Speculation: Chicago scouting Colorado (5 straight games, GM in person today)

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Nah. You just overrate Rantanen, at least you guys do on this board. I've seen the posts in your sub bringing up the same issues I am w regards to Rantanen, and the ones pining for Jones. He isnt gonna be retained and sold for scraps, how does that make any sense for Chi?

No, what's terrible is trading a young top 4 dman for Casey Mittelstadt. Or paying a winger who can't drive a line 14 million.

And Casey Mittelstadt is shit. What is your point? I never said he was old.

Now you're just making a fool out of yourself.


But I get it, you're one of those posters. Every team has a couple

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

But dude, you're a msg board moderator. Let's keep it to hockey and not pretend like you have any experience when it comes to talking to women.

 

[Jarvi]

Now you're just making a fool out of yourself.


But I get it, you're one of those posters. Every team has a couple

A couple what? Casey Mittelstadt haters? Mikko Rantanen truthers?

If so, guilty as charged.

 

[Dr Amazing]

And Casey Mittelstadt is shit. What is your point? I never said he was old.

Point is hes only 26 You made it sound like hes older lol.

 

[Jarvi]

Point is hes only 26 You made it sound like hes older lol.

Fair enough, re-reading it I understand the confusion. I meant because he sucks, and since young top 4 Dmen are a hot commodity in the NHL he wasn't worth one, especially of Byram's caliber.

 

[Richard88]

Nichushkin's name was linked to Chicago last summer but it was too risky then. But now...

 

[John Mandalorian]

No, what's terrible is trading a young top 4 dman for Casey Mittelstadt. Or paying a winger who can't drive a line 14 million.

Yes. Indeed it is terrible. Never mind Rantanen.

The Jones contract was Chicago’s mistake. They need to fix their mistake by retaining to where his value then makes him appealing. And Chicago needs to retain without being compensated for it if they’re fixing their mistake.

He’s overpaid by at least 2M per year - that’s now. It might even be more by the end of the deal. He becomes a FA in 2030. That’s 12M of salary bloat as cap dump if someone takes on the entire contract. If a 1st is the value for taking on 6M of cap dump, you’re now looking at 2 firsts for him having such a bloated salary.

Also, it’s extremely hard to imagine that Bertuzzi would ever play for the Avs.