“*Denver Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson takes you around the NHL and inside the Colorado Avalanche:*
**WHAT THEY’RE SAYING**
“They ask for my input, occasionally. But it’s not just the deadline. We’re talking all the time. What are some of the things we need and where we’re lacking? That’s an ongoing process starting in the offseason. How our team is shaping up and what we’re thinking of the guys we’re playing right now. … It’s all those little scenarios that we talk about trying to refine our group for the playoffs.”
— Avalanche coach Jared Bednar on front office conversations before Friday’s NHL trade deadline.
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**WHAT I’M THINKING**
— The Avs should remain aggressive before the deadline to establish quality center depth. Trading Kurtis MacDermid last week to the Devils cleared a roster spot and about $1 million in cap space; leaving the Avs without about $2.2 million available (per [](http://capfriendly.com/)). General manager Chris MacFarland can get creative to make that number grow in, potentially, a multi-team trade.”
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warmage20
The Avs need to address this stuff long term. Develop some talent instead of rental pieces. It’s the same shit the last couple of seasons. The core still has a few seasons before the window closes.
techno-necromancer
Personally, I would want to see a full season of backup duty from Justus before I could trust him going into the playoffs. I like what I’ve seen so far from him, but he’s still really young—give him a little more time.
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“*Denver Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson takes you around the NHL and inside the Colorado Avalanche:*
**WHAT THEY’RE SAYING**
“They ask for my input, occasionally. But it’s not just the deadline. We’re talking all the time. What are some of the things we need and where we’re lacking? That’s an ongoing process starting in the offseason. How our team is shaping up and what we’re thinking of the guys we’re playing right now. … It’s all those little scenarios that we talk about trying to refine our group for the playoffs.”
— Avalanche coach Jared Bednar on front office conversations before Friday’s NHL trade deadline.
***
**WHAT I’M THINKING**
— The Avs should remain aggressive before the deadline to establish quality center depth. Trading Kurtis MacDermid last week to the Devils cleared a roster spot and about $1 million in cap space; leaving the Avs without about $2.2 million available (per [](http://capfriendly.com/)). General manager Chris MacFarland can get creative to make that number grow in, potentially, a multi-team trade.”
Article by Kyle Fredrickson is not paywalled to keep reading.
The Avs need to address this stuff long term. Develop some talent instead of rental pieces. It’s the same shit the last couple of seasons. The core still has a few seasons before the window closes.
Personally, I would want to see a full season of backup duty from Justus before I could trust him going into the playoffs. I like what I’ve seen so far from him, but he’s still really young—give him a little more time.