What about signing someone like a Ilya Kovalchuk? I hear he’s pretty good and with it being this late we could probably sign him cheap.

And I see what you did there with the Jason Backalaklaklak….

I don’t know if I’m patient enough for the build from within philosophy, but at the same time, I don’t see any minutes available on defense or in the forward ranks with the exception of perhaps LW, well, maybe a 4th line center too. The Avs have the $, but taking minutes away from our young guns up front or adding another contract to the blue line doesn’t seem to me to bring any great advantage over what we got.

That said, this summer is boring as hell, I need a fast forward to the season or at least a period of interesting hockey news. Ack.

In all seriousness, I keep hearing Sutton’s name thrown out there. Someone give me the low-down on this guy please.

Regarding Demitra…I like him, but is it ever good to sign someone who has killed you in the past? I’ve seen it done in baseball…

Say a guy who kills the Rockies (especially at Coors), for example, signs with the Rockies. He tends to suck then.

have to add some salary still to reach the cap floor?

This article says the Avs have signed some guy named David van der Gulik! Anyone knows something about hin? LEM signing?

I’d be happy if the Avs picked any of these guys up (except Tucker).

Just show me a sign of life, management!

BTW, go see “Predators”.

I don’t believe any of those guys fit in the “building from within” philosophy. You know, the one where Craig Anderson goes to play for someone else and the Avs have promoted Tyler Weiman to starting goaltender.

Oh, you say that term is only a convenient scapegoat for cost savings? Never mind then.

People still think Kovie is worth it? You gotta be kidding me.

DDC——Tucker? Yea, I read it. Not funny man. Not F**kin’ funny.

The hawks matched on Hjalmarsson

This summer is going by slower than Joe’s top 19.

With their failed attempt at Hjaaaaaarrrlmson maybe San Jose will be looking for a puck moving defenseman.

I’ll give you a JML and prospect for a Ryan Clowe……

Anybody see Terry Frei’s article today

Last season, the Avs were right and I was wrong about the young talent. Now, given their offseason inertia, they REALLY better be right.

I think he is spying on us.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/34472-Campbells-Cuts-Kovalchuk-still-talking-to-Kings-and-a-new-NHLPA-constitution.html

Speaking of the CBA, it’s no coincidence we’re seeing a plethora of one- and two-year deals being signed, particularly by young players coming out of entry level contracts who have very little leverage.

Teams might normally want to lock those players up long-term, or at least avoid a few arbitration-eligible years, but there is plenty of talk around the league that teams are, as they did the last time they had this negotiating dance with the players, trying to limit the number of contracts they have beyond the summer of 2012.

The Colorado Avalanche, it has been rumored, are unwilling to give anyone anything more than two years, which means when burgeoning power forward Chris Stewart is signed, it will be on a short contract. The Avs have already signed Kyle Quincey and Brandon Yip to two-year deals, as did the Phoenix Coyotes with Wojtek Wolski.

It would be almost impossible for the NHLPA to prove the league is colluding to keep these contracts short-term, but there’s little doubt teams are counting on the financial landscape changing once again after 2012 and they want as few commitments as possible when those changes come.

The only flaw in that theory is the CBA doesn’t expire until Sept. 15, 2012, meaning teams will have to sign and re-sign players that summer in the event a work stoppage is avoided.

Go to capgeek and look at the complete fuckstorm the Wild are in.

signed in the KHL?

is the absolute perfect replacement for Clark. All the same shot blocking ability, but he has size that he actually uses to, like, check people and stuff. Oh, and he knows how to play defense.