Confirmed with Link: Artturi Lehkonen to Avs for Justin Barron and 2024 2nd

[lionsDen]

Another Habs player that when the fan base said

We ain't trading him for a 2nd alone, the "pro" scouts on hfboards go, he ain't even worth a 2nd lol

And then he gets a 1st in value by an actual NHL GM and over delivers.

Some 3rd liners are worth a lot sometimes their impact is more than what players like Marner and Barzal give their teams once the regular season is done

Everything I’ve read on HF most all of it rated him as a first

 

[Richard88]

Nuke @ 6 or Lehk @ 4
Both for 3 years

Who would you rather have?

I would be disappointed with both if the term is 3 years. Lock them both down for 4-5 years for whatever it takes. They're the perfect complementary forwards to the Avs top line.

 

[EXTRAS]

Yeah but which player would you rather have

 

[Richard88]

Yeah but which player would you rather have

I agree

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I would be disappointed with both if the term is 3 years. Lock them both down for 4-5 years for whatever it takes. They're the perfect complementary forwards to the Avs top line.

Nuke yes but I don't think I'd ever want to lock up complementary pieces for very low. Just look at compher.

 

[Richard88]

Nuke yes but I don't think I'd ever want to lock up complementary pieces for very low. Just look at compher.

Compher isn't half the player Nichuskin or Lehkonen are.

 

[Foppa2118]

We didn't need the river hater anyway.

Lehkonen - 4 goals 1 GWG
Giroux - 3 goals 0 GWG

 

[Rockomax]

Man, am I glad to see a fanbase love Lehkonen. I've always been a fan and it broke my heart reading and hearing fellow habs fans rip on him.

I hope he scores the Stanley cup winning goal for you guys.

 

[Natey]

I'm far from an Avs fan, but Lehkonen is my favourite player so I really hope you win the Cup!

 

[forsbergavs32]

I'm honestly glad we ended up with Lehk over Giroux. We would have paid a big price for 3 months of Claude before he goes and re-signs with Philly. Where with Lehk, he's an RFA so the price doesn't hurt as much since we should be able to bring him back at least a couple more years and he fits this team like a glove.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Let's just hope we don't re-up him for only 2 years like we did with Nuke/Bura and walked them to UFA.

Well imagine if we signed Bura to six years, we'd be stuck with him. Even Nuke was at the time kinda risky.

There's a reason why we only gave two. Sakic wasn't totally convinced yet.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Well imagine if we signed Bura to six years, we'd be stuck with him. Even Nuke was at the time kinda risky.

There's a reason why we only gave two. Sakic wasn't totally convinced yet.

I think once we have Mack locked up and Toews, we will give long term contracts with lower AVV. Flexibility is great but at a certain point, you have to take that risk.

 

[Puckstop40]

I really hope we keep Lehk. I love everything about his game.

 

[Balthazar]

I really hope we keep Lehk. I love everything about his game.

He's RFA, we'll keep him
Worst case scenario we keep him only one more season

 

[Alienblood]

I think once we have Mack locked up and Toews, we will give long term contracts with lower AVV. Flexibility is great but at a certain point, you have to take that risk.

i don't think we lock up Toews. I think he goes home to Vancouver ..

 

[Balthazar]

Awesome work on the first 2 goals tonight

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/5699bcda-a495-4592-98c9-fe6e817a4074.mp4

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/cb76384f-76f9-40ea-a447-3dcffe96cce4.mp4

 

[AvsCOL]

Awesome work on the first 2 goals tonight

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/5699bcda-a495-4592-98c9-fe6e817a4074.mp4

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/cb76384f-76f9-40ea-a447-3dcffe96cce4.mp4

Sakic needs to do everything in his power to keep this current top-6 together in the off-season. I love everything about both those lines. Lehkonen has been amazing

 

[willy702]

Sakic needs to do everything in his power to keep this current top-6 together in the off-season. I love everything about both those lines. Lehkonen has been amazing

No way he can keep Kadri, but the rest of the top 6 seems very likely to stay. Lehk is RFA and Nuke's numbers don't suggest a crazy contract.

 

[Ararana]

Lehkonen has been so good and seems to be getting better. Sakic is a god.

I still badly want Nuke signed but Lehkonen does provide some insurance if he walks. Kadri should be the only guy in the top six to walk this summer.

 

[Balthazar]

Lehkonen has been so good and seems to be getting better. Sakic is a god.

I still badly want Nuke signed but Lehkonen does provide some insurance if he walks. Kadri should be the only guy in the top six to walk this summer.

Bura is/was technically in the top 6 too and he's gone.

Sounds like Bednar wants Lehkonen on the 2nd line going forward, so that's probably the Bura replacement right there.

We'll need a damn good 2C to replace Kadri though. Won't be easy to find.

 

[jabubenice]

Bura is/was technically in the top 6 too and he's gone.

Sounds like Bednar wants Lehkonen on the 2nd line going forward, so that's probably the Bura replacement right there.

We'll need a damn good 2C to replace Kadri though. Won't be easy to find.

skilled AND gritty... nope not easy to find

 

[Ararana]

Bura is/was technically in the top 6 too and he's gone.

Sounds like Bednar wants Lehkonen on the 2nd line going forward, so that's probably the Bura replacement right there.

We'll need a damn good 2C to replace Kadri though. Won't be easy to find.

True but I haven’t considered Burky a top six guy for a while now

 

[missionAvs]

What a f***ing trade. I was skeptical at first but wow what a player.

 

[BobRossColton]

Landy Nate Nuke
Lehks trocheck mikko

 

[Steerpike]

Awesome work on the first 2 goals tonight

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/5699bcda-a495-4592-98c9-fe6e817a4074.mp4

https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/cb76384f-76f9-40ea-a447-3dcffe96cce4.mp4

God I love the first goal so much. After missing the pass into the zone a normal human takes a moment to process "Shit. Maybe I can forecheck to create a turnover." But not Lekohnen. As if this were somehow the plan he's just immediately on two different puck carriers like this is some forechecking fetish dream. And then to also get the deflection. Just beautiful.