Seattle Option A

I understand Grubauer is playing amazing right now but the contract seems like a bit of an overpay.

I do like the Makar contract, thinking that he will take a bridge deal not cash in yet.

I was looking at Colorado's Expansion situation the other day. If Klefbom's health is still really suspect for the Oilers come the draft, and Caleb Jones has not established himself as a capable enough 2LD on the Oil by the end of the season, I would love to see the Oil acquire Graves and protect him as their 3rd Dman after Bear and Nurse. Would solve some Colorado issues as well I imagine, as Col could actually get a pick/prospect back and not lose him plus a pick. For example, Colorado could instead try to entice Seattle with a less valuable player than Graves and the pick the Oilers send to them instead.

Eg., Oilers send a 2022 3rd round pick for Ryan Graves. Colorado sends that 3rd to Seattle on condition that Seattle selects Compher or Donskoi over Johnson. Maybe?

So in your scenerio graves and one of compher/donskoi is worth a 3rd rd pick that they have to send for seattle to pick one of the 2 legit options they have??

To colorado
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To seattle
Compher
Edm 3rd 2022

To edmonton
Graves

Thanks for solving our issue lol

5x4yrs is an underpay for a starting goalie, maybe not in a pandemic era but it's an underpay

I think there is certainly a discussion to be had with something like this. There are a ton of moving parts that need to fall in line for it to actually happen, the main one being that if Colorado moves Graves and Johnson doesn't waive they will have to expose Toews or Girard to meet the exposure requirements. They can figure out the above though (maybe by sending Jones along with the pick).

In your proposal the Avs lose Graves and Compher and get nothing though. There would have to be more of an incentive for them to do this. If Jones is attached then at least Colorado ends up with an asset at the end.