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

[Balthazar]

Probably called the Avs and asked them not to claim him

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844441300915171440

 

[Pokecheque]

Huh, I didn't know you couldn't demote him without waiving him again if another team lower on the list makes a claim for the same player.

 

[dahrougem2]

Let's hope the Avs claim him

 

[Richard88]

Probably called the Avs and asked them not to claim him

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844441300915171440

Lol and why would CMac do them a favour? I bet the player himself would also love the chance to play in the Avs top 6/top 9 instead of going back to the AHL again

 

[Balthazar]

Lol and why would CMac do them a favour? I bet the player himself would also love the chance to play in the Avs top 6/top 9 instead of going back to the AHL again

GM's help each other all the time

 

[Bender]

GM's help each other all the time

The Avs shouldn't be in the business of doing 'favors' for other GMs if the end result is making your team better today with a waiver claim than it was the day before.

That is especially true when you're talking about a team that is competing with the Avs in the same conference during the same contending window.

Lavoie has good AHL numbers the past 2 years and would very likely be at minimum a much, MUCH better call-up than OO or Foudy. They could easily send Ritchie back to junior or Ivan Ivan back to the AHL to make room for him and give him a real shot and see what he can do. If it doesn't work out, they can put him back on waivers in 1,2,3 weeks and the Loilers will reclaim him to stash him back on the farm but at least the Avs will have given it a shot.

This seems like a no-brainer to me - in terms of development, he's well ahead of where Ritchie is right now. Everyone knows Ritchie is getting sent back - whether that's tomorrow or in 10 days, it's going to happen.

 

[BobRossColton]

So claim kahkonen+Lavoie
Send Ritchie back
Bump Colton to 2LW

DROUIN Nate Mikko
Colton mitts kovalenko
Ivan Lavoie LOC
Wood Kelly kiviranta