Confirmed with Link: Avs Trade Jack Drury + Chase Bradley + '29 3rd to Nashville for Fedor Svechkov + Zachary L’Heureux

[Colorado Avalanche]

Yeah but he won’t

True

 

[avsfan2189]

Svechkov looks like a goal scorer from the highlights I've looked up lol

im intrigued by their AHL production they def seem like if they're given an offensive scheme and a decent chance they could blossom

they weren't first round picks for nothing

 

[Pokecheque]

Yeah I don't quite get this one, unless Laroo is getting shipped somewhere else in another deal.

Maybe they think they can clean up his game like they did NAK.

Svechkov appears to be an 4th line defensive forward, he's listed as a center but man, he appears to suck royally at draws. Okay,

 

[EdAVSfan]

Guys, it’s 2 23 year old coming from a different organization.

You never know how they fit into the style and makeup of the team. Could both be terrible, could be great.

Feels like a little too much decision has been made on this already.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I love this deal.

Two pairs of fresh legs, both under contract for two seasons(+RFA rights), both with untapped potential. This is the type of trade I was hoping for this offseason to get younger around the edges.

I agree. Done with this "you need to be old to win". There's a limit to that.. we saw this season.

It's a gamble, but I think we are in situation where we probably have to take some risks to build a great team. We can't just run it again with this team. We need changes and fresh legs. That's what Sakic did.

 

[Jeff_Dyck_#1]

T.J. Hughes is new 4th line center.

 

[dahrougem2]

I think people need to realize who our coach is.

ZLH might as well look for a house in Loveland.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I think people need to realize who our coach is.

ZLH might as well look for a house in Loveland.

If they waive him, Preds might just take him back. Might as well just trade him in another deal, ASAP.

 

[Balthazar]

I think people need to realize who our coach is.

ZLH might as well look for a house in Loveland.

Two things:
Sakic knows who ZLH is and still got him
Bednar doesn't have new a contract yet

 

[Balthazar]

It does look like Fedor was snakebitten last year (blue line). Zach has good PK numbers

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Guy seems to have some skill, looks a lot bigger than 5'11 out there really. Always in the right spot, net front presence I don't hate it. There's always the Colorado effect of this system (in the regular season at least) and getting occasional ice time with Makar that props everyones numbers up.

 

[The AntiBob]

Yeah I think I would've just preferred a 2nd, unless we're flipping one of these guys in the very near future.

 

[Pokecheque]

Oh, L'Heureux can kill penalties? Well, so long as it's not him who's in the box that's useful.

 

[The Merchant]

It does look like Fedor was snakebitten last year (blue line). Zach has good PK numbers

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

let's hope so. They both require waivers.

But yes, in reality both should be on the opening day roster, even if one is scratched. Still some moves to come I'm sure but they are basically 2/3rds of a 4th line but can play up. If Svechkov really hits he might still be a poor man's 2C

L'Heureux is a real shit disturber. Can't think of the last guy we've had like this. Kind of like a Cody McLeod meets Matt Cooke

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Yeah I think I would've just preferred a 2nd, unless we're flipping one of these guys in the very near future.

We all know you'd just have preferred Mason Lohrei

 

[Balthazar]

 

[The AntiBob]

We all know you'd just have preferred Mason Lohrei

Yeah that 2nd could've helped with that..

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

It feels like they now have a 1st line, a 3rd line, and two 4th lines.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It is pretty funny that Sakic goes back to the GM role and in the eyes of the public (Not here because some of you are literally just pure haters of everything now) immediately makes two very lopsided trades for the Avs again.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Look, I liked Drury, I really did. Just about the perfect 4C, and I doubt we'll see another 4c of that caliber anytime soon

But it's clear that we couldn't afford him, and ended up getting two promising young players who will make less than Drury combined

Svech is a really high IQ player with good wheels, and Happy is pest with good wheels. They both have untapped scoring ability, and have a good chance to thrive

And if Bedsy hates them, f*** him, their contracts will outlast his

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It feels like they now have a 1st line, a 3rd line, and two 4th lines.

More like a 1st line, two 3rd lines, and a 4th line.

But realistically we still have 7 forwards who produced at a 50+ point pace last year, and then another who scores 20+ goals.


Still a deep team. For the regular season anyway.

 

[the_fan]

Our biggest problem vs Vegas was our blueline. Sakic needs to trade Val for a top 4 D

 

[Avs44]

It is pretty funny that Sakic goes back to the GM role and in the eyes of the public (Not here because some of you are literally just pure haters of everything now) immediately makes two very lopsided trades for the Avs again.

I think some of this are pretty down on things right now since Bednar is coming back...which is justified. We've since a disconnect for years between what the front office acquires and what Bednar then does, and the read on this L'Heureux fellow is that we should have every reason to be excited about him -- except for the fact that Bednar hates the hard forechecking pest-type archetype who occasionally take dumb penalties.

 

[dahrougem2]

Two things:
Sakic knows who ZLH is and still got him
Bednar doesn't have new a contract yet

Sakic also signed off on Duhaime, Trenin, etc. There is a very clear disconnect between management and a coach who has zero tolerance for these kinds od players.