The Colorado Avalanche have traded for defenseman Sean Walker and forward Casey Mittlestadt in a pair of separate deals with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres, sending a first-round pick and Ryan Johansen to Philly, and Bowen Byram to Buffalo. Chris Micieli of Locked On Avalanche joins Gil Martin of Locked On NHL to break down the deals from the Avs point of view.
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9 Comments
Holy shit
Walkers year he's having is miles Better than Byrams this year, plus he plays PK, brilliant dual moves
freed up cap space gear up baby somthing bigger is coming
Sabres fan here. You’ll like Mitts. Plays hard. Really good on the boards. Smart player. Sees the ice well and a good passer. What are we getting with Byram?
Giving up Byram is so stupid that they might still laugh next year in Buffalo about that. Isn’t the truth behind Mittelstadt that Henrique preferred the Oilers over the Avalanche, that’s at least what is being said here in California. But, in the end, Mittelstadt is no proven 2c for the playoffs, neither is Walker for the defense. Byram won the cup with the Avs all the way, why not giving up Girard, who is more expensive, probably no one wants to pay the hefty $5M for a short, average d man. I am very, very disappointed in these trades, especially giving up Byram, which, looking back in a few years, be one of the dumbest moves ever made by the Avs. For the playoffs, they only got weaker, as you replaced to playoff experienced players with two nobodies in the playoffs. As usual, the Avs make dumb moves and have probably lost the playoffs before they started.😢
This dude asking “Is he an upgrade over Johansen” literally had me spit my water out of my mouth laughing 😂
Great moves by MacFarland and he just redeemed himself to fans that were questioning him for the ho-hum moves at last years deadline and for the swing and a miss on RyJo. Today was an absolute masterclass and the fact they still have $4.9M to work with if they want to make more moves was brilliant. Effing BRAVO 👏
Can someone explain to me why the Avs couldn't have simply put Johansen on waivers, since that's exactly what the Flyers have done? Where does the valuable first round pick get thrown in when Colorado could've simply put him in the minors to get his cap hit off the team..? Somebody please shed some light on that !
Could someone please let me know the best way to see Avalanche games through Xfinity?
Watching the game right now against Detroit and I don't know if I can say I've seen Colorado play so fast and so true to their identity this season. I've always liked RyJo since he came into the league but he didn't fit the mold in Colorado. Crazy how the lines are rolling so much better already and Mittelstadt isn't even in the mix yet.