Improving the middle six

Created by: TJTwolf

Team: 2021-22 Colorado Avalanche

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 21, 2022

Published: Jan. 21, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

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Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I'll be totally honest that I have no idea on Brown's value. I'm really kind of guessing. He does however seem the ideal kind of target for the Avs in the middle 6. Thoughts?

Trades

COL

Brown, Connor ($1,800,000 retained)

Additional Details:

The Avs pick up a guy who slots in nicely into the middle 6 as an improved version of JTC. A Swiss army knife type. Retention could be less if necessary to make it work.

OTT

Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas
2023 2nd round pick (COL)

Additional Details:

A second seems about the right kind of pick for Brown. Maybe the Avs add another lesser prospect or low pick due to it being in 2023? Aubé-Kubel has been good for the Avs and still looks a promising player regardless of being a waiver pick up, and is added as a young replacement roster player for the retention. Ottawa still makes a saving (this year at least) which is sure to please their tight-wad owners lol.

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

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LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$81,053,130	$1,741,463	$3,432,500	$446,870

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Landeskog, Gabriel $7,000,000$7,000,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 8	MacKinnon, Nathan $6,300,000$6,300,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Rantanen, Mikko $9,250,000$9,250,000 RW, C UFA - 4
Brown, Connor $1,800,000$1,800,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Kadri, Nazem $4,500,000$4,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Burakovsky, André $4,900,000$4,900,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Newhook, Alex $908,333$908,333 ($850,000$850K) C, LW RFA - 2	Compher, J.T. $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW UFA - 2
Nichushkin, Valeri $2,500,000$2,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Jost, Tyson $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 2	O'Connor, Logan $725,000$725,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Maltsev, Mikhail $809,167$809,167 ($82,500$82K) C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Toews, Devon $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD UFA - 3	Makar, Cale $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 6	Kuemper, Darcy $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA - 1
	Girard, Samuel $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 6	Francouz, Pavel $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Byram, Bowen $894,167$894,167 ($2,500,000$2M) LD/RD RFA - 2	Johnson, Erik $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Murray, Ryan $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
MacDermid, Kurtis $875,000$875,000 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1	Helm, Darren $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1	Matteau, Stefan $750,000$750,000 LW UFA - 1
Johnson, Jack $750,000$750,000 LD UFA - 1		MacDonald, Jacob $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Miska, Hunter $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1

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Jan. 21, 2022 at 2:52 p.m.

NoWah49

Joined: Feb. 2018

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get ready for Sens fans lol. I think Brown gets at least a first imo

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Jan. 21, 2022 at 2:57 p.m.

TJTwolf

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Quoting: NoWah49

get ready for Sens fans lol. I think Brown gets at least a first imo

LOL! I have added the 'codicil' I have honestly no idea on his value, so I'm open to that. If Sens fans (and neutrals, who are often the better gauge of a player's value, as they don't have a dog in the fight so to speak) believe that's the case then so be it. I don't even think it would be unreasonable if it puts the Avs over the top.

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Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:50 p.m.

UpsideDownQue

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I'm a huge fan of Brown. I wonder if OTT would be looking at a Blake Coleman type return for him though

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Jan. 21, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

TJTwolf

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Quoting: UpsideDownQue

I'm a huge fan of Brown. I wonder if OTT would be looking at a Blake Coleman type return for him though

It's possible I guess. As I think about it more, I'm more happy with the idea of giving up a first for him as it would be late 2023 bar something going badly wrong. Not sure I'd be willing to part with a prospect of the calibre needed to match the Coleman trade though.

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Jan. 21, 2022 at 5:13 p.m.

UpsideDownQue

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Quoting: TJTwolf

Id be fine with a 1st + a Bowers/Kaut/Ranta/Beaucage caliber prospect. I wouldn't move any of our higher tier prospects for him though

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