I would be open to Bobby Ryan on a 1 year cheap deal if he were willing to accept that he’ll most likely a top 6 injury replacement or a bottom 6/13th forward on the roster. Everything I’ve heard about him is that he’s a character guy and after all he’s been through it would be nice to see him get a chance at and help us take a run at the Cup. I just don’t want to have the team feeling like they have to give him a certain role more than what he earns during the year.

Hear me out. We are the perfect landing spot for Lundqvist for 1 year. Avs pick him up and keep Gru and Frankie. 1) King Henry, 38, likely won’t find a starting gig. So if he’s going to play, it’ll be as a backup at best. 2) playing as a #3 in COL means he will get around 5 games this coming season. Just enough to keep him engaged but his workload super light. 3) Henry will be joining a strong contender with a chance to win his first Cup 4) if history repeats itself again, we have a rested experienced boarder line HOFer that has the chance to be a playoff hero.