James Van Riemsdyk trade with PHI

Avs should decline the Flyers trade.

Am I missing something with JVR? Has he fallen off hard or something?

He's pacing about 23 goals + 25 assists with under 15:00 ice time. He's a positive possession player this year (51.1 CF%) and also has a balanced 51.2 oZS%. That's not bad for $5.5m for 3 years.

The term of his contract is also good given that it expires in 2023 when Mackinnon's deal is up.

He's still good, just overpaid I think. Not even that bad of a contract imo, as far as bad contracts go

Hawks fan opinion: I’d say the Avs shouldn’t do that trade simply because this Avs team so wicked fast. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t think JVR fits their style. Am I off base on that?

hes also not a great skater, dont think hes a fit for an uptempo Avs team..and at 31, its not going to get any better, if anything going to get much worse