see so many teams interested in him. Hopefully cMac does well in that trade.

So the Avs would spend years trying to find an adequate (at least) 3C, trades for one last year and signs him to the going-rate for an average 3rd liner, only to trade him the next year and go back to having an inadequate bottom 6 (because remember, they have to find a new 4C now too)?

 

[the_fan]

Colton for Saros let’s go!!!!

 

[Balthazar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806401798111994171

 

[Alienblood]

If there was ever a time to trade Colton, it's now when his value is highest at the draft.

yep brings in all teams not just playoff teams

 

[RoyIsALegend]

If we spread things a little:

Drouin (4M) - MacKinnon (12.6M) - O'Connor (1.05M)
Lehkonen (4.5M) - Mittelstadt (5.75M) - Trenin (1M)
Innala (0.87M) - Rantanen (9.25M) - Kovalenko (0.896M)
Wood (2.5M) - Cogliano (1M) - Nichushkin (6.125M)
Landeskog (7M) - Ritchie (0.925M) - Wagner (0.775M)
58.2M

Toews (7.25M) - Makar (9M)
Girard (5M) - Manson (4.5M)
Johnson (1M) - Malinski (0.85M)
Middleton (0.775M)
28.4M

Georgiev (3.4M)
Annunen (0.837M)
4.2

24 players / 90.8M

5 million in cap space without Landy or Niche. Maybe Colton doesn´t have to be traded.

Cogliano retired lol

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806401798111994171

 

[LOFIN]

Vancouver is the one that is going to dump the f***ing truck for Guentzel. Money wise.

 

[Ararana]

So the Avs would spend years trying to find an adequate (at least) 3C, trades for one last year and signs him to the going-rate for an average 3rd liner, only to trade him the next year and go back to having an inadequate bottom 6 (because remember, they have to find a new 4C now too)?

Yup. Welcome to cap hell. Mikko isn't even making 13 million yet!

It's pretty clear they're prioritizing keeping Drouin. I wouldn't even be surprised if they have an agreement with him already and just want to offload Colton first. Very Avs-like of them.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Rantanen really is going to be making more than Nate, isn’t he?

Maybe the Avs will sign Guentzel and trade Mikko.

 

[RockLobster]

Yup. Welcome to cap hell. Mikko isn't even making 13 million yet!

It's pretty clear they're prioritizing keeping Drouin. I wouldn't even be surprised if they have an agreement with him already and just want to offload Colton first. Very Avs-like of them.

Prioritizing a winger over a center is a terrible mistake, and one that they absolutely should not make. I want to keep Drouin too, but not at the expense of someone capable of playing the more important on-ice position.

 

[The Moops]

Rantanen really is going to be making more than Nate, isn’t he?

Maybe the Avs will sign Guentzel and trade Mikko.

Somewhere else hopefully

 

[Ararana]

Prioritizing a winger over a center is a terrible mistake, and one that they absolutely should not make. I want to keep Drouin too, but not at the expense of someone capable of playing the more important on-ice position.

I've been screaming for years that the strength of the forwards should be down the middle. Clearly the Avs don't agree.

Mikko should have been traded this summer. Nuke's love for the powder really f***ed that idea though.

 

[Richard88]

So the Avs would spend years trying to find an adequate (at least) 3C, trades for one last year and signs him to the going-rate for an average 3rd liner, only to trade him the next year and go back to having an inadequate bottom 6 (because remember, they have to find a new 4C now too)?

Maybe they'll want to give Pavel a good shot at the 4C job. Bednar gushed about him in training camp last year before he unfortunately got hurt. He had a decent AHL season and may get a good look for the job instead of them looking outside the org.

 

[Ararana]

Weren't the Avs interested in Suter last time he was a free agent? Dun dun duuuuunnnnnnnnn

 

[Richard88]

Prioritizing a winger over a center is a terrible mistake, and one that they absolutely should not make. I want to keep Drouin too, but not at the expense of someone capable of playing the more important on-ice position.

It all depends on who they replace Colton with at 3C

 

[henchman21]

I've been screaming for years that the strength of the forwards should be down the middle. Clearly the Avs don't agree.

Mikko should have been traded this summer. Nuke's love for the powder really f***ed that idea though.

I'm interested in how this plays out, but if they do move Colton.. the bolded will be very clear.

Maybe they'll want to give Pavel a good shot at the 4C job. Bednar gushed about him in training camp last year before he unfortunately got hurt. He had a decent AHL season and may get a good look for the job instead of them looking outside the org.

He has negative puck skills. If he's your 4C, it'll be worse than Cliche.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Makes perfect sense. We desperately need cap space. Colton is the most tradable semi big contract on the roster.