Proposal: Gaudreau for Duchene

[McWeber]

Only some avs fans are saying they wouldn't trade duchene for Gaudreau, if Calgary offers this to Colorado the Avs would bow down and say thank you.

Centers>Wingers and Duchene is a much more versatile player. The Avs are also a budget team which makes it even less cut and dry when you consider what JG is asking.

 

[Avs44]

Centers>Wingers and Duchene is a much more versatile player. The Avs are also a budget team which makes it even less cut and dry when you consider what JG is asking.

The Avs are not a budget team, that myth has to die. They are something like 700k below the cap right now. What they are is a team with a cap structure, and I doubt they're willing to pay Gaudreau two million more than MacKinnon due to that structure.

 

[Muffin]

Only some avs fans are saying they wouldn't trade duchene for Gaudreau, if Calgary offers this to Colorado the Avs would bow down and say thank you.

Duchene at 6M>>Gaudreau at 8M

 

[McBaevid]

There's not a single thing Duchene does better than Gaudreau

 

[mpp9]

Duchene at 6M>>Gaudreau at 8M

And after Duchene's contract is up?

Calgary shouldn't be worried about the next couple years. He's better than Duchene. Legit superstar, IMO.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Just pay the kid, we all know how special and rare his talent is. He already has and will continue to be a superstar in this league for years.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

And after Duchene's contract is up?

Calgary shouldn't be worried about the next couple years. He's better than Duchene. Legit superstar, IMO.

I'd be willing to bet that Duchene will still be cheaper than Gaudreau when he signs his next contract with the Avs in 3 more years.

And, let's see what Duchene does with a new coach/system. He is a former PPG player, and was just 11th in 5v5 scoring among Cs, while being top 5 in FO%.

 

[PAZ]

So from what I got from this thread the Avs are a budget team and chase all their young star players out of town. Not to mention that the Avs would take this and run, even though they wouldn't even be able to sign Gaudreau at his asking price for another year because they're so close to the cap.

I'm excited what I'll learn next!

 

[Muffin]

There's not a single thing Duchene does better than Gaudreau

Defensive abilities? Faceoffs? Skating? Duchene plays the more important position. Comparing Duchene to Gaudreau is like comparing Toews to Kane. Not saying Duchene is Toews, but Gaudreau isn't Kane either.

 

[Jayevs]

The only line mate Duchene has ever had who was comparable to Monahan is O'Reilly. When Duchene was on a line with O'Reilly he was a ppg player. I don't agree that Gudreau has a lot more value than Duchene especially at 8million.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

The only line mate Duchene has ever had who was comparable to Monahan is O'Reilly. When Duchene was on a line with O'Reilly he was a ppg player. I don't agree that Gudreau has a lot more value than Duchene especially at 8million.

Duchene was also near PPG with Parenteau (43 pts in 47 games), who is significantly worse than Monahan.

He was near PPG over a short period with Fleischmann (21 pts in 22 games), until Fleischmann's lungs tried to kill him. Fleischmann's career high is 61 pts, with only one other season over 50 pts. Monahan is definitely better than Fleischmann.