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

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

What I’m hearing is, the Avs could set a new NHL record this year!

 

[Foppa2118]

Adam Fox has 0 goals this year lol

“Better than Makar” my sweaty nutsack

The Norris rivals for Makar come and go every year. Cale stays at the top.

 

[Pokecheque]

Laf and Kakko will be fine. The latter would be the third best forward with the Avs on 5v5 points, and they are actually trying him at center now. Turns out his upside might be a #2C after all. Laf is already a top winger, and would be PPG if he was on PP1. There's a reason the Rangers are holding on for these young players, and are trying to shake up the vets.

As for the goaltending with the Avs, I can use the quote from Jeremy Clarkson: "It's like looking through the menu at a Scottish restaurant. Not much in it, and nothing you'd want". Blackwood could be interesting, but I think the Sharks are totally fine with keeping him.

Here's an out of box thought: Matt Murray from the Toronto Marlies. He's cheap, a proven veteran, and #4 in the Leafs depth chart.

I don't think they'll be fine at all. They're both legit NHLers, but neither is the franchise cornerstone they needed when they were selected at the top/near top of their respective draft classes. They're *good*, not great. I don't have hope that either will reach their lofty potential.

And really, Avs haven't been great at 5v5 offensively, they do a ton of their damage on the power play this year (which is obviously not a good thing) so I don't think that's a great comparable.

No thanks on Murray. Doesn't matter how good he is, a goalie won't help when he's spending the vast majority of every season on LTIR.

 

[Foppa2118]

Better place to ask this:

If Askarov becomes the superstar he projected to become in his draft year I swear...

I'll forever remember that he was right there, available for cheap, on ELC, and we didn't pay what it takes to get him.

Edit: Button in his final rankings in 2020 had him at 6:

Honest question, but have we heard the Preds were willing to trade a promising goalie prospect in division, and what the asking price was?

Friedman said the Avs inquired.

Maybe they just weren't willing to run the risk of him becoming the best goalie of the 3, and shoving it in their face 4 times a year, or impacting their playoff chances/playoff runs, after going with UFA Wedgewood as backup instead him?

 

[Bensch88]

Yeah lets stick with the shit goalies we have. This is beyond embarrassing

 

[Cousin Eddie]

It’s legit insanity to me how CBJ have fumblef***ed this whole Jiricek situation. He’s going to be so good.