Representing the 505
Rejoint: sept. 2020
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It is not the Avs style at all to play a bunch of guys with little to no NHL experience unless they're really into them. It's pretty clear that, at this point, they don't consider any of Bowers (especially Bowers), Maltsev or Ranta to be NHLers. The 8 year deal for EJ is bizarre and unnecessary and I doubt Byram signs an 8-year deal right off his ELC; my guess is that he's going to want to wait for a big payday when the cap goes up. I mean, it's possible with his health issues to want to take the guaranteed money right now (if it were even offered) but if he makes it through the season without getting truly injured, it wouldn't be surprising to see him take a 1-3 year bridge with the goal of signing something like an 10x8 after that.