Proposal: Kopitar to the Avs

[returnofthemack29]

What would it take to get Kopitar on the Avs?

I propose:

Tyson Jost
Nicolas Meloche
2019 Avs 1st
2019 Sens 3rd
2020 Avs 2nd

for

Kopitar (No Retention)

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[Addison Rae]

yikes

 

[Foppberg]

LOL D'oh Jesus.

 

[kilowatt]

I don't think Blake will ever move Kopitar, but it would take Jost and Ottawa's 1st at least.

 

[Patagonia]

LAK will pass.

He might be 31 and has $53M remaining on his deal with $10M AAV with 5.5 years remaining, but still a very good player. Needs to waive his NMC which is unlikely, so this player will never be a consideration.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Man, imagine Kopitar playing SECOND line center behind MacKinnon. That would be just unfair

I don't think I'd be able to put together a fair trade here, but the Avs certainly have all the right parts for it. Have to imagine they'd keep Makar as they need the D, but everything else including OTT's 1st would have to be on the table.

 

[Freaky Styley]

Pretty bad offer from the OP. I'd counter with something like

Jost
Avs 1st
Barrie
Meloche
Bowers

for

Kopitar and Muzzin

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

I don't think Blake will ever move Kopitar, but it would take Jost and Ottawa's 1st at least.

Ok, I'd do that

 

[Tit]

Well that would certainly jolt the kings into the rebuild.
With no retention, I just don't think a deal is there to be made where both sides like it.
The Avs are probably trying desperately to make a move similar to this, though, for a legit 2nd C.

 

[member 88115]

Pretty bad offer from the OP. I'd counter with something like

Jost
Avs 1st
Barrie
Meloche
Bowers

for

Kopitar and Muzzin

your offer is just as bad. lmao

 

[Freaky Styley]

your offer is just as bad. lmao

Feel free to swap out any D for Muzzin or add more. Just would want a NHL replacement for Barrie this year.

 

[Advanced stats]

Makes a bit of sense for both sides tbh.

LA jump-starts a rebuild.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Good lord, this is terrible. A typical quantity for quality proposal that HF is infamous for.



It would take something like:

Makar + Colorado 1st + Jost

Or

Ottawa 1st + Timmins + Jost


No farting around with mediocre picks and prospects. Not for a player as good as Kopitar.

 

[member 88115]

Feel free to swap out any D for Muzzin or add more. Just would want a NHL replacement for Barrie this year.

The big piece starts with Ottawa 1st +, but i doubt Kopi ever gets traded.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Kopitar is great and all, but I don't think the Avs want his cap hit at all

 

[Freaky Styley]

Good lord, this is terrible. A typical quantity for quality proposal that HF is infamous for.



It would take something like:

Makar + Colorado 1st + Jost

Or

Ottawa 1st + Timmins + Jost


No farting around with mediocre picks and prospects. Not for a player as good as Kopitar.

I'll take option B for 1000 Bob

 

[go4hockey]

Pretty bad offer from the OP. I'd counter with something like

Jost
Avs 1st
Barrie
Meloche
Bowers

for

Kopitar and Muzzin

Your offer is just as bad maybe worse than the OP

 

[raswilliam]

Kopitar just built a mansion across the street from the beach in LA. He aint going nowhere.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

Good lord, this is terrible. A typical quantity for quality proposal that HF is infamous for.



It would take something like:

Makar + Colorado 1st + Jost

Or

Ottawa 1st + Timmins + Jost


No farting around with mediocre picks and prospects. Not for a player as good as Kopitar.

Do you realize how many actual real life trades that are quantity for quality? I'll name just a few from the past few months. Karlsson to SJS. Pacioretty to Vegas. Skinner to Buffalo. and arguably O'Reilly to STL.

And you do know that Colorado would never do this right? Teams that are heading towards a rebuild almost always have to sell quality for quantity. LAK would be smart to hang on the Kopitar Doughty and Quick, but would be smart to consider dealing Carter, Brown, Muzzin, Martinez, Phanefu, possibly Kovalchuk, and possibly Toffoli for the best deals they could get. Its time to rebuild in LA, but the good thing is if you can land top 3 picks, rebuilds take quick nowadays, especially if you have Doughty and Kopitar already there.

 

[Starat327]

The kings trade a 3rd liner and all of a sudden they're going full scorched earth. I dig it.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Do you realize how many actual real life trades that are quantity for quality? I'll name just a few from the past few months. Karlsson to SJS. Pacioretty to Vegas. Skinner to Buffalo. and arguably O'Reilly to STL.

And you do know that Colorado would never do this right? Teams that are heading towards a rebuild almost always have to sell quality for quantity. LAK would be smart to hang on the Kopitar Doughty and Quick, but would be smart to consider dealing Carter, Brown, Muzzin, Martinez, Phanefu, possibly Kovalchuk, and possibly Toffoli for the best deals they could get. Its time to rebuild in LA, but the good thing is if you can land top 3 picks, rebuilds take quick nowadays, especially if you have Doughty and Kopitar already there.

I think(Would hope) Colorado would jump at the chance to have one of, if not the very best 1-2 Center punch in the league for the next few years.


Yeah we give up a lot but that's what it would take. Every example you provided of quantity trades recently were situations where the players wanted out and the teams were forced to take the best deal available. Not to mention they were all upcoming UFAs as well with the exception of ROR. That's not going to be the case with LA and Kopitar. He has a number of years left on his deal and the Kings/Kopitar have no desire for a trade to take place.


Any team acquiring him would have to pay a hefty price to get him. The Avs are one of the few teams in the league in a position where we can afford to give up that high value. We have two A-level prospects in Timmins and Makar, as well as another likely A-level prospect coming from Ottawa's own 1st round pick. And we have a number of young NHL players with upside. And our biggest hole on the team by far is a legit 2C. Kopitar would be one of the very best 2Cs in the NHL. This kind of trade turns the Avs into contenders almost overnight.

 

[Fat Elvis]

Kopitar
4
Kerfoot+Kaut+ Jost+Col 1st

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Good lord, this is terrible. A typical quantity for quality proposal that HF is infamous for.



It would take something like:

Makar + Colorado 1st + Jost

Or

Ottawa 1st + Timmins + Jost


No farting around with mediocre picks and prospects. Not for a player as good as Kopitar.

HF always overestimates the return. It wouldn't take that much.

 

[Muffin]

Makar + Ottawa 1st + Jost for Kopitar. Sell the farm. All in.

 

[Hennessy]

Oof.
Why?
Go for Carter. Makes more sense to everyone.