Me, nah. Sweeney.....In a heartbeat.
- dothedougie

Not sure how true this holds... but word is Sweeney is kicking the tires on Landy. Pls send Carlo+ and we will give you the courtesy of a reach around!

Their record might have something to do with Bourque and Tyutin on the top unit and McLoed on the ice. That, and being a puck possession tire fire. There are so many little problems with the Avs, I don't even know where to start. You have the star power up front, a pair of excellent defencemen in Barrie and Johnson, and a pair of good goalies. But no depth anywhere and no concept of how to NHL hockey in 2017.

Not sure how true this holds... but word is Sweeney is kicking the tires on Landy. Pls send Carlo+ and we will give you the courtesy of a reach around!
- LlamaLord

You can have Chara and like it.

I think they go with 8 skaters due to Beauchemin's contract (no one is going to take him with another year at $4.5m) and protect:

Duchene, Landeskog, MacKinnon, Rantanan*
Johnson, Beauchemin, Barrie, Zadurov
Pickard

*I'm not sure if Rantanan has to be protected...do his games last year count as a season? If he doesn't, sign Grigorenko to a $1m or so contract and protect him. He's a decent 3rd line center for that money. Same question applies to Bigras...if they bring him up this year, does he become draft-eligible?

Sign Wiercioch to a 2 year, $1m per year deal and expose him as the required defenseman. He's good enough at that money to keep if not selected.

Trade Soderberg at the deadline for the best pick/prospect Colorado can get. Trade anyone else we're not protecting at the deadline for the best pick/prospect Colorado can get, as long as they retain the two required forwards for the draft (without new contracts, that is only Soderberg, Comeau, Colborne and McLeod). Perhaps re-sign Rene Bourque to a 1 year $1m deal and expose him if necessary...he's been good enough at that amount of money to keep next year if they had to...but he's also been good enough to trade at the deadline for a 4th or 5th round pick too.

Expose Varlamov. He probably won't be selected, but even if he is there should be 2-3 decent short-term options (Bishop, Miller) for next year. I doubt he'll be selected over Howard/Mrazek or Fleury/Murray though.

I'm glad I'm not in the GM business for real. Signing/trading/exposing players like this seems like a dirty business when you realize these are people's lives you're messing with.
- Puckenstuff

2 years pro hockey. Whether it's AHL or NHL. If he played in the AHL last year, then he would need to be protected, if they chose to.

2 years pro hockey. Whether it's AHL or NHL. If he played in the AHL last year, then he would need to be protected, if they chose to.
- Isleshockeyman

that is incorrect my friend, his ELC slide last year, hes exempt from the draft

Their record might have something to do with Bourque and Tyutin on the top unit and McLoed on the ice. That, and being a puck possession tire fire. There are so many little problems with the Avs, I don't even know where to start. You have the star power up front, a pair of excellent defencemen in Barrie and Johnson, and a pair of good goalies. But no depth anywhere and no concept of how to NHL hockey in 2017.
- Rexypoo

oh thank you professor, glad you were able to stop by and give us your analysis of the current team like we had no idea.

Your wisdom is a credit to this thread

that is incorrect my friend, his ELC slide last year, hes exempt from the draft
- DDM-Coga

So he didn't play the whole season last year? That's why I put 2 years pro. Didn't know where he stood. I stand corrected, good sir. My apologies.

oh thank you professor, glad you were able to stop by and give us your analysis of the current team like we had no idea.

Your wisdom is a credit to this thread
- DDM-Coga

His post coming from a .500 team. Don't you love when other teams come in and tell you what's wrong with your team? Especially when they may see 2 or 3 games a season. By the way, as an Islanders fan, let me tell you what's wrong with your team.......

His post coming from a .500 team. Don't you love when other teams come in and tell you what's wrong with your team? Especially when they may see 2 or 3 games a season. By the way, as an Islanders fan, let me tell you what's wrong with your team.......
- Isleshockeyman

exactly, the Jets are just a well oiled machine and dominating the West after being heralded as one of the best prospect pools in all of hockey for years.

Avs get Nieto. Nice.

Avs get Nieto. Nice.
- dothedougie

Are Avs Back?

my column

Are Avs Back?

my column
- DDM-Coga

Now that you have Nieto, you can trade Grigs right?

Now that you have Nieto, you can trade Grigs right?
- dothedougie

Mikko, Nieto, and soon to be Nico

Now that you have Nieto, you can trade Grigs right?
- dothedougie

You can have Soderberg anytime

exactly, the Jets are just a well oiled machine and dominating the West after being heralded as one of the best prospect pools in all of hockey for years.
- DDM-Coga

Some guys just crack me up. I just had one of our regulars in the Isles thread say that Snow has put together a better roster than most teams in the league. I want to know what he's smoking so I can get some. You guys a least have a lot of promising talent in the pipeline. We have 4 or 5 guys to look forward to.

You can have Soderberg anytime
- Brzlnut

At 1/2 salary. sold. You can have K. Miller