The thing people need to realize with Jost is if he sucks in the AHL he might never get out of there. I agree to send him down but he might never come back or it could take several years. See Michael Dal Colle.
I know. From now on he'll have to be better than the next guy in line to get a roster spot with the AVS. That's big.Yeah, to be honest though, I doubt we'll even miss him if that's the case. I hope the best for him, but he's entered project territory and needs to be treated as such.
Yeah, to be honest though, I doubt we'll even miss him if that's the case. I hope the best for him, but he's entered project territory and needs to be treated as such.
Still seems like it’s worth the gamble vs keeping him on the AVS rosterThe thing people need to realize with Jost is if he sucks in the AHL he might never get out of there. I agree to send him down but he might never come back or it could take several years. See Michael Dal Colle.
Yeah I want him to succeed, but this was the right move for the Avs
He wasn't doing shit in the lineup though. So....GIGO.Right move for him more than the right move for the Avs IMO. They don't have a lot of great alternatives to replace him with in the lineup.
He wasn't doing **** in the lineup though. So....GIGO.
Yeah but who blows him out of the water in that department? Toninato? O'Connor? Agozzino?
Not saying they shouldn't have sent him down. I think it was a good move, but I don't think it helps the Avs much. It helps him.
Internally, if the Avs want a winger replacement for him, Greer. If they want a center it should be Toninato. He should be here instead of Dries anyways.
I haven't given up hope that snow-blower Joe knows what a phone is and maybe he can call around and make a trade....but yeah, that hand suffered severe damage when he decided he really didn't want to play out his contract.
If Borque is still the replacement come next Wednesday when we play the Wild, I will be pissed.
Sorry for the two posts in a row...but I've seen comments in a couple of threads regarding us going after Quick and I thought this might be the best place to ask a couple of questions....
1. What would be the cost to get him?
2. Is that cost worth it? He's not exactly young and not in the age range of our core.
3. Shouldn't the Avs be actually trying to see what that have in Frank before making a move for a goalie?
But just think how good Sakic will look if the Avs do make the playoffs this year while doing nothingIn most years this season would be already gone for the Avs. The Central is generally cut throat and 6 weeks of pathetic hockey would normally end any playoff chances. This year, the division is pathetic. Unless Dallas turns it around in the next 8 minutes, Dallas, Chicago, St. Louis, and Minny will all have lost again tonight.
That fact makes it doubly frustrating Sakic has done nothing to help this team. Both wild card spots and the third spot in the division are wide open, right there for the taking. It might honestly never be easier to make the playoffs, and I really do think making the playoffs again this year would be huge for this franchise. This team has not actually made the playoffs in back to back seasons since before the 2004-05 lockout. That's how pathetic they've been...and there's an opportunity right here this season to end that nearly one-and-a-half decades of failure. Send the message that this team is actually turning a corner and making the playoffs last year was not just a one and done.
Based on the tone in Dallas I don't think their upper level management will tolerate losing for much longer, I have to think they'll try something soon. Would be nice if Sakic, even if it should have been done months ago, might actually make a push to help this club out right about now. A quality centre would be a great start, or a competent goalie (Quick).
I wish I could like your post more than once.You know fans are getting desperate when they think getting a bad contract on an overrated, aging, and now injury-prone goalie is worth the risk.
Even if we need secondary scoring in a bad way, I feel like defense is hurting us worse right now (aside from goaltending). Z is the only one playing well...we don't know which EJ we're gonna get, Barrie has been a trainwreck, Girard has slowed down considerably, Cole has slowed down considerably, Barberio is a nightmare, Nemeth hasn't been good when healthy. I know Makar and maybe Timmins are coming but we really need an upgrade on Barbie and Nemeth.
So basically we need:
- A second line
- A starting goalie
- New defensemen
If true we might as well pull the plug this year because there's no way to fix all that via trades.
f*** no.To Col:
Muzzin
Quick
Toffoli
To LA:
Colorado 2019 first
Colorado 2020 first
Jost
Timmins
Varlamov
The 2019 pick will likely be in the 20-25 range vs the 25-31 range, Jost is still super young and is just lack confidence, Timmins has a fairly large ceiling with a great tool box, 2020 first is a mystery box and Varlamov as a potential stop gap/extra trading chip before the deadline. Am I close or completely out to lunch?
Landy-MacK-Rants
Toffoli-Soda-Compher
Wilson-Kerfoot-Andrighetto
NoOne-Really-Cares
Zadorov-Barrie
Cole-Johnson
Girard-Muzzin
Quick
Grubauer