Rumor: 2023-2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Off-season is in full swing

[Cousin Eddie]

Honestly, if Hayes is being moved as a 50% retention cap dump like RyJo was I’d want the Avs in on that too. Hayes is betters as a winger but versatile enough to play centre if needed. Just some depth.

 

[Linds]

Avs should still be in on ROR in FA. He won't cost any assets to acquire. He can alternate 2/3c with RyJo or cover for when we get an injury in the top 6

 

[RockLobster]

So we set the tone/expectation on cap dump returns?

Interesting hypothetical: would you rather have RyJo at 2 years 4M, or Hayes at 3 years and anywhere from 45-50% retention?

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Avs should get creative on Hayes. See if they can get him double retained. Philly will take the first half and ship him to Chicago. Then send Compher’s negotiating rights + Olausson to Chicago for them to retain 25% of Hayes 3 years.

We get Hayes for 3 years at 1.8M.

 

[niwotsblessing]

ABC

Anybody But Compher

 

[Ararana]

So we set the tone/expectation on cap dump returns?

Interesting hypothetical: would you rather have RyJo at 2 years 4M, or Hayes at 3 years and anywhere from 45-50% retention?

That's more on the Preds than the Avs. MacFarland didn't steal RyJo for free at gun point.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Obligatory swag on off season

Under the radar trade for "potential'
Something like Toews + Picks to Ottawa for Brannstrom + Gauthier
They put Gauthier as a 2nd line winger

We go value game in FA
Looking at Kampf, Donato, Bjugstad makes a brand new 3rd line
I really like Conner Clifton. We grab Clifton and play him with Brannstrom on the 3rd pair.

Happy offseason!

Wtf…

 

[The Abusement Park]

So we set the tone/expectation on cap dump returns?

Interesting hypothetical: would you rather have RyJo at 2 years 4M, or Hayes at 3 years and anywhere from 45-50% retention?

I’d rather Hayes. Cheaper and was better than RyJo this year. But in saying that RyJo has far more potential to boom than Hayes does so.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[BobRossColton]

Honestly, if Hayes is being moved as a 50% retention cap dump like RyJo was I’d want the Avs in on that too. Hayes is betters as a winger but versatile enough to play centre if needed. Just some depth.

Also it'd be fun to swoop in and get him before St Louis

 

[Avalanche2133]

Watch out for a Newhook/Anderson deal

 

[Ararana]

Watch out for a Newhook/Anderson deal

God that would be amazing. No way Montreal does that.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Watch out for a Newhook/Anderson deal

Better be a lot of retention on that trade.

 

[chet1926]

Avs should still be in on ROR in FA. He won't cost any assets to acquire. He can alternate 2/3c with RyJo or cover for when we get an injury in the top 6

This. ROR is still a perfect fit here. With a combo of RyJo and ROR as the middle 6 centers we'd be really solid.

I hope the Avs aren't done addressing the center position. Newhook and Meyers is a recipe for disaster in the bottom 6.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

They can't afford ROR. He also sucks.

 

[AvsFan2123]

Jordan Staal just signed age 35-39 for 2.9. That deal would pay JTC 3.9 until 36. I'd say that's why.

I didn’t mean to quote this. Or reply. And now I can’t delete it. Carry on lol.

 

[BobRossColton]

Watch out for a Newhook/Anderson deal

Newhook+ for Anderson (retained) +Jake Evans

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

The Avs are going to use whatever little cap space they have and the few assets to acquire Erik Karlsson to show Makar how it is done.

All offense it is. We lacked it last season.

 

[chet1926]

They can't afford ROR. He also sucks.

Probably can't afford is the main problem.

He certainly doesn't suck. Had 9 pts in 11 playoff games in a bottom 9 role. Would gladly have taken that from any of our non top line guys last year.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Avs should get creative on Hayes. See if they can get him double retained. Philly will take the first half and ship him to Chicago. Then send Compher’s negotiating rights + Olausson to Chicago for them to retain 25% of Hayes 3 years.

We get Hayes for 3 years at 1.8M.

This would be sick

 

[Hasbro]

Since it's Phillly, shouldn't it be "Dead in the Wadder"?

 

[Perratrooper]

Watch out for a Newhook/Anderson deal

They wouldn’t put Anderson up for PLD is what I heard, doubt they trade him for Newhook.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Probably can't afford is the main problem.

He certainly doesn't suck. Had 9 pts in 11 playoff games in a bottom 9 role. Would gladly have taken that from any of our non top line guys last year.

"Bottom 9 role"

He had the 3rd highest minutes of all Leafs forwards. Only Marner and Matthews played more.

And almost all of his points came in round 1 against Tampa which was a very high scoring series.

He isn't good anymore and he's over 30. He isn't going to get better.

 

[dahrougem2]

Seems like Dubois just wants to play in as big a city as possible.

 

[Ceremony]

I've been an Avalanche fan from abroad for twenty one years. If we signed O'Reilly it would probably be the most I'd ever wished I was local and had a season ticket so I could boo him every time he touched the puck.