Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | The Slow Crawl to the Season

[UnkleKraker]

I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.

 

[Freaky Styley]

I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.

how many goalies have we've been through in the past 8 seasons? I'm with you and also subscribe to the 'don't overspend on goalies' but I'm starting to get PTSD and we have the most unpredictable tabdemin the league at the moment. With Annunen now and Nabokov on the way you can have peace of mind (and one of the best goalie tandems in the league for the next ~4-5 years at around 9M total. With a rising cap, that's some nice peace of mind.

With expansion looming and already being a lull in the goaltending talent, Swayman is a guy I would bet on. There's not many other goalies available I'd be willing to do this for, but 8M for 8 years of his prime is a big way to stay competitive for that time period.

 

[Pokecheque]

I may be the only one who doesn't remotely want Swayman. I just don't think spending that kind of money on any goalie works. Cleary Georgie wasn't the right budget move but I think that move might be out there yet.

It's a moot point but really, going cheap on the goaltending and settling for average talent only works if the team in front of those goalies is talented enough and deep enough to overcome their shortcomings. The Avs are talented enough (arguably) but they ain't deep enough by any measure. They have to rethink their approach to goaltending because this simply isn't good enough.

 

[Linds]

Bringing in Swayman and giving him the money they're about to give Rantanen is the kind of move that would build my faith in this management staff.

In other words, never going to happen

Rants is getting 12m/yr, Swayman is around 8 big difference

Sounds like George and Rants to me. They can control the cost of Rants to the tune of 12M over 8 years.

What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backup

 

[RoyIsALegend]

What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backup

Swayman is team controlled and Rantanen is less than 10 months away from getting the biggest UFA contract in the history of the NHL.

 

[missionAvs]

Rants is getting 12m/yr, Swayman is around 8 big difference

What else are they adding for Rants? Rants is a top 15 player in the NHL. Sway has less than 150 games played and was a 1B backup

They're gonna save a seat on the plane next to Rants so that George can go with him.