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

[JWK]

His hockey reference pic might be better than his 4 nations pic

He's seen some shit

 

[a mangy Meowth]

His hockey reference pic might be better than his 4 nations pic

He's seen some shit

Paging @UncleRisto

 

[jfc64]

Holy macaroni!

Lehkonen - MacKinnon - Necas
Drouin - Nelson - Nichushkin
Wood - Colton - O'Connor
Vesey - Drury - Landeskog (only plays in playoffs)

 

[Richard88]

Lmao Lou really told this dude get the f*** off my roster

More like Anaheim needed a short term replacement for Dumoulin so they were happy to take him for free.

 

[Jasenr]

Holy smokes.

Skipped looking forum before starting to watch the game and found midgame by the announcers we got Brock.

Also beating 7giev at the same time.

What an experience

 

[Ncit3]

His hockey reference pic might be better than his 4 nations pic

He's seen some shit

 

[Richard88]

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 Mittelstadt and have good center depth. Keeping Mittelstadt also ensures we have a 2C next year if Nelson walks. A summer of exercise should do Mittelstadt some good to come back more prepared next year.

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

Why not both?

 

[Chibby]

Dude has looked 1000 years old since forever

 

[S E P H]

This photo reminds me of the lad who's on Cobra Kai that only talks about getting into MIT and then somehow gets that hot Mean Girls girlfriend, who has no business of getting.

Keep Mittelstadt and have good center depth. Keeping Mittelstadt also ensures we have a 2C next year if Nelson walks. A summer of exercise should do Mittelstadt some good to come back more prepared next year.


Why not both?

Not disagreeing, but if Devils would somehow do Mittelstadt+ for Nemec, you gotta take it.

 

[Ncit3]

Keep Mittelstadt and have good center depth. Keeping Mittelstadt also ensures we have a 2C next year if Nelson walks. A summer of exercise should do Mittelstadt some good to come back more prepared next year.


Why not both?

Soft hands, zero strength,
Mittelstadt strains, arms trembling—
Bar stays firm above.

 

[Richard88]

So...

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

Toews/Makar
G/Manz
Lindgren/Malinski
Middleton

Blackwood
Wedgewood

I see you're not a big fan of Miles Wood

 

[Vaslof]

Watched the game highlights first and the woman announcer was speaking something about Nelson.. could it be? f*** yes!

Hate losing Ritchie, but it is what it is. I wonder if they chose Mitts over Ritchie or if there was just no interest in Mitts from the other side.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Avs need another Dman and this might be a complete home run for CMac this deadline. Simon Nemec? Please? Pretty please? Not sure if hes ready to perform...he cant be any worse than Middleton.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

His hockey reference pic might be better than his 4 nations pic

He's seen some shit

He saw his future pic as a 33 years old

 

[The Kingslayer]

Watched the game highlights first and the woman announcer was speaking something about Nelson.. could it be? f*** yes!

Hate losing Ritchie, but it is what it is. I wonder if they chose Mitts over Ritchie or if there was just no interest in Mitts from the other side.

Why do you hate it though? What do you think he can become if he was still on this team? 60 point player next yr? year after? year after that?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So... He can't wear 29. He can't wear 92. Looks like he's worn 21, 8, and 11 for team USA. He can't wear 21 or 8, so I'll say he rocks #11.

 

[Richard88]

mitts is def gone

They can't trade Mittelstadt until they know whether or not Nelson will re-sign. Otherwise they'll be left with nobody at 2C next year.

Speaking of which. NYI apparently offered Nelson a 3 year deal, but he wanted 4/5. In the Avs position 4 years would probably be fine at a reasonable caphit. The last year or two would probably be bad but the first two years are the most important for the window anyhow.

 

[Vaslof]

Avs fans: "We need to be all-in. Have to get a 2C at any cost."

CMac lands literally the #1 center on the market without giving up anything from the pro roster.

Also Avs fans: "That's too much! WTF overpayment!"

We're spoiled by Cmac and Sakic working their magic and getting good players for nothing.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

They can't trade Mittelstadt until they know whether or not Nelson will re-sign. Otherwise they'll be left with nobody at 2C next year.

Speaking of which. NYI apparently offered Nelson a 3 year deal, but he wanted 4/5. In the Avs position 4 years would probably be fine at a reasonable caphit. The last year or two would probably be bad but the first two years are the most important for the window anyhow.

I think now they look at Kadri and think 4-5 year deal is fine. As long as you can buy him out at some point or throw him to Robidas island if needed.

 

[Richard88]

It is just four games, 100% accurate, but it is a pretty big tournament not only for yourself internally, but also to compare yourself against the best of the league. It's not a "random sample size" brethren. The Stanley Cup playoffs, especially going in the deeper rounds, is more of the best of and he didn't stand up to the test.

I am not against acquiring him, I am against paying this much for a player who is at best, above-average. He is closer to Mittelstadt in terms of performance on the ice than he is to Lehkonen.

He has 24 goals and 43 points in his last 60 playoff games (33 goal and 59 point pace over 82 games), suggesting that he does fine in big games against top teams.

 

[S E P H]

They can't trade Mittelstadt until they know whether or not Nelson will re-sign. Otherwise they'll be left with nobody at 2C next year.

Speaking of which. NYI apparently offered Nelson a 3 year deal, but he wanted 4/5. In the Avs position 4 years would probably be fine at a reasonable caphit. The last year or two would probably be bad but the first two years are the most important for the window anyhow.

Well, if you read HFWild, Brock is coming home this offseason. They really are the USA version of Toronto, where all their fans think that their local-born players will eventually return back to the motherland lol.

 

[MacKaRtin]

Well, if you read HFWild, Brock is coming home this offseason. They really are the USA version of Toronto, where all their fans think that their local-born players will eventually return back to the motherland lol.

They'll dream about Brock Nelson coming home and end up with Ben Meyers

 

[S E P H]

He has 24 goals and 43 points in his last 60 playoff games (33 goal and 59 point pace over 82 games), suggesting that he does fine in big games against top teams.

With the rise of offence and penalty calls throughout, 43 points in 60 playoff games isn't exactly a stellar stat line for a top 6 player IMHO. Granted, some or most of that could have been from how the Islanders played in the postseason under Trotz.

They'll dream about Brock Nelson coming home and end up with Ben Meyers

This sounds like the beginning of an erotic fan fiction...

 

[Richard88]

The only shitty thing about this trade is that something like this should have been done years ago. Now empty the chamber and f***ing get Mac/Mak even more help.

Is that a hint of positivity coming from you I detect?

 

[MacKaRtin]

This sounds like the beginning of an erotic fan fiction...

How you doin'? Can I interest you in some pure Minnesotan lumber?