A Different Look

Created by: Anus_McLeod

Team: 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 18, 2023

Published: Jul. 18, 2023

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

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I have been in the same boat as everyone else and have had Drouin play with MacKinnon and Colton at 3C. But the more I think about it, the more I wonder if a different approach might make more sense.

Neither Colton or Wood are really playmakers. They can generate shots and crash the net, but I think it's a valid question as to whether they are too much alike to excel together, and even more so if O'Connor is the third guy on that line. Perhaps something like this gives the lines a bit more balance.

Note that I'm not convinced this is the way to go, but I kinda think it might be. Or at the least, I'm not totally sure that the way we have had things is ultimately how it's gonna look.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Meyers, Ben		2	$800,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Jones, Caleb		1	$1,350,000
Suter, Pius		1	$1,425,000

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$83,500,000	$637,500	$0	$0

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Lehkonen, Artturi $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW NTC UFA - 4	MacKinnon, Nathan $12,600,000$12,600,000 C NMC UFA - 8	Rantanen, Mikko $9,250,000$9,250,000 RW, C M-NTC UFA - 2
Colton, Ross $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, LW UFA - 4	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Nichushkin, Valeri $6,125,000$6,125,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 7
Drouin, Jonathan $825,000$825,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Suter, Pius $1,425,000$1,425,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Wood, Miles $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW UFA - 6
Cogliano, Andrew $825,000$825,000 LW UFA - 1	Meyers, Ben $800,000$800,000 LW, C UFA - 1	O'Connor, Logan $1,050,000$1,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Makar, Cale $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 4	Georgiev, Alexandar $3,400,000$3,400,000 G UFA - 2
Toews, Devon $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD UFA - 1	Girard, Samuel $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 4	Francouz, Pavel $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Jones, Caleb $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Manson, Josh $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD NTC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Johnson, Jack $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 1		Landeskog, Gabriel $7,000,000$7,000,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 6
MacDermid, Kurtis $987,500$987,500 LD/RD, LW UFA - 1

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Jul. 18, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.

Avsfantrumpetman

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I think Colton is going to get some looks with the top 6 in camp for sure, especially for what we are paying him.

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Jul. 18, 2023 at 1:52 p.m.

McRanteskog

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I literally have an identical AGM with the same top 9 in my drafts right now lol.

Biggest glaring issue to me is the 3 C and/or LWs on line 3 (LH).

As for the D pairings, I’m not in favour of splitting Toews-Makar

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Jul. 18, 2023 at 1:59 p.m.

Anus_McLeod

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Quoting: McRanteskog

Agree that Wood at RW is my biggest reservation, but I think he can take needless penalties on his off wing just as effectively, lol.

Toews and Girard have been really really good together in the past, and I see no reason why Byram wouldn't excel with Cale. I think this balances the D better, as for some reason Bo and Sam don't seem to click. But I hear you as well.

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Jul. 18, 2023 at 2:35 p.m.

M96N29

Joined: May 2023

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Avs went searching for pesky guys to provide toughness and grit and get in front of the net. I'm in favor of them spreading that around across the lines. With Val, Wood, Colton, and Cogs and a couple others to a lesser extent, we should be able to have someone on each line that serves this purpose.

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Jul. 18, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

swissmontana

Joined: May 2023

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Quoting: Anus_McLeod

Bo & Girard were great when put together last year. Bednar has had no problem switching up the pairings or hands/sides of the ice, we'll get to see every combination under the sun this season.

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