What is the story with the Avs and being a budget team, anyone know? Do they have that bad attendance that they have to be so below the cap limit?
- allsports

Like most US cities attendance drops if not winning & Broncos & Nuggets & Rockies r ahead of them.

They are right screwed, they might just walk away from Barrie's arbitration.
- A_SteamingLombardi

If that's the case then they get nothing and still have to sign another dman or look to dropping into the bottom rungs of the conference?

What is the story with the Avs and being a budget team, anyone know? Do they have that bad attendance that they have to be so below the cap limit?
- allsports

No idea, some US teams are just cheap I guess.

Like most US cities attendance drops if not winning & Broncos & Nuggets & Rockies r ahead of them.
- Nighthawk

You know it's sad when the Avs are behind the Rockies in popularity.

They are right screwed, they might just walk away from Barrie's arbitration.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Agree they r screwed. Good time to pounce or somebody else will for sure.
If i were JB I'd focus hard on a deal with the Av's.
The shake up would be huge though.

If that's the case then they get nothing and still have to sign another dman or look to dropping into the bottom rungs of the conference?
- allsports

Yeah, isn't it great having teams in your conference with self imposed salary caps.

You know it's sad when the Avs are behind the Rockies in popularity.
- allsports

Chalk it up to American culture lol

Yeah, isn't it great having teams in your conference with self imposed salary caps.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Anaheim also 😂👍

Yeah, isn't it great having teams in your conference with self imposed salary caps.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Lol is hat our hope now with Ari And Col being budget teams so we won't be last in the conference.

Agree they r screwed. Good time to pounce or somebody else will for sure.
If i were JB I'd focus hard on a deal with the Av's.
The shake up would be huge though.
- Nighthawk

The cost is to high, they'll want Bo and that leaves us with a huge hole at centre.

My order to gun for is Landeskog Lindholm Barrie.
All would be costly but interesting none the less.

Anaheim also 😂👍
- Nighthawk

Yeah but they've been good which is remarkable really over the past few years but they do have Getzlaf and Perry in their primes.

The cost is to high, they'll want Bo and that leaves us with a huge hole at centre.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Cannot argue that so i'd counter or move on.
No need to force a trade. The Av's r in a pickle not us😜

The cost is to high, they'll want Bo and that leaves us with a huge hole at centre.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Sign Shipachyov and then put him the package instead of Bo and see what happens. Just dreaming there.

Yeah but they've been good which is remarkable really over the past few years but they do have Getzlaf and Perry in their primes.
- allsports

We'll see what kind of return they get for Fowler, if they trade him, but their 4th line will probably be an AHL line.

We'll see what kind of return they get for Fowler, if they trade him, but their 4th line will probably be an AHL line.
- A_SteamingLombardi

He should get a good package for him but if you were Murray he might be looking at what Pitt did with their 4th line being basically a speed line and maybe they want to copy using AHL players who are cheap.

He should get a good package for him but if you were Murray he might be looking at what Pitt did with their 4th line being basically a speed line and maybe they want to copy using AHL players who are cheap.
- allsports

4th lines can always be moving parts looking for chemistry.
Cheap energy or to groom kids.

4th lines can always be moving parts looking for chemistry.
Cheap energy or to groom kids.
- Nighthawk

We did that when the whole gang basically grew up with Burr, Sedins, Kessler, etc but look how much our 4th line costs us now with Dorsett, it's not cheap but maybe haven't had the toughness the last few years.

They are right screwed, they might just walk away from Barrie's arbitration.
- A_SteamingLombardi

I don't think they're screwed at all, they're not a budget team, they just won't spend money foolishly when they're not in a position to win it all.

Stan Kroenke and his wife, who's a Walmart heiress, are worth about 12 billion dollars collectively, they're not poor. He's owned the team since 2000, when they spent loads to win.

You can go 10% over the cap in the summer and the season doesn't start for months, they're intelligent people, they'll be fine IMO.

But what do I know

I don't think they're screwed at all, they're not a budget team, they just won't spend money foolishly when they're not in a position to win it all.

Stan Kroenke and his wife, who's a Walmart heiress, are worth about 12 billion dollars collectively, they're not poor. He's owned the team since 2000, when they spent loads to win.

You can go 10% over the cap in the summer and the season doesn't start for months, they're intelligent people, they'll be fine IMO.

But what do I know
- LeftCoaster

We give Benning lots of grief but Sakic has also let go of young talented players and I'm the big believer of where there's smoke there's fire so if they want to get rid of Barrie and Duchene you have to wonder what their plan is?

I don't think they're screwed at all, they're not a budget team, they just won't spend money foolishly when they're not in a position to win it all.

Stan Kroenke and his wife, who's a Walmart heiress, are worth about 12 billion dollars collectively, they're not poor. He's owned the team since 2000, when they spent loads to win.

You can go 10% over the cap in the summer and the season doesn't start for months, they're intelligent people, they'll be fine IMO.

But what do I know
- LeftCoaster

Thanks good to know. They should be able to get Barrie & Grigorenko signed for under 7mil.

3 D man better? That's a stretch. Solid D for sure but not 3 better than all of ours. Tanev is incredibly underrated for what he does and I personally don't care about your opinions about this.

We will prove you wrong next year I almost guarantee it. Offensively the Flames defense will probably be better but we will be a much harder D to play against.
- WhatTheNuck

Tanev is mediocre...

Thanks good to know. They should be able to get Barrie & Grigorenko signed for under 7mil.
- A_SteamingLombardi

I'm sure they can make lateral moves even if they go over that. There's also a second buyout window in August I believe? Trade someone for picks, it's not real difficult.

Tanev is mediocre...
- kaptaan

So is your posting

Tanev is mediocre...
- kaptaan

Kind of like your contributions to this thread hey?