If the Hawks could retain $2.5m, I would love to have him on the Avalanche.
He’d slot in on the second pairing and with Makar as the #1 RHD, he wouldn’t need to be “the guy” and could just be a big, minute munching, two-way beast.
I also think Denver is one of the few places he would waive that NMC for. Born in Denver, his dad is Assistant GM for the Nuggets, and it’s a good team.
...who'd the Avs pair him with??...Girard??...not a lot of defensive acumen there, imo...Avs would have interest. Without any clear Mittlestadt upgrade he should probably be the Avs #1 target.
Would need at least 2M retained, and send some money over (depending on retention amount), but there's probably a deal to be made there.
Avs will take a guy like Kurashev too as part of the package.