Confirmed Trade: [MIN/COL] Ian Cole for Greg Pateryn

[not a troll]

The team with the better dman wins. Minnesota takes this W

Depends on how Colorado spends that cap savings.

 

[Ambisextrous]

I like how the original tweet mentions his hard shot.

Because that's why people want Ian Cole.

He sure does hit those shinpads and the boards hard

 

[M2Beezy]

BRUTAL what was he thinking

 

[Hasbro]

I get the benefit from Colorado's perspective, just trying to figure out how this benefits the Wild.

Hopefully it doesn’t.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Pateryn is a cheap right handed shot with experience. Guerin seemed to really hate him....Good deal for the Avs.

 

[Richard88]

The team with the better dman wins. Minnesota takes this W

That isn't really true as a rule though, not in a cap league.

 

[themelkman]

Seems like a good deal for the Avs. They didnt need Cole at all

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Avs now at 10 Mil in deadline cap space and a spot for Timmins/Byram full time, Joe works his magic again.

 

[Richard88]

Avs now at 10 Mil in deadline cap space and a spot for Timmins/Byram full time, Joe works his magic again.

That $10m capspace is a projection based on the current $2.3m capspace, but that will rise to $3.1m once Francouz is healthy and Miska is sent down again, meaning that Colorado can accrue $13.5m in deadline capspace.

 

[Iggys Dome]

I’m not sure I like this for Colorado. Ian Cole is a pretty steady defends man and Pateryn has alleged attitude issues.

 

[Avsboy]

I’m not sure I like this for Colorado. Ian Cole is a pretty steady defends man and Pateryn has alleged attitude issues.

Pateryn will not be playing unless Avs lose 2 or even 3 dmen

 

[El Travo]

I’m not sure I like this for Colorado. Ian Cole is a pretty steady defends man and Pateryn has alleged attitude issues.

Not really. I'm pretty sure he's been out on the ice for every odd-man rush we've had against in the past 2 games due to losing his guy in the neutral zone. I want to say I'm exaggerating, but I don't know if I am. He's also pretty bad at moving the puck out of the zone, which leads to even more chances against.

 

[Spurgeon]

They get to miss the playoffs and avoid a 1st round beatdown at our hands.

We’ve got a new Swiss player that can ping one off the center goalpost to end your season.

 

[Richard88]

We’ve got a new Swiss player that can ping one off the center goalpost to end your season.

Ian Cole isn't Swiss, but I admire your optimism

 

[McJedi]

this just a pens connection for fun?

If they get the Cole from the bubble or games 1 and 2 this year, this is a big loss for Minny.

 

[Richard88]

Not really. I'm pretty sure he's been out on the ice for every odd-man rush we've had against in the past 2 games due to losing his guy in the neutral zone. I want to say I'm exaggerating, but I don't know if I am. He's also pretty bad at moving the puck out of the zone, which leads to even more chances against.

Ian Cole was 8th on the Avs depth chart, and would have cost over $3m against the cap to park on the taxi squad. Moving 81% of his caphit for a useful depth Dman who can be buried with a $1.175m caphit was shrewd GM'ing.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Pateryn will not be playing unless Avs lose 2 or even 3 dmen

Is this solely a move to make space for Byram then?

Not really. I'm pretty sure he's been out on the ice for every odd-man rush we've had against in the past 2 games due to losing his guy in the neutral zone. I want to say I'm exaggerating, but I don't know if I am. He's also pretty bad at moving the puck out of the zone, which leads to even more chances against.

Huh, fair enough. I remember him being pretty solid in our series a couple years ago, and it was either him or Graves that led the league in +\- last year, but I’m pretty sure it was Graves.

 

[Avsboy]

Is this solely a move to make space for Byram then?

The Avs D depth chart:
Makar
Toews
Girard
EJ
Graves
Timmins
Byram
Gilbert
Pateryn

Byram has a tough time cracking the lineup even without Cole. But now it's much easier.

 

[HotDish]

Need a C, have 3 quality LD... Trade a RD for another LD....

Brilliant

Tbf, Russo does say Soucy plays better on the right side.

 

[MNRube]

Guerin is clearly aiming to stock the cupboard with picks at the deadline. Mojo, Bonino, Cole could bring back a decent haul in futures.

 

[HotDish]

 

[Tralfamadore]

Yah you got a good one in Ian Cole.

 

[57special]

So Guerin decided to do a favor for Sakic, freeing up some cap space for the Avs.

MN now has 2 RHD, and 5 LHD, two of whom are NMC's, and three of whom are signed long term?

MN desperately needs a C, or three (Victor Rask and Nick Bjugstad have been penciled in as #1C's in recent games), after inexplicably trading away Eric Staal and cap space for a mediocre LW. Instead of dealing with that issue, he swaps #6/7D with a division rival, losing more cap space in the bargain?

With a top 5 D like MN has, why is he f***ing around doing favors for Joe Sakic ? Does he really think that what ails the Wild is their #6 D?

 

[Stive Morgan]

Isn't Ian Cole supposed to be pretty good? Or is he washed up now?

 

[tucker3434]

Isn't Ian Cole supposed to be pretty good? Or is he washed up now?

He’s not what he used to be but he’s a serviceable bottom pairing defenseman. He deserves better than to be watching games from the press box most nights.