Avs should decline that easily.

At this point, Avs are better off dumping Ryjo for a 5-7th if at all possible. They get all the value they need via the cap space to try and target some kind of help at center.

In this trade Colorado gets to dump an $8M player that is on pace for less than 30 points and get back a backup goalie who has won a Cup (although admittedly his numbers are not good this year) for under $2m and you think this is a bad deal because they have to give up a 4th round pick this year and a 2nd round pick in 2 years??? Colorado gets a backup so that Georgiev can actually have a few games off and they gain a ton of cap space to pursue a 2C at the trade deadline that Johansen was supposed to be for them. How is that a bad deal for the Avalanche?

Firstly he's a 4 mil centre, most of this year would be paid. NAS retained 4 mil. Next year is 4 mil. There are cheaper options likely to be available and without the extra year's cap hit that Allen carries (which is more important to the Avs than most people seem to realise going forward). Better to dump RyJo wherever (if they can) where they spend the least assets to do it. That's called good asset management when you have few to begin with. It also leaves more cap space to try to find a deal for someone to replace him and that is arguably a LOT more important, finding someone to play 2C.

I did not know about the $4M retention by Nashville, so yes, that changes things considerably. My mistake.