If they see him as a #4, the defense will be worse than last year. The guy is another 7/8 dime a doze waiver level fringe player. Why it was necessary to give up a 4th round pick for him is head scratching.I dunno. I think they see him as a cost controlled 4-6 guy who was played out of position by Roy, and who could thrive in a lesser role on a team that needs to save cap $.
Or, again, at least that's what I'm HOPING based on the analytics posts and visiting commentary from Avs fans...
Skjei isn't starting in the minors. That's ridiculous
sometimes these decisions are made by who can demote without waivers
anyway some games with top 2\4 minutes can only help
He got a whole season of top minutes last year?
I would rather have the 4th. Similar players will be found on the waiver wire.A 4th is fair value.
He played over 20 minutes a game for Colorado.
I would rather have the 4th. Similar players will be found on the waiver wire.
Is Staal owed some sort of signing bonus payable on July 1?
Edit: he is owed a $1 million bonus July 1 so his actual salary is $5 million next season.
Might be holding off on a deal until this is paged out, along with some salary retention. Also probably waiting for the UFA dust to settle as well.