Confirmed Signing with Link: [COL] F Tomas Tatar signs with the Avalanche (1 year, $1.5M)

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[hamzarocks]

Good reg season guy

Terrible in the playoffs

Maybe playing with Mack can get him going in the playoffs

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Empoleon8771]

$1.5 million on his 1-year deal.

 

[Vitto79]

$1.5 million on his 1-year deal.

Fits just under the cap with 22

 

[NyQuil]

That's some great cap management.

 

[StickShift]

Good depth in-case Nichushkin does Nichushkin things again.

 

[OlfactoryHughes]

he had a great year last year. Very reliable, drives play, plays up and down the lineup, great deal for colorado

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The move I expected all summer long honestly. Avs had been linked to him plenty before and they have a tendency to get those guys in the long run.

He won't help much in the playoffs. But I think we have plenty of reinforcements on the way for the playoffs anyway, we needed depth scoring desperately in the regular season and this guy will do that for us.

 

[tucker3434]

At $1.5m, I’m pretty thrilled with that. Another guy with minimal downside we can plug into the middle six that has a chance at being great value.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Very solid.

 

[Patagonia]

Fantastic low risk signing.

AVs constant regular season injuries, he can move up and down the lineup to balance scoring. Terrible playoff performer, slot into the 3rd line could improve his performance.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Excellent deal.

Drouin may end up sucking so Tatar can take his spot in top 6

 

[JoeSakic13]

 

[NyQuil]

The move I expected all summer long honestly. Avs had been linked to him plenty before and they have a tendency to get those guys in the long run.

He won't help much in the playoffs. But I think we have plenty of reinforcements on the way for the playoffs anyway, we needed depth scoring desperately in the regular season and this guy will do that for us.

You'd think he'd accidentally get some points in the playoffs eventually thanks to the law of large numbers.

Maybe it'll be this year.

 

[StewieP19]

Colorado line
Drouin Mackinnon Nichushkin
Lehkonen Johansen Rantanen
Wood Colton Tatar
Oconnor Meyers Cogliano

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Good signing and insurance plan if Drouin/Mackinnon can't rekindle the magic.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

These really only need to be used if they go against the grain, which it doesn't. Everyone already knew this was a solid, well worth it contract.

 

[josra33]

They can’t keep getting away with it…

 

[dirtydanglez]

Good reg season guy

Terrible in the playoffs

Maybe playing with Mack can get him going in the playoffs

if he cant do anything with the avs in the playoffs then he never will. they are loaded with playoff guys.

 

[BKarchitect]

Basically this year’s E-Rod signing for the Avs. Probably not a huge difference maker in the playoffs but as middle six wingers with good even strength results go - you can’t argue with the price. Great value. He will be a pretty seamless fit for a team that was really needing an extra piece up front that could be a nailed on top 9 player.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Fire MacFarland

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Smart move.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Great signing IMO, yeah he disappears in the playoffs, but as a complementary skilled guy, I think he can work wonders for stretches with the amount of talent the Colorado has. At the very least, very good depth player, and while I can't prove it (cause I don't know the guy), he looks like he has a great personality overall, underrated incentives.