Girard trade maybe now other AVS fans can finally agree

Not an Avs fan, but looking at this trade as an outsider I doubt they would accept this. Girard is definitely a top 15-20 defenseman in the league. So the value is not close (IMO). Also, not to rub salt into the rebuild, but I feel this trade is one of those trades that just feel like an easy get out of rebuild for free cards. So most likely Avs fans will rip up this trade.

Having a cost controlled guy like him is far too valuable considering that in the next couple if years they need to resign Byram, Rantanen, Toews, etc...plus they need a 2C as well. With Landy being out, that allows them to kick things like parting away with Girard, for example, down the road.

Avs can just sign Jack Johnson for league min, bring in a known fit who(checks notes) is indeed big and shuts down incoming offense.

Nope we don't agree.

There is so much wrong with your “assesment”. Girard isn’t out of his depth and doesn’t play a #5 role all you have to do is look at his career stats and the fact he just turned 25 yesterday. The last 4 seasons he has averaged 21.5 minutes plus of TOI tell me a single #5 dman that does that? In addition to that he has averaged .5 ppg over that stretch with basically zero PP1 time. So tell me on what planet any sane GM trades a 25yr old minute eating quality point producing transition dman for a 30yr old who can’t stay healthy produces a fraction of the points and is a pending UFA. All for the awesome price of a 3 rd pick and one season of $3m in cap space. Yeah that’s such a farcical trade proposal I feel bad for even commenting on it. Girard’s value is only going to go up as the cap goes up. COL has zero incentive to trade Girard especially in a move that clearly down grades their d overall. If COL WERE to trade Girard a number of things would have to happen, most like first and foremost Toews would have to sign an extension without that in place there is zero chance they move him. Second it has to be a bigger position of need with at least a multi-year answer I.E a 2C or VERY good top 6 winger, this does nothing for the Avs. Oh and btw I love how in one sentence you say “he is played out of 'depth' and is realistically #5 dman right now in Colorado“ (entirely untrue by the way) and then you drop him into your top pairing. So yeah that’s a resounding no from COL. As for replacing Landy COL is going to be targeting semi-reclamation projects and the guy probably at the top of that list is Drouin, who on a 1yr deal takes a fraction of what Landy makes. And as for Byram, he’s getting bridged because he isn’t arb eligible and even without Landy LTIR money they had plenty of space to sign him.