Claimed off Waivers: [COL] Avalanche claim John Ludvig off waivers from the Penguins

[MMC]

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[BonMorrison]

Brannstrom and Kylington have been that bad, eh

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm not even sad about losing him for WBS depth, he was so painfully horrid in the pre-season that I'm astounded anyone would want him on their NHL team. And it's not like he was good for the Penguins last year either.

 

[Chainshot]

His dad was low-key one of my favorite players. Wish John had his dad's fire.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Was hoping he coulda been a violent, tough 7D, but I think he’s probably an AHLer

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Other GM's still claiming guys Dubas waives as a running gag?

 

[BKarchitect]

Avs defense needed a guy with a pulse from a size and physicality standpoint, not that Ludvig is that big.

Kylington and Brannstrom are disappointing creampuffs.

Malinski has probably made the top six. Ludvig will at least probably be up as the #7 to start to get a look. Which means really only one spot for one of the aforementioned trio. CDH probably stays as the low maintenance vet so there’s a chance at least one of the Swedes is waived, probably Brannstrom at minimum.

 

[Fatass]

Avs can squeeze what they can from this guy and then they can put him back on waivers.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Tough as nails. Was actually ok in spots last year, but he's not a public analytics darling certainly. Guys like him.

 

[S E P H]

Brannstrom and Kylington have been that bad, eh

Oh my, yes. Kylington still looks rusty and his decision making with the puck has gotten worse. Brannstrom has always been a tyre fire who can't handle an NHL forecheque.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Hes probably a #7 at best, wish him all the best.

 

[S E P H]

I'm not even sad about losing him for WBS depth, he was so painfully horrid in the pre-season that I'm astounded anyone would want him on their NHL team. And it's not like he was good for the Penguins last year either.

Well, the good news for Aves is that he's going from a rubbish defensive core and team to one that can insulate him so much better by limiting his role.

 

[Turin]

Decent physical depth dman who’s pretty limited. Can’t imagine he’s that much worse than JJ

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Well, the good news for Aves is that he's going from a rubbish defensive core and team to one that can insulate him so much better by limiting his role.

? The core is EK65, Letang and Pettersson. The core is good, the depth is rubbish.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

If you need a 6 or 7 you can do worse.

Atleast he makes forwards pay physically.

A little surprised he got picked up after that pre season. But I understand.

 

[S E P H]

? The core is EK65, Letang and Pettersson. The core is good, the depth is rubbish.

But it doesn't come close to Aves.

 

[Jacob]

He’s physical and was mostly playing with garbage or on the wrong side last year so I wouldn’t be deterred by that. He’s a solid #7.

 

[BrickNHL]

But it doesn't come close to Aves.

Who are Aves?

 

[S E P H]

Who are Aves?

The Colorado Aves, right? Isn't that short for the name Avalanche?

 

[L4br3cqu3]

The Colorado Aves, right? Isn't that short for the name Avalanche?

First time I see someone naming them 'Aves', usually it's 'Avs'.

But hey, semantics, nothing more.

 

[WarriorofTime]

DMen that lean more physical usually aren't gonna peak by 24.. if you can sneak him through as a 7th all year, could maybe develop enough into a decent enough number 5 type on a reasonable contract in a couple years. Not the worst claim if he can stay healthy, we'll see if he sticks or gets sent (claimed) back to WBS.

 

[uncleben]

For those interested, this cost Colorado $41,250, paid to Pittsburgh and not counted against the cap.

 

[Ceremony]

The Avalanche website graphic says he's a forward

There's a good chance we've claimed someone and we don't know who he is.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Well, the good news for Aves is that he's going from a rubbish defensive core and team to one that can insulate him so much better by limiting his role.

Ludvig got insanely insulated with the Penguins, he got butter soft matchups. Yet he still finished with a -12 in 33 games while playing 12 minutes a night.

Yeah +/- isn’t a great stat, but when you’re getting completely murdered in your matchups and going that far into the negatives, no amount of physicality is going to make up for it.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

...why. We already have arguably 8 NHL level Dmen. Why are we adding another lmao.


We need forwards. A 4C in particular.