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I have said it before, but I don’t think that Walker is a good fit for the Avs.
He’s coming off of a major knee injury and we have yet to see how he recovers as a player. He’s entirely been leapfrogged by other RHD in the LA system. And at a $2.65M cap hit for 2 seasons, he’s not super cheap considering the role he would play (likely bottom pairing with a top 4 of Makar/Toews/Byram/Girard). That extra year is really rough too, the Avs need every penny they can get for the upcoming MacKinnon/Byram/Newhook extensions.
To me, there’s just too much risk here. He could be a great player for another team, but I think that this would not be a smart move for the Avs. They’re very likely going to find a cheap bottom pairing PK guy instead without giving up any assets.