GDT: 2020 Free Agent Frenzy (?)

[shadow1]

I think we'd sooner see the Avalanche sign Cody Ceci rather than Travis Hamonic, though fortunately I don't think either will happen.

If you include Kaut and O'Connor, the Avs have 14 forwards. If you take the Mattias Janmark rumors seriously, they may be looking for a 15th. I'm still predicting another trade. Alec Martinez, David Savard, or MacKenzie Weegar would make a lot of sense.

 

[Avs_19]

Trade Jost for Weegar and then sign him to a 2-3 year deal.

I'm not sure if Weegar playing the left side is out of necessity or because he's much more comfortable there but he's the type of player the Avs would target.

 

[Gatorbait19]

I’d rather pay the extra assets to get the better player - Weegar, Savard etc. - as opposed to Hamonic or someone worse

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

Not like the other GM's aren't aware of what's going on. Won't change anything.

Yeah, probably. I just figure the pressure will build over time that might force them to be a little more open. Not that they're not under a lot of pressure now. Which I enjoy.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Seemingly, a majority of the Avs most recent moves, seems to have a decent chunk of emphasis on advanced stats.

I’d look at guys who can skate on D, and who have good advanced stats as Avs likely targets.

 

[Richard88]

Yeah, Sakic....with half retention on MAF/Schmidt/1st for Jost.
Then Sakic sends Cole/ JTC to Ottawa for 7th rounder and prospect.
Franky to Chicago for pick.

But for real, how many teams need a goalie right now?

Based on the list below from the main trade board thread Chicago looks like the likeliest players for Fleury.

Speculation: - Teams still in need of a goalie?

ANA: Gibson|________|Stolarz
ARZ: Kuemper|Raanta|Hill
CGY: Markstrom|Rittich
EDM: Smith|Koskinen|Forsberg
LAK: Quick|Petersen
SJS: Jones|Dubnyk
VAN: Holtby|Demko
VGK: Lehner|Fleury

CHI: ________|Subban|Delia
COL: Grubauer|Francouz
DAL: Bishop|Khudobin
MIN: Talbot|Stalock
NSH: Saros|Rinne
STL: Binnington|Husso
WPG: Hellebuyck|Brossoit

BOS: Rask|Halak
BUF: Hutton|Ullmark
DET: Greiss|Bernier
FLO: Bobrovsky|Driedger|Montembeault
MON: Price|Allen
OTT: Murray|Nilsson (concussion)|Hogberg
TBL: Vasilevskiy|McElhinney
TOR: Andersen|Campbell

CAR: Mrazek|Reimer
CLB: Merzlikins|Korpisalo
NJD: Crawford|Blackwood
NYI: Varlamov|Sorokin
NYR: Shesterkin|Georgiev
PHI: Hart|Elliott
PIT: Jarry|DeSmith
WSH: Lundqvist|Samsonov

 

[AvsWraith]

So, Jost has to be in the trading queue, right? I would've guessed that his contract would be the first done as he has like zero leverage to negotiate.

 

[Vaslof]

But he'd sign in Detroit for that?
Come on.

I got the impression he really wanted to go to Detroit and people expected him to sign there pretty much since we got him.

 

[Richard88]

So, Jost has to be in the trading queue, right? I would've guessed that his contract would be the first done as he has like zero leverage to negotiate.

It would certainly appear that way.

That said, it's probably the cheapest and easiest deal to get done, so it's possible that Sakic is leaving it to the end so as to give himself some flexibility when it comes to acquiring a Dman. You wouldn't after all want to get priced out of being able to acquire someone like Schmidt because you signed Jost for $2m the previous day.

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

Yeah, Sakic....with half retention on MAF/Schmidt/1st for Jost.
Then Sakic sends Cole/ JTC to Ottawa for 7th rounder and prospect.
Franky to Chicago for pick.

But for real, how many teams need a goalie right now?

Carolina ...maybe

 

[Richard88]

I think we'd sooner see the Avalanche sign Cody Ceci rather than Travis Hamonic, though fortunately I don't think either will happen.

If you include Kaut and O'Connor, the Avs have 14 forwards. If you take the Mattias Janmark rumors seriously, they may be looking for a 15th. I'm still predicting another trade. Alec Martinez, David Savard, or MacKenzie Weegar would make a lot of sense.

The fact that Weegar can play both sides would be hugely beneficial given that we have some uncertainty regarding which one of Byram/Timmins will make the roster. A deal like Graves + Jost for Weegar + pick could be something that works for both teams.

 

[Avs_19]

Bednar is one of the coaches who prefers LHD-RHD pairings so he'd probably want Weegar on the right side.

