2013-14 Colorado Avalanche Prospects Thread
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It at least looks like he is much closer. Very, very good news.
Yupp there's some hope again!
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Looks bad on us in retrospect and while there was a good argument in his favor, there was also a good argument against him for having progressed nearly nowhere since being drafted. Personally I'd have signed him, but I can understand why we wouldn't have in retrospect.
saskriders
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A good offensive defenseman that was worth an ELC, but it's not the end of the world and will all move on.
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He's far from a terrible skater, I think he's pretty decent. Though nothing Barrie/Hunwick like .
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He's not the best skater. Definitely not a strength, but not a huge weakness. His best assets are his shot and passing ability, in my opinion.
I was pissed that we didn't sign him at the time, and still am. With that being said, I can see why they probably didn't. Might not be a ton of room for him on the Avs in the future...but it's not like it's a bad thing to several good offensive D in the system. It might make a guy like Barrie or Elliott easier to trade if you want to get good value for them at some point down the line.
I was pissed that we didn't sign him at the time, and still am. With that being said, I can see why they probably didn't. Might not be a ton of room for him on the Avs in the future...but it's not like it's a bad thing to several good offensive D in the system. It might make a guy like Barrie or Elliott easier to trade if you want to get good value for them at some point down the line.
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It's interesting to note that while he's had a very good offensive season, and the Avs chose not to qualify him, he re-entered the draft and no one picked him up even with a late pick.
I hope the Avs track record in letting prospects like Nigel Williams, and Colby Cohen (through trade) go before really giving them much of a shot holds in tact, because he sure appears to have been lighting the lamp offensively this year.
Macias destroyed the WHL his final year and never amounted to even being an AHLer long term. If its your 4th of 5th season you should be having greater success against younger and less experienced players.
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Agreed. It's Rutkowksi's 5th full year in the WHL he should be tearing it up. Combine that with the fact he's playing for a stacked team and I'm not all that surprised he putting up some numbers.
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Don't worry Rutkowski won't be more than a bottom pairing defender at best, and will likely be a career AHLer. He has a good shot and is a good passer, but those are his only skills that are NHL level. The rest needs a ton of work. I hope for his sake that he improves and finds a spot with the Sens.
The Avs didn't sign him because there really wasn't much room for him. In the NHL you have EJ and Wilson who are young enough to be here a while. In the system you have Siemens, Barrie, Elliott, Gaunce, and even Beaupre ahead of him. I might also count Lauridsen in there as well as he will probably be signed to an ELC. In the end it was probably a mistake not to give him 3 years to see what he becomes, but either way it won't kill the Avs.
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Tomas Slovak did as well and we acquired him for a song (soin
) and he never did anything either.In addition to what I mentioned, THN did a report and one of their sources said that if a player hasn't progressed that its a mistake to sign him. Silas and Rut never really progressed. We have seen plenty of players put up solid or even some what very good numbers but because they never really progressed over the 2-4 years their rights were owned, the Avs did not to sign them. Probably didn't help when Pracey took over and went away from the type of players the Avs were drafting. Luckily not many they walked away from have done anything really.
Bah...no big deal on Rutkowski. There's only so many players an organization can sign. You're bound to pass on a kid that may yet turn out to be a legit NHLer. That said, I doubt he turns out to be much more than another Brett Clark.
Admittedly it would kind of suck if Rutkowski turns into a star and Duncan Siemens goes bust, but not a huge chance of that scenario playing like that.
Looks like with the vast amount of draft picks the Avs have to sign this year, the organization is bound to lose a good player or two. It happens.
Admittedly it would kind of suck if Rutkowski turns into a star and Duncan Siemens goes bust, but not a huge chance of that scenario playing like that.
Looks like with the vast amount of draft picks the Avs have to sign this year, the organization is bound to lose a good player or two. It happens.
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Yeah looks like he just needed more ice time and I'm sure having better linemates doesn't hurt as well.
Fel 96
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I didn't know where to put this but the Avs signed Beaupre to ELC. That's a great news.
Edit: http://twitter.com/mlalancette/status/312946004984999936 Also confirmed by his agent on Facebook.
Edit: http://twitter.com/mlalancette/status/312946004984999936 Also confirmed by his agent on Facebook.
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