Confirmed with Link: Avs trade Conditional '25 1st + Ryan Johansen to Philly for Sean Walker + '26 5th

[Chiarelli]

He'll get claimed - he's a good player - he was on track for 17 odd goals this season with us, which in fact, is his 4th highest tally in his entire career I believe.

funniest shit i've read in a long time

 

[avalanche_country]

Walker to wear #2

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Walker to wear #2

Nice, that was my jersey number and remains my favourite number. Not a lot of players wear it though.

 

[Balthazar]

Walker to wear #2

Sylvain Lefebvre's number

 

[sethro109]

God, please…get him on the penalty kill NOW. I beg of you.

I don't think or recent PK woes are a personnel problem. I think the scheme is just bad/stale.

 

[GeoRox89]

Sylvain Lefebvre's number

Love how it’s just Lefebvre then Holden then a whole pile of I don’t even remember who this is anymore who wore it

 

[sethro109]

Love how it’s just Lefebvre then Holden then a whole pile of I don’t even remember who this is anymore who wore it

I'd rather not remember Holden.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'd rather not remember Holden.

There was nothing wrong with Holden except being misused.

 

[sethro109]

There was nothing wrong with Holden except being misused.

I strongly disagree. Miss-use was definitely a problem, but he was also just terrible.

 

[jfc64]

funniest shit i've read in a long time

Don't forget our replacement (C.M.) has scored one more goal this season!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I don't think are recent PK woes are a personnel problem. I think the scheme is just bad/stale.

You mean, you don't like everyone chasing the puck, leaving two players wide open in front of the net to play catch and get three backhands off before scoring, before anyone can get there?

 

[Chiarelli]

Don't forget our replacement (C.M.) has scored one more goal this season!

and individual players goals are the only thing that matters - that's why Toronto will win this year.

 

[sethro109]

You mean, you don't like everyone chasing the puck, leaving two players wide open in front of the net to play catch and get three backhands off before scoring, before anyone can get there?

Not normally, no.

 

[Pokecheque]

I don't think or recent PK woes are a personnel problem. I think the scheme is just bad/stale.

Yes I've openly despised the Avs' PK for decades now (I swear it feels like it's ALWAYS been shit, even when notable PK wizards like Ryan O'Reilly were on it) and even the new system they put in place is way, way too passive. Still does absolutely nothing to pressure puck carriers, box anyone out, or--most importantly--disrupt passing lanes. And as I've said before, making the defensemen hover around the goalposts instead of charging into the corners and along the boards like they should means the defensemen used HAVE to be very good skaters. Slow, lumbering types like EJ and Manson (and especially JMFJ) struggle mightily in this scheme. So not only is it a bad scheme, it forces Bednar and Pratt to rely even more on the top pairing. And it's clear Bednar would much rather use his third pairing guys, but he knows he can't.

And I'll die on this hill: Ryan Graves was a FAR better penalty killer when they sent him out there early on, he just went into the corners, knocked guys down, and cleared the puck. But at some point they told him, no, you have to stand there and block shots, and that completely ruined him.

So that said, they're obviously not gonna change the scheme now, so they needed to add more speed and hockey sense to the blueline. Walker IIRC has plenty of PK experience and not only has speed and skill, he plays with enough edge that I think he'll win the puck battles necessary to gain possession and clear it effectively.

Anyway, that post got away from me for a bit...nothing new there though.

tl;dr - Avs PK sucks, but Walker doesn't, and should fit the scheme much better than other depth defenders they have.

 

[The Moops]

And I'll die on this hill: Ryan Graves was a FAR better penalty killer when they sent him out there early on, he just went into the corners, knocked guys down, and cleared the puck. But at some point they told him, no, you have to stand there and block shots, and that completely ruined him.

Yes, they neutered the thing he was the best at

 

[Pokecheque]

Yes, they neutered the thing he was the best at

Simply put--not every NHL defenseman is made to block shots. Graves was particularly horrid at it. He was like a Bizarro Joe Pavelski and did more to deflect pucks into his own net than actually stop any of them.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[jfc64]

Did we just get rid of RyJo and his cap hit now and in the future AND added Mittelstadt for a firstrounder?

 

[EscapedGoat]

He'll get claimed - he's a good player - he was on track for 17 odd goals this season with us, which in fact, is his 4th highest tally in his entire career I believe.

Maaaan take off those Avs coloured glasses. I know you love every Avs player, past, present and future but there was no chance in hell anybody was going to claim RyJo. And, no surprise, he cleared today. I'm sure he'll be a GREAT mentor for the players in the AHL

He's going to struggle to find a suitor for his next contract. It'll be a 1 year contract on a bottom feeder most likely.

 

[Pokecheque]

He'll get claimed - he's a good player - he was on track for 17 odd goals this season with us, which in fact, is his 4th highest tally in his entire career I believe.

Nope. He won't be.

And he's not a good player anymore.

 

[avalanche_country]

Nope. He won't be.

And he's not a good player anymore.

And he cleared waivers of course

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[El Travo]

@NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS

So what are you changing your name to?

 

[EdAVSfan]

Limit? It should eliminate it altogether. The Avs have 2 RD to PK.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Limit? It should eliminate it altogether. The Avs have 2 RD to PK.

I agree, if Manson wasn't usually the cause of the P they're trying to K