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

[EdAVSfan]

They have a huge hole on the 4th line and PK now, and cap space that is going to be spent on…….

Let’s say it together,

DEFENSE

 

[The Abusement Park]

Okay, I just think that this is going to be a player that the team is going to really regret not having. I also put more value than most in depth, face off ability and defensive impact.

If the team comes to desperately miss a 4C things have gone horribly wrong. Don’t get me wrong Drury was an awesome depth C, but of all the guys who could leave he will likely be the easiest and cheapest to replace.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

With Chase Bradley being shipped off, it marks another instance of college FAs providing value. This is definitely where the Org's bread and butter is with finding young talent

 

[xbestboybandever]

If the team comes to desperately miss a 4C things have gone horribly wrong. Don’t get me wrong Drury was an awesome depth C, but of all the guys who could leave he will likely be the easiest and cheapest to replace.

I don’t agree with that at all. Who do you replace him with?

 

[xbestboybandever]

Let’s say it together,

DEFENSE

Okay, so who?

 

[forsbergavs32]

If Drury was going to walk, better to get something. I wonder if this is also clearing space for Makar.

Hope so, we gotta make sure Taylor stays here

 

[EdAVSfan]

Okay, so who?

If at some point I get employed by the Avs org, I promise to relay info here.

As of now, we have one dman signed that’s on the left, Toews.

That’s it. So clearly dmen are coming in.

And as much as a good player Drury was for us, his position at 4C is far less valuable than our 2LHD. It’s vital we get a quality player. And we need the cap space to be able to afford a quality player there.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I don’t agree with that at all. Who do you replace him with?

Well we have Hughes and Svechkov on the roster now who can take the 4C role. And if they don’t do that getting a 4C at thr TDL isn’t horribly cost prohibitive. Who else would you move you clear cap space? Could’ve moved Roy over Drury, but Drury would’ve cost more than Drury on his next contract.

You could try to force Nelson to move(incredibly unlikely)somewhere else, but then you are looking at 2C prices or more in replacing Nelson. You aren’t moving Necas, Toews, Landy, Malinski, or Manson at this point.

Drury, Nuke, and Colton are the 3 clear and obvious casualties this offseason to create some flexibility cap wise to bring in the defenseman we so desperately need.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Well we have Hughes and Svechkov on the roster now who can take the 4C role. And if they don’t do that getting a 4C at thr TDL isn’t horribly cost prohibitive. Who else would you move you clear cap space? Could’ve moved Roy over Drury, but Drury would’ve cost more than Drury on his next contract.

You could try to force Nelson to move(incredibly unlikely)somewhere else, but then you are looking at 2C prices or more in replacing Nelson. You aren’t moving Necas, Toews, Landy, Malinski, or Manson at this point.

Drury, Nuke, and Colton are the 3 clear and obvious casualties this offseason to create some flexibility cap wise to bring in the defenseman we so desperately need.

Yep Svechkov, Hughes, Roy, Kelly. Offseason is going to be for fixing the defense, in season will add to the forward group as mentioned by @RoyIsALegend

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

If we put it all together, it's:

• One year of Ross Colton
• One year of Jack Drury
• Random AHLer

in exchange for:

• Multiple years of L'Heureux
• Multiple years of Svechkov
• Roughly 6 million in extra cap space
• 3rd round pick

Win?

And if LHeureux ends up being a random AHLer and Svechkov goes to Russia to play with Bardakov? Hopefully Sleepy Joe knows what he's getting.

I'll miss Colton. Since the NHL didn't allow for a Western semi finals this year I will choose to fondly remember this as Colton's final play in an Avs sweater:

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Drury’s time as an Av was coming to an end, the clock was ticking. We were never going to pay him what he was looking for. Bednar does not believe he’s a 3C, full stop.

CMac knows what Drury’s camp are looking for in a new contract and must be comfortable with both the cost in dollars and either giving him 3C, or paying him as a 3C at the very least.

