Scouting in general or scouting Montreal?FWIW I heard on Habs French radio broadcast that the Avs have been really active with their pro (NHL) scouting recently.
In general, like all over the league was the vibe.Scouting in general or scouting Montreal?
So the TB board countered with:
TB:
Girard
Newhook
Barron
Col:
Cirelli
Sergachev
That might be a bit rich for me, but thought I’d see what the rest of you thought?
Not sure why anyone thinks Girard is off the trade block because he played some good games. Avs aren’t trading him because he’s bad, he should be traded because he’s a valuable piece with good value from a position of strength to address a position of weakness.
It’s a waste to play EJ on the 3rd pairing and healthy scratch Murray while having AHLers up front. Get a legit top 6 forward and it pushes everyone down to their right spot.
That's not the reason though.Not sure why anyone thinks Girard is off the trade block because he played some good games.
@abusment parkI mean... why do we not want Danault again?
Not sure why anyone thinks Girard is off the trade block because he played some good games. Avs aren’t trading him because he’s bad, he should be traded because he’s a valuable piece with good value from a position of strength to address a position of weakness.
It’s a waste to play EJ on the 3rd pairing and healthy scratch Murray while having AHLers up front. Get a legit top 6 forward and it pushes everyone down to their right spot.
@abusment park
A guy with 5 goals as second line center.
Everyone wanted him ahead of Naz.So you'd play him ahead of Naz or Mack?
Add Sorokin from NYI and Frankie from us and you got my interestLW- Anthony Beauvillier
RW- Oliver Wahlstrom
For
D- Sam Girard
C- Tyson Jost
Landeskog- Mackinnon- Rantanen
Beauvillier- Kadri- Burakovsky
Nichushkin- Newhook- Wahlstrom
Helm- Compher- O'Connor
Toews - Makar
Byram - EJ
Murray - JJ
That's a Stanley Cup caliber roster
Kaut is waiver exempt until 2023.The packages people are proposing for Miller aren't close - Compher + 1st + Kaut is closer to the price of a pending UFA Miller than Miller with 1 1/2 yrs left on his contract. At this point, Kaut isn't very valuable, he's maybe worth a 3rd. This is the last year he's waiver exempt, which lowers his value by quite a bit.
Ideally there's a center involved in the trade. Beauvillier + Pageau would be nice, but we'd have to send another contract their way, like Girard + Compher + something.LW- Anthony Beauvillier
RW- Oliver Wahlstrom
For
D- Sam Girard
C- Tyson Jost
Landeskog- Mackinnon- Rantanen
Beauvillier- Kadri- Burakovsky
Nichushkin- Newhook- Wahlstrom
Helm- Compher- O'Connor
Toews - Makar
Byram - EJ
Murray - JJ
That's a Stanley Cup caliber roster
Not sure why anyone thinks Girard is off the trade block because he played some good games. Avs aren’t trading him because he’s bad, he should be traded because he’s a valuable piece with good value from a position of strength to address a position of weakness.
It’s a waste to play EJ on the 3rd pairing and healthy scratch Murray while having AHLers up front. Get a legit top 6 forward and it pushes everyone down to their right spot.
I just don't see it. His weaknesses will always be his shot and size. That's not really something you can improve on over time.He's not "off the trading block" Because of a couple good games.
One could probably argue he wasn't on the trading block to begin with.
But especially now with Byram dealing with a concussion once again there's absolutely no way he's traded. That is the reason, not because Girard all of a sudden started playing well. We all knew it was only a matter of time before he broke out of his slump.
Quite frankly I think we need to remember here that G is also still only 23 years old. I wouldn't even rule out him taking yet another step forward in his game.
I just don't see it. His weaknesses will always be his shot and size. That's not really something you can improve on over time.