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

[Freudian]

 

[forsbergavs32]

Nuke-Mack-Rants
Lando-Kadri-Bura
Lehkonen-Newhook-JTC
Helm/Cogliano-Sturm-LOC
NAK, MacDermid

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
Byram-EJ
JJ, Murray

Kuemper
Francouz

I like it

 

[Shane Diesel]

I really like Lehkonen. But if Newhook gets caved in this year missing out on Copp is really gonna be problematic.

Why would Newhook get caved playing with Lehkonen? Lehkonen didn't get caved playing all year on that horrid Montreal team.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Player Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

Excellent possession numbers on a dogshit team. When you consider he's an RFA at the end of the year and the fact the second round pick won't be making his NHL debut for at least five years if all goes perfectly, I don't think the price is as bad as it first seemed.

The Avs have traded from a position of defensive prospect strength this season (Timmins, Helleson, Barron) and the actual NHL d-corps. remains stacked. And the Avs got a guy that can play like Nuke for more than one go at the cup.

I really can't complain.

TImmins+1st+Helleson+2nd+Barron+2nd for Kuemper+ Manson+Lehkonen. Steep price but they return were all needs.

 

[Metallo]

Why?

Because he's not close to be as good and if he's Nuke replacement we are f***ed?

 

[henchman21]

But is.. He never said Colorado won't trade Barron, just that we don't want to. Which is pretty standard for a GM to say about his top prospects.

But isn't...

 

[jabubenice]

Montreal fans on the main board all seem to think more of Barron than we do.

I know right... i find it all a bit amusing... all of a sudden barron is now this blue chip prospect

 

[The Kingslayer]

Nuke-Mack-Rants
Lando-Kadri-Bura
Lehkonen-Newhook-JTC
Helm/Cogliano-Sturm-LOC
NAK, MacDermid

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
Byram-EJ
JJ, Murray

Kuemper
Francouz

I like it

Lehkonen really is a smaller Nuke. They guy was a buzzsaw in the run last season. The Avs roster got better after today. I still would have loved a 3C (Andrew Copp ) but looks like they are going to let Newhook take that role for the time being. Hopefully for all our sakes he flourishes in that spot.

 

[LOFIN]

Because he's not close to be as good and if he's Nuke replacement we are f***ed?

Lol, they are extremely close

 

[The Abusement Park]

Because he's not close to be as good and if he's Nuke replacement we are f***ed?

But he is a very similar level to Nuke? Unless of course Nuke can prove this season isn’t an anomaly production wise.

 

[Ararana]

 

[The Abusement Park]

Why would Newhook get caved playing with Lehkonen? Lehkonen didn't get caved playing all year on that horrid Montreal team.

Because he hasn’t shown the ability to play high end defense yet and there’s a good chance he gets exposed in the playoffs.

 

[nammerus]

Why retention? Just go balls deep and take Copp too Sakic…

 

[Freudian]

Half of Vancouvers team was in trade rumors and not much happened.

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Honestly, not a fan, but I understand options were limited and I'm happy Sakic finally paid the price to make the team better at the deadline. Was pretty high on Barron, I think in a few years he ends up being one of the steals of that draft because of his injury issues.

 

[Avsboy]

Half of Vancouvers team was in trade rumors and not much happened.

They're making a run for it. Balls on the table!

 

[forsbergavs32]

Half of Vancouvers team was in trade rumors and not much happened.

Still time for trades to filter in, but yeah, Vancouver was pretty quiet

 

[Metallo]

Lol, they are extremely close

I guess one is a physical phenom and unique player and the other is not. Guess which one.

 

[Ararana]

Because he hasn’t shown the ability to play high end defense yet and there’s a good chance he gets exposed in the playoffs.

If his wingers are Lehkonen and LOC I think he'll end up being okay.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Because he hasn’t shown the ability to play high end defense yet and there’s a good chance he gets exposed in the playoffs.

If we didn't have something to worry about what would we have to post about?

 

[Avsboy]

How the hell are people complaining? That was the price to pay! Joe is too conservative, and then Joe paid too much. Please. And this isn't even an overpay, he's RFA and one of the best defensive forwards in the NHL, with some offense and playoffs experience.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Looks like the live thread is back.

 

[BoneCherry]

It all looks good, but we still have JTC. That's a paddlin.

 

[dahrougem2]

Burakovsky - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Landeskog - Kadri - Nichushkin
Newhook - Sturm - Lehkonen
Cogliano - Compher - LOC/NAK/Helm

Toews - Makar
Byram - Manson
Girard - EJ

Let's go to f***ing war

 

[nammerus]

If his wingers are Lehkonen and LOC I think he'll end up being okay.

LOC is a 4th liner through and through.

JTC..is JTC. So he’ll have an anchor either way.