Been hearing a lot of chatter (mainly on a few IG pages I follow) about people concerned with the lack of depth with the departure of Jimothy Timothy and Newy and now ERod.
I don’t know much about the new signings we have, but I’m not too worried about losing these guys.
Stinks to lose EJ but… Let’s face it, the Condor has been on IR more often then not. JT was great, but would disappear for long stretches. Same with ERod.
Newy I had hope for, but he was kind of too small for our bottom 6 and not good enough for our top 6.
Any thoughts? Am I missing anything? Do these new guys stink
(First post here as a Reddit refugee)
Welcome to Avs nation on Lemmy! I have mostly favorable opinions of the moves. It may have been too early to move on from Newhook, but if draft puck becomes an NHL contributor it’s a good trade in my opinion. I like odds of Colton, Johansson, Drouin making impacts. New winger from New Jersey looks like a great defensive forward signing. Avs needed a little chip to their game and most new players can also skate uptempo.
EJ wasn’t coming back unless he accepted a leave minimum contract. ERod was a solid player last year but I think Avs new acquisitions can pay off in terms of depth, face offs and physicality in a way where we won’t miss him or JT. I’m somewhat surprised JT signed with Wings and not Blackhawks.
One of the big question marks of the team is if Nichuskin can come back and contribute like a top two way winger again given his recent troubles. If not, that contract will be a problem.
I think the Drouin signing could be a nice pickup if he clicks with MacKinnon on power play. The new Byram signing also is good for next two years and hopefully he can show he can stay healthy. It will also be important for Avs to trade Toews for assets or extend him. Can’t let him walk for nothing.
This article is a good write up on new moves, https://theathletic.com/4658849/2023/07/01/avalanche-free-agency-wood-drouin/
Thought I replied days ago, but still trying to figure out Lemmy. Much easier on browser than app haha.
Totally agree with everything you’ve said, especially the needing a chip. The Kadri shaped hole was pretty obvious. Need a bit of grit so hoping some of these new guys can do that.
Hoping ChuChu is back, hoping Landy can play again, and really looking forward to seeing what these new guys can do.
I’m in the same boat as you. It felt like our depth just wasn’t there this season, but I don’t know enough about these new guys to know if they’re gonna help. It would be great to see our 2nd and 3rd lines putting up points next year!
