Part 2

Have you not seen Manson this year, guys playing awesome

He's doing okay but his $4.5M cap hit is killer for a guy that plays 3rd pair minutes; they need to shed that contract.

I don't think Middleton is worth anything near a 1st; there should be some "good enough" options in UFA that will be cheap and won't cost them anything if they're looking for a 3rd pair minutes guy. They'll need some more cap space for a scratch and call-ups so they'll need someone making Jack Johnson money to be that 6th D. I do like that first trade and I appreciate that you accounted for Landy coming back. Chatfield is, to me, a good target for the Avs.

Yeah he's been really good this year, but avs will need to shed money, and getting out of his deal before he declines is smart IMO

I forgot to link to it but this is a continuation of a previous AGM I did where the avs acquire him at the 24' deadline, hence the first