Rumor: 2024 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Thread: Post Deadline

[Balthazar]

I won't even be surprised if the Avs don't terminate his contract TBH.

 

[GeoRox89]

Even if it is $3m, this guy can't be trusted and he's paid way too much to justify the risk.

Oh he has to be gone but those kinds of numbers would really not hamper the team much at all

 

[Vaslof]

Can we trade him while he's on the program? I really think someone would take him for free. The reward is so high if he can turn it around.

 

[henchman21]

Can we trade him while he's on the program? I really think someone would take him for free. The reward is so high if he can turn it around.

Yes. If he can't though... that cap hit....

 

[GeoRox89]

Yes. If he can't though... that cap hit....

He can’t be here but Vegas would probably play Cap hit shenanigans on that risk

 

[henchman21]

He can’t be here but Vegas would probably play Cap hit shenanigans on that risk

And in Vegas he'd be sure to relapse for a free get out jail free card.

 

[GeoRox89]

And in Vegas he'd be sure to relapse for a free get out jail free card.

Yep but if they got one playoff run out of him they’d be all over it with the freebie get out of it later when he fails again

 

[Balthazar]

Yay

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Yay

I don't believe it. He will be gone before this happens.

 

[BobRossColton]

Bought out or just LTIR'd.

Termination would be best.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The way things are going, we'll be trading MacKinnon retained to Pittsburg at the draft.

 

[AvsFan2123]

Yay

In Michael Scott terms, can someone explain this to me like I’m 5 years old. But to guess, does that mean depending on when Nichushkin comes back, there’s needs to be a certain amount of space available depending how much time is left in the season?

 

[henchman21]

In Michael Scott terms, can someone explain this to me like I’m 5 years old. But to guess, does that mean depending on when Nichushkin comes back, there’s needs to be a certain amount of space available depending how much time is left in the season?

Yes... Essentially he will miss in the realm of 30/180 days at this point... so they have to leave ~5.1m in space for Nuke to come back.

 

[Freudian]

This is how cup windows close. Not with a bang but with a whimper.

Can't see Avs win a Rantanen trade but you can't pay him $12M/year for the next 7-8 years. Then you ruin the next cup window as well.

 

[Chiarelli]

Strip it down retool around MacKinnon and Makar.

 

[Balthazar]

Strip it down retool around MacKinnon and Makar.

Now we're talking

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Strip it down retool around MacKinnon and Makar.

Dont have our first next year


Actually I guess if they did go full scorched Earth we'd probably finish bottom 10.

 

[lionsDen]

I hope they put something on contact where they can release him. They had to know he had an issue and tried to protect themselves?

 

[PAZ]

Dont have our first next year


Actually I guess if they did go full scorched Earth we'd probably finish bottom 10.

Even if we retooled and traded anyone with a semblance of value, aka Manson, G, Lehky, Rants, LOC, and Colton we'd be left with:

Drouin - Mackinnon
Mittlestadt - Nuke
Wood

Toews - Makar
Walker*

With that base alone we'd still probably finish outside the bottom 10 range.

 

[BobRossColton]

Dont have our first next year


Actually I guess if they did go full scorched Earth we'd probably finish bottom 10.

Misread .

 

[UncleRisto]

This is how cup windows close. Not with a bang but with a whimper.

Can't see Avs win a Rantanen trade but you can't pay him $12M/year for the next 7-8 years. Then you ruin the next cup window as well.

This is the real problem.

 

[Balthazar]

This is the real problem.

not really, cap space is very valuable

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Even if we retooled and traded anyone with a semblance of value, aka Manson, G, Lehky, Rants, LOC, and Colton we'd be left with:

Drouin - Mackinnon
Mittlestadt - Nuke
Wood

Toews - Makar
Walker*

With that base alone we'd still probably finish outside the bottom 10 range.

I dunno, it feels like next year would be a good time to get Makar that surgery he's need for the last 18 months or so.


I also cant imagine Nuke still being around for the retool personally

 

[UncleRisto]

not really, cap space is very valuable

Aha...

 

[AvsFan2123]

Yes... Essentially he will miss in the realm of 30/180 days at this point... so they have to leave ~5.1m in space for Nuke to come back.

So now we need to find out about the buyout stuff. If we have grounds to terminate without penalty. Cause it sounds like we can trade him. But honestly who in the hell knows the market around a great player but with Evander Kane-esque baggage.