Waived: John Mitchell (clears)

[Vitto79]

somehow cleared

1.8 fir an average 4th liner . He's been in the minors before .

 

[Taak19]

I don't know what you're watching that tells you that...

He's had a negative impact on the PP, he's been nowhere near effective enough at 5v5 to suggest that he belongs up there. Bourque's only redeeming quality is that he doesn't take penalties like Comeau does.

Bourque is just fine as a 4th liner, but he absolutely does not deserve to be on the top pp unit getting the ice time he does there. He isn't an offensive catalyst. The further we get from preseason, the worse he looks. Again, capable 12/13th forward. Not a guy that deserves to see the PP time he is. Keep him as the 12/13th forward and he's not a liability there. One more upside to him, he's not Cliche.

Better as in he actually forechecks and backchecks harder than most of the Avalanche forwards. His stick is usually disrupting passes for the other team.

He hasn't been scoring but who has?

 

[Avsblitzkrieg]

With him not clearing does that out a wrench in clearing up the cap space. It definitely screws up the relationship between team and player.

 

[Blueshirts 94]

It's official.

 

[strictlyrandy]

Interesting. Especially if he stays with the team. He's now more valuable in a trade imo now that his cap hit is reduced no?

 

[falconski]

Interesting. Especially if he stays with the team. He's now more valuable in a trade imo now that his cap hit is reduced no?

cap hit doesn't change, but he can now be sent to the minors (then the cap hit will be lower)

 

[Mikos87]

Mitchel for Burmistrov?

 

[CB Joe]

Mitchel for Burmistrov?

Doesn't help the Avs much at all clearing cap space.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Fifth best forward on the aves at worst. 29 other teams don't want him for free. And people aren't expecting the aves to pick first overall?