Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] F Logan O'Connor signs extension with the Avalanche (6 years, $2.5M AAV)

[tucker3434]

Well, ok. AAV is fine but it does cost flexibility if he tails off at all. Risk we gotta take I guess.

 

[Avs2022]

He's the greatest penalty killer of all time. What a steal. He'll score 19 shorthanded goals this season.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Well, ok. AAV is fine but it does cost flexibility if he tails off at all. Risk we gotta take I guess.

Its a 500k discount for first 3 years and maybe a 500k overpay in the last 3 years. It works in the cap structure due to cap going up. But its obviously not the perfect team friendly deal.

 

[avsfan9]

He's the greatest penalty killer of all time. What a steal. He'll score 19 shorthanded goals this season.

Looked like Mackinnon on a couple of those goals

 

[BKarchitect]

Eyes of a champion…

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

He’s a GREAT third liner. Our #1 PK forward. Has improved offensively every single season. Was absolutely missed in the playoffs. I think he could pot 20 goals if he stays healthy this year to along with the speedy, tenacious defensive play.

Glad to have him locked in - we shall see what the AAV is but I’m gonna guess he traded a bit off the top for term…though he may get more than people who aren’t familiar with him expect.

He's awesome and I love these of type deals

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

6 years is pretty wild for a bottom 6 guy

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

6 years is pretty wild for a bottom 6 guy

When he's healthy he's truly really good for the role, he can absolutely play up in a worst case scenario too.

 

[PAZ]

6 years is pretty wild for a bottom 6 guy

I agree, that Lowry contract turned out pretty lousy for you guys. /sarcasm

 

[Puckstop40]

Love it. Was worried we weren’t going to be able to keep him.

 

[mouser]

Never understood why teams didn't do this before



Doesn't this guy have some serious wheels ?

Generally teams want to replace bottom 6 forwards with younger, cheaper, up and coming players. Vs signing bottom 6 forwards through age 34.

 

[BKarchitect]

I know it’s just semantics but I feel like classifying LOC as a bottom six forward is a bit of a slight even if technically it’s true.

He was playing 15 minutes a night last season including over 12 and a half minutes at even strength and leading the team in PK minutes.

He’s a third liner with a bullet. He plays more ES hockey than more than a few guys that people would casually say are “middle six/top six forwards”.

This is not a guy who spends time on a 4th line scrub line getting paid $2.5 million AAV. This is an important top-9 player for the Avs.

 

[Ciao]

Here I was feeling bad about the Leafs' David Kampf contract. This is a carbon copy, except longer. I don't think that's a good thing.

 

[Hasbro]

Three years at University of Denver, two years with the Eagles five years with the Avalanche and maybe six more.

 

[BKarchitect]

Here I was feeling bad about the Leafs' David Kampf contract. This is a carbon copy, except longer. I don't think that's a good thing.

Aside from both being top PKers, they aren’t that similar under the hood. LOC is far faster and more tenacious and actually a really good at shot generation and puck possession. There’s legit two-way creation with him. His basic numbers have improved every year and are clearly a step above Kampf’s at this point as well.

They most certainly are not “carbon copy players”.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Big fan of LOC, good Calgary kid honest player gritty worker blah blah blah

It's a nice AAV for him because he does a lot real well but going 6 years to get it seems a little risky. Guys who can't get by on talent and have to rely on their work ethic wash out of this league sometimes. Hard to keep that same tenacity when you've got good money coming in for the foreseeable future.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Big fan of LOC, good Calgary kid honest player gritty worker blah blah blah

It's a nice AAV for him because he does a lot real well but going 6 years to get it seems a little risky. Guys who can't get by on talent and have to rely on their work ethic wash out of this league sometimes. Hard to keep that same tenacity when you've got good money coming in for the foreseeable future.

Avs managment and fans really don't care what happens beyond the next 3-4 years. We won't be competing after that, and it'll just be Pittsburgh mode where most guys ride off into the sunset while we retool. It's all about the next 2-3 years.

Also LOC won't get 'washed out' of the league. He's one of the best bottom 6 players in the league. His wheels may go, and his brand of play may lead to more injuries, but he's not some talentless try hard like PEB (and he's still in the league at 39)

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Because they have and it usually means you have no prospects, you are grasping at your contending window, and your about to completely bottom out because you are resorting to giving bottom six players that should be easily interchangeable six year deals.

And I love what LOC brings as a player.

Major exception: William Carrier and the Hurricanes. They notoriously have a ton of forward prospects but still think Carrier is valuable enough to give a 6x$2M AAV to.

 

[CanadienShark]

Damn that seems nice for Colorado. Sets him up with long term security as well.