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

 

[JLo217]

Really... any trade today is difficult to improve in net. Teams still have hope, so they are less willing to give up their guys and the rosters they constructed. The ones that don't, you're trading for similarly flawed goalies... like Elvis or Grubi. They could be better, but they're available right now for a reason. It is hard to pry out a young guy who may need a starting net as teams just haven't seen how their year progresses and if they want to move that asset. The proven guys that'll possibly be moved haven't had their teams fall apart.

What we get to is situations like Detroit and Philly... where you might be able to snag a guy they don't feel is their starter, but a NHLer. The Husso/Lyon/Ersson sorts of guys.

Which means the Avs will have to ride this out for a while. George doesn't take losing his net well, so you can't just throw in Annunen quite yet. You have to give George plenty of rope before going to Annunen... but that has to happen if this keeps up. From there you have to wait out teams and their seasons falling apart or a personnel situation to crop up.

He’s had enough rope. At this point he’s hanging onto fibers somehow

 

[Richard88]

Maybe Edmonton just claimed Lavoie back because they didn't want to lose him to Vegas specifically - a division rival. But now that they know that Vegas claimed someone else and likely won't be reclaiming Lavoie they're more comfortable letting him go on waivers again. Better that he's with the Avs than with Vegas essentially.

 

[Richard88]

Fully healthy this is quite a formidable roster. Just upgrade in net and maybe add Savard and a proper 4C and you're cooking. This is probably tight capwise but Cmac can figure that out.

Drouin - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Landeskog - Mittelstadt - Nichushkin
Lehkonen - Colton - Kovalenko
Wood - Kelly - O'Connor
(Ivan/Kiviranta/Ritchie)

Toews - Makar
Girard - Manson
DeHaan - Malinski
(Kylington, Ludvig)

Georgiev
Annunen

 

[BobRossColton]

Is annunen waiver exempt?

 

[lionsDen]

Yea

 

[Pokecheque]

Is annunen waiver exempt?

I don’t believe he is. He’s 24 and on his second contract (very likely last with Colorado).

 

[henchman21]

I don’t believe he is. He’s 24 and on his second contract (very likely last with Colorado).

3rd contact and yes, Annunen does have to pass through waivers now.

 

[RECKLESS]

Claim Kähkönen. He just might be able to stop a beach ball.

 

[Balthazar]

Claim Kähkönen. He just might be able to stop a beach ball.

Claim him and waive Georgiev. Send him to the AHL. Attach something to him to dump him at the deadline or earlier.

 

[PAZ]

Claim him and waive Georgiev. Send him to the AHL. Attach something to him to dump him at the deadline or earlier.

Yup, 100% Georgie needs a wake up call. Dude got everything he wanted and has proven he's not even an average starter.

Nobody is claiming his ass, might as well roll the dice with Kahkonen and hope George can get his game together in the A.

 

[Richard88]

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

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

Lavoie isn't a center. He'd most likely be a direct replacement for Ritchie if/when he gets sent back to junior as a RHS scoring threat in the middle 6.

Drouin - Mackinnon - Rantanen
Kovalenko - Mittelstadt - Lavoie/Ritchie
Wood - Colton - O'Connor
Ivan - Kelly - Kiviranta

 

[Tommy Shelby]

At this point you have to pay whatever draft picks it costs to unload 4giev.

You cannot be a contender with a sieve that inspires zero confidence and causs the whole team to play with clenched cheeks, trying not to make mistakes which ultimately leads to whatever the f*** Girard, Makar and Toews were doing last game

 

[Ceremony]

Have we acquired a goalie yet?

 

[AvsCOL]

Man I'd love to swipe Liljegren from Toronto. I know he makes too much, but certainly has the potential to be a Gustav Forsling type addition (obviously won't be that good, but still)