Confirmed with Link: Avs acquire C Brock Nelson (50% retained) + F William Dufour for F Cal Ritchie + D Oliver Kylington + 2026 1st + Cond. 2028 3rd

[hockeyfish]

RIAL going to be doing lines with Mickey and Goofey tonight.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Ugh I hate losing Cal in this.

 

[dahrougem2]

That retention is pretty telling… more to come

Well no we literally couldn't fit him without it lol

 

[SaltySkywalker]

I like that we have him this year but he's older than Kadri was when we let him walk.

What kind of contract is he looking for?

Statistically he has 2 maybe 3 good years left in the tank, if he wants 5-6 year term and paid like a 35 goal guy we gotta let him walk.

That should make his contract more palatable then what Kadri was asking for at the time though, no?

 

[Ncit3]

Haha this f***ing site is hilarious.

We've apparently been wasting years of Mack and Mak primes.

But also fawning over some prospect who may or may not have panned out.

Do you want to win it now or not? Ritchie doesn't help us at all right now.

CMac has massive cajones this year. Let's go.

People value futures too damn high. I'd prefer the Avs go for it and have zero futures than hold onto them and not try.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I'm not the guy to ask that too. Ask either @forsbergavs32 or @Richard88 . They're the roster guys.

Trade Mitts and Wood and whatever else not nailed down for Marchand and Carlo

 

[hockeyfish]

There will be a followup 100% Guessing Mitts Malisnki, and prospects for Carlo and Marchand.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Too much worry about assets. The AVS have plenty of guys to sell to get assets back

 

[GeoRox89]

Islanders won this trade already. Relieved as a Jets fan because I didn't want us to trade for Nelson.

I am predicting Brock Nelson is going to be the biggest disappointment amongst trades go at the deadline.

Do you just not realize this isn’t the main boards you’re posting in…

 

[dahrougem2]

I like Cal Ritchie. I think he's going to have a long career in the NHL if he stays healthy in a middle-six role with a lot of his years likely playing in a 2nd line role.

That said, he

1) Never had the foot speed/overall skating the Avs require under Bednar which always made the pick interesting, and

2) was our best trade chip by far

If Nelson walks, obviously it stings but if it results in a cup, it is so worth it.

One more depth forward, please, and let's go to war.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

I'll be honest here, I was nervous about Cal Ritchie. His NHL stint did not instill any sort of confidence in me.

I just don't think he would have fit well within this system. He's most likely going to do well on Long Island where they like to slow things down, but here, he was Newhook 2.0 in the making

 

[Foppa2118]

Oh 50% retained too.

 

[S E P H]

Holy shit, what an awful trade.

We gave up more than Pittsburgh did for Marian Hossa, just to get a way inferior player. Nelson is above-average, but he looked f***ing awful in the Four Nations and IMHO doesn't tilt our team to a contender. And we gave up our future 2nd line centre in return with a ton of RFA years on top of that.

I immensely dislike this all around.

 

[Ncit3]

Ugh I hate losing Cal in this.

I'd be a lot more upset if we lost Gulyayev. Think that dude is the truth. Cal is going to be meh.

 

[Balthazar]

Do we want to trade Mitts now or we keep him at 3C?

If we trade him we have no middle 6 center for next year unless we keep Nelson. Now that Ritchie is gone we have no one possibly coming up either.

 

[Avs9296]

I like Cal Ritchie. I think he's going to have a long career in the NHL if he stays healthy in a middle-six role with a lot of his years likely playing in a 2nd line role.

That said, he

1) Never had the foot speed/overall skating the Avs require under Bednar which always made the pick interesting, and

2) was our best trade chip by far

If Nelson walks, obviously it stings but if it results in a cup, it is so worth it.

One more depth forward, please, and let's go to war.

Agreed on this, but we need a another RD over a depth forward I believe.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

People value futures too damn high. I'd prefer the Avs go for it and have zero futures than hold onto them and not try.

Vegas has been good example of how to do this. You can hate them as much as you ever want, but the fact is they have been successful doing this. They "always" trade the first rounders away and concentrates on the current season and worry about the future later. They don't necessarily win that many cups, but they are almost without exception serious contenders.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

I'm generally a person who believes in the importance of picks, prospects, and cost-controlled young players to supplement the roster and extend the window. However, the Avs have to be all-in, and you have to give something to get something. No one here misses Justin Barron, Drew Helleson, or Conor Timmins.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So...

Lehky/Mack/Necas
Drouin/Nelson/Nuke
Landy/Mitts/Colton
Kelly/Drury/LOC
Kivi/Vesy

Toews/Makar
G/Manz
Lindgren/Malinski
Middleton

Blackwood
Wedgewood

 

[Ncit3]

Do we want to trade Mitts now or we keep him at 3C?

If we trade him we have no middle 6 center for next year unless we keep Nelson. Now that Ritchie is gone we have no one possibly coming up either.

Keep him. I still think Mitts has upside and has struggled this year. I think this makes his life a LOT easier.

 

[hockeyfish]

Holy shit, what an awful trade.

We gave up more than Pittsburgh did for Marian Hossa, just to get a way inferior player. Nelson is above-average, but he looked f***ing awful in the Four Nations and IMHO doesn't tilt our team to a contender. And we gave up our future 2nd line centre in return with a ton of RFA years on top of that.

I immensely dislike this all around.

Lol, he looked fine in the 4 nations.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Holy shit, what an awful trade.

We gave up more than Pittsburgh did for Marian Hossa, just to get a way inferior player. Nelson is above-average, but he looked f***ing awful in the Four Nations and IMHO doesn't tilt our team to a contender. And we gave up our future 2nd line centre in return with a ton of RFA years on top of that.

I immensely dislike this all around.

lol, why are you constantly harping on how he looked in the 4Nations??

It’s a random 4 game sample with a bunch of guys with no structure.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Ritchie was the nuclear option to push this trade through.

Colorado was not going to beat out other teams without including him in the deal.

So you either nut up and include him, or settle for a lesser player. Personally, I think this is the right call.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Do we want to trade Mitts now or we keep him at 3C?

If we trade him we have no middle 6 center for next year unless we keep Nelson. Now that Ritchie is gone we have no one possibly coming up either.

You do understand that there's a thing called "UFA market", right?

 

[The Abusement Park]

Do we want to trade Mitts now or we keep him at 3C?

If we trade him we have no middle 6 center for next year unless we keep Nelson. Now that Ritchie is gone we have no one possibly coming up either.

I’d keep him. The more C depth the better. But the market has been good for sellers… so maybe depends on what you can get.