Foppa Frossa
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We definitely need to add some elite talent up front. This team would be so so boned if Mack goes down with an injury.
We definitely need to add some elite talent up front. This team would be so so boned if Mack goes down with an injury.
Keep in mind McGinn was a salary dump. That is a benefit that needs to be factored into the trade.
McGinn was a throw in cap dump , and if u look at O'Reilly he's been good for them but they are still paying 7.5 mil for him and are bottom feeders .
And this is supposed to be for Royislegend , haha
I just always assumed it was a salary dump, that's not an implication that his contract was some sort of albatross, however. Given what he had produced prior to the signing it was relatively good value. But the injuries, IIRC, were starting to pile up, and he has a chronic back issue which amazingly, hasn't led to a premature retirement. I think the Avs also recognized that he was never going to hit the scoring heights he had on two separate occasions with the club. That I admit is speculation on my part, nothing more.
So no, they didn't need to absolutely clear the salary but I don't think Buffalo cared much about getting him in return. Given that his stay in Buffalo was brief, I don't think I'm out of line in thinking that.
I just don't buy that he was some vital component to the trade.
This is how I remember it as wellI just always assumed it was a salary dump, that's not an implication that his contract was some sort of albatross, however. Given what he had produced prior to the signing it was relatively good value. But the injuries, IIRC, were starting to pile up, and he has a chronic back issue which amazingly, hasn't led to a premature retirement. I think the Avs also recognized that he was never going to hit the scoring heights he had on two separate occasions with the club. That I admit is speculation on my part, nothing more.
So no, they didn't need to absolutely clear the salary but I don't think Buffalo cared much about getting him in return. Given that his stay in Buffalo was brief, I don't think I'm out of line in thinking that.
I just don't buy that he was some vital component to the trade.
We definitely need to add some elite talent up front. This team would be so so boned if Mack goes down with an injury.
His value at the time of the trade was a 5th rounder if that.
As for his defense, I always thought he was an extremely poor defender, but that's just my .02$.
Not sure I can agree there, McGinn was seen as a really solid middle 6 winger with a potential 20+ goal resume, a fair amount of grit and not a trainwreck defensively. Had we traded him by himself a 2nd round pick (albeit low) is about where he should have fallen. Buffalo would have gotten that if not for such a mediocre deadline that year, forcing their hand.
So, what I’m getting is:
You have a superstar, young 1C.
Your cap situation is pretty much optimal.
Your core is young and still growing.
You seem to have stolen an absolute stud in Girard.
You have a boatload of future draft picks.
Your prospect pool is very strong and diverse and has great depth on top of considerable talent (Jost, Makar, Meloche, Timmins, off the top of my head).
And you have a winning record and are currently developing a very hot streak following the trading of one of your top players, while playing exciting hockey.
That’s it, where do I sign up to be an Avalanche fan.
We definitely need to add some elite talent up front. This team would be so so boned if Mack goes down with an injury.
Come on now, he has 20 points in 22 games. He's second on the team to Girard in possession.Rantanen looks like he's facing a sophomore slump this year. The numbers are there, but he has way more bobbles and bad defensive plays than he did last year it feels like. Probably just adjusting to being relied on more.
IMO Joe’s biggest mistake was in hiring Roy, he seems to be righting the ship and making more right than wrong moves since that debacle. There was obviously some philisophical differences in their approaches and it would have been nice for them to have ironed those out on the golf course before hand