Confirmed with Link: Ross Colton Traded To Avs for #37 OA Pick In 2023 Draft, signs 4-year x $4M deal

[Metallo]

I do believe that Sakic and Klip go way back though - like training camp in the early 90's...

Wade Klippenstein Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics and Records of Wade Klippenstein, a hockey player and coach from Boissevain, MAN born May 9 1970 who was active from 1989 to 1996.

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Wade Klippenstein​

Left Wing -- shoots L
Born May 9 1970 -- Boissevain, MAN
[53 yrs. ago]
Height 6.03 -- Weight 219 [191 cm/99 kg]
Drafted by Quebec Nordiques
- round 12 #232 overall 1990 NHL Entry Draft

It's pronounced "Klippensteen" not "Klippenstein".

 

[AllAboutAvs]

The best way to fix their drafting issues is this:

Sakic: "Find out the best drafting teams and figure out which players they are very high on. Then include those players high on our list. Got it? Now go. The meeting is over.".

 

[Foppa2118]

If he needs to be knocked out for that the whole coaching staff of both teams should be ahead of him in line for knockouts.

That's fair, but for different reasons. Allowing it to get to that point, etc.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I'm pretty sure that's what they did when they brought in Klip though. He was with Brandon of the WHL when he was hired in 2016.

The Avs atrocious drafting outside (and sometimes inside) the 1st round happened under the watch of Alan Hepple as Director of Amateur Scouting (2015 to 2021). Personally, I believe that Avs management started relying on Klip and his opinion for players like Makar and Byram and started trusting him more which led to Hepple's release.

I believe it's still too early to suggest that the Avs drafting has or hasn't improved under his watch up to this point.

So the current guy gets credit for Makar. But the guy who's gone gets the blame for everyone else who was a bust. I like it.

 

[Foppa2118]

I'm pretty sure that's what they did when they brought in Klip though. He was with Brandon of the WHL when he was hired in 2016.

The Avs atrocious drafting outside (and sometimes inside) the 1st round happened under the watch of Alan Hepple as Director of Amateur Scouting (2015 to 2021). Personally, I believe that Avs management started relying on Klip and his opinion for players like Makar and Byram and started trusting him more which led to Hepple's release.

I believe it's still too early to suggest that the Avs drafting has or hasn't improved under his watch up to this point.

Klip wasn't just with Brandon either. He was their Director Of Scouting. And he was the AGM and Director of Player Personnel with Prince Geroge before that.

I would bet they had plans of promoting Klip when they bought him in. I think they were just waiting for the right time to give Hepple a shot and see how Klip was fitting in.

I wouldn't be surprised if they have similar plans in mind for Scott Harris down the road too if they need to shake things up again. They brought him in last off season.

He's relatively young still at 36, but he was the Director of Amateur Scouting for three years with the Devils. He was there to pick Dawson Mercer who was a pretty good pick at #18.

He's listed as Director of Amateur Scouting Operations with the Avs, while Klip is the Director of Amatuer Scouting.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I'm probably a dick for thinking this, but I kinda just wish someone would skate up to him and knock him the F out for his hubris. Not really a teammate I would ever want to stick up for after watching that.

You know there's at least a couple of his teammates in that skirmish that don't like fighting either, but got jumped and had to defend themselves while he's screwing around.

He just skated to a safe area to make fun of everyone else who got caught up in it, and left his teammates outnumbered. All you gotta do is find someone else who clearly doesn't want to fight either and hug him. You don't gotta fight, but don't just leave your teammates outnumbered.

I like you

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Film And Analysis: Why Ross Colton Will Be The New Swiss Army Knife For The Avalanche (+)

While Ryan Johansen is likely the most important addition the Colorado Avalanche made this summer, Ross Colton might be the one who ends up making the biggest impact. With the loss of J.T. Compher to free agency, Jared Bednar will be looking for a new Swiss army knife up front who he can move...

coloradohockeynow.com

 

[Balthazar]

On pace for 20pts in 82 games.

 

[Murzu]

On pace for 20pts in 82 games.

You enjoy chaos, do you?

 

[Perratrooper]

On pace for 20pts in 82 games.

That’s a pace of 21 points less than Newhook and Gulyayev is staying in Russia till he’s 46. Lost the trade, fire Bednar

 

[The Kingslayer]

You enjoy chaos, do you?

He needs to do alot more for sure.

 

[GeoRox89]

It’s depressing that so far this season Comphers contract looks better. Hope he picks it up soon

 

[Chiarelli]

It’s depressing that so far this season Comphers contract looks better. Hope he picks it up soon

not really comparable. JTC is on a scoring line and Colton is being asked to shut teams down. Colton does need to start producing more tho.

 

[GeoRox89]

not really comparable. JTC is on a scoring line and Colton is being asked to shut teams down. Colton does need to start producing more tho.

Was actually more thinking JTC at that contract in the role he always played here seems to have better value (so far) than a 20 pt Colton. Colton needs to play at a 35-40 pt pace to be worth the money

 

[Frobbo]

I remember thinking while watching the 22 finals that Colton was never going to score on Colorado. The announcers seemed to like Colton and Cirelli ad nauseum but what I saw was two offensively challenged players. Colton moreso than Cirelli but...

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Only MacKinnon has a higher ixG than Colton. I do think he needs to be a lot better but he’s getting chances.

That line looked better with Drouin on it.

 

[McMetal]

Not worried yet. It's 10% of the way into the regular season, so far he's been cold offensively but he's doing all the right things on the other side of the puck so he gets a pass for now.

 

[S E P H]

Great player, but so far it looks like he can't keep up in the system. He's not a very good skater so he's always behind the play even if Bednar's system is very advanced and takes time to get used to.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Great player, but so far it looks like he can't keep up in the system. He's not a very good skater so he's always behind the play even if Bednar's system is very advanced and takes time to get used to.

I wonder if him being at C full time might have something to do with his slow start. If the avs could afford to move him to wing we might get the best out of him I dunno. I like his work ethic but at some point you have to put up some numbers.

 

[Foppa2118]

Colton is 2nd on the team (behind MacKinnon) in 5v5 Expected Goal For (xGF).

 

[Foppa2118]

Anybody notice Colton has been getting the Naz treatment from the linesman? He gets kicked out of almost every faceoff.

 

[Balthazar]

Now a 3rd line wing, underwhelming, 4M cap hit, full NTC this year.

What do we do with him?

 

[missionAvs]

Now a 3rd line wing, underwhelming, 4M cap hit, full NTC this year.

What do we do with him?

Brother you completely yanked my chain and I thought we had traded Rosco. Well played.

 

[Vaslof]

Now a 3rd line wing, underwhelming, 4M cap hit, full NTC this year.

What do we do with him?

Bench him when Nuke is back, I guess. Then ask if he wants to be traded.

 

[Avs9296]

That was a nasty bump.

Even Nuke would be proud of that bump.