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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Mittelstadt is an interesting one in that he's younger than Kadri...but his contract and age don't really make him a long term solution either.
26 years old and 2 x $5.75M left before he's a UFA.
Avs probably need a little retention too...so wonder if expectation is Flames cover the $1.25M delta between Mittelstadt and Kadri and Flames would have to do that for 4+ years.
In that case a 1st / Ritchie / Gulyayev would be needed for sure.
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Mittelstadt is in the doghouse in Colorado. They had to drop him to the third line due to poor production and poor defensive play.
In this case, the Avs would view Mittelstadt as a cap dump and Kadri would be a significant upgrade as an actual 2nd line C who can drive his line and get the puck in the net.
Ritchie looks to be a good prospect but the Avs cupboards are pretty bare and he is a late 20s draft pick. Landing him would be great but most posters would suggest that a guy picked in the 20s is unlikely to be a top line C.
Of course, I'd love this trade to happen but I only see it coming about if the Flames drop out of the playoffs and the Andersson trade happens too. And then, how quickly would Coleman and Backlund put up their hands and ask for a trade???