Avs9296
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Only 1 of EJ or JJ should come back, and it should be dirt cheap (1 mill or less).
I don't think EJ is going to take close to $1M. I think he's still going to be looking for a contract around $1.5 - $2M and there will probably be a team out there that will be ready to give it to him. That team, should NOT be the Avs.EJ and JJ are lightyears better than MacDermid and Middleton.
Would be way too risky to go into the season with them as 7 and 8 D and a rookie 6D.
Especially with this teams annual injury problems. You'd end up with them playing a top 4 role about a month into the season.
Any team would be lucky to have EJ or JJ as depth defenseman. They're much better than the typical 7th or 8th defenseman you're gonna find on the cheap.
Yup. The dudes cooked. He was a great servant for the team and I'm glad that he got his cup with the Avs last season. But that should be it for his on ice Avs career. He has a job in the org if he wants no doubt, but if he wants to play it should be elsewhere.EJ can’t skate and not just because of a current injury. Thank him for all he’s done and please move on. I can’t watch the slip and slide defense and him chasing guys around in the defensive zone because he can’t keep up.
Saw it on Twitter. Started by an Oilers fan in fact. Shocked.I haven't seen anything about that
But it's not true. As others have said, Mack was the first guy thru the line. There are pictures of it.Saw it on Twitter. Started by an Oilers fan in fact. Shocked.
I know its not true.But it's not true. As others have said, Mack was the first guy thru the line. There are pictures of it.
You cannot possibly fault the Avs for losing Foote and Forsberg when literally NO ONE knew what the future landscape was going to look like, and wouldn't know for nearly two years since of course the lockout erased an entire year of hockey. In fact the Avs had made preparations for that season that never happened and signed Vinny Damphousse to be their 3rd line center. That might have been a fun year. At that time, the cap did not exist. Once it did, then the Avs knew they couldn't bring back a few guys.Well, yes but......I wish Pierre had traded my favorite Av of all time rather than lose him for nothing, which is what actually happened.
Also, I believe it was the fact that there were cash bonuses owed to Sakic and Blake, which the NHL made part of our cap hit coming out of the lockout. That's what caused us from signing one of Forsberg or Foote. We probably would have lost at least one of them regardless with the cap.You cannot possibly fault the Avs for losing Foote and Forsberg when literally NO ONE knew what the future landscape was going to look like, and wouldn't know for nearly two years since of course the lockout erased an entire year of hockey. In fact the Avs had made preparations for that season that never happened and signed Vinny Damphousse to be their 3rd line center. That might have been a fun year. At that time, the cap did not exist. Once it did, then the Avs knew they couldn't bring back a few guys.
People need to get over the "lose a player for nothing" thing. It's not nearly as big a deal as y'all make it out to be. It's much, much worse when players are dealt in their primes for middling returns than an older player leaving via free agency. I mean, should the Avs have dealt away Nazem Kadri the final year of his deal or maybe just let it ride? There's something to be said about a player knowing he's in a contract year and using that to your advantage.
Also, I believe it was the fact that there were cash bonuses owed to Sakic and Blake, which the NHL made part of our cap hit coming out of the lockout. That's what caused us from signing one of Forsberg or Foote. We probably would have lost at least one of them regardless with the cap.
I love PL and everything he did for the Avalanche. But he never really understood how to run a team in the cap era.
I like the idea of maybe Clifton, how much salary are we looking at with him ?EJ and JJ are lightyears better than MacDermid and Middleton.
Would be way too risky to go into the season with them as 7 and 8 D and a rookie 6D.
Especially with this teams annual injury problems. You'd end up with them playing a top 4 role about a month into the season.
Any team would be lucky to have EJ or JJ as depth defenseman. They're much better than the typical 7th or 8th defenseman you're gonna find on the cheap.
~3mI like the idea of maybe Clifton, how much salary are we looking at with him ?