Friedman: Avalanche are looking at Blackwood and Gibson

[MasterofGrond]

Blackwood?

LMAO

 

[Esq]

Have to think there is someone better than Blackwood for the Avs out there

 

[Matty Sundin]

Lack of goaltending talent is an issue in the league. Probably the hardest position most teams can figure out.

 

[kevsh]

Gibson has been the subject of endless trade rumors for, what, 6-7 years now, at least? I'm starting to believe he's going to retire as a Duck.

 

[FiveTacos]

I don't think the Ducks would take back salary on Gibson and would they really want Georgiev?

They actually have to take back SOME salary for cap floor reasons. Just a question of whether that salary is attached to someone they can use, or if it's just a cap dump. But Georgiev would almost certainly be in the latter category ... So you'd expect they'd get value for a presumably retained Gibson, plus value for taking Georgiev as a cap dump.

The thing to keep in mind in a Gibson (or Fowler) trade is the Ducks doing so isn't about dumping salary, but rather getting something useful for a player who's being replaced by younger guys very soon if not already, while rewarding a long time vet who doesn't fit the window by sending him to a playoff team.

 

[SundherDome]

Reimer?

f*** Reimer lol, I want Mitts back.

 

[FiveTacos]

Gibson has been the subject of endless trade rumors for, what, 6-7 years now, at least? I'm starting to believe he's going to retire as a Duck.

Prior to this they didn't know what would replace him if they traded him, so a return had to be really really good to be worth it. Now Dostal is removing that concern.

Also 2 years ago someone would have had to take on a high salary for 5 years, or the Ducks would have had to retain for really long. Now retention is shorter, and goalie salaries have shot up.

50% retention now would push him outside the top 25 paid goalies for the team that acquires him. If he regains his form behind a good team at 3.2m for the next 3 years that's a steal. Hell at that price he doesn't have to be much better than average to be worth it.

 

[banks]

Looking? They should be so much more than looking.

If there's even a shred of a chance that any goalie with a pulse might be available, then the Avs should have their eyes turning heart shaped and popping out of their heads like a Wylie Coyote cartoon.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Pass on Gibson but I'd take Blackwood.

 

[Mattb124]

Blackwood looked really good last season, just didn’t stand a chance behind a terrible Sharks defense. He has a tough time staying healthy though.

 

[Avs2022]

Ate last night's game, I'd take Dostal over Gibson. Then once Toews, Landy, Nishushkin, Lekhy return, just hand us the cup (sarcasm folks).

 

[featherhawk]

hoffer gets the nod tonight over Binnigton. Perhaps the Avs may want to target JB, as long as they can take on his salary and contract he would be a decent choice.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

hoffer gets the nod tonight over Binnigton. Perhaps the Avs may want to target JB, as long as they can take on his salary and contract he would be a decent choice.

Binnington on the Avs would be hilarious, the only way it would be better is if the Avs somehow brought Kadri back as well

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Ugh Blackwood would just be more of the same imo.

Binnington? I think I'm gonna be sick

We need Nabokov to get over here asap

 

[abj]

Blackwood would make sense

Gibson, Kuemper or Jarry would make healthily reason.

 

[DJB]

I agree. It feels like he isn’t even a GM sometimes.

I guess I missed the memo lol

 

[Gecklund]

Ugh Blackwood would just be more of the same imo.

Binnington? I think I'm gonna be sick

We need Nabokov to get over here asap

Considering Blackwood hasn’t been more of the same behind a Sharks defense the last 2 seasons that is one of the worst in the cap era, dunno about that.

 

[Miri]

I asked in another thread what the Avs would offer for Blackwood and didn't get any real positive response. I honestly think he'd do alright there. Maybe not a long term fixture, but he could stop the bleeding and hold his own with the Avs.

Avs would offer their dead wood in return

 

[KevinRedkey]

They should have traded for Jake Allen. Now the options are worse or have cap implications.

 

[Satan]

Whoops I was boxscore surfing from work and TSN screwed the pooch.

Caught in 4K, unreal

 

[LuGBuG]

Please trade for Gibson

 

[abj]

Please trade for Gibson

Or Kuemper or Jarry.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Please take Tristan Jarry.

 

[Ceremony]

hoffer gets the nod tonight over Binnigton. Perhaps the Avs may want to target JB, as long as they can take on his salary and contract he would be a decent choice.

His history of inciting race hate against Avalanche players may make this an unpopular choice

 

[JoeSakic13]

Or Kuemper or Jarry.

No thanks, their AHL squad doesn’t need a starter.