Hall isnt necessary but would make an already good team great. I doubt PIT wouldve won in 2016 and 2017 if they didnt go all in and add another elite forward in Kessel. If you really want to keep Newhook then maybe give up Jost/Bowers/Kaut and a pick instead, but I still think its worth it either way. Hall doesnt need a C to carry him, if there is going to be any carrying its gonna be Taylor Hall carrying his centre on that line. So just throw whoever develops into the closest thing to a 2C out of Jost/Bowers/Newhook/Compher/Wildcard-prospects/Old-Kadri/etc onto a line with Hall and let him carry it.

Yeah the price has to be right in a trade, but also Sakic could take a run at him on July 1st instead of at the trade deadline. That way we can keep prospects to fill out the roster with ELCs and make a huge upgrade up front. I know this is just speculation, but ive seen rumours that Hall is interested in joining a winning team instead of just going to the highest bidder. Not many teams are set up like COL to offer both decent money and a chance to win. I just dont see how Sakic could pass on a player like Hall if hes interested in signing.



I dont think trading a couple prospects for elite talent is 'burning our farm system to the ground'. Bit of an overstatement there lol. Im 99% sure none of our forward prospects will end up better than Hall is right now. The Avs are fortunate to have a good prospect pool and can afford to spend some of them to bring in an elite forward for the next half-a-dozen-or-so years without completely ruining their pipeline.