Confirmed with Link: Soderberg to Avs - 5yrs @ 4.75AAV

[R S]

He absolutely isn't NHL-ready. This is coming from someone who's a huu-uuge fan of his, but also someone who's seen him throughout last season. I really hope Avs draft him, for some seriously short-sighted reasons (a Finn in Avs finally...) but no way in hell is he ready for NHL yet. He might be the best Finnish forward prospect in some time, but no way in hell is he ready for the NHL in October.

Rantanen is not a solution to anything for 2015-16. Nevertheless, PICK HIM

He's far more NHL ready than anyone else we'll draft at 10, aside from Crouse.

He's actually played in a mens league and performed well. While that's the first time I've said he's NHL-ready...I've called him very close everywhere else and I stand by that.

 

[Avsboy]

Part of me wants Rantanen more because I heard the Panthers are interested in Rantanen. Anything to piss off Panthers fans will make me happy.

LOL. We took Landeskog from them, we took Mackinnon from them, and now we take Rantanen.

 

[Flanagan]

I think it's fitting that the asset Sakic traded to get Soderberg was the eventual result of him convincing Ryan Smyth to sign here in 2007.

Smyth -> Quincy -> Downie -> Talbot -> Caron & 6th rounder -> Soderberg

 

[Meeqs]

I think it's fitting that the asset Sakic traded to get Soderberg was the eventual result of him convincing Ryan Smyth to sign here in 2007.

Smyth -> Quincy -> Downie -> Talbot -> Caron & 6th rounder -> Soderberg

I always like these, especially the Lindros trade one. Now I cant wait to see 5years from now what RoR turns into.

 

[falconski]

I always like these, especially the Lindros trade one. Now I cant wait to see 5years from now what RoR turns into.

Elliott is all we have left of the lindens trade now, right? (Tanguay doesn't count)

 

[Meeqs]

Elliott is all we have left of the lindens trade now, right? (Tanguay doesn't count)

Not entirely sure, but it is neat to see how much a single player brought to the organization.

 

[johpers]

He can only play centre because of his eye.

Soderbergs eye injury is not the reason. Carl is a natural center and has always played best as a center. Every time a coach has tried to use him as a winger, it has not gone so well, and this was a fact even before he got his eye injury. Even Boston realized this fact

 

[Tweaky]

So barring any health issues, we should see 41 games worth of Soda in the Can?

 

[Avsboy]

So barring any health issues, we should see 41 games worth of Soda in the Can?

LOL

 

[Ivan13]

So barring any health issues, we should see 41 games worth of Soda in the Can?

82 games of Yeti wearing a Bigfoot footprint on his shoulder

 

[henchman21]

So barring any health issues, we should see 41 games worth of Soda in the Can?

40.

 

[Tweaky]

40.

Oh yeah, forgot the outdoor game

So 40 in the Can, and one in the Keg

 

[member 116861]

82 games of Yeti wearing a Bigfoot footprint on his shoulder

Aren't we getting rid of the Foot logo? The one year we have Yeti getting coached by Foote but we get rid of the logo.

 

[IceRat]

Yetisberg Address

 

[UncleRisto]

82 games of Yeti wearing a Bigfoot footprint on his shoulder

Zero of those.

 

[21]

This is what I want:

McGinn - Duchene - Iginla
Landeskog - MacKinnon - ???
Tanguay - Soderberg - Everberg
McLeod - Mitchell - Winchester

??? could be filled by #10 draft pick, UFA, Bleackley, Hishon, or a forward from the ROR trade.

Soderberg is definitely one of the best third line centers in the NHL, no doubt about it.

It still feels extremely strange for me and probably other Swedes too though using a great center like Soderberg for third line duties with limited icentime. Poor asset management, well, if Duchene and/or MacKinnon fails to deliver Soderberg will for sure gets his chances. Tanguay is getting old and Everberg... well, he is a big question mark, difficult to guess.

 

[Ivan13]

Forgot about the new patch, well there's always next season

 

[cgf]

Soderberg is definitely one of the best third line centers in the NHL, no doubt about it.

It still feels extremely strange for me and probably other Swedes too though using a great center like Soderberg for third line duties with limited icentime. Poor asset management, well, if Duchene and/or MacKinnon fails to deliver Soderberg will for sure gets his chances. Tanguay is getting old and Everberg... well, he is a big question mark, difficult to guess.

Everberg's #s are still a big question mark, but he showed really nice defensive instincts, forechecking instincts, a surprising sense for simple but clever passes, and did a really good job using that huge body to shield the puck. He needs to start putting pucks into the net to become a high end third liner, but I think he's already safely a legit NHL bottom 6er if he doesn't get complacent.

 

[c0rn1]

I'd rather think the lines as:
Tanguay - Duchene - Iginla
Landeskog - MacK - McGinn
Rendulic - Soderberg - Everbeast
McLeod - Mitchell - Winchester

 

[cgf]

I'd rather think the lines as:
Tanguay - Duchene - Iginla
Landeskog - MacK - McGinn
Rendulic - Soderberg - Everbeast
McLeod - Mitchell - Winchester

Rendulic should start the year on the first line in the AHL. He'll get called up once injuries strike, but let him get confident using his skills in NA and adjusting to the angles of small ice in the offensive zone.

I guess they start with either:
Tanguay - Duchene - Iginla
Landeskog - Soderberg - MacK
McGinn - Malkin - Everberg/???
McCleod - Winch - Everberg/???

or

McGinn* - Duchene - Iginla*
Landeskog - MacK - Tangs*
Malkin - Yeti - Everberg/???
McCleod - Winch - Everberg/???

With one of the three guys with * next to Landy-MacK and the other two with Duchene, and the ??? being either the 10th OA, a UFA, a piece we get in the ROR trade, or a piece we make a small trade for after the ROR trade.

Rendo can join Everbeast and Yeti on the third line over the course of the season, when he's got more confidence in his scoring and skill.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I guess MacKinnon is a winger. I don't like it.

 

[AvsRobin]

I guess MacKinnon is a winger. I don't like it.

Roy changes his mind so often when it comes to that, eventually it will land right.

 

[henchman21]

That answers it. We will see how it goes, I doubt it lasts all season. Our top 6 looks great though.

Landy-Soderberg-MacK
Tangs-Duchene-Iginla

 

[Nzap]

I guess MacKinnon is a winger. I don't like it.

I guess they might have that planned, but it's good to know they have lots of permutations if they want to experiment.

 

[cgf]

So
Tanguay - Dutchy - Iginla
Landeskog - Yeti - MacK
Everberg - Malkin - Grigs
McCleod - Winch - ???