But hear this, they're also undefeated since the dawn of time. Think about that for a second.
Rumor: 2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Thread: Post Deadline
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But hear this, they're also undefeated since the dawn of time. Think about that for a second.
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Richard88
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Tuch is a hometown player who Buffalo specifically targeted as a centerpiece in the Eichel trade, so why would Buffalo want to move him now?
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Why would I do that for you when you clearly have established over the last few weeks you have no interest in a reasonable discussion of the idea.
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You can never have too many good players, however cap has a say in priority. I’d take all the good cost controlled wingers
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Several quotes from teammates and the coach in that new article on Lehky:
www.denverpost.com
Parise: “Unreal. He just finds himself in good spots all over the ice,” Avs forward Zach Parise said. “He’s a really easy guy to play with. Just a really smart hockey player so it’s not surprising he’s going to be in those positions to get the big goals but he always seems to come through when the team needs it. He’s a heck of a player.”
Manson: “He’s a warrior, that guy,” Avs defenseman Josh Manson said. “We all know. We all call him that. Goes to the hard areas, plays that tough-style game, forechecks hard, blocks shots. Goes to the hard areas and does exactly what we need to do in the playoffs. And I think that’s why you see all of the success he’s had in the playoffs because his game flourishes.”
Toews: “Yeah, he’s huge. Art is Art. He does what he does,” Avs defenseman Devon Toews said. “It’s not pretty, it’s not something that’s graceful and elegant to watch and something that gets put onto a stat sheet, but it’s what you need this time of year. You need guys like that who can do the things he does day after day, shift-after-shift, doing the right things, the little things, the little details that help you win hockey games. He doesn’t get recognized for a lot of things he does, but in here, we do.”
Bednar: “This guy is … he’s a competitive, competitive guy,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “When you talk about all-around, good players that play the game the right way, and it’s not always showing up on the stat sheet for a guy like (Lehkonen). I can pick guys around the league that I’m a big fan of the way they play for multiple reasons. He’s one of them. When you do the right things all the time, day after day, practice, games, and you’re an intense competitor, it’s going to pay off for you at some point.
Bednar again: “I feel like we’ve seen that out of (Lehkonen). Big moments, just doing the right thing. Competing hard, great detail to his game, high level of skill and ability. That’s all you can ask for from a player. He’s never going to shortchange you on his effort, his competitiveness, the work he puts into the game. He’s one of those guys. It’s a coach’s dream.”
The Avalanche’s playoff run has started, so it’s Artturi Lehkonen’s time to shine
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun, so even despite his regular season being fragmented by a serious neck injury, this is Artturi Lehkonen’s time to shine.
www.denverpost.com
Parise: “Unreal. He just finds himself in good spots all over the ice,” Avs forward Zach Parise said. “He’s a really easy guy to play with. Just a really smart hockey player so it’s not surprising he’s going to be in those positions to get the big goals but he always seems to come through when the team needs it. He’s a heck of a player.”
Manson: “He’s a warrior, that guy,” Avs defenseman Josh Manson said. “We all know. We all call him that. Goes to the hard areas, plays that tough-style game, forechecks hard, blocks shots. Goes to the hard areas and does exactly what we need to do in the playoffs. And I think that’s why you see all of the success he’s had in the playoffs because his game flourishes.”
Toews: “Yeah, he’s huge. Art is Art. He does what he does,” Avs defenseman Devon Toews said. “It’s not pretty, it’s not something that’s graceful and elegant to watch and something that gets put onto a stat sheet, but it’s what you need this time of year. You need guys like that who can do the things he does day after day, shift-after-shift, doing the right things, the little things, the little details that help you win hockey games. He doesn’t get recognized for a lot of things he does, but in here, we do.”
Bednar: “This guy is … he’s a competitive, competitive guy,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “When you talk about all-around, good players that play the game the right way, and it’s not always showing up on the stat sheet for a guy like (Lehkonen). I can pick guys around the league that I’m a big fan of the way they play for multiple reasons. He’s one of them. When you do the right things all the time, day after day, practice, games, and you’re an intense competitor, it’s going to pay off for you at some point.
Bednar again: “I feel like we’ve seen that out of (Lehkonen). Big moments, just doing the right thing. Competing hard, great detail to his game, high level of skill and ability. That’s all you can ask for from a player. He’s never going to shortchange you on his effort, his competitiveness, the work he puts into the game. He’s one of those guys. It’s a coach’s dream.”
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Sounds like Lehk should legally change his name to Antti Rantanen, am I right?
Definitely not disputing that, more if Buffalo wanted to add a big name and additional scoring they have the cap room and pieces to do so. Not that we really need another winger but it would make a Rantanen trade more palatable to bring in a top 6 player who is good in his own right even though he wont score at the same clip as Rantanen rather than just futures. If it was a trade for a RFA we would have to pay them soon anyway where Tuch already has a reasonable cap hit for the next 3 years. It also wouldnt hurt to have more right shot players either.
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Anyone that ever suggests trading Lehkonen again gets their fan card revoked
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Trade Lehkonen.................................................................................'s friend Mikko.
Because it’s easy to spout off unreasonable trades for star players until you have to list some scenarios in which we don’t become 10x worse by trading him.
I think the issue people are not realizing here is that somebody has to go. Not that anybody wants to lose Lehkonen. It would be great if the Salary cap just stopped existing and we could keep everybody.
But that isn't happening, and the math simply does not work to keep everyone. Somebody making $4M+ will have to go this summer.
The Avs have just spent the better part of 2 years trying to rebuild the Center depth, and finally have the 1-3 Centers all lined up extremely well. It would be highly unlikely to see them turn around and destroy that.
And on the Defense, they already moved one guy from that group to make room for the Center improvements. Again, seems highly unlikely they'd remove yet another guy from that group this summer.
That leaves the Wingers. And its essentially 3 guys since they obviously aren't moving Landy either. Quite frankly I bet most(Not all, but most) would probably prefer to move Rantanen, and his name absolutely should be a part of the conversation. But it realistically isn't.
So it basically leaves Nuke and Lehky.
Girard says hello.
Especially with Behrens who is signed and basically a clone of Girard.
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Mittlestadt's extension says hello, Landeskog's 7M AAV says hello, Toews' extension says hello.
Replacing Girard with Behrens doesn't pay for half of it
C'mon man, you're talking to the guy who doesn't know what a calculator is and never passed 4th grade math. He can't understand this stuff
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You claim to be the all-knowing, super Avs fan on here every day. You claim that everyone here are terrible fans and YOU are the one true fan daily. And yet you don't even realize that replacing Girard with Behrens wouldn't even cover HALF of the cap space the Avs will need this summer?
Pfft... Some super fan you are. Mikko would be disappointed.
We can receive a good top 6 player in Rantanen return. + good top prospect . With Rantanen trade our Windows for stanley cup increase of 4-5 years.
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We don't need to, we'd keep Drouin.
If we trade Rants we want only picks and prospects, no salary back.
A young player with ELC contract is also perfect à guy like Quinn or Peterka for Buffalo with 1st round pick and Wahlberg or Ostlund
