Friedman: Avs are not done yet: looking at forwards

[SannywithoutCompy]

I was joking around about the dartboard. I dont think the Habs fan was joking when trying to pawn Anderson and his ridiculously bloated salary off on the Avs. I dont think the Nelson idea was bad but I wonder if Lou is too bitter to trade with the Avs. He seems like hes probably very proud and stubborn.

ROR? But I think more realistically it’s Miller, the delta between the cap they just opened and Mittlestadt screams JT.

Drouin-MacK-Necas
Lehkonen-Miller-Nuke

Yikes.



Add??? Habs fans still believe Anderson has positive value, lol.

I assume you both missed the part about retaining eh

 

[dirtydanglez]

Colorado’s play is mittlestat package for miller.

or nelson

 

[Reality Czech]

It's gonna end up being Coutourier, Nelson or Dvorak. :p

So in other words, the good, the bad or the ugly

 

[VeteranPresence]

I assume you both missed the part about retaining eh

Even with max retention Anderson is worth next to nothing. Why would anyone pay that much for an oft injured 20-30 point forward who will be 31 shortly?

 

[Bond]

Kadri reunion if the flames fall off

 

[Grigowski]

To Det: future considerations
To Col: JT Compher

You can have him back.

With 50 % Retention I really would consider to take him back centering the 3rd line.....

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

With 50 % Retention I really would consider to take him back centering the 3rd line.....

If Chicago is retaining then you’ve got it.

 

[tucker3434]

I’m scared

 

[Quinning]

Miller would absolutely thrive in Colorado, he a similar personality to MacKinnon but I think he would gladly defer to someone that plays the same style at an extremely elite level. He's only a problem if you rely on him to be the defacto leader of the team.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Miller would absolutely thrive in Colorado, he a similar personality to MacKinnon but I think he would gladly defer to someone that plays the same style at an extremely elite level. He's only a problem if you rely on him to be the defacto leader of the team.

It's a no from us dawg

 

[Quinning]

It's a no from us dawg

I can definitely understand why.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I really wish Crosby wanted to be traded lol… would LOVE seeing him in Colorado but I know that won’t happen

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Even with max retention Anderson is worth next to nothing. Why would anyone pay that much for an oft injured 20-30 point forward who will be 31 shortly?

Why would anyone pay for 2.5 years of a fast, PKing power forward at 2.75? Probably cause they aren't dumb?

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Why would anyone pay for 2.5 years of a fast, PKing power forward at 2.75? Probably cause they aren't dumb?

Cool find another team then? Hardest of passes

 

[dirtydanglez]

Why would anyone pay for 2.5 years of a fast, PKing power forward at 2.75? Probably cause they aren't dumb?

i hear he's worth a 1st++

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Why would Colorado trade for Jones? Are they moving on from Josh Manson? If there was a trade you'd think those 2 would be the pieces.

Jason Dickinson seems like a guy the Avs would target. Parker Kelly is miscast as top 9 center, and the Avs just traded their best faceoff guy, while getting one decent one back.

The Avs actually have quite a bit of cap space to work with now, and Seth Jones will obviously be traded with some retention given his contract.

They can move Manson down to 3RD for the last year of his deal next year and have Jones at like $7.5M be the 2RD behind Makar.


Kelly is only playing Top 9 because of injuries to the depth at the moment. He's a 4th liner if we're ever close to full health. And the Avs literally dont give a shit about faceoffs so no doubt that's not really a concern to them. They're a heavy analytically drive team and the analytics on the insignificance of faceoffs are quite well known.


I actually think if there's a forward from Chicago the Avs are targeting, it would be Donato.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Why would anyone pay for 2.5 years of a fast, PKing power forward at 2.75? Probably cause they aren't dumb?

Someone should tell MSL he PKs really well because he is currently only fourth in shorthanded forward TOI

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Someone should tell MSL he PKs because he is currently fourth in shorthanded forward TOI

...yes he plays 2nd PK?

 

[Oilslick941611]

what assets do the avs have left?

 

[VeteranPresence]

...yes he plays 2nd PK?

Can you name another forward who is earning $2.75M to play 2nd PK and do… nothing else?

 

[miscs75]

would the Avs move Mittelstadt for Brock Nelson ?

this would seem more like a Lou style trade instead of a pick/prospect pkg .

No let’s not. Let’s give them Scott Mayfield and take back his former defensive partner Devon Toews.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Can you name another forward who is earning $2.75M to play 2nd PK and do… nothing else?

You mean play a physical game and put up 30 points? Most good bottom 6ers?

 

[FerrisRox]

As mentioned on NHL Network, the Rantanen trade opened some room and supposedly Avs ain't happy with Mittelstadt's play, so centres are a big priority.

Elliotte noted that Brock Nelson is one player Avs are interested in.

Who are potentially others available? Gourde?

I don't see how Gourde is an upgrade on Mittlestadt.

 

[centipede2233]

or nelson

You shop mittlestat plus for miller first, if the hot blonde says no, you go down the street to the nerdy female who with a little makeup and a new hairdo, isn’t bad either

 

[a mangy Meowth]

You mean play a physical game and put up 30 points? Most good bottom 6ers?

We don't want Anderson no matter what. Even with retention for just future considerations.

You can save yourself some time by dropping it. We do not want the player.