Around the League - 2023/24

[The Kingslayer]

I remember some of that, Sauve doesn't really count IMHO. Dude would never have been in the NHL if not for his last name and Pierre Lacroix's ridiculous nepotism picks over the years. Absolutely ridiculous that he was paraded around as a "goaltending prospect."

Aebischer had some epic meltdowns. I remember when the Avs had a sizeable lead over the Preds in one game and Darcy Hordichuk scored some weird wraparound goal on him, and he proceeded to blow the lead and several gaskets after that. That dude was NUTS.

I remember Terry Frei was so bent outta shape over the Theodore trade because he thought Abby was better.

Oh man was he bad. Between him and Hunter Miska I dont know who was worse.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Markstrom robbed Fantilli of his first.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

The only player that was able to torch Avs was McDavid when we had an AHL goalie playing on our team.

Do you not remember Joe Pavelski? Or Johan Franzen? They'd both be chasing Wayne's records if they could have played the Avs 82 games a season.

 

[the_fan]

NHL network is showing the Devils Isles game, if I was just tuning in and was looking at the stats, it says Hughes has a goal, and the other Hughes has 2 assists. How the hell am I supposed to know which Hughes has what? How f***in hard is it to put the initial of the 1st name next to Hughes? Can this league do anything right?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Dahatschek has an article on the Athletic that made mention of Malkin off to a quick start with 7 points in 4 games.

Only noting it here because by doing so, he climbed past both Patrick Kane and Peter Stastny on the NHL all-times points lists to reach #40.

 

[Alienblood]

He most certainly won’t. People need to give their heads a shake. Lol

ya that's crazy talk.

I didn't see a playdriving center, the guy never has the puck.

Yep.he looks like a scoring winger

 

[AvsMakar08]

Do you not remember Joe Pavelski? Or Johan Franzen? They'd both be chasing Wayne's records if they could have played the Avs 82 games a season.

I remember Franzen and Pavelski against us. You are correct. They really did some damage to our team. Even non superstars did some damage to the Avs.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Jack Hughes going win the Hart

 

[MonsterMack]

Nightly reminder of how I wish we ended up with Jack

 

[The Kingslayer]

Nightly reminder of how I wish we ended up with Jack

Le sigh. Hes so damn good.

 

[Pokecheque]

Do you not remember Joe Pavelski? Or Johan Franzen? They'd both be chasing Wayne's records if they could have played the Avs 82 games a season.

There was also Colton Sissons for, like, a two-year stretch there.

This reference will date me for sure, but the mere mention of the name “Clarke Wilm” sends me into a pure rage. Didn’t matter how shitty whichever team he was on, Flames or expansion-era Preds, that werewolf-lookin’ motherf***er was a CONSTANT thorn in the Avs’ side. Could not stand him.

 

[avalanche_country]

Hughes should of been ours but we shouldn’t of gotten Makar so…

Kadri with 1 point through 5 games and it’s an assist.

 

[The Kingslayer]

There was also Colton Sissons for, like, a two-year stretch there.

This reference will date me for sure, but the mere mention of the name “Clarke Wilm” sends me into a pure rage. Didn’t matter how shitty whichever team he was on, Flames or expansion-era Preds, that werewolf-lookin’ motherf***er was a CONSTANT thorn in the Avs’ side. Could not stand him.

Rene Bourque aswell for a few years. Feasted on the Avs

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Rene Bourque aswell for a few years. Feasted on the Avs

How many times has Duchene scored vs the Avs? Seems like every game.

Selanne and Iginla both feasted on the Avs in their careers.

 

[JLo217]

He most certainly won’t. People need to give their heads a shake. Lol

I don’t get why people get offended when I say he reminds me of Hughes.

 

[BobRossColton]

Le sigh. Hes so damn good.

Yep, what could've been. Always curious to think what our defense would be as well.

 

[the_fan]

Yep, what could've been. Always curious to think what our defense would be as well.

It would be the same minus Byram. We’d have Hughes as 2C right now that’s all.

Although Avs would have less depth up front and D if they had to give Hughes 8 mill. Probably wouldn’t have Tatar and Wood. Could possibly still have MacK, Hughes, Colton center depth and Manson would have to play on 2nd pair with Girard, then have cheaper 3rd pair

 

[UncleRisto]

Rene Bourque aswell for a few years. Feasted on the Avs

Especially 2016-17.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I highly doubt Bedard will be as good as Crosby.

I agree. I think his skating will hold him back from being elite elite player. He is not quick/fast enough.

 

[Chiarelli]

Imagine believing Bedard isn't elite but that Byram is....

 

[LOFIN]

It would be the same minus Byram. We’d have Hughes as 2C right now that’s all.

Although Avs would have less depth up front and D if they had to give Hughes 8 mill. Probably wouldn’t have Tatar and Wood. Could possibly still have MacK, Hughes, Colton center depth and Manson would have to play on 2nd pair with Girard, then have cheaper 3rd pair

That's a laugh. We absolutely wouldn't have Lehkonen and or Nichushkin. Or maybe we have them, but Rantanen is gone. You are insane if you think we have Hughes and the rest of the forward group together (assuming he would've panned out the same). There is a thing called salary cap.

Considering how we won the cup with our D and Byram was a big part of it, I think it's more likely we don't win if we draft Hughes. Not with the same recipe, our outlook would've been totally different.

 

[Alienblood]

I agree. I think his skating will hold him back from being elite elite player. He is not quick/fast enough.

too small as well bit yes his skating isn't good enough

 

[Balthazar]

Avs reportedly wanted Kakko that year.

So the only way we got Hughes was this way: Avs winning the 2nd OA pick and the team in front of us picked Kakko.

Problem is, chances are there was no other lottery team that had Kakko 1st.

 

[Azrael89]

I don’t get why people get offended when I say he reminds me of Hughes.

Me neither, cause that’s where I have him for now. He doesn’t look like a Crosby/Ovechkin/McDavid/Matthews level prospect. ESPN needs to slam the breaks on the hype train.

 

[GeoRox89]

Avs reportedly wanted Kakko that year.

So the only way we got Hughes was this way: Avs winning the 2nd OA pick and the team in front of us picked Kakko.

Problem is, chances are there was no other lottery team that had Kakko 1st.

I remember there being a lot of rumours we wanted Barkov in 2013 but we still took Mack. Of course these are wild hypotheticals but there’s still a good chance we take the more obvious consensus choice like we had 6 years earlier remembering how that worked out

It’s all a wild hypothetical situation anyways. Are we better set up starting last year and into the future with Hughes? Its pretty hard to argue against Mack-Hughes as a 1-2 punch at C on a team with Makar.

Do we still win in 22? Complete mystery. It’s not as simple as swapping Byram and Hughes on the rosters.

It has a butterfly effect on every move we make from June 2019 onwards. The Kadri trade probably doesn’t happen because now we have Hughes. So the return from Barrie changes and you can’t confidently predict that we make a single one of the other important moves that happened after. There’s no guarantee they build anything as good as that 2022 roster