[Signing] Kraken sign Grubauer (6 yrs, $5.9mil AAV)

[dino7c]

Lol should have just taken Price

[gilligans_off]

Wow

[Mattman]

I would gladly trade Markstrom to them



For everything they own!

[neo45]

It’s starting to look ugly for Francis

[ForeverFlameFan]

Flames should ask for Driedger.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by bax

What is Colorado’s plan in net now? For a team trying to win a cup that is a massive question mark. I don’t love Grubauer, but seems like the first major misstep for Sakic.

First? Sakic made lots of very bad blunders in his first few years as GM. He has improved a lot, and Colorado has benefitted from some incredible luck, but there was a time when Sakic couldn't do anything right. He signed Joe Colbourne to a two year $5.0 m contract.

[Reggie Dunlop]

That's a big hit for the Avalanche.

[agulati]

Aves are in deep doo-doo? Probably make a trade for a goalie now. Almost lost Landeskog too.

[Erick Estrada]

He can't play more than 30/40 games a season. This may be the worst contract of free agency so far. This puts the Avs in a bind but I can't fault them for letting him walk if that contact is what it was going to take.

[VladtheImpaler]

They are going to try the 2-2-2 set-up. Francis is not stupid - just ahead of his time. Maybe 1-3-2.

[OILFAN #81]

Hey Avs, we have Koskinen available!!

[Lord Carnage]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Driedger: wut?

Driedger should never have been a starter anyway. He's 27 and played this one season... that is nowhere near enough of a history to make him the starter.

That being said, Grubauer is very injury prone, so maybe Driedger gets more games than expected anyway?

Now just send Vanacek this way... :-)

[Jordan!]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

I think Francis is not very bright....

What in gods name is he doing.

Paging Bill Armstrong: fleece the Avs for Kuemper

[bax]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

First? Sakic made lots of very bad blunders in his first few years as GM. He has improved a lot, and Colorado has benefitted from some incredible luck, but there was a time when Sakic couldn't do anything right. He signed Joe Colbourne to a two year $5.0 m contract.

What other mistakes did he make? I honestly don’t remember.

If your biggest blunder is a two year 2.5 AAV contract you’re probably doing a pretty good job.

[VladtheImpaler]

Originally Posted by Jordan!

What in gods name is he doing.

Paging Bill Armstrong: fleece the Avs for Kuemper

I think people who were going to latch on to the Kraken as their new team need to consider that this is looking like a tire fire... Of course, they can still luck into Wright and Bedard.

[Nsd1]

Wonder if the Avalanche go after someone like Quick. Or see if Fleury wants to stick it to Vegas and join a instant contender in the same division.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Chicago flips Fleury to the Avalanche? Let's see.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Chicago flips Fleury to the Avalanche? Let's see.

It almost makes too much sense, assuming MAF reports.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

It almost makes too much sense, assuming MAF reports.

I doubt that the Avs can afford Fleury, and Chicago can’t afford to retain, cap wise.


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[Roof-Daddy]

Driedger must be thrilled with this signing.

Schwartz - Gourde - Eberle
Tanev - Wennberg - Donskoi
Jarnkrok - McCann - Appleton
Twarynski - Blackwell - Bastian

Giordano - Larsson
Oleksiak - Dunn
Soucy - Fleury

Grubauer
Driedger


This team is going to be a pain in the ass.

Still $16 million in cap space too.