Confirmed with Link: EJ traded back to Colorado for Givani Smith

[expatriatedtexan]

 

[Ararana]

 

[missionAvs]

Ok I love this. EJ is cooked but he bleeds burgundy.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Ok I love this. EJ is cooked but he bleeds burgundy.

It's a no brain move. Givani Smith wore out his welcome with Bednar before his plane touched ground in Denver. I was actually impressed Bednar gave him as many games as he got.

Trading him, after rightfully sending him down to the AHL for the return of one of our most beloved leaders is a move that would have been criminal not to make.

Just like not brinigng JMFJ back in '23 would have been a terrible mistake. I'm just kinda sad the NHL doesn't go 5 pairs deep with defensemen. Would love to see not only the return of Girard and EJ but also BIG Johnson pair.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I just ran through several brick walls after watching the EJ video on the Avs Twitter.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

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Other posters here could learn from your charging habits.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I just made this, it is forecasting what is to become


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Who's wearing the U for Colorado... and what the f*** is a U anyways?

 

[Foppa2118]

I know EJ was more of a Landeskog buddy than MacKinnon, but probably feels great for MacKinnon as well to get some old buddies back after losing Mikko

"he's gonna be the best guy in the room."

This move is worth it alone if not just to help keep Nate in a positive mental state, when things aren't going well. Helps to keep him even keel which he knows is important for him. That's huge for this team in the playoffs.

Though Nate has been more of a positive leader himself since he and Gabe left. Outside the games with shitty refs which is basically all of them.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

"he's gonna be the best guy in the room."

This move is worth it alone if not just to help keep Nate in a positive mental state, when things aren't going well. Helps to keep him even keel which he knows is important for him. That's huge for this team in the playoffs.

Though Nate has been more of a positive leader himself since he and Gabe left. Outside the games with shitty refs which is basically all of them.

 

[5280]

f*** yeah

 

[Pacman33]

Wait till he has a bad game and this board remembers his stalling on accepting a trade cost us kadri

 

[Hasbro]

My penis and my heart are going to explode.

Size Queen.

 

[Bront]

Does EJ get the A back on his sweater?

 

[avalanche_country]

Does EJ get the A back on his sweater?

He didn’t have an A when he left.

 

[Arch angel]

Hard not to like the culture move here. I’ll give cmac credit for a more positive than negative trade deadline. I think Avs overall are deeper more skilled, and leaning into that need for locker room leadership. Not necessarily perfect but also a very competitive market. Will be quite the next few games with this crew next week to get ready for Dallas and mikko the following Sun.

 

[Foppa2118]

Wait till he has a bad game and this board remembers his stalling on accepting a trade cost us kadri

I'm sure someone will remind us.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

CMac is a genius.

Caveat..... If it all works out. (Conf/SC finals run. Anything less is not acceptable now.)

And if it doesn't, you know how this Board will react.......

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Caveat..... If it all works out. (Conf/SC finals run. Anything less is not acceptable now.)

And if it doesn't, you know how this Board will react.......

I know it says you didn't join until '08... but I know you have a depth of knowlege that goes much further than that.

What in the world would leave you to believe that even if we win the Stanley Cup this section of the board would be content?

 

[Snow Arc]

That guy from the St. Louis Blues???



Welcome back, Bald Bird One

 

[Elbombatzo]

What a human move in an otherwise tough business. I'm really looking forward to seeing EJ back in the colors he belongs in. Welcome back Condor.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I don't think we'll ever recover from trading the legendary Givani Smith

 

[RECKLESS]

So Georgie got us Blackwood and E.J. back.

Love it!

 

[RoyIsALegend]

How fun would it be to see the aging Condor turn up ice one last time and just f***ing fly.

I'd imagine it would be as smooth as Mr. Larson charging in Happy Gilmore.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I know it says you didn't join until '08... but I know you have a depth of knowlege that goes much further than that.

What in the world would leave you to believe that even if we win the Stanley Cup this section of the board would be content?

So, so true!! LOL! There are so many glass half empty people here occupying prime posting positions.

Win the Cup and many will say "but we mortgaged our future!!"

Don't win the Cup and more will be calling CMac every name under the Sun because... "you mortgaged our future....".

Sorry but I just can't see anyone being happy (esp MacK) once MacK's legs leave him and watching him turn into a defensive forward like Sakic became..... (Hell, I speculated that Joe put his hand in that snow blower deliberately as a retirement strategy........ lol)