Confirmed with Link: Avs sign Wyatt Aamodt, a college free agent from Minnesota State

[the_fan]

Mack's replacement when he leaves in free agency

Edit: oh wait, this dude is a d-man. Never mind

 

[Avs_19]

Not the college UFA I was expecting or hoping for but it’s cool, I guess. Good for him.

 

[Snow Arc]

At least he's not tiny...

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Finally, someone worthy of playing on the first pairing with Makar.

 

[Freudian]

The last name is from Norway but the first name is all USA, baby!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I guess its something

 

[Bender]

Yes! Like former Av Wyatt Smith

That's "Superstar" Wyatt Smith...

 

[HanTykje]

Kjetil Andre Aamodt son?

 

[ABasin]

Indifferent... he's likely AHL depth and that's all.

Come on, Hench. After all of this time on the site, one would think you'd have it nailed by now. It goes like this:

"Great signing - He'll seamlessly slide right into the 2nd pairing. First pairing potential!"



Seriously though, the Avs have traded a half dozen meaningful assets over the past <12 months, and they have a bunch of UFAs-to-be. A good call to add organizational depth.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Not every signing has to be a potential star or even a full time NHLer. Organizational depth isn’t a bad thing.

 

[niwotsblessing]

It also signals that there are opportunities in a top-flight organization. Plus Loveland/Windsor is a damn fine place to live on the surface of the Earth, given some other AHL options.

 

[Pokecheque]

Has he played yet?

 

[henchman21]

Has he played yet?

Yeah he played a few nights ago against Tucson.

 

[Bonzai12]

Yeah he played a few nights ago against Tucson.

the Tucson Coyotes, amiright

 

[expatriatedtexan]

the Tucson Coyotes, amiright

*LOL* The Roadrunners digs (Tucson Convention Center) seat more than what the Coyotes will next season.

 

[Richard88]

He looked solid in the rookie games this last week, playing on the top pairing with Zhuravlyov. Amy chance there's anything more than an AHL depth Dman here?

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

$250k overpay. Stupid ELCs.