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dahrougem2 said:
Girard has played far too well this season to be moved. He even wins a ton more board and corner battles. He has clearly gotten stronger.
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Agreed.

And if anything, we need to fix what’s wrong, not exchange things that work for other things that work. We don’t have the assets to shuffle the deck chairs.

Malinski’s 3rd pairing partner is the black hole right now.
Depending on injuries, etc, the center position in the bottom 6 needs improvement. Worst case, it could use more insurance.
 
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For me, I think the biggest difference in Girard's play has been between his ears. He's back to playing like he did prior to getting abused by Vegas and Dallas in the playoffs. He's not reckless, but he's playing without fear. He's willing to take a hit to make a pass, and he's even laying the body behind the net.

Me likey!
 
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RoyIsALegend said:
It's Tuesday, which means Steve Valiquette on the Real Kyper and Bourne Show at 5 PM EST.

They talked about the trade.

Valy on Georgiev: "He's going to rebound a bit in San Jose. A guy that needs high volume shot counts which the Avs don't allow, he'll get lots of rubber with the Sharks who are dead last in shots and scoring chances against. Lost the room in Colorado. Nobody really trusted him, even when he won 6 or 7 in a row for them. Lack of communication between player and his peers as well as coaches. It was a bad, bad situation."

Valy on Blackwood: "One of my favourite goaltenders in the league today. I believe he's top 10 in pure skill. Stops everything he needs to stop, top 3 in the league in save percentage for low and medium danger scoring chances against. Real big student of the game, constantly evaluating ways to improve and correct any weaknesses. Avs need to do a better job of not allowing high danger scoring chances in the first 10 minutes of the game, regardless of any goalie they got. Guys love playing for him and he'll fit in seamlessly with the Avs."

Valy on Wedgewood: "Avs are a team that are heavy into the analytics, sometimes a bit too much. Wedgewood is a battler who has great analytics against high danger chances, which while the Avs don't allow shots in volume, do allow those high quality or high dancer scoring chances. They looked into that metric for him thoroughly before acquiring him. One of the best dressing room guys you could have. Actually didn't start off great with his relationship with Blackwood in New Jersey, Wedgewood felt he was going to get a chance to be the starter before Blackwood was given the reigns. They worked through initial difficulties in their relationship and Wedgewood did a 180 to become a super supportive teammate. He wants to win, whether it's him between the pipes or the starter."

After Valy dropped off, Kypreos was asked a bit more about the Avs by Bourne/McKee.

Kyper: "That team has to be absolutely JUICED right now. They're going to steamroll Pittsburgh tonight and get a huge boost from these moves. You can't imagine how much bad goaltending weighs on you as a player, you start second guessing yourself and everything you do because any mistake ends up in the back of your net. They just saw their management take out the trash and give them two new goaltenders who can stop a puck. They've got to feel over the moon right now, I expect a big push from them."

Kyper was asked if the Avs are done: "You'd think so, but not what I'm hearing. They want a defenseman and, just like the two goalies, they won't wait until the deadline to make a move. They're willing to overpay a bit to get who they want and when they want, this team isn't waiting to see how things shake out by the deadline. They want to plug their holes and get on a heater right now, not in February or March."
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Thanks for posting this
 
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Bill Peckerskull said:
What would be a realistic trade for Sid if he asked out?

Colton, Wood, Gulyayev, 1st in 26, 1st in 27 for Crosby + Pettersson?
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Realistically there’d likely have to be a hefty salary going the other way.

I’m guessing if that trade happens, Mitts is heading to Pittsburgh. Probably a pick and prospect too, but something else would have to happen for the salaries to balance out.

There is no realistic scenario that has both Crosby and Pettersson coming.
 
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I would imagine that IF Sidney asked out, the cost will be significantly less than most are expecting. He means so much to the Pittsburgh organization that they aren't going to try and screw over a team to get this done for him.

That being said, he's still not going to be cheap and is not an insignificant salary. It's such shame he's already signed his next contract. He could have been a rental and then gone straight back in the fall as Captain of the Penguins for the rest of his career having gave it a shot with his best buddy (or some other team...could you imagine him picking Toronto?...talk about a dagger).
 
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I wonder what Dman the Avs would target... I always thought Savard would be an Av, because I thought the Right Side would be our weak side, but honestly Malinski has been pretty solid, and the Left side feels like the weaker area now.


Also kind of wonder what quality of Dman they'd get... In theory they only need a #5 sort but if CMac is still this serious about winning, we have the assets to go get a Top 4 guy still if they really wanted to and were willing to put Ritchie or Goulash on the table.
 
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Pierce Hawthorne said:
I wonder what Dman the Avs would target... I always thought Savard would be an Av, because I thought the Right Side would be our weak side, but honestly Malinski has been pretty solid, and the Left side feels like the weaker area now.


Also kind of wonder what quality of Dman they'd get... In theory they only need a #5 sort but if CMac is still this serious about winning, we have the assets to go get a Top 4 guy still if they really wanted to and were willing to put Ritchie or Goulash on the table.
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I would like a LD that plays a safe, controlled defensive game with physicality coming naturally.
 
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Pierce Hawthorne said:
I wonder what Dman the Avs would target... I always thought Savard would be an Av, because I thought the Right Side would be our weak side, but honestly Malinski has been pretty solid, and the Left side feels like the weaker area now.


Also kind of wonder what quality of Dman they'd get... In theory they only need a #5 sort but if CMac is still this serious about winning, we have the assets to go get a Top 4 guy still if they really wanted to and were willing to put Ritchie or Goulash on the table.
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expatriatedtexan said:
I would like a LD that plays a safe, controlled defensive game with physicality coming naturally.
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I still think it could be Dumoulin
 
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It sounds like Rantanen/his agent is setting the tone and pace of this deal. While Rantanen is a core piece, he isn't irreplaceable.

I hope CMac is taking calls on him and they give him a clear deadline to sign. If a deal isn't figured out then you take the best deal you can get for him.
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Absolutely not. Treat him as our own rental but you do not trade him under any circumstance.
 
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Pierce Hawthorne said:
Absolutely not. Treat him as our own rental but you do not trade him under any circumstance.
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Well I completely disagree with this. The one thing you can't do is let Rantanen walk, Avs aren't in a position to lose a player like Rants for nothing.

I'm not advocating trading Rants for a bunch of futures. Find a team that Rantanen would resign with (because he isn't going to walk away from the 8th year) and get some NHL quality assets back that improve the team's depth.
 
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How cooked is ROR? Would he be a good option for 3C? Obviously it means that we'd have to ship out Colton during the summer.
 
Murzu said:
How cooked is ROR? Would he be a good option for 3C? Obviously it means that we'd have to ship out Colton during the summer.
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Going to reply to myself, lol.

The guy actually has great Corsi and Fenwick stats and his PDO is beyond ridiculous: 92,9 5v5. Seems like he is deployed in rather offensive role as his 5v5 zone starts are 63,3% offensive zone and 27,7% defensive zone.

It's the first season in his career when he has more giveaways than takeaways. He (used?) to be a magician with his stick, is it still there? Is he just being unlucky, do his linemates suck or are we witnessing a huge drop off in his game (PDO is saying that he is at least being unlucky).

I wonder how he'd do in a 3C shutdown role here. Anyone watched him play lately?
 
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