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

[MMC]

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[BKarchitect]

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.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Wild to see such a long contract for a bottom sixer, but good for him- he obviously likes it in Colorado, having been there since college.

Fun fact: if he plays an average of 80 games a year and remains with the Avs for the life of his new deal, he could finish as high as 3rd all-time in franchise GP (though probably closer to 5th since MacKinnon, Rantanen and Landeskog are active too). That also means he'd knock COL/QUE all-time great Cody McLeod out of the top ten which will be a sad day for everyone.

 

[MMC]

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[Pierce Hawthorne]

Wow, so happy with this deal. He is an incredible bottom 6 forward, and somehow still getting better every year it seems like.


A few of us on the Avs board had hopes of giving him the Miles Wood contract but fully expected him to sign for more money elsewhere.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

This was most unexpected news.

Great deal for the Avs.

 

[Gurglesons]

Avs in the Tampa "extend our bottom six role players for six years "to save cap"" era?

 

[Zeeker]

Avs in the Tampa "extend our bottom six role players for six years "to save cap"" era?

Tampa does this too? I thought it was an Islanders specialty

 

[The Merchant]

Doesn't get much better than LOC as it pertains to bottom-6 guys. Happy to see him stick around.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I like it.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Avs in the Tampa "extend our bottom six role players for six years "to save cap"" era?

Never understood why teams didn't do this before



Doesn't this guy have some serious wheels ?

 

[piqued]

The Pierre Engvall special.

 

[Gurglesons]

Never understood why teams didn't do this before



Doesn't this guy have some serious wheels ?

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.

 

[Armourboy]

The Pierre Engvall special.

I was going to go with Calle Jarnkrok. Basically signed the same type of deal in Nashville.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Absolutely wild to sign a 28 year old bottom-six guy to a six year deal. AAV is perfectly fine and it'll be a drop in the bucket relative to the cap ceiling by the time it's up but I just don't think there's a 28 year old bottom-sixer I would want signed for six years.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

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.

LOC is not even remotely part of that "interchangeable" grouping.

 

[MMC]

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[BrickNHL]

Good deal for him and especially the Aves. Guy is a baller and I’m so happy he’s staying

 

[Gurglesons]

LOC is not even remotely part of that "interchangeable" grouping.

Let's see how we feel about LOC in 2-3 years.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Great deal for the Avs.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Avs doctors better be right. Otherwise, fantastic value

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Avs in the Tampa "extend our bottom six role players for six years "to save cap"" era?

Not just tampa. Nashville started this with sissions I believe.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Love this deal as an Avs fan. Most expected him to be a cap casualty. Everything you could want from a bottom 6er and more.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Let's see how we feel about LOC in 2-3 years.

Should still be better than most players you can get a 2.5M as a UFA in 3 years.

 

[nightonthesun]

Guy is a machine with clutch tendencies - we missed him a lot in the playoffs. Very happy with the deal