Seravalli: Kevin Hayes market heating up; COL/CAR/MIN interested, PHI open to salary retention

[BKarchitect]

What if we don’t want all 4 playoff runs with him? I’m fine with one or two tops….

 

[SnS]

But…..it says they’re willing to retain…..

If you don’t think we can’t convince them to up it to 50% for a good offer I feel you overestimate Hextall.

Not Hextall. Fletcher.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Yeah, I doubt he would be available. Calgary would be stupid to trade that guy

Calgary do something stupid? That’s unpossible!

Not Hextall. Fletcher.

Sorry brain fart. Either way overestimating his tactics.

 

[Aqualung]

Gotta be Carolina with the eastern conference shake up. If not Hayes, I certainly think Carolina has the assets to get something major done.

 

[dirtydanglez]

stylistically not a great fit for the avs but he does fill a need

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yeah, I doubt he would be available. Calgary would be stupid to trade that guy

Well, they might be stupid. Friedman and Co mentioned him today if Calgary pulls the plug on this year.

 

[JoemAvs]

But…..it says they’re willing to retain…..

If you don’t think we can’t convince them to up it to 50% for a good offer I feel you overestimate Hextall.

Hayes beyond ugly contract has 3 more years left after this one. Teams don't like to retain that much money usually. Not to mention that I wouldn't want him around for that long either.

And I honestly probably wouldn't do it for Hayes @50 % most likely anyways. That dude is just not that good and the Avs certainly shouldn't be desperate to waste even 3.6m for the next 3 years on this dude.

There is no team in the West that looks scary to a healthy (big questionmark that will depend how far the team will go this year) Avs team right now IMO.
The Avs are far better off keeping their powder dry and using those assets to replace the guys we will lose in the offseason (probably JTC and one of Girard/Toews atleast) due to cap issues. There are no quality #2 Cs available right now and quite frankly the Avs most likely don't need one anyways. We need our guys to get healthy. If that happens we are easily good enough already to get back to the Stanley Cup Finals so there is no incentive to overpay for stuff we might regret down the line. The West is weak and it does not look like that will change anytime soon. No reason to force anything for a rather young team that is already the best team in the West and could continue to be that for the next 2-3 years atleast if our front office plays their cards right.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

With all due respect, you're wildly overrating Kevin Hayes... even with retention there's no way he's worth anything near that.

At 50% retention he's absolutely worth a bunch.


The 50% retention alone is approaching 2 1st round picks of value.

Then factor in Hayes value himself at $3.5M in cap and yes he absolutely would fetch 2 1sts + Newhook as a base of a deal.

 

[Alex Jones]

Have the Avs ever been scooped on a move? As soon as their name gets mentioned i know it's not happening.

 

[Curufinwe]

What if we don’t want all 4 playoff runs with him? I’m fine with one or two tops….

You could buy him out with a year or two left.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

At 50% retention he's absolutely worth a bunch.


The 50% retention alone is approaching 2 1st round picks of value.

Then factor in Hayes value himself at $3.5M in cap and yes he absolutely would fetch 2 1sts + Newhook as a base of a deal.

I wouldn't pay that much. Hayes is already overpaid so why should we give up 2 firsts. It should be 25% retained just to start a conversation. A first for the other 25% retained and then newhook for Hayes. Hayes isn't helping anyone's rebuild.

 

[Ncit3]

Have the Avs ever been scooped on a move? As soon as their name gets mentioned i know it's not happening.

Value shoppers. They wait for the right move. Not the flashy move.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Calgary do something stupid? That’s unpossible!


Sorry brain fart. Either way overestimating his tactics.

Lmao you’re right.

Well, they might be stupid. Friedman and Co mentioned him today if Calgary pulls the plug on this year.

Did he? That would be so stupid from Calgary because it also keep them away from rebounding next year with a terrible C depth

 

[MadeUpName]

Gotta be Carolina with the eastern conference shake up. If not Hayes, I certainly think Carolina has the assets to get something major done.

Hopefully they do something. Because they just used 30% of their Cap to add Puljujarvi

 

[SnS]

I wish they’d retain 50% on him.

 

[Djp]

Frank has suggested the Flyers are open to retaining 25-30% of Hayes' salary.

At $4-5m AAV, he'd be an attractive piece for teams. You'd get 4 playoff runs with him at a nice cap hit.

Avalanche, Hurricanes, and Wild mentioned as being interested, but I'd imagine a few more teams are poking around, too.

ive said it before….

you get him down to $4.5M or so you get him at a more reasonable cap for him. Nobody is taking him at full cap.

 

[AslanRH]

There is some desperation offers coming from fan bases as we close on the deadline.
Thankfully my team's front office tends not to panic buy.

 

[Amorgus]

I wish they'd trade for 50% of him. You could split him lengthwise.

 

[sxvnert]

My money is on Carolina.

 

[Rich Nixon]

As much as I'd love Newhook and a shower of 1sts, I feel like anyone making those offers has never watched Kevin Hayes play a game of hockey.

 

[Ceremony]

As much as I'd love Newhook and a shower of 1sts, I feel like anyone making those offers has never watched Kevin Hayes play a game of hockey.

Boy are you in for a rude awakening if Newhook is involved for Hayes.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

As much as I'd love Newhook and a shower of 1sts, I feel like anyone making those offers has never watched Kevin Hayes play a game of hockey.

Pffft. He has 48 points. No one cares how he plays

 

[Rich Nixon]

Boy are you in for a rude awakening if Newhook is involved for Hayes.

I'm immune to such things, aware of Newhook's struggles, and stand by what I said.

 

[Golden Gophers 4649]

Wild would need serious help with that cap hit but it would be nice to see how good they can be with a true center instead of wings playing center. JEE and Koivu are literally the only centers the franchise has ever had. Its a miracle how good they've been over the years with such limited center depth.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Would be a killer fit for Minnesota