Pre-Game Talk: Week of 4 Games b4 4 Nations: Sun vs PHI, Tue @ VAN, Thr @ CAL, Fri @ EDM

[missionAvs]

Man what a hit. I still miss Big Z for these moments. Maybe we circle back on him. He's only 26 after all!

 

[Pokecheque]

Man I loved it when he flattened someone. At least when he wore an Avs sweater and did that, not so much when he was in Buffalo.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Man what a hit. I still miss Big Z for these moments. Maybe we circle back on him. He's only 26 after all!

I’d take him back but only if we put him on the 3rd pair and not top 4. He’d be a much better option for 3rd pair than what we have right now

 

[CobraAcesS]

I’d take him back but only if we put him on the 3rd pair and not top 4. He’d be a much better option for 3rd pair than what we have right now

Way too expensive

 

[myperbixhurts]

Way too expensive

Yup. I think it would be better to upgrade on Manson, and move Josh down to 3rd pair

 

[The Kingslayer]

Yup. I think it would be better to upgrade on Manson, and move Josh down to 3rd pair

Avs have too much crap on D. They legit need to get rid of Manson, Malinski and De Haan. I suppose you can have De Haan as the 7th and be ok...maybe bit this defense is going to get killed in the post season unless Makar and Toews play 40 minutes.

 

[myperbixhurts]

Avs have too much crap on D. They legit need to get rid of Manson, Malinski and De Haan. I suppose you can have De Haan as the 7th and be ok...maybe bit this defense is going to get killed in the post season unless Makar and Toews play 40 minutes.

Manson is on and off. He can have really good games, and really bad ones. I won’t mind an upgrade there, or move him down to 3rd pair. Maybe with less responsibility on the 3rd pair he’d do well and be more consistent

 

[Avsfan1921]

Avs have too much crap on D. They legit need to get rid of Manson, Malinski and De Haan. I suppose you can have De Haan as the 7th and be ok...maybe bit this defense is going to get killed in the post season unless Makar and Toews play 40 minutes.

The thing with Manson is that his lows are that of a third pairing defender but his highs are much better than a third pairing defender. So in saying that, I like the idea of him on the third pairing if we can find a cap compliant way of keeping him while upgrading the second pairing. If he needs to be moved to be upgraded, so be it, but we still need a third pairing upgrade in that case. Manson on the third pair while filling in higher during injuries is a very nice luxury.