He's a UFA this year.
Played in 43 games last year, so he counts though if they sign him.
He's a UFA this year.
Played in 43 games last year, so he counts though if they sign him.
I am hoping more for a Ryan Wilson defender than a Nick Holden. Oh my.
You'll like Golo if he gets a chance with you guys. He's not flashy, he's not great at anything, but he's just solid all around. You'll hardly notice him. But that's not a bad thing.
I think it's 40 games in the year previous to the expansion draft (meaning this year), or 70 games over the previous two years...so he needs 27 games this year to fill the requirement, by my count.
Oh god. He does sounds exactly like Holden.
You guys realize that having Holden on the ice instead of Tyutin/Gelinas would make our D better, right?
You guys realize that having Holden on the ice instead of Tyutin/Gelinas would make our D better, right?
Not really. It'd sound like Holden if he said "makes bone-headed errors daily"
You guys realize that having Holden on the ice instead of Tyutin/Gelinas would make our D better, right?
Not sure I'd agree with you on Tyutin, hes definitely slow, but hes way smarter than Holden. Hell hes looked better than FB lately, but I think that says more about FB.
Absolutely on Gelinas though, but that's not different than comparing Redmond and Holden.
Agreed. Tyutin had a target on his back with this fan base from the moment he was signed. It doesn't matter what he does some people are gonna hate on him regardless.
The guy has honestly been much better then expected. He's playing top pairing minutes and doing decent in that role. Obviously it would be preferred for him to play easier minutes as his speed is a noticeable issue, but he's generally very smart on the ice and doesn't make any glaring mistakes often(Outside of occasionally losing his man because of speed).
I like him over at least 2 of our D this season, and maybe even 3 of them.
That really depends on which version of Holden we are talking about. When he was playing his best hockey, then yes, I would agree with you, but not when he was not, which was most of the time. On average he was worse than Tuytin but better than Gelinas, which says a lot about the latter.
That's the most difficult part, most people were fine with him being signed to play on the bottom pairing next to Zadorov to start the season lol. Now he is next to EJ, and has played better than Barrie or FB. Yikes...
He is supposed to be an example that Sakic isn't giving these types of guys term, and looking for bargains.
I find it really weird sometimes how quickly context is forgotten when looking back and judging certain decision that management makes.
Tyutin & Borq are two great examples of how you are actually supposed to use free-agency IMO.
Yea
Tyutin has been better then Gelinas(LOL), Beauch, and even Barrie. I would say he's looked about as good as Weircioch as well given the roles they've both played. He's also been more consistent then Zadorov.
Now that I think about it, I could actually see the argument for him being our 2nd best Dman throughout the year to this point. That's probably a good indicator of why we are where we are in the standings right now
I like Tyutin though, plays a really simple game but he's effective at it. No doubt he playing a level above where he probably should be right now, but he's handling it decently well.
If the Avs are out of the playoffs come February and Sakic does sell, I think Tyutin could be a guy we get a nice 3rd round pick for from a team looking for some Defensive depth. LA, Montreal, Chicago, and Washington all come to mind as fits. Same thing with Bourque if he's got 10-15 goals by the deadline. Avs have a few nice pieces to look at selling this year if that's why they end up doing. I still think we'll be in the thick of the playoff race though and the only piece we sell is Iginla.
For Stempniak, the Bruins gave up second (2017) and fourth (2016) round picks, while they sent Anthony Carmana, as well third (2016) and fifth (2017) round picks to Carolina for Liles.
Yeah I have my doubts they'll sell at the TDL. Borq could actually get quite a bit since his salary is so cheap.
JML, and Stempniak got this...
http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/bruins-trade-for-lee-stempniak-john-michael-liles/
It sure seems like this is Iggy's last season in the NHL. I will actually be surprised if he stays to finish it out. I really think he wants one last shot at a Cup before he hangs 'em up for good. And he ain't getting it in Colorado.