Confirmed with Link: COL/WSH Grubauer, Orpik for Avs 2018 2nd round pick

[Spleenless Wonder21]

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I think it's pretty decent trade, for 1st.. I wouldn't like it, but 47th pick? Worth the gamble.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Congo Jack]

We got a German boy on our team now and we haven't heard from @cgf?

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

And of course a trade involving a backup G & bottom pairing D for a mid 2nd rd pick breaks HFBoards...

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Classy Sakic. Find him a home over the next week or just buy him out.

I love that ownership was willing to eat the salary and Joe just gave everybody a lesson in Asset Management 101.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

And of course a trade involving a backup G & bottom pairing D for a mid 2nd rd pick breaks HFBoards...

I was hoping for Skinner. Maybe it's still coming?

 

[Avs_19]

Any bad one-year deals out there that would make sense for Orpik? Maybe someone like Hagelin if the Pens wanted Orpik back? Avs would likely need to retain in a scenario like that though.

 

[AnimalMother73]

Love this perfect but curious about Varly's health...obviously could be the long term solution

 

[37 others]

What does this mean for Pavel Francouz now? AHL starter? He's paid quite a bit to be in the AHL...

 

[sycamore]

Caps fan here. That's a very nice trade for you, getting a blue chip goaltender for a mere second round pick.
No idea what you're going to do with Orpik, maybe there's a janitors position thats open.
He truly is brutal -- single-handedly cost us the Pittsburgh series in 2017.

 

[Freudian]

Helps reach the cap floor either way.

 

[Iracundia]

Orpik is still better than Wafsofsky and Siemens and we all know EJ won't make it to the POs. I'd rather keep him as our 5/6 and trade him at the deadline if things have gone south.

 

[tucker3434]

Wow. Bet we retain 50% and flip him for a 7th. Awesome that Sakic has the green light to use cap space as currency.

 

[Foppa2118]

Classy Sakic. Find him a home over the next week or just buy him out.

The kind of classy player friendly move that won't go unnoticed around the league either.

 

[McMetal]

We got a German boy on our team now and we haven't heard from @cgf?

Hasn't regained consciousness yet.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

I was hoping for Skinner. Maybe it's still coming?

HF servers might spontaneously combust if that happens. Lol

If Tavares opts for free agency his signing announcement will cause them to nuclear mushroom cloud into oblivion.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Any bad one-year deals out there that would make sense for Orpik? Maybe someone like Hagelin if the Pens wanted Orpik back? Avs would likely need to retain in a scenario like that though.

for one year it wouldn't be a problem.

 

[McMetal]

What does this mean for Pavel Francouz now? AHL starter? He's paid quite a bit to be in the AHL...

I mean, no matter how well he plays we won't be waiving Grubs or Varly, so yeah, AHL starter for at least a season.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Wow. Bet we retain 50% and flip him for a 7th. Awesome that Sakic has the green light to use cap space as currency.

Yep

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Orpik is still better than Wafsofsky and Siemens and we all know EJ won't make it to the POs. I'd rather keep him as our 5/6 and trade him at the deadline if things have gone south.

Teams are suckers for defensemen like Orpik at the trade deadline. Could fetch us a pick.

 

[Avs_19]

The Duchene trade keeps on giving? No way of knowing but I wonder if they do this without the extra 2nd round pick.

 

[UncleRisto]

Savvy move. And if they can't flip him, he's an easy buyout.

 

[Brett44]

Orpik is LHD or RHD?

 

[Raucherhusten]

It looks like Sakic is not making mistakes anymore. Future is looking good, real good.