Who are the Avs using those picks to bring in?
- AdamFrench

whomever it is, that player is gonna need to be cheap. they only have about 15M is cap space even with Landy on LTIR. Byram is one of their RFAs, too.

yeah, Hughes knows what he's doing.
- Pat1993

After Gorton told him, yeah, that makes it easy.

fast, skilled, had some confidence issues but was a +16 so he is decent defensively. He was 16th overall pick in 2019
- Symba007

I'm sure he'll be motivated to play under St-Louis, this could help him out with any remaining confidence issues...

After Gorton told him, yeah, that makes it easy.



- Mashadar

mofo

Alex Newhook is a restricted free agent. He doesn't have an extension in place.. I thought he has a year left on his deal.

Interesting play here.

this is a good point. they could've also picked a better player, but the chances of that happening would be even lower.
- Pat1993

Lots of Jacob de la Rose and Jesse Ylonen at those spots...

interesting. and he's only 22, so it isn't like there was no potential upside to his game.
- Pat1993

i wouldn't say there isn't but he had VG opportunity last season and really didn't do much with it. He is a useful player, tho and like Bash said, good defensively.

whomever it is, that player is gonna need to be cheap. they only have about 15M is cap space even with Landy on LTIR. Byram is one of their RFAs, too.
- Gramps28

I think they trade Girard and get a big forward.

For me it was how desperate are they for another goalie in the system and 4+ years to develop that or are they happy with what they have or are they looking at other options?

I really expected them to take a goalie with one of those picks.
- Mashadar

Goalies are a crapshoot, probably still a decent one early 3rd round.

Lots of Jacob de la Rose and Jesse Ylonen at those spots...
- BashCH

all steals at the draft, future stars

-QP/Adam French

Goalies are a crapshoot, probably still a decent one early 3rd round.
- BashCH

that's the problem though, at some point you have to throw some darts at the board, if you keep waiting then the guys on your list just won't be there anymore.

that's the problem though, at some point you have to throw some darts at the board, if you keep waiting then the guys on your list just won't be there anymore.
- Pat1993

I wouldn't be against trading down from #5 if they don't want Michkov.

I think they trade Girard and get a big forward.
- AdamFrench

not many team like to trade those guys if they have one.

hey. does hall qualify as big? hawks will take all the picks and girard off their hands. retain and they can add their first for next year, too.

*buys more pride shirts from targeet and burns bible*
- Gramps28

let me join you

As wildfires spread in Quebec, some questioned how all the blazes could have started on the same day. One Facebook video with more than one million views blames "a terrorist attack" for the flames.
- AGalchenyuk27

I dont know how, but somehow the vaccine is to blame for that !!

2019 draft

Dach 3rd overall
Caufield 15th
Newhook 16th

Struble (2nd)
Norlinder (3rd round)
Fairbrother (3rd round)
Dichow, Leguerrier and Rhett Pittlick (5th round)
RHP (7th round)

I wouldn't be against trading down from #5 if they don't want Michkov.
- BashCH

depends what's the price though.

I wouldn't be against trading down from #5 if they don't want Michkov.
- BashCH

yeah, I guess there's a logic behind doing that but at the same time I'd be kinda disappointed, as trading down usually means grabbing a lower-quality player than if you're in the top 5.

Newhook next contract based on comparables

3yrs at 2.8M/yr

are they forming a 2nd team we know nothing about?
you need to trade players AWAY boss, not acquire new ones.

are they forming a 2nd team we know nothing about?
you need to trade players AWAY boss, not acquire new ones.
- fidopro

yes, because no other moves will be made...

dude, relax

I wouldn't be against trading down from #5 if they don't want Michkov.
- BashCH

I don't think they trade that pick unless their guy is gone.

Also, I wonder if they traded for Newhook with the belief Smith would be 100% gone and might be looking at a Leonard or something now.

are they forming a 2nd team we know nothing about?
you need to trade players AWAY boss, not acquire new ones.
- fidopro

Armia-Dvorak-Hoffman line will DOMINATE.... in Laval.

Armia-Dvorak-Hoffman line will DOMINATE.... in Laval.
- Mashadar

that remains to be seen.
maybe in trois rivieres

I get the feeling HuGo are trying to Moneyball hockey.

But just with using money, too.