Confirmed Trade: [COL/ARI] Darcy Kuemper ($1M ret.) for Connor Timmins, '22 1st, and '24 cond. 3rd

[Tralfamadore]

Wouldn't be bad if there was at least some term with Keumpers contract. He'll be gone next summer. Factor in that he's a band aid the Avs may only get 20-30 games out of him for a 20th-32nd overall pick and a young rising defenceman. Ouch.

 

[Malkinstheman]

Why didn’t Sakic just pay Grubuaer rather than giving this up for possibly 1 year of Kuemper

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wow my god that's an overpayment...Sakic is looking human this offseason

Kinda figured he would have to overpay huge tho

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

You don’t think they tried?

They lowballed him. He signed a reasonable contract with Seattle. Colorado could've afforded that.

 

[Avsfan1921]

I'm not Timmins biggest fan and am ok with using him but the first is a lot to add on. Hopefully there's more to it yet.

 

[DJB]

Ooof.

Well Sakic was due to get bent on a deal after being on the giving end most of the time

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Who is going to be in goal for Arizona next year? Hill, Raanta, Kuemper all gone.

Hopefully Georgiev for a 2nd rounder.

 

[Drury_Sakic]

If there is salary retention that allows the Avs to do something else, still could be decent

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Why didn’t Sakic just pay Grubuaer rather than giving this up for possibly 1 year of Kuemper

Or just traded a 7th rounder to the Nucks for Holtby?

No idea what Sakic was doing here.

 

[wonton15]

Sakic getting pushed against the wall here

 

[Ararana]

Timmins really isn’t anything special but him and a first is a heavy, heavy price.

Hoping Kuemper isn’t the only piece they got in return.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Wtf how is that an upgrade over Grubauer?

 

[JoemAvs]

Why didn’t Sakic just pay Grubuaer rather than giving this up for possibly 1 year of Kuemper

Because he gambled with no backup plan and lost hard. Really hard. Like harder than any GM has lost in a long time.

Huge Yikes.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

That’s a lot. I think Timmins is very overrated though.

Same.

 

[cc]

that is an insanely bad trade for Sakic and the Avs if true

 

[sxvnert]

"All your 2022 picks are belong to us"

 

[Trxjw]

That's steep for a guy with one year left.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Or just traded a 7th rounder to the Nucks for Holtby?

No idea what Sakic was doing here.

Holtby f***ing sucks lmao this is a 10x better move then Holtby

 

[PromisedLand]

this is the time for holland to see if he can get koskinen unloaded to arizona

 

[vanarchy]

That's a thicc haul for Darcy Kuemper.

Good job, Arizona.

 

[Voight]

Panic move but they had no choice. Pretty much all the goalies are signed and PHX knows Sakic is in a pinch.

Honestly, it was going to be tough for them to sign Makar, Landy and Grubauer. At least they kept 2 of them.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Or just traded a 7th rounder to the Nucks for Holtby?

No idea what Sakic was doing here.

Holtby is bad

 

[N o o d l e s]

No mercy from Arizona jesus. Seattle should take notes

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Wtf how is that an upgrade over Grubauer?

Grubauer should have 100% been resigned... especially seeing what he signed for in seattle

 

[Breakers]

I forgot Timmons is a righty
And Kuemper isn’t under contract for more than next season

with the rarity of right shot defense this definitely tips the scales big time to AZ