Killorn for a laste first rounder would be a good deal.
Killorn has a 16 team no trade list. I'd shop him. Serge we could get more for so shopping him has to be done right before the draft and to a teams that has an asset we would need. Cirelli is a more interesting prospect to trade as is Hagel or Colton.
That's simply ridicolous and that's one of the reasons why, this post season, we are playing with fire.
True, but Cirelli in particular is a key reason we won the Toronto and NYR series. I think for as much as we get on him for not scoring goals, we also have to give him credit for all the goals Matthews and Marner DIDN'T score the second Cirelli was handed the assignment.
I agree but even 1 goal is still unacceptable. We are sort of just relying on 3C capabilities while no 2C (scoring department) capabilities are present.
We just beat one of those with a goaltender that's better than Kuemper in Florida. The difference is their defense are miles apart. Loading up for the sake of loading up spells disaster. Colorado's scouting, Sakic, etc has done magnificent in building a fast team that is highly skilled. Taking a flier on Nichushkin and helping him along the way has created a very good player. Makar, Rantanen, Landeskog, and MacK were all draft picks, high ones too. Toews was a steal. It's not like they're just forward heavy without a backend. They are there and they can play on both ends.
I agree for the most part, although Colorado can't reeeeaaally afford Kadri as a 2C.
I think it's simply a matter of we doubled down on size, rather than speed, and we are a lot, a LOT, slower than in the last two runs. Literally the top-4 fastest guys (Point is at 80% by my eye, Gourde, Joseph, Johnson) are gone (or injured in Point's case). That's literally the fastest guy on all four lines gone or limited.
That's true but I'm speaking more from the perspective of a depth chart being aligned correctly. He has the capability. Compher makes 3.5M, had a comparable regular season to Cirelli with less TOI, and better numbers in the postseason. Signed through the end of next season. He's a few years older, but that to me is the ideal 3C. Cirelli is an elite 3C and I think the Point injury probably hurt what Cooper would've preferred down the center. Cirelli just isn't that guy with the puck. Without it, great, but with it he's like a toddler at times. One trick pony in tight as well. He's already at 4.8M. I thought he was a littler lower actually... he's most definitely going to be at the 5M range... that is pricey for a third line center.
Edmonton also has a new-ish coach that may want certain changes.
Colorado only had 5 more wins during the regular season and 9 more points. The two teams are pretty evenly matched. The Bolts don't seem to run up the score or kill themselves if the game is out of reach. Colorado runs up the score but they might need some of those goals in the next 2 games.
