Ben Chiarot will get more than 3.5M on is next deal

$7M for Trocheck seems like a ton. I'd say he peaks at $6.25M.

Critique from a practical point.
EJ - they aren’t trading him. Besides being great in the locker room, he can still play when healthy, he’s a great mentor for the young d, and when his contract expires they will basically use it all to re-sign MacKinnon.
Trochek- why? The Avs have Newhook and they WANT and EXPECT him to be the 2C next season if not sooner.
Kuemper - the only way he signs a deal that small is if the Avs flame out in the playoffs, and if they do that they won’t go back to the well regardless the cost to obtain him. A more realistic amount is closer to $6M.
Nichushkin - love Val would love him back but some analytics driven team is going to offer more especially if he has a 40pt+ season playing on the 2nd line where he is pencilled in right now by the Avs.
Sampo Ranta - right now he is pushing hard to make the Avs this year, he is significantly better than Maltsev.
MacDermid - is awful, full stop. Mistake of a trade by Sakic this year.

It’s a creative ACGM just don’t like it that much, though I do like the thought of adding a Pavelski for the bottom 6.

EJ - agree
Trochek - Agree except we already know what he is while Newhook still has to prove he can be that 2C
Kuemper - Sort of agree but I'm not sure the Avs want to go into yet another off-season with big questions at G; he will want more than $4.75 for sure
Nuke - Even if he does well, he knows what he is; he flamed out in DAL because they wanted him to be more than he was capable of. If he is wise, he won't try to capitalize on what he's done with the Avs because then he'll be expected to put up 40+ points and be an offensive difference-maker. Better for him to stay with the Avs as a defensive specialist who has a limited offensive dimension to his game even if it means leaving some money on the table.
Ranta - Agree; much higher ceiling than MM
MacDermid - It was probably too high a price by Sakic but I'm withholding judgement until we see how he's deployed and if he serves the purpose for which he was acquired

MacDermid just isn’t an NHL player not on a contending team, he can punch people, I mean he has been awful in drills and was awful in the game against MIN.