Proposal: Price to Colorado

[mikeg]

I keep hearing that Colorado needs to upgrade their goaltending and given our infamous trading history with the Avs I figure why not hand you another couple of cups, only this time maybe get a better return. What do you think of:

Grubauer, Byram and a 1st in 2020, 2nd in 2021
for
Price (25% retained), Scandella (or whatever depth player you want) and Nate Thompson

2 years from now I am guessing the Price contract causes some cap issues, but who knows what the league will look like then. For now it gives a very good team a very good goalie and a chance at winning a few cups which I think is worth the asking price.

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[TanguaySauce]

Grubauer has 8 GA in his last 5 and a 94.4 sv%. He's bouncing back into a respectable form. Maybe if Montreal retains 99% we can talk, otherwise I think all Avs fans would agree we want no part of Price and his contract. Especially if we have to send Byram AND a 1st

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Lol no. Our goaltending is fine.

 

[Stickpucker]

Col says no.

Counter Price 50% + mtl 1st for future considerations.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Byram and a 1st and we take on that dog shit contract? Lmao I wouldn't trade 1 6th round pick for that entire package.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Montreal isn't trading Price.

Col says no.

Counter Price 50% + mtl 1st for future considerations.

Lol.

 

[Peterpl]

Grubauer, Byram and a 1st in 2020, 2nd in 2021
for
Price (25% retained), Scandella (or whatever depth player you want) and Nate Thompson

.

LOL....good try,

there is no way you get that back for Price,

he isn't that much of an upgrade from Grubauer....if at all

 

[Doctor No]

I keep hearing that Colorado needs to upgrade their goaltending

Maybe start listening to more Avs fans and fewer folks like you're currently listening to.

 

[Steeler23]

Col says no.

Counter Price 50% + mtl 1st for future considerations.

The classic "OP is bad, but I'll make sure to be the dumbest on this thread" reply.

 

[Rafafouille]

This is hilarious. I'm a Habs fan, born and raised so not biased against MTL. Price doesn't have ANY value, with his contract he has negative value. We'll have to pay to get rid of him, not the other way around. To think Colorado would pay that much for him? Jesus christ, you're delusional.

 

[sansabri]

no's all around

 

[Mrfenn92]

Colorado says no easily

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

~$7.87 mil x ~6.25 for a soon to be 33 year old is still an unattractive contract.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

LOL I'm not opposed to Price because I think he really is still that good, but no chance anything of value is going back to offset that contract.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

The classic "OP is bad, but I'll make sure to be the dumbest on this thread" reply.

Maybe not the 1st, but he isn't far off. The contract is that bad.

 

[Gatorbait19]

Price to COL comes up once a week on here. Each time it’s the same exact thing - Habs aren’t trading Price and, even if they did, there’s no way the Avs are giving up any real assets for him, let alone Byram OR a first.

Safe to say we can lock this one up.

 

[Ceremony]

Price: 47 GP 2.70 GAA .917 sv%

Grubauer: 34 GP 2.64 GAA .915 sv%
Francouz: 21 GP 2.42 GAA .925 sv%

Riddle me this

Why should we give up our best prospect and a first rounder for a goalie who is at best comparable to what we have, who is contracted at large term and larger money (even with retention) well in to an age range where goalies drop off, where Colorado will have large contracts for (at least) MacKinnon, Makar and Rantanen to pay for?

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Price: 47 GP 2.70 GAA .917 sv%

Grubauer: 34 GP 2.64 GAA .915 sv%
Francouz: 21 GP 2.42 GAA .925 sv%

Riddle me this

Why should we give up our best prospect and a first rounder for a goalie who is at best comparable to what we have, who is contracted at large term and larger money (even with retention) well in to an age range where goalies drop off, where Colorado will have large contracts for (at least) MacKinnon, Makar and Rantanen to pay for?

Lets not pretend like Price wouldnt be an upgrade. COL is a much better team that would be in front of him vs the Habs hes been playing with. The contract and age is the real problem. If we could have Price for 1-2 seasons, sure, sign me up now (still no Byram, though) and send Francouz to the A, but it isnt possible.

 

[GAGLine]

Price to COL comes up once a week on here. Each time it’s the same exact thing - Habs aren’t trading Price and, even if they did, there’s no way the Avs are giving up any real assets for him, let alone Byram OR a first.

Safe to say we can lock this one up.

It seems to always be Montreal fans making these threads. I wonder why that is.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Question for Avs fans. Do you think you can compete / win the cup with Grubauer? Simple yes/no will suffice.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Question for Avs fans. Do you think you can compete / win the cup with Grubauer? Simple yes/no will suffice.

Yes.

 

[TanguaySauce]

Question for Avs fans. Do you think you can compete / win the cup with Grubauer? Simple yes/no will suffice.

Compete? Yes.
Win? Maybe. A lot would need to go right.

Fact remains those would be my same answers if we had Price.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Question for Avs fans. Do you think you can compete / win the cup with Grubauer? Simple yes/no will suffice.

Yes

I'd feel equally uncertain about each of them though. Goalies are such enigmas.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Compete? Yes.
Win? Maybe. A lot would need to go right.

Fact remains those would be my same answers if we had Price.

Exactly this. Winning a cup requires a lot of things to go right. The best option for the Avs to win a cup is to keep pumping in these high level prospects (i.e. Byram), retain talent with our cap space and be a competitor year in year out.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Question for Avs fans. Do you think you can compete / win the cup with Grubauer? Simple yes/no will suffice.

Gru can be the best goalie in a series matchup. If he can do that in 4 series then the Avs can compete for the Stanley Cup.

And if Gru can't, we've got faith Francouz can.

During the season they're probably a top 10 tandem. Individually they're probably never going to be better than top 10-15 goalies season to season. You don't need better than that to win the cup.