On what the Colorado Avalanche might be pondering this offseason
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Edmonton Shake it off to win Recreation 4 – on the Colorado Avalanche and their wage cap state of affairs.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Friedman: “You realize, it’s attention-grabbing about Colorado. I used to be, I used to be speaking to somebody about them and like, there’s, there’s all this noise round (Martin) Necas now swiftly. And somebody stated to me, in case you have a look at Colorado’s state of affairs, relying on what occurs with (Jonathan) Drouin, and that’s I’m not likely certain what will occur there.
They actually solely have one or two gamers to signal. They don’t have plenty of cap room, however they’ve received to signal Sam Malinski, who’s a really strong younger defenseman. Aside from that, they, they don’t have plenty of enterprise they essentially need to do.
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So now, I do know individuals are taking a look at their roster and saying they received a transparent house. They received a transparent house. I don’t know that Colorado feels that means. I feel they sort of have a look at it like, you realize, there’s plenty of rumors about Charlie Coyle. It sounds to me that’s plenty of groups taking a look at Colorado’s roster and saying, ‘Nicely, they need to do one thing.’I might say the Avalanche, simply saying that like we’re good like this. By no means have too many facilities.
The one factor I’ve heard, like they traded for (Ryan) Lindgren, who’s most likely gonna go to market. I’ve heard they wouldn’t thoughts one other defenseman with a little bit of jam or edge to them. However I’ve heard they’re not, they don’t essentially, simply because different individuals could have a look at them and say, ‘Oh, they too tight to the cap. They received to make a transfer.’ I’m not satisfied they assume that.
Kyle Bukauskas: “No, particularly how they began final 12 months with all of the accidents. Now groups are going to attempt to inform them, ‘Look, properly you possibly can’t go into the season with all these gamers. Yeah, no, we’ll take that over the choice. Thanks.
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Friedman: “Yeah, I, I’m unsure. Once more, it’s at all times a kind of conditions the place I might be confirmed to be fallacious. However I don’t assume Colorado’s satisfied they need to do something. They they like, they like, how this, how this appears on paper.”
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