Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] Avalanche sign F Ben Meyers to ELC (2 years, $912.5k AAV)

[The Merchant]

That’s alright, only thing he can help a team do is win a regular season crown and zero success in the playoffs. So perfect for the Avs.

Cope

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Once Kadri signs with Buffalo and Landeskog gets LTIR'd they'll pretty much be running JTC as 2C with Kaut and MacDermitt as his wingers.

Newhook is far more talented than any of them.

 

[pld459666]

Kid is smart to sign there.

Good for him.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Should have gone to a real team - an original 6 team.

And if he wasn't going to go for a franchise with history then go with a team you can grow with. Arizona, Anaheim, Montreal, Detroit. Buffalo would be good but they have 2 centres already.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Should have gone to a real team - an original 6 team.

And if he wasn't going to go for a franchise with history then go with a team you can grow with. Arizona, Anaheim, Montreal, Detroit. Buffalo would be good but they have 2 centres already.

Um... Colorado has more history than anyone in your list there other than Detroit (who is admittedly struggling now) and Montreal (who is admittedly struggling now).

I'm salty that Detroit didn't land this guy and that he went to f***ing Colorado instead, but come on, man.

 

[Foppberg]

Should have gone to a real team - an original 6 team.

And if he wasn't going to go for a franchise with history then go with a team you can grow with. Arizona, Anaheim, Montreal, Detroit. Buffalo would be good but they have 2 centres already.

A real team? Opposed to those other 26 fake teams?

 

[Islay1989]

Wow, that's got to be a kick in the teeth to the Wild.

No one wants to play for the Green Filth

 

[Ambisextrous]

Should have gone to a real team - an original 6 team.

And if he wasn't going to go for a franchise with history then go with a team you can grow with. Arizona, Anaheim, Montreal, Detroit. Buffalo would be good but they have 2 centres already.

Rather a chance at playing with a good team than playing with trash on a trash team with trash playing a bit more every game.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

A real team? Opposed to those other 26 fake teams?

If you aren’t an O6, you might as well kill yourself, apparently.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Myers is like the $20 bill that you see on the sidewalk, so you start walking over to pick it up, but then a strong breeze comes through and blows it out onto the road, so you shrug your shoulders and move on with your day.

Nice to have in your pocket, but not something that's going to change your life in anyway.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Ben Meyers at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ben Meyers, 1998-11-15 Delano, MN, USA USA. Most recently in the NHL with Anaheim Ducks. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

For those interested, here is his EP.

 

[SI90]

This could be a great fit for him. Was hoping my isles would land him.

 

[rynryn]

this is both infuriating and hilarious, from a MIN fan perspective. Well, from this MIN fan perspective.

 

[bcv]

There is a good chance Avs will continue to be a good team going forward but there is also a looming cap crunch when MacKinnon gets his extension and being a solid player on an ELC helps address team needs.

his ELC will end at the end of next year so it won't be of that much help, if any at all.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Myers is like the $20 bill that you see on the sidewalk, so you start walking over to pick it up, but then a strong breeze comes through and blows it out onto the road, so you shrug your shoulders and move on with your day.

Nice to have in your pocket, but not something that's going to change your life in anyway.

Depending on what you spend it on $20 can ruin your life easily.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

That’s alright, only thing he can help a team do is win a regular season crown and zero success in the playoffs. So perfect for the Avs.

 

[Richard88]

his ELC will end at the end of next year so it won't be of that much help, if any at all.

He's likely penciled in for the 3C spot next year, and the fact that he'll be on an ELC will give the Avs a lot more cap flexibility to re-sign and add guys in the off-season.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Makes sense for him. Colorado will be in a cap crunch over the next couple of years giving him the best chance to make the line up and giving him a great shot at the cup early in his career

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Meyers certainly helps with the cap situation for next year. Doesn't really do much beyond that though and we're still screwed when the Mack contract kicks in, but it will at least give us another good shot at a deep run next year before regression hits.

 

[Richard88]

Rich get richer.

I don't blame the kid -- he gets to go to a team that has as good as a chance as any to win a cup, and the other teams in that category are more cash strapped or may not have the openings in the lineup (like Florida). So it's a great landing spot for him personally.

Avs don't have great center depth organizationally so it's a perfect situation for Meyers. With Kadri likely moving on as an UFA and Newhook looking more like a winger (imo) both the 2C and 3C jobs will be up for grabs this coming season.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Sick. Love getting another high motor player.

 

[jmelm]

Virtually all the scouts I’ve seen/heard talk about him think he’s a W at the NHL level, not a C. I think there’s a much better chance Newhook grows into that role.

 

[not a troll]

Myers is like the $20 bill that you see on the sidewalk, so you start walking over to pick it up, but then a strong breeze comes through and blows it out onto the road, so you shrug your shoulders and move on with your day.

Nice to have in your pocket, but not something that's going to change your life in anyway.

Except the $20 landed at the feet of the guy who bullies you and who has already accomplished more in life than you and has a bigger bank account than you and now he's off to the liquor store to buy a lotto ticket.

 

[Go Wings]

I was hoping he would sign with Detroit based on what I read but I kind of expected him to sign with Minnesota. Good for Colorado for signing him. It is always nice to get a free asset.

As for the fans being upset and taking shots at teams come on really? It is okay to be disappointed but do you really need to sink to a douchebag level over this?

 

[quesosauce]

That’s alright, only thing he can help a team do is win a regular season crown and zero success in the playoffs. So perfect for the Avs.

remind me how many stanley cups the wild have?