Confirmed with Link: Avs acquire Fredrik Olofsson from Dallas for future considerations

[AvsGuy]

Olofsson will fit in well with you guys in your bottom 6. Plays with pace, has size, is a good forechecker, and is hustling non-stop. He was very noticeable in the Stars first win against Vegas this postseason. Nearly won that game himself late in the 3rd with a breakaway with like 2 minutes to go or so. He should've played more here I'd argue. He will also make plays every once in a while that imo looks like he's got something to offer offensively in that depth role. Less talent than Nichushkin for sure but he should be a good bottom 6 piece/extra forward.

Thanks for stopping by with the info, appreciate these insights

 

[Avs9296]

League minimum deal according to cap friendly.

As the 13th forward it seems fine. Don't want him in the starting lineup though, hopefully he can surprise us like our last Dallas project acquisition.

250K overpaid.

 

[UncleRisto]

Yeah, could be marginally useful as roughly the 14th forward.

 

[henchman21]

League minimum deal according to cap friendly.

As the 13th forward it seems fine. Don't want him in the starting lineup though, hopefully he can surprise us like our last Dallas project acquisition.

It is a two way deal... with 350k guaranteed. So this is pretty much first call up more than a 13th forward.

 

[MacKaRant]

It is a two way deal... with 350k guaranteed. So this is pretty much first call up more than a 13th forward.

Knowing our injury tendencies, he'll be on the third line by about game 12.

 

[Grigowski]

Knowing our injury tendencies, he'll be on the third line by about game 12.

Third? That guy could see the 2nd line...

 

[MacKaRant]

Third? That guy could see the 2nd line...

Yeah, definitely possible too. We saw Matt Nieto, second line forward, this past season.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Knowing our injury tendencies, he'll be on the third line by about game 12.

I see we revamped the training staff! no injuries till game 11!

 

[Pokecheque]

If he’s considered a 13th forward it’s a virtual guarantee he’ll be an everyday player on THIS roster.

 

[Alienblood]

I see we revamped the training staff! no injuries till game 11!

Montreal.just revamped theirs I didn't see where we did but about time

 

[Vaslof]

Crackpot theory time:

Avs are negotiating a bigger deal with them, Avs get a guy early cause he'd become UFA before a deal was made.

Don't believe my lies.

 

[henchman21]

Most likely theory is Fredrik's agent did some back channeling to get Fredrik back home. Avs had interest and Fredrik wasn't going to sign with the Stars... so they just made it official.

For those that don't know Fredrik is from Denver. Despite being Swedish, his family has lived in Denver since 2010 and were Northern California prior to that.

Jesper (Fredrik and Gustav’s younger brother) plays at Monarch.

 

[Raucherhusten]

Knowing our injury tendencies, he'll be on the third line by about game 12.

I call that "wishful thinking"

 

[the_fan]

All this means to me is CMac and company are perhaps starting to get busy with the off season. I just hope all his moves aren’t reclamation projects. Avs loves those

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Most likely theory is Fredrik's agent did some back channeling to get Fredrik back home. Avs had interest and Fredrik wasn't going to sign with the Stars... so they just made it official.

For those that don't know Fredrik is from Denver. Despite being Swedish, his family has lived in Denver since 2010 and were Northern California prior to that.

Jesper (Fredrik and Gustav’s younger brother) plays at Monarch.

His agent is also Claude Lemieux so no surprise.

I hope he's another Daniel Winnik.

 

[Bonzai12]

His agent is also Claude Lemieux so no surprise.

I hope he's another Daniel Winnik.

I can’t imagine going into a salary negotiation with Claude. Wowsers.

 

[Alex Jones]

Most likely theory is Fredrik's agent did some back channeling to get Fredrik back home. Avs had interest and Fredrik wasn't going to sign with the Stars... so they just made it official.

For those that don't know Fredrik is from Denver. Despite being Swedish, his family has lived in Denver since 2010 and were Northern California prior to that.

Jesper (Fredrik and Gustav’s younger brother) plays at Monarch.

Former T-Bird. At one time he was best friends with Jaccob Slavin, though not sure if that's still true. Kinda surprised he didn't try to move to the Canes. What a wierd pairing.

 

[LTCPain75]

How about a 4th line of Olofsson/Meyers/Malgin

 

[Markster]

I think McFarland checked out the "Matthews 1 yr rental" thread and found a cheaper option.

 

[Bone Breaker]

true story. I turned my pc on, went to do a protocol check on NHL site, saw the headline "Olofsson traded, gets dealt to the Avalanche" and jumped off my chair. OH MY FREAKING GOD! ITS HAPPENING! MCFARLAND PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR DOUBTING YOU BEFORE

came to Hfboards smiling to celebrate about it but then... wait a minute. why is Olofsson wearing a Dallas shirt? was confused for a good while and only then I discovered its not Viktor. its some other random dude who will likely substitute Blidh or whatever. I feel cheated.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Former T-Bird. At one time he was best friends with Jaccob Slavin, though not sure if that's still true. Kinda surprised he didn't try to move to the Canes. What a wierd pairing.

So my dream pairing of Slavin-Makar is still alive?

 

[Sea Eagles]

Under rated. Cost basically nothing..Dallas did us a favour. Stars fans unhappy he was let go. Bottom 6 player and depth. League minimum contract.

Chris MacFarland: OutSTANDING sir. I love it.

I also think he'll thrive under a more offensive Bednar system. Could easily see him getting 23-35 points. He's like a hornet, and physical.

We just keep improving. AVS aren't happy with 7th overall despite our injuries. I love this team.

 

[Metallo]

How about a 4th line of Olofsson/Meyers/Malgin

Yuk

 

[BrickNHL]

Under rated. Cost basically nothing..Dallas did us a favour. Stars fans unhappy he was let go. Bottom 6 player and depth. League minimum contract.

Chris MacFarland: OutSTANDING sir. I love it.

I also think he'll thrive under a more offensive Bednar system. Could easily see him getting 23-35 points. He's like a hornet, and physical.

We just keep improving. AVS aren't happy with 7th overall despite our injuries. I love this team.

Chris Macfarland sucks

 

[Alex Jones]

So my dream pairing of Slavin-Makar is still alive?

I've believed for a very long time that Slavin will eventually make his way to the Avs. I don't know how Jaccob believes anymore, but if it's anything like how he grew up I would guess he's still extremely close with his family.

You know that South Park episode where the Mormon family moves into town? That's the Slavins, or at least that's what they were like growing up. On an interpersonal level they were all extremely nice, but wow did they believe some wild shit. Unironically the type of people that believe the Earth is 6000 years old.

Not sure if it will happen on his next contract cap-wise, but I could see him being an Av 5-6 years down the line.