GDT: 2021 NHL Free Agency & Offseason Thread

[BaconNater]

Sucks that the Avs biggest win this offseason has been resigning our own players..

Hope more is to come this summer since we know next trade deadline we wont improve much!

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

If Avs re-sign Saad the team is better than last year

In what way? If you expect every young guy to improve maybe but we lost all depth upfront.

 

[hughdreamz]

I say if the Avs sign Tatar and Hakanpaa (with a healthy Kuemper) they are better than last year.

 

[Balthazar]

Kuemper at 3.5 instead of Gru at 5.5 or whatever might have freed up the room to make Saad an offer. .

Man that'd be great.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Sucks that the Avs biggest win this offseason has been resigning our own players..

Hope more is to come this summer since we know next trade deadline we wont improve much!

Should have saved the pick and Timmins for the trade deadline. Sign Gru too. We would be probably better for the playoffs.

 

[Iceberg]

I say if the Avs sign Tatar and Hakanpaa (with a healthy Kuemper) they are better than last year.

Just take the L.

 

[pockets]

Anyone know if Rakell is available?

 

[Avsboy]

In what way? If you expect every young guy to improve maybe but we lost all depth upfront.

Same top 6, added Malstev, Newhook and LOC in the bottom 6 over... Donskoi (necessary loss). Then on D and goaltending you see upgrades with Kuemper, EJ, Byram

 

[Iceberg]

Anyone know if Rakell is available?

He is... A 1st + Timmins gets it done.

 

[Balthazar]

Anyone know if Rakell is available?

Either Murray is asking far too much for his players or they are just not available.

It seems like I see Ducks available all the time but they never get traded.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Same top 6, added Malstev, Newhook and LOC in the bottom 6 over... Donskoi (necessary loss). Then on D and goaltending you see upgrades with Kuemper, EJ, Byram

You count EJ? That's cheating haha

 

[hughdreamz]

Tatar on this team pots 20+ goals

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Same top 6, added Malstev, Newhook and LOC in the bottom 6 over... Donskoi (necessary loss). Then on D and goaltending you see upgrades with Kuemper, EJ, Byram

Who knows how these guys perform over 82 games and playoffs.

Malstev, Newhook and LOC

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I say if the Avs sign Tatar and Hakanpaa (with a healthy Kuemper) they are better than last year.

I agree.

And Imo, the internal growth of the defence is going to be biggest net positive for this team moving forward.

 

[bohlmeister]

I say the Avs sign Jim Dowd and Fernando Pisani. That will fill out the bottom 6 nicely.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I agree.

And Imo, the internal growth of the defence is going to be biggest net positive for this team moving forward.

Yes, this could be huge. Sadly Girard can't grow no more.

 

[Balthazar]

Tatar on this team pots 20+ goals

Also he plays in the playoffs and performs normally. He couldn't play well in Montreal or Vegas' systems in the playoffs but he sure could in Bednar's.

 

[Richard88]

If Avs re-sign Saad the team is better than last year

Currently the changeover from last year is:

Saad ---> ???
Donskoi ---> Newhook
Calvert ----> O'Connor
Bellemare ---> Maltsev
Graves ----> Byram
Timmins ---> UFA/MacDermid/MacDonald
Grubauer ---> Kuemper
Dubnyk ----> Francouz

In many cases the change is an upgrade. Arguably Newhook can be an upgrade on Donskoi who was a streaky ~40 point forward for the Avs. O'Connor is healthier than Calvert was last year in missing the playoffs again.

Maltsev is a question mark at this stage, hard to tell. Byram is an upgrade on Graves. Kuemper is an upgrade on Grubauer quality wise. Francouz if healthy this year will be an upgrade on the backups we had last year (Miska/Johansson/Dubnyk).

Of course, the big hole unfilled is Saad. Avs will have about enough to pay him $4m or just above, which could be close enough to what other teams are offering to convince him to stay.

So basically, with so many upgrades that are potentially better than last years counterparts the roster could certainly turn out to be better this year than last year.

That's an optimistic view of the situation though admittedly.

 

[henchman21]

Tatar is a fine player, but he’s not going to put the Avs forward group over the top. Not a guy that is a net positive when it matters. Spend that money at center.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Tatar is a fine player, but he’s not going to put the Avs forward group over the top. Not a guy that is a net positive when it matters. Spend that money at center.

Bozak or Saad? Who makes a bigger impact?

 

[Richard88]

Tatar is a fine player, but he’s not going to put the Avs forward group over the top. Not a guy that is a net positive when it matters. Spend that money at center.

Which center would you go after? Presumably Cizikas and Bozak would be strong considerations? Possibly both?

 

[Richard88]

Bozak or Saad? Who makes a bigger impact?

Saad in that case, easily.

But if the question was Saad or Cizikas it's not as easy to choose.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Currently the changeover from last year is:

Saad ---> ???
Donskoi ---> Newhook
Calvert ----> O'Connor
Bellemare ---> Maltsev
Graves ----> Byram
Timmins ---> UFA/MacDermid/MacDonald
Grubauer ---> Kuemper
Dubnyk ----> Francouz

In many cases the change is an upgrade. Arguably Newhook can be an upgrade on Donskoi who was a streaky ~40 point forward for the Avs. O'Connor is healthier than Calvert was last year in missing the playoffs again.

Maltsev is a question mark at this stage, hard to tell. Byram is an upgrade on Graves. Kuemper is an upgrade on Grubauer quality wise. Francouz if healthy this year will be an upgrade on the backups we had last year (Miska/Johansson/Dubnyk).

Of course, the big hole unfilled is Saad. Avs will have about enough to pay him $4m or just above, which could be close enough to what other teams are offering to convince him to stay.

So basically, with so many upgrades that are potentially better than last years counterparts the roster could certainly turn out to be better this year than last year.

That's an optimistic view of the situation though admittedly.

Dude almost all those guys are question marks who are replacing our old player. Sure they have more potential but not all of them will make it.

I guess my point was: they are not exactly proven players.

 

[Avs425]

5 mill per years aint bad for Saad depending on the term, either way i don't see any way to afford him and it would leave to many gaps to in the rest of the roster.

 

[forsbergavs32]

5 mill per years aint bad for Saad depending on the term, either way i don't see any way to afford him and it would leave to many gaps to in the rest of the roster.

Saad signs with Colorado first thing tomorrow confirmed