Speculation: IF Landy doesn't sign

[outoftune]

Interested in your thoughts. If Landy asks for way too much and doesn't sign in Colorado, what would you do?

I'd be pushing hard on the trade market to bring in another young forward using our wealth of D-men (Girard+ for Nylander, go after Gaudreau, maybe Eichel depending on price, and last resort short term hall+ tatar)

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[Cousin Eddie]

Interested in your thoughts. If Landy asks for way too much and doesn't sign in Colorado, what would you do?

I'd be pushing hard on the trade market to bring in another young forward using our wealth of D-men (Girard+ for Nylander, go after Gaudreau, maybe Eichel depending on price, and last resort short term hall+ tatar)

Use Landy’s money on Hall (apparently he’s fine with a short term deal) to play on the 2nd line and trade for Killorn to be Landy lite on line one.

 

[shadow1]

If Landeskog signs somewhere else my guess Sakic will mix up the roster construction and the Seth Jones rumors come to fruition.

They're never going to find someone to replace Landeskog (my guess is the first line would become Burakovsky - MacKinnon - Rantanen), so they'll bring in a couple guys (re-sign Saad + someone else) to make sure there's decent depth.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Get a player who actually scores and shows up..... who doesnt have stone hands yet is on the top line.

 

[Goulet17]

My guess would be that Sakic signs another player with some characteristics that Landy brings (although not as talented as Landy). Players like Zach Hyman, Blake Coleman, etc.

Just as large of an issue for Sakic is how to fill the off ice and locker room void left by a Landy departure. I am not sure who would be named captain in that situation. I doubt it would Mack, who seems like a poor fit for captaincy and I doubt that he even wants the C. Perhaps Makar? Perhaps a rotating C for a while (Mack, Rants, Makar)?

We'll see what happens. It is interesting that we have not seen any one of Landy, Grubs, or Makar sign. I have not even heard the slightest leak regarding possible negotiations.

 

[Ararana]

And I'd slap that C on Makar so hard he falls over.

But Landy isn't leaving...

 

[missionAvs]

If Landy doesn't sign then we'll see Chet suit up and play on the top line. He'll have eliminated his primary opponent.

 

[The Merchant]

Trade for Tkachuk

 

[Bonzai12]

My biggest concern with Landy leaving is that it’s another gritty player leaving this roster. I don’t think his direct replacement needs to exactly be a physical player but that need will have to be addressed somewhere.

 

[Raucherhusten]

If Landy walks THIS will happen.

 

[The Abusement Park]

If Landy walks you put the full court press on acquiring Eichel.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

The winger market is pretty deep in terms of possible trade targets.

Garland, Bertuzzi, Konecny, Reinhart, and Tkachuk have all been rumoured to be available. I imagine Sakic would go after one of those guys, or look at Hyman/Coleman/Hall in UFA. I would hate to lose Landeskog obviously, but it is a deep position.

I agree with @The Abusement Park too. If he were to go, use that money to go get Eichel.

 

[Qurpiz]

Go all in on Eichel and Jones, don't know how, just do it and weld the C on Mack

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

If Landy leaves I try to get both Coleman and Hyman.

 

[Perratrooper]

If Landy doesn’t sign we re-sign Saad and go after Danault:

Saad-MacK-Mikko
Bura-Danault-Kadri
Nuke-Newhook-Kaut
Ranta-Jost-LOC

 

[chet1926]

I know it seems far fetched to most that Landy might leave, but I'd start preparing yourselves for it. I think there is a much higher chance it happens, than you all think. I'd say maybe like 30% chance, maybe even a littler higher.

If his agent instructs him to go UFA and listen to offers it could get ugly fast for the Avs. All it would take is LA or St Louis going all in and offering something in the 8.5+ range over 7 years. I mean I think Landy would give us an opportunity to come close, but we can kiss any chance of winning anything goodbye if we sign him to that kind of crap deal.

Sakic better not cave to a 2nd line caliber guy and give him a asinine contact just because he is the captain. This is a cutthroat business, he needs to be signed for what we are comfortable offering or he needs to go. He isn't a can't lose him type. That's reserved for guys like 29, 8 or even 96.

 

[henchman21]

If Landy walks, the Avs need to dedicate that money to getting a high, high end 2C. Putting that money back on wing would be a mistake.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

I see very few reasons why Landeskog isn't re-signed at this point other than he is asking for more than the Avs are willing to hand out.

This close to UFA, the Avs have surely given their offers and if the player was fine with any of those the deal would have already been signed.

I would guess he walks at this point. There will be a desperate team overrating his value that will give 8M+ for 7 years.

 

[BobRossColton]

Definitely go for tkachuk.

 

[LTC Pain]

Go all in on Eichel and Jones, don't know how, just do it and weld the C on Mack

Nope, Mack is too pouty and moody to be an NHL team captain.

 

[willy702]

I don't see him being worth the kind of money people are talking about here. Yeah you don't want to lose him, but damn that gives a lot of flexibility to the team and it starts with not having to protect him in the ED.

Even though there is lots of talent on the D side, I think a veteran presence who stays healthy (looking at you EJ) like Suter would be perfect. Its exactly what they don't have there. Now don't sign him until he's 40 but a few years with some of the saved Captain money makes this a better team. Pair him up with Byram, but in general ask him to help grow the boys into men and this team is loaded for another 4-6 years of Cup runs.

 

[LTC Pain]

Trade Graves (for a 2nd) and sign Suter!

 

[Islay1989]

Definitely go for tkachuk.

Barf

 

[cinchronicity]

I know it seems far fetched to most that Landy might leave, but I'd start preparing yourselves for it. I think there is a much higher chance it happens, than you all think. I'd say maybe like 30% chance, maybe even a littler higher.

If his agent instructs him to go UFA and listen to offers it could get ugly fast for the Avs. All it would take is LA or St Louis going all in and offering something in the 8.5+ range over 7 years. I mean I think Landy would give us an opportunity to come close, but we can kiss any chance of winning anything goodbye if we sign him to that kind of crap deal.

Sakic better not cave to a 2nd line caliber guy and give him a asinine contact just because he is the captain. This is a cutthroat business, he needs to be signed for what we are comfortable offering or he needs to go. He isn't a can't lose him type. That's reserved for guys like 29, 8 or even 96.

I hate to agree, but I must. Throw Seattle in that mix as well. We already have the poster-boy for age related diminishment in EJ. Can this team really afford to pay a 35/36 year old Landy $8.5M? Can they really afford to pay him anything more than $5.5M while he's eating 3rd line minutes? I'd be fine with 7 x $5.5M AAV to spread the pain over more years. But anything over 7 x $6.0 M AAV means to me that we raise his jersey into the rafters, and cheer like hell every time he comes to Denver as a visitor.

 

[UncleRisto]

Be sad about trying to buy a career Av jersey and failing.