What are your thoughts on the Rantanen trade?

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

For the Avs current front office it's a fact and they will regret it. But the Question is "Would you have traded Mikko Rantanen?".
How can anyone answer "He priced himself out" not knowing what was Rantanen's number?

If Mikko was willing to home town discount of 7m and the Avs wouldn't go past 6.9420m. He priced himself out.

If he's asking for 14 and the Avs weren't willing to go beyond 12. He priced himself out.

Or anything in between. We know the Avs traded him for cap reasons. So he did price himself out.

We don't need to know the exact number to know it was more than the Avs wanted to pay and therefore he priced himself out.

 

[BleedWell]

If Mikko was willing to home town discount of 7m and the Avs wouldn't go past 6.9420m. He priced himself out.

If he's asking for 14 and the Avs weren't willing to go beyond 12. He priced himself out.

Or anything in between. We know the Avs traded him for cap reasons. So he did price himself out.

We don't need to know the exact number to know it was more than the Avs wanted to pay and therefore he priced himself out.

You don't get it.

Question was would YOU(not the Avs) have traded Rantanen but YOU don't know Rantanen's asking price therefore YOU can't say he priced himself out.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

You don't get it.

Question was would YOU(not the Avs) have traded Rantanen but YOU don't know Rantanen's asking price therefore YOU can't say he priced himself out.

But if WE don’t know the price, then how can WE say whether we would’ve accepted or if WE thought he priced himself out?

Do YOU get it?

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

You don't get it.

Question was would YOU(not the Avs) have traded Rantanen but YOU don't know Rantanen's asking price therefore YOU can't say he priced himself out.

You don't get it. I am the Avs.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I definitely don't get it

 

[smakki]

Just as said up there NO ONE here knows the facts. Only Avalanche and Mikko's team know.

Like what if he was offered 11m tops? Yes, propably not, but NO ONE HERE knows.

Safe to say from Nathan's and Bednar's interviews Rantanen had also some other qualities than being the elite player that he is.

 

[forsbergavs32]

You don't get it. I am the Avs.

Speaking of which, we are we finally getting NOTENOUGHMITTSTHINGS?

 

[BleedWell]

Great poll.
No one gets it.

 

[MonsterMack]

Great poll.
No one gets it.

Well, you clearly don't.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Speaking of which, we are we finally getting NOTENOUGHMITTSTHINGS?

If Mitts can turn his season around and show a game scorecard impact of a marginal middle 6C I'll consider it.

Right now Mitts has less on ice impact than @Frenchy. Who neither watches the games nor even makes the game thread a live thread.

 

[wayninja]

I don't really have any opinion on it. Completely neutral.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I don't really have any opinion on it. Completely neutral.

How is this possible sir

 

[wayninja]

How is this possible sir

Lobotomy

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Lobotomy

Would you recommend?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Hard to say. I think they did well value wise honestly.

But would I have traded him? Hard to say until we see what he ultimately signs for.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Lobotomy

Sorry to hear. DM me your address I'll send you your complementary Canucks jersey.

 

[wayninja]

Sorry to hear. DM me your address I'll send you your complementary Canucks jersey.

They gave me a bunch with the surgery

 

[twostroke2023]

I think the Avs are going to have to change their system to a better team defence as they’re likely not going to have a chance to outscore their issues anymore (that was apparent before the trade to be fair).

I also think we need more net front guys so we can get more greasy goals.

As far as the trade goes it was good for being in a bad situation. Risking losing him for nothing wasn’t an option and the team needed a shakeup. Was it the right call? Ask me after the trade deadline

 

[Frenchy]

If Mitts can turn his season around and show a game scorecard impact of a marginal middle 6C I'll consider it.

Right now Mitts has less on ice impact than @Frenchy. Who neither watches the games nor even makes the game thread a live thread.

LMAO

 

[Bonzai12]

I also think we need more net front guys so we can get more greasy goals.

IMO I think this is the most glaring need on the roster. They probably need another defenseman but Val is the only guy left that will stand in front of the net and knock in some deflections/rebounds

 

[a mangy Meowth]

LMAO

You got called out lol

 

[Frenchy]

You got called out lol

i know ! i didnt even remember the last comment i made on here . When i saw the alert i thought: oh someone quoted me .

.... it was disappointing when i saw the reason of the alert

 

[a mangy Meowth]

i know ! i didnt even remember the last comment i made on here . When i saw the alert i thought: oh someone quoted me .

.... it was disappointing when i saw the reason of the alert

It's out of love

 

[ABasin]

I didn't fill out the poll, because it didn't have an option that fit my view.

I think it's very hard for a team to have ~40-45% of its salary cap spent on 3 players (even if those players deserve the money), and still ice a deep cup-competitive team. And while Rantanen is a terrific player, he is also the worst of those 3 players.

 

[wayninja]

A team filled with pretty good players pretty much always goes further than a team with a few great players and the rest plugs. That's it. That's my analysis.