Confirmed with Link: Avs acquire D Devon Toews from NYI for 2021 2nd and 2022 2nd

[CalderKing21]

I wouldn't mind seeing that structure or AAV at all.

 

[Avsboy]

Probably 3x4 million

 

[Goulet17]

I am going to say 3 x $3.85M. I don't think he has the track record to demand $4 million plus, even if buying out a UFA year or two.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I am going to say 3 x $3.85M. I don't think he has the track record to demand $4 million plus, even if buying out a UFA year or two.

Yep. Not that many games played.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I am going to say 3 x $3.85M. I don't think he has the track record to demand $4 million plus, even if buying out a UFA year or two.

If getting him for a 4th or 5th year means jumping into the low 4s it is easily worth it.

 

[Kaizer]

Not sure if it was posted already. Love this compilation about Toews.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Has there been a presser with Toews yet or will that wait until he signs?

 

[Balthazar]

How long is the honeymoon?

 

[UncleRisto]

How long is the honeymoon?

Apparently he's on honeymoon with Jost.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

3 years 3.85 Is my prediction.

 

[AvsFan29]

Hoping for 4x4

 

[The Kingslayer]

Hoping for 4x4

Why? Hope for 4x3.25 or something instead lol

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Apparently he's on honeymoon with Jost.

Or honeymooned with Wilson to the Bermuda Triangle. We may never see him again.

 

[McMetal]

Sakic isn't the type to rush things. The deadline is a ways out, he'll be deliberate about this one, especially because of our proximity to the cap. He'll likely want to bank as much cap space as he can before the deadline in case we need to add.

 

[Avsboy]

Sakic's last piece of business. Let's hope he knocks it out of the park

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Sakic's last piece of business. Let's hope he knocks it out of the park

I’m actually getting a little nervous that Toews isn’t bending over the way everyone else does for Joe. I wonder if he thought he’d acquire him and immediately offer him the Graves contract for a slam dunk since their stats are near identical but with Graves playing tougher minutes but Toews camp are certainly well aware that he’s better than Graves even if there isn’t much tangible evidence to prove that.

 

[Balthazar]

I’m actually getting a little nervous that Toews isn’t bending over the way everyone else does for Joe. I wonder if he thought he’d acquire him and immediately offer him the Graves contract for a slam dunk since their stats are near identical but with Graves playing tougher minutes but Toews camp are certainly well aware that he’s better than Graves even if there isn’t much tangible evidence to prove that.

RFA's that are a year away from UFA hold all the cards when a team trades for their rights.

Josh Anderson was in the same situation and reportedly told the Habs that it was either one year or seven years, nothing in between.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

RFA's that are a year away from UFA hold all the cards when a team trades for their rights.

Josh Anderson was in the same situation and reportedly told the Habs that it was either one year or seven years, nothing in between.

Yep. You trade prime assets for a specific player, said specific player knows he’s wanted. That’s why I usually hate the idea of trading for players rights prior to free agency. A team doesn’t want to trade a 5th rounder and lose the player for nothing. Therefore the agent knows this and asks for a little extra.

 

[Islay1989]

Well with our draft record we got him for nothing. I kid, I kid. Kind of. Anyway, I doubt Joe bends over for him. He won't break the bank just because he was acquired for 2 2nds.

 

[Balthazar]

Yep. You trade prime assets for a specific player, said specific player knows he’s wanted. That’s why I usually hate the idea of trading for players rights prior to free agency. A team doesn’t want to trade a 5th rounder and lose the player for nothing. Therefore the agent knows this and asks for a little extra.

It's a bit understandable from the player's POV as well. If you're a player you know that hitting the UFA market at 27 is much better than doing it at 30.

If he signs for 2, 3 or 4 years Sakic will have the buy Toews' prime UFA years.

 

[Avsboy]

Maybe give him the Girard contract?

 

[Richard88]

Yep. You trade prime assets for a specific player, said specific player knows he’s wanted. That’s why I usually hate the idea of trading for players rights prior to free agency. A team doesn’t want to trade a 5th rounder and lose the player for nothing. Therefore the agent knows this and asks for a little extra.

The one scenario where it makes sense to trade a pick for rights is to be able to sign a player for 8 years to keep the AAV down in your contending years.

 

[Richard88]

Maybe give him the Girard contract?

That would be too much term and too high AAV.

Girard was 21 when he signed that deal, so a 7 year deal made sense. Toews on the other hand is 26, so ideally we'd get him signed for 4-5 years, and at around $4m if possible.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I think the contracts going around in this market bode well for the Avs in this negotiation. Aside from Anderson, who was paid way more than what his production dictates.

I think 4.5 is the max Toews will get. His numbers shouldn’t support getting more than that.

 

[Barklez]

People need to quit insisting on having one finger hovering over the Panic button all the time.

There’s zero reason to believe anything is going on aside from him enjoying being a newlywed. Odds are as likely that Toews would take a reasonable deal to help strengthen the team or to have a chance to partner Makar, as they are that he’s trying to squeeze the Avs for extra money just because he knows they value him.