Confirmed with Link: Avs trade Ben Meyers to the Ducks for a 5th round pick

[Bill Peckerskull]

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[Colorado Avalanche]

Decent.

 

[dmac7719]

Haven't 5th round picks been being used to have a second team retain salary on players this deadline?

 

[The Abusement Park]

Haven't 5th round picks been being used to have a second team retain salary on players this deadline?

Correct…

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Correct…

Tease.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

His greatest accomplishment was how angry Russo and Mild fans were when we signed him

Thank you for that, Ben

 

[Ceremony]

We'll always have that time when the Wild were really annoyed we signed a guy who we then stashed in the minors.

 

[Vaslof]

His greatest accomplishment was how angry Russo and Mild fans were when we signed him

Thank you for that, Ben

Fooled me into thinking he'd be good

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Good. I couldn't stand this guy. Definition of a non-NHLer.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Fooled me into thinking he'd be good

He's been good at AHL

Happy to take the fifth though

 

[MarkT]

Honestly, in my view, he's nothing but an AHL vet-to-be, so getting a draft pick for him is fine with me.

 

[Muffin]

Recoup some assets.

 

[Pokecheque]

Such a shame. Always felt like he was just one step behind being an NHL player. Had the speed for sure, didn't shy away from contact and had the work ethic, but he just seemed one split second slow in his decision making. Couldn't make that pass or deke, whatever, fast enough. Best of luck to him in Anaheim but he's likely a AAAA player...if that.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I was wondering when Anaheim had acquired him and thought it was a fair price for some rental depth as a 4C in case for some reason two or three centres get injured.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Maybe this will be a better opportunity for him? Spending time with Cronin probably didnt hurt.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

2 years ago we acquired Cogs for a late 5th. Get fleeced, Ducks

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Solid. Turn a college UFA into a 5th round pick is decent to me.

Recoup some more draft picks. I personally don't give much of a shit about the difference from the ~90th pick that we have given up for Trenin/Duhaime and the ~150th pick we get for Meyers.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Meyers was an important player for the Eagles so I am surprised they would trade him now when the Eagles are fighting for 1st place in their division. They could have done that deal in the summer. There mus be something else going on with that.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Free signing. Paid minimally while here. Was injured fairly frequently (but I believe that is just life in the AHL). Converted into a 5th.

The Avs make some really shrewd moves at the lower levels. It's just a crying shame that stuff like this or when MacFarland picks up a waiver claim and later flips them for a pick...it's just lost on amateur scouts that don't even know what to do with the ammunition they do have.

 

[Richard Doll]

Had high hopes that Newhook would be our future 2nd line center, Myers our future third line center.

Strike 1, strike 2, who's next..

 

[Tralfamadore]

Had high hopes that Newhook would be our future 2nd line center, Myers our future third line center.

Strike 1, strike 2, who's next..

Mittlestadt as our current 2C.

 

[Snow Arc]

My fifth round pick has a second name it's M-E-Y-E-R-S

 

[Richard Doll]

I guess the next strike could be a hope that Kovalenko becomes a future main middle 6 wing for us.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Free signing. Paid minimally while here. Was injured fairly frequently (but I believe that is just life in the AHL). Converted into a 5th.

The Avs make some really shrewd moves at the lower levels. It's just a crying shame that stuff like this or when MacFarland picks up a waiver claim and later flips them for a pick...it's just lost on amateur scouts that don't even know what to do with the ammunition they do have.

Im still hoping we let the pro scouts use it as ammunition for another trade.

 

[Chileiceman]

Fetched a better return than Zucker lol