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Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 2:08 p.m.
Thread: What do the avs do Pt 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>Oh I don’t think they one sided void it but I do think that with the help of WalMart lawyers who is the largest private employer in the world they come to some sort of mutual termination. But come on they have now burned the 2 best seasons in MacK HOF career because in large part because of the guys problems. No same manager/owner 1) trusts an employee who has acted in such a way multiple times and 2) thinks it’s a good idea to tell a high performing team that hey we are going to give the guy not a second chance not a third chance but like a fourth chance. I like him a lot and think he is a massively talented player but can you really afford to bring him back again? I don’t think so.</div></div>

It's one thing to believe that the person has become too much of a liability (even if he is talented and helps them win games) and another to think they can just get rid of him easily. We can believe they "can't afford" to bring him back while also acknowledging they can't afford to get rid of the contract (buyout or trade). I'm sure they'll try to find a way out of the contract but it may truly be the case that they are stuck with him. In the meantime, at this point at least, it isn't realistic to plan for him not being on the team and having his cap hit to use. It's sucks but this really is an "it is what it is" situation until we hear otherwise.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5 at 6:29 p.m.
Thread: What do the avs do Pt 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xqb15a</b></div><div>I am willing to bet you a beer he has played his last game as an Avs. Assuming he gets reinstated, which is a big if, if not a huge if at this point, I bet they press for a contract termination. They have clearly tried to help him, maybe to his detriment, with what happened in Seattle and the subsequent multiple drug test failures. You just can’t count on him. The only way I could see it maybe happening is he sits out for at least a year and is clean with random and scheduled tests, but ultimately he just needs to get better for himself and his family.</div></div>

Well, there's a big difference between what it is he needs versus what is possible under the CBA. He's in the program so terminating the contract seems extremely unlikely. If he gets to level 4, that becomes more of a realistic option but there doesn't seem to be a mechanism that would allow them to void his deal. I would be shocked if they successfully argued for termination.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 5 at 5:58 p.m.
Thread: What do the avs do Pt 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AvsFanatic96_01_22</b></div><div>If Nuke is clean then I’d love to have him back. The biggest issue with him coming back is the locker room and I think that he burned the last bridge there.</div></div>

It's going to take some healing but the numbers don't lie: the Avs are a LOT better when Nuke plays so, if he can come back and be productive while the Avs win games, most of his transgressions will be forgiven (although not likely forgotten). Will they always be waiting for the other shoe to drop? You bet but, in reality, they really don't have much of a choice. The Avs hitched their wagon to these players and will have to live with those choices; might as well try to make the best of it and try to win a few more Cups before they hit the inevitable decline.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 2 at 2:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 21 at 7:08 p.m.
Thread: Lets do this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cub19</b></div><div>To be honest way I see it is nuke will end up on LTIR. Then he gets sent to minors. Someone will probably claim him. If not stuff him there till a trade happens.

Landeskog is my opinion should just hang his skates up. He won't be the same player and his contract in hindering the avs right now. He should become a coach with the avs system for now.

I think the C should go to Toews. People say mackinnon but he dint want it.

Last thing. Kovalenko did better then expected in my opinion. At times he looked out of place but dude was thrown into a fire with no practice and stuff.

If landy ends up on LTIR they can easily get 2 more top 9 players and a 3rd pairing dmen. I'm a try one with no trades and no landy</div></div>

I don't see anyone taking him on full freight but GMs do weird stuff all the time

We can't know what's going to happen with Landy but we do know he hasn't played competitive hockey in two years and had a surgery not many elite athletes have had. It doesn't look good but we won't know until we hear something.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 21 at 5:08 p.m.
Thread: Lets do this
I actually think sending Nuke to the minors is not a terrible idea. I mean, it doesn't save a ton in cap but it might reinforce just how pissed they are. Maybe he asks for a trade; maybe he refuses to report and they terminate his contract. It's another of several options they have.

I can't see Behrens making the jump next year and I'd rather see them dump Manson than Girard. $2.1M is a lot to pay a 4th line C but he was pretty good for them; if they go 4 years, they should be able to shave at least a little off that cap hit. It's going to be interesting to see if Kovy can stick. He obviously didn't get much time to adjust but looked out of place. Once he does get time to adjust, hopefully he can be a solid bottom-six option. Mitts may very well get more. Of course, if Landy doesn't come back they'll have more money to play with; I wonder if they have an internal timeline on his return because if they go beyond UFA not knowing one way or the other, that's going to be tough to deal with.