Confirmed Trade: [COL/NSH] Cody McLeod for Felix Girard

[Ivan13]

Good luck Cody!

 

[MrKabukiman]

Wonder if it was in response to this?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rgIG7ezpTQ

 

[Freudian]

Wonder if it was in response to this?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rgIG7ezpTQ

Sakic:

"We still had to come up with a deal. Before I called David, I wanted to make sure this is what Cody wanted to do. . . I respect Cody for what he’s done. I played with him. He’s nothing but class. After all the work he’s put in for the Avalanche, I asked Cody what he wanted to do. I was going to treat him like basically he had a no-move (clause). I gave him the opportunity, I told him it was Nashville. I asked him if that was something he wanted to do. We know where we are in the standings, and he wanted a chance to go to a contender and fight for the playoffs.

We moved him as, first of all, a favor to him and give him an opportunity. And he welcomed it. I know it was probably a hard decision for him, but I think hockey-wise, where he is in his career, he wants a chance. This is all respect for Cody.”

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

kind of odd that he trades him to a team that they are playing tomorrow.
dont see that every day.

 

[Ivan13]

kind of odd that he trades him to a team that they are playing tomorrow.
dont see that every day.

Yeah, but I bet he will get an ovation if he plays.

 

[paulhiggins]

Also I'm sure Sakic realizes that you can sink to the bottom faster by taking away the "team guys" and making the young players and softie vets feel that there's no one around to stick up for them. Following Leaf model, late last year.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lol, why would Nashville want McLeod? Poile lose a bet?

To **** off the Wild I think.

 

[strictlyrandy]

Also I'm sure Sakic realizes that you can sink to the bottom faster by taking away the "team guys" and making the young players and softie vets feel that there's no one around to stick up for them. Following Leaf model, late last year.

They already are at the bottom!

Getting McLeod off of the team and he still annoys Russo and the Wild? Huge win for the Avs.

My hot take is Nashville is gonna do work to get McLeod to convince Duchene to request a trade there.

 

[cgf]

Glad for Cody. PK already makes Nashville somewhat tolerable (for a division rival), now I may genuinely root for them this postseason.

Getting McLeod off of the team and he still annoys Russo and the Wild? Huge win for the Avs.

 

[thecloser]

They already are at the bottom!

Getting McLeod off of the team and he still annoys Russo and the Wild? Huge win for the Avs.

My hot take is Nashville is gonna do work to get McLeod to convince Duchene to request a trade there.

I can only hope your hot take comes true. ha!

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

McLeod @ 40% is certainly better than wading through the waiver dumpster bin like Poile has been doing lately.

lol you say that now.....

 

[leaflover]

At least McLeod is staying in the west.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I can only hope your hot take comes true. ha!

You're ready to give up another one of your top three defenders?

 

[Joe Sakic]

I am sad

 

[Sarge58]

The Central is becoming so inbred it wouldn't surprise me if some of the young guys called up from the minors start showing up with three ears and 12 toes.

 

[stpn47]

Kinda mad that we had to retain... would rather have saved our retentions for Iginla and Beauchemin to try to get them out of here... so it looks like FB will still be on the team at the end of the year

With that said, Cody has always been one of my favorites and I wish him nothing but luck. Longest tenured Av. Hope he gets a Cup out of this.

 

[Patagonia]

Kinda mad that we had to retain... would rather have saved our retentions for Iginla and Beauchemin to try to get them out of here... so it looks like FB will still be on the team at the end of the year

With that said, Cody has always been one of my favorites and I wish him nothing but luck. Longest tenured Av. Hope he gets a Cup out of this.

Not happy about the retention either, but the team still saves $800K in cap space. The 40% retention does balance out the salaries though, Girard earns $711K and being stuck in the AHL...won't be counted against the cap.

Still like this trade though, they get younger 22 vs 32 and they get a very speedy defensive player with leadership skills to lead their SA team. Jost, Compher, Greer, Grimaldi and 1st 2017 pick will be ahead of him and will likely at best be a 4th line player.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Kinda mad that we had to retain... would rather have saved our retentions for Iginla and Beauchemin to try to get them out of here... so it looks like FB will still be on the team at the end of the year

With that said, Cody has always been one of my favorites and I wish him nothing but luck. Longest tenured Av. Hope he gets a Cup out of this.

You do realize that we have 3 retention spots available...therefore 2 left still for hopefully beauchemin and iginla.

 

[Minnesota]

C'mon Colorado... Couldn't have traded him out of division?

 

[Foppberg]

Retaining isn't really a big deal IMO. Not like we're going to be a cap team anytime soon.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Good move for the Avs, frees up cap and gets rid of a crap player and takes nothing that'll have much effect on their team back.

Sending him to the minors would have saved $950K on the cap.

By retaining, they're saving $800K...

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

kind of odd that he trades him to a team that they are playing tomorrow.
dont see that every day.

May 30th, 1922: Two MLB players switched locker rooms between 2 games of a doubleheader.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Sending him to the minors would have saved $950K on the cap.

By retaining, they're saving $800K...

They retained?

Woops, didn't see that.

 

[Foppberg]

Sending him to the minors would have saved $950K on the cap.

By retaining, they're saving $800K...

It's not about money.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

It's not about money.

The post I quoted was about money...