Graves-Makar
Girard-Weegar
Byram-EJ

I want Girard-Makar but I don't think the Avs do.

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

Based on the list below from the main trade board thread Chicago looks like the likeliest players for Fleury.

Speculation: - Teams still in need of a goalie?

ANA: Gibson|________|Stolarz
ARZ: Kuemper|Raanta|Hill
CGY: Markstrom|Rittich
EDM: Smith|Koskinen|Forsberg
LAK: Quick|Petersen
SJS: Jones|Dubnyk
VAN: Holtby|Demko
VGK: Lehner|Fleury

CHI: ________|Subban|Delia
COL: Grubauer|Francouz
DAL: Bishop|Khudobin
MIN: Talbot|Stalock
NSH: Saros|Rinne
STL: Binnington|Husso
WPG: Hellebuyck|Brossoit

BOS: Rask|Halak
BUF: Hutton|Ullmark
DET: Greiss|Bernier
FLO: Bobrovsky|Driedger|Montembeault
MON: Price|Allen
OTT: Murray|Nilsson (concussion)|Hogberg
TBL: Vasilevskiy|McElhinney
TOR: Andersen|Campbell

CAR: Mrazek|Reimer
CLB: Merzlikins|Korpisalo
NJD: Crawford|Blackwood
NYI: Varlamov|Sorokin
NYR: Shesterkin|Georgiev
PHI: Hart|Elliott
PIT: Jarry|DeSmith
WSH: Lundqvist|Samsonov

So, basically they're hoping MAF will waive to go to Chicago and they'll want him.
Yep, VGK is screwed as far as Pie. They'll have to get rid of real players.

C'mon Hall, sign with Nashville already so the next dominoes start to fall.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Lol too slow to beat Bill.

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

Delete

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

C’mon Pie, just sign with us for 8/year cause you’re mad at the Blues

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

Listed under confirmed...

 

[Richard88]

Bednar is one of the coaches who prefers LHD-RHD pairings so he'd probably want Weegar on the right side.

Graves-Makar
Girard-Weegar
Byram-EJ

I want Girard-Makar but I don't think the Avs do.

One would think that Graves would be part of the return for Florida. They'd probably prefer to move Strålman though.

Graves ------ Ekblad
Yandle ------ Stralman/Weegar
Nutivaara --- Gudas

From our perspective if we moved Graves for Weegar:

Weegar -------- Makar
Girard --------- Johnson
Cole/Byram --- Timmins

.... then once Byram establishes himself a bit more you can move Weegar to the right.

Or:

Girard --- Makar
Byram --- Weegar
Cole ----- Johnson
Timmins

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

One would think that Graves would be part of the return for Florida. They'd probably prefer to move Strålman though.

Graves ------ Ekblad
Yandle ------ Stralman/Weegar
Nutivaara --- Gudas

From our perspective if we moved Graves for Weegar:

Weegar -------- Makar
Girard --------- Johnson
Cole/Byram --- Timmins

.... then once Byram establishes himself a bit more you can move Weegar to the right.

Or:

Girard --- Makar
Byram --- Weegar
Cole ----- Johnson
Timmins

Sounds good to me...so it is definitely not the right thing to do.

 

[Richard88]

One would think that Graves would be part of the return for Florida. They'd probably prefer to move Strålman though.

Graves ------ Ekblad
Yandle ------ Stralman/Weegar
Nutivaara --- Gudas

From our perspective if we moved Graves for Weegar:

Weegar -------- Makar
Girard --------- Johnson
Cole/Byram --- Timmins

.... then once Byram establishes himself a bit more you can move Weegar to the right.

Or:

Girard --- Makar
Byram --- Weegar
Cole ----- Johnson
Timmins

On 2nd thought, if we're acquiring a young RHD then it probably makes most sense to include Timmins and keep Graves around.

Graves --- Makar
Girard --- Weegar
Byram --- Johnson
Cole
(Gilbert/Zhuravlyov --- Barron/Helleson)

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Listed under confirmed...

Same guy that broke it says it's a 2-year deal

 

[AvalancheSpeedsters]

Makes me wonder how patient guys like AP and Taylor Hall will be if the teams they want to go to can’t find salary cap relief .

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Also, Sakic is clearly setting up to pursue Barkov in a few years, contracts lining up for his FA year, freeing up #16...can’t wait

 

[AvsWraith]

Also, Sakic is clearly setting up to pursue Barkov in a few years, contracts lining up for his FA year, freeing up #16...can’t wait

That would be the most bad-ass thing ever.