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GDT: 2025 Trade Deadline | Y’all Got Anymore of Them Trades?

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How many more trades will the Avs make?

  • 0

    Votes: 5 5.7%

  • 1

    Votes: 26 29.5%

  • 2

    Votes: 48 54.5%

  • 3

    Votes: 6 6.8%

  • 4+

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Total voters
    88
Bender said:
Really kind of surprised at some of the reaction around here. I thought it was an amazing deadline!!! A+

I think there is too much being made of adding another top-4 D on top of Lindgren that we already acquired. Having 5 guys who have the ability to play in the Top-4 is already very good for the playoffs. I know there are a lot of people who are down on Lindgren basing most of their concerns off of NYR fans and their gripe with the guy. It's important to understand that their unhappiness with the player is based on how good he used to be for them - in comparison to how good he was before we traded for him. Even with all their complaining, Lindgren was still playing a Top-3D role in terms of minutes on a team that's a borderline playoff team right now. Pretty sure if needed, he'd be able to fill-in as a #4D on the Avs.

Malinski has shown the ability to be able to play quality minutes when he's NOT paired with deHaan or Middleton. Bringing in EJ as an insurance policy isn't bad either and when we're talking about that 6th d-man in the playoffs - they can shelter and give him less minutes than the other 5.

Getting the top center available in Brock Nelson was absolutely huge. He's going to slot in perfectly and we can finally stop cringing when the 2nd line goes out on the ice. I see people complain about the cost - I don't get it. I mean, I understand it was a high cost but how do you think winnipeg are feeling right now??? They didn't want to trade Yager + a 1st rounder to get Nelson so Namestnikov is their #2C for the playoffs. Not only did we get Brock Nelson but we also prevented our competitors from getting him and improving their own teams. If they had paid the price and we decided it was too high of a price to pay - we'd be here with a bad fit in Mittelstadt as our #2C and we'd be 'hoping for the best'.

My favourite trade of the day was getting Coyle for Mitts. I think there's a potential for Mitts to turn it around and start producing again with the Bruins but the fact that we were able to swap him out for a player who in my opinion is an above average #3C/borderline #2C was fantastic. I don't care that it cost a late 2nd and Zellers on top of Mitts to get it done. The reality of the situation is that IF Mitts wasn't able to turn it around at all for the rest of this season + playoffs then the Avs would have been stuck with a guy making $5.75M for 2 more years that they'd want to get off the roster but no one in the league wants. I think it was the right move to from him for that reason alone.

For all the people who say stuff like "Ughhh Byram for Coyle" what a terrible turn of events!!! Congrats to the sabres if they won the trade - I guess that's the only thing they've won in a long, long time. Byram is looking at a big contract - the Sabres apparently want to trade him - and he's not winning any Norris trophies anytime soon. So whatever. You win some and you lose some - at least C-Mac did what was necessary to cut bait and get us a player who is going to fit that #3C slot SO MUCH BETTER than if we had kept Mitts.

Not sure people realize that Coyle was the Bruins highest scoring C last season with 60 points and had seasons of 45 and 44 points the 2 years prior to that. I think that when the Bruins signed Elias Lindholm to that crazy contract last summer - it really screwed up that team in more ways than one.

I've seen people suggest that Coyle may start at #3RW but I think that would be a mistake. I love Jack Drury and his versatility but I think that Coyle is better than him at this point. Besides, putting Coyle as the defacto #3C has the trickle effect of having a NEW #4C who is a great two-way player that's strong on faceoffs in Jack Drury!

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Drouin-Nelson-Nichushkin
Colton-Coyle-O'Connor
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta/Wood/Vesey

Would be my lines starting tomorrow night. I think O'Connor deserves to play more than he has and should be given a chance away from Chinstrap.
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dahrougem2 said:
Oh I absolutely believe Mikko was the biggest reason for the PP failing.

Just go back and watch games with him here this season. Teams would overload MacKinnon entirely, they would dare the Avs to give the puck to Rantanen and he would fumble it or make a poor pass.

