Confirmed with Link: [COL / NYR] Chris Bigras Traded For Ryan Graves

[RockLobster]

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[missionAvs]

wtf, who the hell is Ryan Graves? I have a feeling we got shafted here.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

High five folks, the streak continues. Sad that Bigras didn't turn out, thought he'd be a mainstay top-4 guy for us.

 

[henchman21]

wtf, who the hell is Ryan Graves? I have a feeling we got shafted here.

Why? Bigras was done here regardless. Graves has also been a hot mess this year, but maybe a change of scenery does them both good.

 

[missionAvs]

Why? Bigras was done here regardless. Graves has also been a hot mess this year, but maybe a change of scenery does them both good.

Ehh I mean he's still very young so I guess I still held out hope for him as a prospect. Honestly, I'm not too flustered, it's just that I have no clue who the other guy is haha.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I kinda feel like Sakic was told of this Avs crazy deadline day deal streak at the last second and had to keep it going

 

[Nalens Oga]

I'm not convinced that Bigras is done, he seemed to have a higher potential than this other guy anyways. I expected nothing from Sakic and I'm still disappointed, actually this is probably worse than if he'd done nothing.

 

[AvsRobin]

Ehh I mean he's still very young so I guess I still held out hope for him as a prospect. Honestly, I'm not too flustered, it's just that I have no clue who the other guy is haha.

23 isn't "very young" when talking about a so called prospect.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Many of us called a Bigras AHL swap happening today. Needed a change of scenery.

Best of luck, Woody.

 

[Sea Eagles]

I'm not convinced that Bigras is done, he seemed to have a higher potential than this other guy anyways. I expected nothing from Sakic and I'm still disappointed, actually this is probably worse than if he'd done nothing.

I really likes Bigras.
Also loved Siemens, and thought he wasn't done either.

Wish Chris got another shot up in the big team.

 

[henchman21]

Ehh I mean he's still very young so I guess I still held out hope for him as a prospect. Honestly, I'm not too flustered, it's just that I have no clue who the other guy is haha.

Graves was seen as a solid prospect coming into the season, he just also regressed. For about 3-4 years he had consistently taken large steps forward until the wall hit this year. He didn't have a place in New York, but could carve one out here. When he is on his game, he is a top pairing AHL guy that can be a trigger man on the PP.

 

[Avs71]

I remember @Bender from day 1 not liking Bigras.

I also remember Dater saying he heard the Avs thought of Bigras as the next Suter.

 

[Balthazar]

Bigras was done with the AVS regardless of what happens with the Rags.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I'm not convinced that Bigras is done, he seemed to have a higher potential than this other guy anyways. I expected nothing from Sakic and I'm still disappointed, actually this is probably worse than if he'd done nothing.

Some people would've gotten disappointed if he swapped future 7ths. Bigras really hasn't shown anything other than regression. He was going to get traded or he would've likely been gone in the off-season regardless.

 

[chet1926]

So disappointing to see the way things turned out with Bigras. I had high hopes for him, but I don't really see an NHL future for him.

It was nice of us to give him a fresh chance to see if he can maybe turn it around, because he had no future here with the likes Zadorov, Girard, Makar, Timmins, Meloche etc. all same age or younger in front of him.

Not sure about this Graves kid, probably not going to amount to much.

 

[Pacman33]

Apparently he had a 103.4 mph slapshot in the ahl skills competition a couple years ago so at least he has size a a big time shot

 

[Ivan13]

Bigras should be a cautionary story for those who think we can move Barrie because we have a couple of D prospects.

 

[missionAvs]

23 isn't "very young" when talking about a so called prospect.

I base it more on 23 being pretty young for D but quite frankly, I just think Bigras has more in him than what we've seen thus far. That said, my original response was more due to not having a clue who the other guys was haha. At this point, seems more lateral to me at the moment.

 

[forsbergavs32]

2015 4th round pick...change of scenery trade I guess

 

[Avs71]

Chris Bigras in every NHL game this year:

He’s definitely in a better development system for defencemen now, so hopefully a career in the NHL turns out for him.

 

[Ivan13]

Bigras has the tools to be good, has the toolbox as well, but you can't play afraid in this league.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Sounds like Graves is pretty meh, but relatively safe and a decent skater.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Bigras has the tools to be good, has the toolbox as well, but you can't play afraid in this league.

He played like he was at a Halloween event where everything was a jump scare.

 

[agentblack]

I think we all know the moment the org was probably done with Bigras. Any guesses?

 

[Papa Francouz]

I think we all know the moment the org was probably done with Bigras. Any guesses?

When he wore a Woody costume to a Halloween party?