McCabe not a fan and with your line up I wouldn’t sign Gaudreau I’d just player Compher at 4C put Kaut into the line up.

That's fair. I'm a fan of McCabe, and the way I look at it is Kaut gets to compete for a roster spot, and it's very rare to have a fully healthy team, so he likely plays a majority of the season even if he is beaten out in training camp. I considered moving Compher so that Kaut is there initially, but I felt that it was unnecessary, as it only makes the team worse. I really like Gaudreau, my only concern is someone gives him a better offer, but if the Avs can get him at 1mil or less I think it's a slam dunk signing.

$5M seems like a lot of money for a guy who misses a lot of time and isn't a consistent point producer. Maybe playing first line minutes and playing with Mac would help that but that's a huge step down from Landy - they really need to keep him in the fold.

I don't actually believe it's a massive step down, Schwartz is a very underrated two-way forward, and it will likely take 5mil to get him

Between the loss of the points, the leadership and what he does in the community, it would be a big step down. But maybe it would work out okay.

That is true, sorry maybe I should have clarified that I only meant on the ice it wouldn't be a huge step-down. As an Avs fan I will be devastated if Landy leaves, I just think the team would be able to replace him in terms of on-ice value.