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blahem
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You're only allowed one HF account. I hope this matter will be dealt with by the appropriate authorities.
Confirmed with Link: Ross Colton Traded To Avs for #37 OA Pick In 2023 Draft, signs 4-year x $4M deal
- Thread starter Bill Peckerskull
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Personally I don't care that much that he doesn't have the offensive stats to make 4M AAV, what bothers me is he doesn't have the stats offensively AND isn't good defensively.
If he were a PK center responsible defensively on top of being an energy guy it would be a good deal.
Right now he's "only" an energy guy with bottom 6 stats who's below average defensively. That's why I'm on the fence.
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blahem
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The main board thread on this signing will be fun to revisit when it's January and Newhook has 16 points. I've said it before, but what an odd bunch Montreal fans are.
Odd is being very kind. Them constantly trying to shove Price down our throats for 3 years was annoying as hell.
NorthernAvsFan
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I think he’s fine defensively.
Also, tilting the ice in bottom six matchups and playing in the offensive zone > than being good defensively.
I wouldn’t underrate the energy part, tbh. It’s about winning battles and putting pressure on the opposition.
He’s also replacing Alex Newhook, who wasn’t good defensively in his own right.
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It’s the JT contract from a few years ago. His numbers and analytics are better than JT’s were. And he’ll probably be getting an expanded role here if I had to guess with special teams and stuff. I mean theres some risk I guess but no more than a normal contract in this situation.
I think he'll flourish with the expanded role he's going to get here. He was matching Comphe's pace (before he was our 2C) with less minutes. All new 3C contracts will be getting that or more in 2 years with the cap increase. We're really only paying too much the first year.
I like the idea of Toews a lot actually. In a 3rd line role and on a line that matches up, he'd be a good playmaker for those two. Probably too expensive though if he's actually planning to play.
expatriatedtexan
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You know the answer.
Dude is sitting at home by the BBQ grilling hot-dogs, just waiting for that phone call.
Foppa2118
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I mean Sakic is his childhood idol. If anyone could get him to lace em up for another year or two it's him.
Spilot23
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I'm not surprised. The media always overhype the new comer. There's like a new article every day. They could make a story about him changing his cereal brand and the impact it would have in his game and their fans would actually believe that.
Here's what I saw yesterday to pump him up :
Gumballhead
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Did he almost cut someone with his skate blade?
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blahem
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Looking at Newhook shift by shift trying to convince yourself and others he's good is certainly a choice.
LOFIN
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I'm not going to bash Newhook. I think he still has top-6 potential and good for Montreal if they want to find out if he can realize that. It wasn't happening with us, and certainly not happening while we are trying to compete for a SC.
AvsGuy
Hired the wrong DJ again
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I mean there’s plenty of reason to be excited by RyJo. But there’s a reason he was free.
Remember when Kerfoot was supposed to be better than Kadri lol?
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I think there's some similarity between Newhook and Colton. Both of their new teams are expecting more out of them than they have previously shown (Colton doing it at center instead of wing, Newhook scoring 20+, etc).
I have nothing against Newhook. I think he could/would have been an OK guy for the Avs at 2nd line wing this upcoming season.
But they needed a center. Two centers, actually. (Maybe even three, depending on your belief in Ben Meyers).
tigervixxxen
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There’s way to much obsession with position. They need good players regardless of position. Bednar plays a 5 man unit and what’s put out on social media is rarely how the players are actually utilized. Unless they pull an ERod rabbit out of the hat for 2M Colton is probably the guy in the top 6 if Drouin doesn’t work out. At that point do you care that he’s a wing if he can competently hold up there, no.
I think most Avs fans have a more tempered expectation of Colton than Habs fans have for Newhook. I'm expecting a solid guy that scores 30-some points and provides energy and grit. Not too much to expect because that is what Colton is as a player.
I've seen Habs fans think that Newhook is going to immediately be a 60-point player because he gets more minutes in Montreal.
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The contract is roughly as expected, maybe a touch more... nothing to squabble over. Avs did what they could to keep it around 4 and it just meant the term was less than they initially wanted.
Ararana
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Expecting good things for the Avs pretty much means they never happen. The entire fan base has learned that lesson obviously.
