wth is Trotz doing?? I'm openly saying I hate this move. Johansen might not have brought much on the ice, but off of it, he was a fantastic leader and veteran who helped Glass and Novak really settle in. Guys like him boost locker room morale, which translates to more success. Trading him 50% retained to a division rival for basically nothing is an awful choice.
Avs fans are probably laughing at us and I wouldn't blame them one bit.
Trotz's tenure is off to an EGREGIOUS start.

Thats it? Colorado fleeces Nashville in this trade. I would've expected a 3rd or something for Johansson 50% retained...

ngl, that'll probably be the one of the best 2nd lines in the NHL.

2.66 million for 4 years vs 4 million for only two. If Nah is looking to do a quick retool, this was the better option.

Being a small market team, real money likely was a factor too.

Seems pretty silly when teams will be fighting to pay compher 1.5 mil more after one year above 40 points for term. I am totally recognizing the age difference but just doesn't seem smart

I guess I need to see what they do with the space

Who in the world thought such a wacky thing?

(after a few seconds remembering what site I'm on, it sinks in)

Oh... right. Asked and answered.

Nope. It is not.

1. And Nashville just gave a player from their core group to a division rival for free.


2. A fair deal for RoJo with 50% retention would be a 2nd round pick, not Galchenyuk's signing rights.

Wow, I did not think Nashville was that eager to dump Johansen. Hard not to view it as an avs win.

The Wild acquiring Galchenyuk, Addison, and the pick used to select Lambos for Zucker isn't a loss for them, but to be fair Galchenyuk was mostly just sent along to make the salary work.

Compher is coming off a career year and Johansen just had one of the worst year of his career. He got outplayed by Thomas Novak & Cody Glass.

Johansen could bounce back, but I feel like a lot of people in this thread don't know how bad he was this year.

Preds obviously want cap space now.

This trade really doesn’t make the avs the better team but since they got the preds to retain 50% for free I like this more for them

Well, apparently not, because this trade happened. Trotz apparently had enough reason to move RyJo that he took this option OVER a buyout.

I think you need to reframe how you are looking at the trade from "Colorado fleeced Nashville" to "Colorado was the only taker for RyJo, even at half salary, so Nashville avoided a buyout"

The better decision for Nashville would be exactly that.

A buyout.

Nashville wont be a contender in the next 2 years. Years 3-4 is what they are thinking to use this new cap flexibility. Its a rebuild move, cost cutting move. There is no loss here. Its a sunk cost on Ryjo.



Fair and realistic are two different things. Yes, in theory that may be fair but it takes another team to offer that! Its clear the market has no takers right now for salary beyond this season unless at a massive discount.

That's definitely fair, but the best player from that trade so far is Zucker. Galchenyuk busted, Lambos is 20 and hasn't impressed as much as he should for a 1st round pick. Addison for Zucker seems fair.

1. In years 3-4, the salary cap will be north of 90 million and any cap hit incurred from buying out RoJo would be a drop in the bucket.


2. Losing RoJo should be called what it is: A loss.


3. It's a sunk cost that didn't have to happen and Colorado reaps the benefits.


4. If nobody wanted to pay a 2nd for Rojo at 50% retention, then Nashville shouldn't have traded RoJo. It's that simple.

Trotz knows better than anyone. Addition by subtraction. Yes they're down $4M. But they're also up $4M and have a top 9 spot for someone he deems more important.

Some people can't weigh the human element of a locker room and personal. Sometimes you are better off without the negatives which are apparently more valuable than $8M over 2 years in this case.

There is no way hell Nashville lost this trade. They were competing with the Flyers who are trying to move Kevin Hayes and come out ditching $4M cap for the next two years. A buyout would have extended the cap hit an additional two years at 1.6M. Once again the Flyers are just not able to keep pace with their competitors. Nashville WINS BIG TIME.

Fair deal.

Nashville is saving $4 million in cap space and giving up a player who is already 30 and coming off a major injury and their worst year of their career. If they bounce back, then the Avs win. But, and this is a big butt, if he merely stays the same, then it is a fair trade. Another injury and drop in production means Nashville wins by dodging a bullet.

It will likely end up being a fair deal, but Addison hasn't been much of a gamechanger for Minnesota. Zucker has made a difference in Pittsburgh

I wouldn’t say the leafs lost their Galchenyuk trade but it was the most minor trade he’s been involved in so who really cares lol

Am I crazy to say Johansson is Canadian? If so, Burnaby Joe strikes again!

yes all but the domi trade