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Created by: ProAvsFanatic

Team: 2022-23 Colorado Avalanche

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 14, 2022

Published: Jun. 14, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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This is a downgraded team for sure but one that can stay competitive with enough good depth. (1)Meyers or Sedlak are probably locked for the Bottom 6 (Bednar might prefer Sedlak because of his experience with him) and if Sturm doesn’t resign Sedlak will probably be 4C. (2)I think Newhook can get needed experience as a 2C with Landeskog. (3)Stastny is a bit of a compromise candidate for 3C filling with Newhook at times. (4)Manson doesn’t resign as much as I wanted him to but the cap crunch next year makes him unaffordable. (5)Kulak is a nice defenseman and might pair well with Erik Johnson. He might resign in Edmonton but considering their cap situation the Avs could sign him...or someone else. (6)I felt Kuemper would get a Markstrom type deal on the open market, but after the playoff run the Avs just had I think he might take a more team friendly deal to keep the gang around for a couple more years. Let me know how I did.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas	2	$1,350,000
Lehkonen, Artturi	3	$3,500,000
Bowers, Shane	2	$925,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Nichushkin, Valeri	4	$5,925,000
Sturm, Nico	2	$1,750,000
Stastny, Paul	1	$1,500,000
Kuemper, Darcy	3	$5,750,000
MacDonald, Jacob	1	$750,000
Benning, Matthew	1	$900,000
Kulak, Brett	1	$2,250,000

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$80,652,500	$25,000	$3,562,500	$1,847,500

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Lehkonen, Artturi $3,500,000$3,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 5	MacKinnon, Nathan $6,300,000$6,300,000 C NMC UFA - 1	Rantanen, Mikko $9,250,000$9,250,000 RW, C UFA - 3
Landeskog, Gabriel $7,000,000$7,000,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 7	Newhook, Alex $908,333$908,333 ($850,000$850K) C, LW RFA - 1	Nichushkin, Valeri $5,925,000$5,925,000 RW, LW UFA - 8
O'Connor, Logan $1,050,000$1,050,000 RW, LW UFA - 3	Stastny, Paul $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Compher, J.T. $3,500,000$3,500,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Meyers, Ben $912,500$912,500 ($212,500$212K) LW, C UFA - 1	Sturm, Nico $1,750,000$1,750,000 C UFA - 3	Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Toews, Devon $4,100,000$4,100,000 LD UFA - 2	Makar, Cale $9,000,000$9,000,000 RD UFA - 5	Kuemper, Darcy $5,750,000$5,750,000 G UFA - 5
Byram, Bowen $894,167$894,167 ($2,500,000$2M) LD/RD RFA - 1	Girard, Samuel $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 5	Francouz, Pavel $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 2
	Johnson, Erik $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Kulak, Brett $2,250,000$2,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 4

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Sedlak, Lukas $800,000$800,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
MacDermid, Kurtis $987,500$987,500 LD/RD, LW UFA - 2
Benning, Matthew $900,000$900,000 RD UFA - 4

Special Teams

Power Play 1
MacKinnon, N.		Landeskog, G.		Rantanen, M.
	Lehkonen, A.		Makar, C.

Power Play 2
Nichushkin, V.		Newhook, A.		Compher, J.
	Byram, B.		Girard, S.

Penalty Kill 1
	Sturm, N.	Nichushkin, V.
	Toews, D.	Makar, C.

Penalty Kill 2
	Compher, J.	O'Connor, L.
	Kulak, B.	Johnson, E.

Jun. 14, 2022 at 2:11 a.m.

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That would be a good offseason but, that Nichushkin contract is a little spooky.

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Jun. 14, 2022 at 2:24 a.m.

ProAvsFanatic

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Quoting: Faceoff

That would be a good offseason but, that Nichushkin contract is a little spooky.

I agree with you on that but Nuke is a great player and he might get a little more if he hits free agency from a team desperate enough for a 2 winger like him. I just gave him the higher-end deal but I hope he signs for less.

Jun. 14, 2022 at 2:26 a.m.

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You're probably right about FA. I would just be concerned because he only had one good season on a stacked team.

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Jun. 14, 2022 at 2:31 a.m.

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Quoting: Faceoff

That would be a good offseason but, that Nichushkin contract is a little spooky.

If that’s what Val’s contract is I’ll have no issues with it. It’s not just about the point for him. He brings a lot to the team with his forchecking abilities and his PKing. He fits so perfectly and as long as his quality of linemates don’t go decrease ridiculously he will put up the same points again.
But with that AAV I would also like some more term.

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Jun. 14, 2022 at 2:36 a.m.

ProAvsFanatic

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Quoting: Faceoff

You're probably right about FA. I would just be concerned because he only had one good season on a stacked team.

Fair enough, we’ve seen plenty of players decline after getting the bag but he’s been solid in Colorado for his entire tenure here and he’s on mostly the same team from this year. Only change is Naz, which is huge however we’ll have to see.

Jun. 14, 2022 at 5:10 a.m.

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i dont think you'll get stastny for that but sturm should be cheaper too.

id rather re-sign cogs than nak but it's just personal preference.

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Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.

ProAvsFanatic

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Quoting: DirtyDangle

i dont think you'll get stastny for that but sturm should be cheaper too.

id rather re-sign cogs than nak but it's just personal preference.

Cogs is obviously great in the playoffs but I can’t really imagine him staying since he was acquired just for the playoff run. NAK hasn’t been the greatest at times but he’s still a solid 4W imo. You’re probably right about Stastny, though.

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