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If the Avs drafted the other guy instead

Created by: Anus_McLeod
Team: 2022-23 Colorado Avalanche
Initial Creation Date: Jan. 19, 2023
Published: Jan. 19, 2023
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Obviously just for shats and giggles...

I went back to 2011 (the year Landeskog was drafted) and made a different selection for each first round pick from then until 2019. Figured it became too recent after that, as guys aren't as established yet.

I assumed the same players were available at the time of selection (i.e., no moving up to get a guy who was already off the board). Also, not going to retrospectively take a guy who fell to the third round or something like that, as that never would have happened.

Finally, I tried to be grounded in reality as much as possible. I would have liked to take Barkov over Jones and McAvoy over Brown, but I don't think that would have happened. Zegras is the biggest limb I climbed out on, but I do think the Avs liked him quite a bit.
Free Agent Signings
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
Siemens, Duncan
1$90,000,000
Bleakley, Conner
1$90,000,000
Jost, Tyson
1$90,000,000
Trades
1.
COL
  1. Huberdeau, Jonathan
CGY
  1. Landeskog, Gabriel
2.
COL
  1. Oleksiak, Jamie
SEA
  1. Siemens, Duncan
3.
COL
  1. Jones, Seth
CHI
  1. MacKinnon, Nathan
4.
COL
  1. Pastrnak, David
BOS
  1. Bleakley, Conner
5.
COL
  1. Crouse, Lawson
ARI
  1. Rantanen, Mikko
6.
COL
  1. Brown, Logan
STL
  1. Jost, Tyson
7.
COL
  1. Pettersson, Elias
VAN
  1. Makar, Cale
8.
COL
  1. Foudy, Liam
CBJ
  1. Kaut, Martin
9.
COL
  1. Zegras, Trevor
ANA
  1. Byram, Bowen
10.
COL
  1. Krebs, Peyton
BUF
  1. Newhook, Alex
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
Logo of the COL
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
21$82,500,000$84,542,500$25,000$1,262,500-$2,042,500
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Huberdeau, Jonathan
$5,900,000$5,900,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
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Pettersson, Elias
$7,350,000$7,350,000
C, LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Boston Bruins
Pastrnak, David
$6,666,667$6,666,667
RW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Lehkonen, Artturi
$4,500,000$4,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 5
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
Zegras, Trevor
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C, LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Nichushkin, Valeri
$6,125,000$6,125,000
RW, LW
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
Crouse, Lawson
$4,300,000$4,300,000
LW, RW
UFA - 5
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
Krebs, Peyton
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$412,500$412K)
C, LW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Rodrigues, Evan
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Cogliano, Andrew
$1,250,000$1,250,000
LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Compher, J.T.
$3,500,000$3,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
O'Connor, Logan
$1,050,000$1,050,000
RW, LW
UFA - 3
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Toews, Devon
$4,100,000$4,100,000
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
Jones, Seth
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Georgiev, Alexandar
$3,400,000$3,400,000
G
UFA - 3
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Girard, Samuel
$5,000,000$5,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 5
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Manson, Josh
$4,500,000$4,500,000
RD
NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Francouz, Pavel
$2,000,000$2,000,000
G
UFA - 2
Logo of the Seattle Kraken
Oleksiak, Jamie
$4,600,000$4,600,000
LD/RD
NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Johnson, Erik
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
MacDermid, Kurtis
$987,500$987,500
LD/RD, LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
Helm, Darren
$1,250,000$1,250,000
C, LW, RW
UFA - 1
Taxi Squad
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
Foudy, Liam
$762,500$762,500 ($0$0$0$0)
LW, C
RFA - 2
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
Brown, Logan
$750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0)
C, LW
RFA - 1

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Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:52 a.m.
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Some of them probably make the team better, but overall I think COL drafted right.
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Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:36 a.m.
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Quoting: Garak
Some of them probably make the team better, but overall I think COL drafted right.


Yeah there are a couple whiffs (Bleakley over Pasta or even McCann being the biggest). But generally they seemed to hit when good players were available. JT Miller over Siemens would have been nice too, but I think the team really wanted that big D in that draft, so I went Oleksiak.

Anyway, obviously this played a large role in bringing the team a Cup, so I wasn't expecting it to be bad. Just wanted to see the roster in an alternate universe I guess. It's surprisingly good on paper.
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Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:53 a.m.
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Quoting: Anus_McLeod
Yeah there are a couple whiffs (Bleakley over Pasta or even McCann being the biggest). But generally they seemed to hit when good players were available. JT Miller over Siemens would have been nice too, but I think the team really wanted that big D in that draft, so I went Oleksiak.

Anyway, obviously this played a large role in bringing the team a Cup, so I wasn't expecting it to be bad. Just wanted to see the roster in an alternate universe I guess. It's surprisingly good on paper.


Yeah. It really isn't bad at all. There are really only three guys I absolutely would not change on COL, and they are the obvious ones, Makar, Mack, and Rant.
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Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:57 a.m.
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Yeah. It really isn't bad at all. There are really only three guys I absolutely would not change on COL, and they are the obvious ones, Makar, Mack, and Rant.


I think Landeskog is in there too. He's our Toews. The other guys just aren't the type of leader that a Cup team needs, and I don't think Huberdeau is either.
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