He played well for us for sure. A team lacking a 2nd puck moving defenseman would love to have him. Click the link to see why I say good riddance!

https://x.com/DallasStars/status/1919170036561830369

Yea, do not disagree. I think the Avs did not believe he could be more than a top flight third pairing defenseman who can fill on 2nd line. I saw yesterday that his agent already declared he was not resigning with CO so either he had no interest returning or the Avs had no interest in him or gave him an offer he was unhappy with. I would prefer him over Girard given the current make-up of the defense, but we will have to see.

Amen

Lol. Well played. My gut is telling me they are in on Ehlers (blah). I think they want him at a number closer to 7 – 8. Which would allow them to deal Necas. They aren’t paying him 10 plus like he desires.

Schmidt went to Utah on a three year deal.

Girard’s defensive play is a lot better than he gets credit for; some people just see his size and downplay him as a defender but he’s actually quite good. But, yes, there is an expectation in the modern NHL that D-men can make a good first pass and move the puck well.

Well – Sammy G gets $5M a year. I thought he was a serviceable “D” man and the amount he signed for doesn’t seem outrageous (outside of the term.) Seems to be the going rate these days. But then again, Sammy G is a “puck moving” defenseman and that trumps all.

Well – this will give us more cap to extend Necas and bring Middleton up.