JoemAvs
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If they are going to contend, yes they do need F help. But they also have a number of "Maybe" ready F prospects if they are in content in this being a bridge year. Everything Sweeney has said and done suggests that he is comfortable with that. Factor in that they need to resign Pastrnak, and I don't see them looking to add a high priced F.
If they deal Carlo their D becomes Krug, Chara, McAvoy, KMiller, McQuaid and Postma. That D isn't good enough to contend, so it kinda defeats the point of trading a young cost controlled D (++) for a F.
Pretty sure that the Avs would be in a position to take back Beleskey or McQuaid if Sweeney paid them for it in the trade.
I honestly never thought of Boston as an option before these rumors popped up yesterday.
But realistically the time for the Bruins is now. Sweeney probably can't afford to wait for all his prospects to develop if he wants to keep his job.
If he wants a piece like Duchene or Landeskog right now, it will cost him Carlo++ and he will have to ultimately decide if it is worth it to him or not.
McAvoy is probably a lock for next seasons roster and maybe he believes rolling 2 20 year olds on the right side is not a good idea anyways given that he really wants to win and rather uses one in a trade and relies on Miller or someone else he can get via trade to shore up his defensive corps.
I mean Sakic trading Duchene for a package with Carlo as the centerpiece does not make much sense for the Avs anyways right now given that we just drafted Makar and Timmins and still have EJ and Barrie on the right side with a giant hole on the left.
I would assume any such trade would lead to the Avs shipping out one of EJ/Barrie as well.
So odds are that both guys have some sort of "backup plan" if those rumors come to fruition which is unlikely but not impossible.
All we can do is sit back and wait.
Also did not Kypreos bring up Duchene to Boston yesterday? There is a whole thread about that on your board. So there is certainly some smoke there and it is not coming from the Avs side...