Confirmed with Link: Avs re-sign Tyson Jost for 2 years x $2M AAV

[Avs_19]

Too much for Jost based on his current play but I also don't care enough to complain about it. Worst part of this deal is that henchman was right about what it might take to sign him.

 

[RampoSanta]

I think he'll break the lineup at some point.. he's got the grit and size the Avs need.. I just left him off because I don't think he'll in the lineup to begin the season. I do like him more than most Avalanche fans though

I think just about everyone on this board have him on the opening night roster. There are about 8-10 bodies that could be the 4th line and LOC, Maltzev and Helm are IMO head and shoulders above the Sherwood/Kaut/Bowers/Matteu/Ranta/etc bodies.

 

[Richard Doll]

2 mil is gross but 1.5 was acceptable??

2 is fine...

 

[Richard88]

Jost still could have some offensive upside. Its not like he could get any worse. This is a great deal. If Jost gets to centre JTC I could see them being an elite third line duo that each rings up 40 points.

Don't do it to yourself, man

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Somehow he’s still a RFA after this contract.

Some things last forever(relativity). Sadly it's those things you don't want to last. Makars contract went so quickly.. MacK too.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Y'all are nuts

Jost was a prototypical bottom 6 forward last year, every bit worth protecting in expansion, and we're balking at a 2/$2 contract

Glad he's back, excited to see him keep improving, he's found the niche he needed to and I think he's a great and underrated piece of this team

Excited? You get excited very easily.

 

[AvsGuy]

Excited? You get excited very easily.

You get pedantic very easily

 

[NHesterly]

I think just about everyone on this board have him on the opening night roster. There are about 8-10 bodies that could be the 4th line and LOC, Maltzev and Helm are IMO head and shoulders above the Sherwood/Kaut/Bowers/Matteu/Ranta/etc bodies.

That’s the beauty of 3/4th lines that it’s always in question.

 

[The Abusement Park]

2mil is more than fine for Jost. I just really wish he was the 4C not the 3C.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Yeah Jost definitely deserves a 2mill contract and was a solid piece to the lineup. Deserved being protected too.

I feel (or rather I hope) that people wouldn’t freak out as much if we weren’t so close to the cap. He earned this deal.

 

[Foppa2118]

I didn't think Joe would bend for more than $1.5-1.75M, but he hasn't been able to get his usual good value this off season.

I'm not convinced he can't be a good 3C anyway though, so this will probably be his final test in that regard. Hope he can find more consistent production. Energy levels might be key to this with all the skating he has to do in Bednar's system, especially when he's so committed to playing hard defensively.

Looked like he might have started to figure out how to play good two way hockey last year, and have enough energy to hustle in both the O zone and D zone, but it was a small sample size. The real test will be over 82 games next year.

Gotta keep those feet moving though Josty. When you don't, you're not effective in the O zone. When you do, you are. Simple as that. He was much better at this last year as well, but again the real test will be if he can keep doing it consistently over 82 games plus playoffs next year.

 

[Snow Arc]

I like Jost! You like Jost! Everybody... likes Jost!

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Not an excuse. To come up with only three NHL regulars in FOUR drafts from 2014-2017 is just horrible no matter how you cut it. You can argue that Timmins is an NHL regular but the moment the Avs cut bait on Kuemper next year, the value he brought in via trade is gone.

Bottom line, the drafting on this club has been sub-par for way, way too long, and they've only made very cursory moves to try and fix that.

Timmins and RoR. Two contributing NHL players in the second round. Out of a decade of second round picks.

Timmins was a throw in for a soon to be UFa goaler who's injury prone.

ROR traded for basically a mystery box of garbage. Ended up with a bottom pairing defender who was traded for a rental winger. But luckily Sakic salvaged the trade of a first line C by getting the immortal JT Compher.

 

[Balthazar]

I didn't think Joe would bend for more than $1.5-1.75M, but he hasn't been able to get his usual good value this off season.

Everyone has signed at market value so far this offseason: Makar, Landy and Jost. Grubi is gone because he wanted market value as well.

There was no discount so I don't expect Mack to take one either.

 

[Foppa2118]

Everyone has signed at market value so far this offseason: Makar, Landy and Jost. Grubi is gone because he wanted market value as well.

There was no discount so I don't expect Mack to take one either.

Everyone except Makar.

I don't think these other signings have much impact on whether Nate wants to take less like he said though. Nate's his own man. If he decides he's willing to take less, then he will.

 

[Belgican]

Look I like Jost, and I defended him many times this season, I think he improved a ton, he had arbitration rights, so I’m not surprised with that contract. And I think he deserved it. But like someone said, he’s paid because he tried hard. Still he will be the 3C and that’s a bad scenario for this team. Jost and Compher shouldn’t be on this team if you want to contend. Maybe Jost as 4C, but he’s already overpaid for that role now.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Nothing against Jost, but you don’t win a Cup with him as your 3C. Par for the course of this offseason, though.

 

[Richard88]

Avs have $4.43m in capspace right now. You easily could have signed Danault at $5.5m x 6 instead of Jost ($2m) and still had $900k left over in capspace.

 

[Richard Doll]

Avs have $4.43m in capspace right now. You easily could have signed Danault at $5.5m x 6 instead of Jost ($2m) and still had $900k left over in capspace.

1 is signed for 6 years, and 1 is signed for 2 years, letting us still have flexibility to figure out the supporting cast after mac gets his raise.

 

[Belgican]

1 is signed for 6 years, and 1 is signed for 2 years, letting us still have flexibility to figure out the supporting cast after mac gets his raise.

Give the 3.5 from Compher and you can forget your need of flexibility

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Avs have $4.43m in capspace right now. You easily could have signed Danault at $5.5m x 6 instead of Jost ($2m) and still had $900k left over in capspace.

I thought it was $3.5M?

 

[Richard88]

1 is signed for 6 years, and 1 is signed for 2 years, letting us still have flexibility to figure out the supporting cast after mac gets his raise.

One is an elite top 6 C with league-leading possession metrics who just took his team to the cup finals.

The other, is a 4th liner.

 

[Richard88]

I thought it was $3.5M?

With a full lineup it's $3.5m yes.

But if you add a forward they would bump one of Maltsev/Newhook/O'Connor out of the lineup and that gives you an extra $800k-900k for $4.3-4.4m.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Would much rather have signed him to another one year at like 1.5 because I don’t see him breaking out offensively but 2x2 is market value. I just don’t see the added benefit of giving him an extra here if it’s going to mean more AAV.

 

[Belgican]

I thought it was $3.5M?

It’s 3.5 but if you add some player, you can also remove an existing one gaining minimum 750.000$