The DNVR Bennett trade idea

Created by: coga16

Team: 2020-21 Colorado Avalanche

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 20, 2021

Published: Feb. 10, 2021

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

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The talk of Avs interest/checking in on Bennett based on Friedmans radio spot and the mention of Flames seeking a similar age player back.

This is probably the most logical swap. JT Compher and Bennett doesnt really do anything for either side. Nuke is 24, Bennett is 24, the cap hits are basically identical and Nuke is locked in for another year at 2.5m....Bennett probably wont get much of a raise if any at all on his next deal as a pending RFA.

Teams are just moving parts around swapping aspects of each others games around...Nuke is elite defensively with some offensive pop but not really phyisical at all. Bennett brings the physical edge, has some offensive side but isnt as strong defensively.

I am not a big bennett fan, and not the biggest fan of this trade idea, but if the goal is to ensure you have that gritty game for hte playoffs and with Calvert hurt, maybe unable to fully return with his concussion....Its worth a conversion at least

Trades

COL

Bennett, Sam

CGY

Nichushkin, Valeri

Retained Salary Transactions

Ian Cole: $800,000 (18.82%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$78,720,554	$0	$5,000,000	$2,779,446

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Landeskog, Gabriel $5,571,429$5,571,429 LW, C M-NTC UFA - 1	MacKinnon, Nathan $6,300,000$6,300,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Rantanen, Mikko $9,250,000$9,250,000 RW, C UFA - 5
Saad, Brandon $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Kadri, Nazem $4,500,000$4,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Burakovsky, André $4,900,000$4,900,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Bennett, Sam $2,550,000$2,550,000 C UFA - 1	Compher, J.T. $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW UFA - 3
Jost, Tyson $874,125$874,125 C UFA - 1		Donskoi, Joonas $3,900,000$3,900,000 RW UFA - 3
	Bellemare, Pierre-Édouard $1,800,000$1,800,000 C, LW UFA - 1	O'Connor, Logan $725,000$725,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Toews, Devon $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD UFA - 4	Makar, Cale $880,833$880,833 ($2,500,000$2M) RD UFA - 1	Grubauer, Philipp $3,333,333$3,333,333 G UFA - 1
Girard, Samuel $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 7	Timmins, Conor $925,000$925,000 RD RFA - 1	Miska, Hunter $725,000$725,000 G UFA - 2
Byram, Bowen $894,167$894,167 ($2,500,000$2M) LD/RD RFA - 3	Johnson, Erik $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Graves, Ryan $3,166,667$3,166,667 LD UFA - 3	Calvert, Matt $2,850,000$2,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Francouz, Pavel $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Sherwood, Kiefer $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, RW UFA - 1
Gilbert, Dennis $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) LD UFA - 1
Bowers, Shane $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) ($150,000$150K) C RFA - 2
Dries, Sheldon $771,750$771,750 ($0$0$0$0) C UFA - 1
Kaut, Martin $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) ($425,000$425K) RW RFA - 3
Pateryn, Greg $2,250,000$2,250,000 ($1,175,000$1M$1,175,000$1M) RD UFA - 1

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Feb. 10, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

Lenny7

Joined: Jan. 2017

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I don't mind it, but I'd assume that if Calgary falls out of it, Bennett would be moved for someone who is expansion draft exempt, since Nuke is likely the guy that they'd lose. If they're hanging in there, and it looks like he's a guy that could push them past someone like Edmonton or Winnipeg, I could see it.

Feb. 10, 2021 at 3:52 p.m.

Anus_McLeod

Joined: Apr. 2020

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I wouldn't do it. The more Josts and Nukes in the bottom six the better. I'd rather have elite defensive ability than sandpaper.

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Feb. 10, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

LeafsFanForSomeReason

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I wouldn't consider this if I'm Colorado.

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Feb. 10, 2021 at 4:12 p.m.

JeffW

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 4,187

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Unfortunately as an avs fan who occasionally listens to the DNVR podcasts these guys are wrong most of the time.. Aj haefele basically says whatever he wants and rudolph just agrees because he seems not to know any better..

Dont put a ton of stock into this

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Feb. 10, 2021 at 4:12 p.m.

Richard88

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Coga you ready my mind haha. When AJ and Rudo were discussing Bennett I was also mentally considering the possibility of moving Nichuskin. There's a lot of logic to it as you mentioned above in the description.

That said, if Avs move for Bennett I would prefer if they do it for Compher, or at the deadline for futures, or alternatively even in the offseason. Moving Jost or Nichuskin for him isn't very appealing.

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