Rumor: Sakic says Duchene offers aren't good and he may stay with Avalanche

[GTislanders]

So Harmonic + 1st + prospect isn't enough to get Duchene ???

Man...

Dal colle is a top prospect. Dont let the colorado scout professionals on hfboards fool you. No team is matching or exceeding that offer. And its not like sakic wasnt still considering it, bc elliot friedman went on nhl network around 6 and said the deal could possibly hinge on who goes 4th. This is really just a circus now and maybe its best if the isles walk away.

 

[vwg*]

Poile doesn't need to do anything here. They came close to a Cup and almost everyone is locked in. Sakic wants one of the top 4 which is extra hilarious.

I just don't understand his stubbornness. I mean unless the offers are truly that bad. But Duchene has been on the market for so long, I find it hard to believe he hasn't been offered something remotely fair.

 

[Weast]

I actually want Duchene to stay. With that being said, Sakic has completely ****ed up this entire situation

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Nothing surprising here. Sakic is asking for a star player return for Duchene who just had an awful season. Either Sakic gets real or no deal is happening.

 

[Jester9881]

I can't imagine over the last year there hasn't been an acceptable deal on the table between all the team involved. What the heck is Sakic doing?

 

[ohmyjlord]

I can't imagine over the last year there hasn't been an acceptable deal on the table between all the team involved. What the heck is Sakic doing?

Asking for three moons he'll never get, that's what.

 

[LaF16]

I dont think Sakic even knows HOW to trade

 

[Lustaf]

I said it earlier on the Pens board, Duchene will start the season in Colorado.

Sakic doesn't have the balls to pull the trigger.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

I dont think Sakic even knows HOW to trade

The Avs would be a better team if Sakic wouldn't have made a single trade, so yes he definitely does not know how to trade

 

[McMetal]

Fine. We'll keep our top six center and you can keep your middle pairing cap dumps and busts.

 

[cgf]

They're not good because his ask is too high and Duchene hasn't been producing

He scored 30 goals the previous season and was producing just fine until around new years this past year.

 

[Dipietro39]

Fine. We'll keep our top six center and you can keep your middle pairing cap dumps and busts.

Hamonic would be your 2nd or 3rd D. He is in on one of the best contracts. Hardly a cap dump.

MDC is 21. Hardly a bust.

First round pick in 2018 is great value.

You are as delusional as your GM.

 

[cgf]

If Bednar can repair the relationships with Duchene & Soderberg after the past 12 months; while making the team less inept on the ice...he'll deserve the adams.

 

[seabass45]

Fine. We'll keep our top six center and you can keep your middle pairing cap dumps and busts.

Is that you Joe?

 

[vwg*]

Fine. We'll keep our top six center and you can keep your middle pairing cap dumps and busts.

Keep the last place finishes, I'm sure it doesn't bother any GM... including Sakic if this season is any indication

 

[cgf]

You announce this after the night is over and no trade is made.. hes trying to get more out of Poile. But Poile is too savvy for that, he's now taking to the Oil.

I just want the Preds to trade the pick for a center... Duchene or rnh are both fine with me

Doubt Sakic would even want the Preds pick for Duchene. Based on what Joe's lookin for from other teams, I'd guess he'd want Fiala, Fabbro & Kamenev for Duchene (retained) with no picks attached.

 

[vwg*]

If Bednar can repair the relationships with Duchene & Soderberg after the past 12 months; while making the team less inept on the ice...he'll deserve the adams.

Bednar is a good coach. Unfortunate he'll take the fall for one of worst GMs in the last few decades, just because that GM was a HoF player.

 

[periferal]

Are you telling me that in the past year Sakic didn't speak with most every GM multiple times, and of all the offers he must've had no deal was fair?

I mean Sakic is acting like he's holding on to McDavid.

 

[Roboturner913]

The offers aren't great because he sucked last year, Joe.

 

[Avs44]

Bednar is a good coach. Unfortunate he'll take the fall for one of worst GMs in the last few decades, just because that GM was a HoF player.

He is absolutely not a good coach. Good coaches don't take an 80+ point roster under Roy to a 48 point roster. The Avs had practically zero major roster changes last year, so there was no difference between Roy's Avs and Bednar's Avs. Bednar is a complete amateur.


Suits Sakic well I suppose.

 

[CodeE]

Fine. We'll keep our top six center and you can keep your middle pairing cap dumps and busts.

"Fine. We'll make absolutely no changes to our 22-56-4 Avalanche squad except buying out Beauch but still have the unwavering arrogance to crap on everyone else's players"

 

[Prairie Habs]

He's going to have to trade him soon, I doubt Sakic wants to re-sign him at 14M a year. Or does he only get McDavid value in a trade but not McDavid value contracts?

 

[cgf]

I just don't understand his stubbornness. I mean unless the offers are truly that bad. But Duchene has been on the market for so long, I find it hard to believe he hasn't been offered something remotely fair.

He was made good offers from Ottawa last summer that sens fans would lose their minds over if made today. Joe just hesitated and now he doesn't wanna make a move unless he can get an offer like the one he already blinked on.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I feel bad for Duchene
The guy clearly wants to get out

 

[SI90]

Schenn got 2 first I don't blame him lol

Same thing with Snow and Hamonic