ZLH adds some much needed grit and assholery to our lineup. Type of guy who you hate playing, especially in a playoff series. Remains to be seen how much Bednar either neuters him or hates him altogether. Make no bones about it, he will get some stupid penalties and 100% doesn’t try to “stay ahead of pucks.” He wants to finish checks, he wants to hurt, he wants to be a cheap little shit, he wants to instigate.

I don’t know anything about Svechkov, but will do my rounds and see what the staff think about him. They must like him, otherwise the 3rd round pick wouldn’t have been included.

I like the deal, but I was never as big of a Jack Drury fan as some here were. I just find him to be awful offensively and he has one of the worst shots I’ve seen in the NHL. Complete muffin of a shot. He’s very good defensively, but we aren’t in a position to pay $3m+ for a defensive 4C. It’s simply the reality of our cap situation.

One move down, the big one to go.

 

[Miri]

This is a common occurrence. I wouldn’t read too much into it.

Classic case of giving up potential first liners (given their 1st round pick status) for a guaranteed fourth liner?

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Okay, so who?

 

[xbestboybandever]

If at some point I get employed by the Avs org, I promise to relay info here.

As of now, we have one dman signed that’s on the left, Toews.

That’s it. So clearly dmen are coming in.

And as much as a good player Drury was for us, his position at 4C is far less valuable than our 2LHD. It’s vital we get a quality player. And we need the cap space to be able to afford a quality player there.

They are two separate things. The pk has a huge hole and hopefully they re-sign kulak. But again, who is the top 4 lhd that is going to fix things. I agree, d needs to be addressed, but losing drury is going to hurt a lot more than you realize.

 

[Deadsy]

If we put it all together, it's:

• One year of Ross Colton
• One year of Jack Drury
• Random AHLer

in exchange for:

• Multiple years of L'Heureux
• Multiple years of Svechkov
• Roughly 6 million in extra cap space
• 3rd round pick

Win?

It's a gamble. 3rd round pick and 6 million are huge for us though.

We gave up the pick to Nashville, no picks came our way in this one.

Nevermind, I forgot Ross netted us two 3rds, so we gain one overall.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I just find him to be awful offensively and he has one of the worst shots I’ve seen in the NHL. Complete muffin of a shot.

I feel like 80% of his goals are off his body/limbs and not his stick lol

 

[xbestboybandever]

Well we have Hughes and Svechkov on the roster now who can take the 4C role. And if they don’t do that getting a 4C at thr TDL isn’t horribly cost prohibitive. Who else would you move you clear cap space? Could’ve moved Roy over Drury, but Drury would’ve cost more than Drury on his next contract.

You could try to force Nelson to move(incredibly unlikely)somewhere else, but then you are looking at 2C prices or more in replacing Nelson. You aren’t moving Necas, Toews, Landy, Malinski, or Manson at this point.

Drury, Nuke, and Colton are the 3 clear and obvious casualties this offseason to create some flexibility cap wise to bring in the defenseman we so desperately need.

Hughes doesn’t play a 4C game, svechkov is a humongous downgrade seeing as though he’s never filled that role. Again, who is this mythical defenseman? What assets will be used to procure him? Is the team clearing space for nurse?

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Again, who is this mythical defenseman?

How about Greg Zanon?

 

[xbestboybandever]

How about Greg Zanon?

So burns is back?!

 

[a mangy Meowth]

So burns is back?!

Burns has never had the locker room aura of a Zanon

 

[The AntiBob]

 

[Balthazar]

 

[xbestboybandever]

Burns has never had the locker room aura of a Zanon

BZE baby

 

[forsbergavs32]

Hughes doesn’t play a 4C game, svechkov is a humongous downgrade seeing as though he’s never filled that role. Again, who is this mythical defenseman? What assets will be used to procure him? Is the team clearing space for nurse?

No one has any idea exactly who they are targeting for a top 4 D-man. The info we have is Colton, Nuke, and Drury will be gone and the front office is going to try to use the cap space and assets from trading said players to get a top 4 D-man.

Let's see what they do over the weekend and on July 1st before worrying too much.

 

[UncleRisto]

Burns has never had the locker room aura of a Zanon

Or the leadership of a Guenin.