I wouldn't do that if I were a Avs fan. Couturier hasn't played in almost 1, 5 years and who knows if he'll ever return.

Ya well both players have pretty similar contracts. Not sure if either will ever play again

why do you want couterier, he probably won't ever play again

Cool, so 1 year, then Matthews demands $15M and he's gone.

Also, Rantanen is a gamer, guy actually performs in the playoffs, this team would dominate the regular season, but fizzle in the playoffs.

If the cap goes up they probably sign him

Do not like the Leafs trade one bit for the Avs, Rantanen is their best player IMO and Newhook and Byram are worth so much more.

Why on earth would the Flyers trade for him lol? Nobody is trading for him with his off ice issues right now let alone for Coots 1 for 1 who, if finally healthy again, is 100% the better player by far

For how long will he be healthy for? It's a risk for both team's

It’s a risk the Flyers don’t need to take at the start of a rebuild so why would they?

If he’s hurt they just throw him on LTIR, I would rather do that than have Nich. The Flyers are rebuilding they don’t need to trade one bad contract for annother and if Coots can’t play you stash him on LTIR and can take on other team’s bad contracts for picks. I’d rather have the chance of Coots being healthy than a player he way outperforms anyway that now has off the ice issues

It's pretty much pick your poison.

Avs don't make any of those trades.

Great idea; give all your cap gains to sign one player who hasn't done anything in the playoffs.

Teams don't make most of the trades on this site made up by people

No, but the idea is to kind of try to get close for most people.

Which will reveal? Nothing. The conclusion that he's done something terrible and will never play again is irresponsibly speculative and lazy.

Ok

So why do you bother posting, then? Do you not understand the premise of this site?

To have fun with trade ideas

How close a trade is to being realistic or close is debatable and subjective.

Not true, he was cleared at the end of the year but since the flyers were out, they shut him down. He will play again.

Leafs decline

Tearing apart your team, and known performer for a "IF" scenario is terrible risk management.

Again, Matthews disappears in the playoffs, Rantanen doesn't.