Not in the Avalanche's organization. Have you forgotten how long it has taken for a half-way decent d-corp to be established? Bodnarchuk, Gelinas, Holden, Hunwick, Goloubef, Guenin, Lindholm, Redmond. That is the kinda of defense the AVs have used for way too long. Having Nemeth at 2.5M for his last RFA year is not a bad move for depth or precedence. If you want depth, pay for it. He's a rock solid third pairing d-man who can play up a pairing when injuries hit.
This next point/comment is definitely not directed at you henchy just more in general at the board....but I do believe that sometimes folks on this board can become bigger fans of the front office than the team. Reading through a lot of the threads here I feel like some people can get caught up more in having every single player signed to a great contract rather than having the best possible team on the ice. Yes, the front office shouldn't be stupid with contracts but sometimes you do have to pay a bit more than you'd want to get kind of depth you want.
I do believe Makar and Timmins will make the transition to the NHL within the next year or two and at that time Nemeth will most likely become expendable. But I sure do like the idea of having him around until then. Depth, especially good depth at D is never a problem.