Now, MacKinnon/Makar refusing to shoot is definitely another reason for it struggling but teams figured out if you leave Mikko alone, he'd likely do something bad with the puck.

Not the case anymore because Necas and MacKinnon are flying around. Mikko wasn't willing to move from his one-time position.
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And we almost fired Bennett
 
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Foppberg said:
I woulda liked the deadline a whole lot more if Nelson/Coyle were a few years younger. Losing Byram for effectively nothing stings too.
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If those guys were a few years younger they would have cost alot more. Also, I think its time we start looking at Byram as a decent NHL player and not some franchise changer. I think theres a 50 point campaign for him at some point but that wasnt going to happen in Denver with Makar as the #1. He knew that. The avs did him a favor by trading him and giving him opportunity in Buffalo. He hasnt exactly taken the ball and run with it.
 
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The Kingslayer said:
If those guys were a few years younger they would have cost alot more. Also, I think its time we start looking at Byram as a decent NHL player and not some franchise changer. I think theres a 50 point campaign for him at some point but that wasnt going to happen in Denver with Makar as the #1. He knew that. The avs did him a favor by trading him and giving him opportunity in Buffalo. He hasnt exactly taken the ball and run with it.
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I was a huge Byram supporter and had backed him for the Avs draft pick. However, it’s time to put that trade behind us. I’m just grateful that despite the errors with asset management, we have a real opportunity to win another SC championship. I won’t begrudge CMac for going all in.
 
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Bill Peckerskull said:
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Convenient to leave out Stankhoven + two 1sts + two 3rds

I actually think the Canes did a masterful job of pivoting out of the Rantanen situation (asset wise). Only think that sucks for them is they could have flipped a 1st and a 3rd for Boeser and likely extended him at a cheaper rate if they acted sooner - but Rants held them up there. Then the trade would have looked like

Necas + Drury + 2nd + 4th

for

Boeser + Stankhoven + 1st + 3rd


either way it looks like

Necas + Drury + 2nd + 4th

for

Stankhoven + 1st + 1st+ 3rd+ 3rd

Which isn't bad at all for a player they knew they weren't signing long term. Just sucks for the players who thought they were going for it this year, but with Nikishin coming over and these picks to reload next year the Canes are actually in a great spot to compete next year.
 
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MacKaRtin said:
This is disingenuous though. Add in Stankoven, two firsts, and two thirds to the other side of the ledger. The only one that really hurts them is Necas, and team had known for a long time that he wasn't going to be part of the team as soon as UFA
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In the end it was Necas and Drury for Stankoven, two 1sts, two 3rds. It's really not as bad as everyones making it seem. Going for Mikko was a very worth it risk for CAR imo.
 
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Freaky Styley said:
Convenient to leave out Stankhoven + two 1sts + two 3rds

I actually think the Canes did a masterful job of pivoting out of the Rantanen situation (asset wise). Only think that sucks for them is they could have flipped a 1st and a 3rd for Boeser and likely extended him at a cheaper rate if they acted sooner - but Rants held them up there. Then the trade would have looked like

Necas + Drury + 2nd + 4th

for

Boeser + Stankhoven + 1st + 3rd


either way it looks like

Necas + Drury + 2nd + 4th

for

Stankhoven + 1st + 1st+ 3rd+ 3rd

Which isn't bad at all for a player they knew they weren't signing long term. Just sucks for the players who thought they were going for it this year, but with Nikishin coming over and these picks to reload next year the Canes are actually in a great spot to compete next year.
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This is exactly what I said, but with more detail, more thought put into it, and deeper analysis
 
MacKaRtin said:
This is exactly what I said, but with more detail, more thought put into it, and deeper analysis
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And in the end I think it will be the Avs and the Canes as the last ones laughing.

I know the cap is rising but I was saying before he was traded that if you're relying on Mikko to be your top 2 or 3 best player on a Cup team I don't think it's going to happen. And that's how he's being paid. Dallas could be in a bridesmaid positing for a long time coming. Although I will stay that Johnston contract is a steal.
 
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