E.L. wrote:
When did they get Rocco?
He was the return on the Reto Berra
salary dump trade. I'm hoping he's a real asset and not just a throw-in.
Logical Progression wrote:
Wow - Iggie still hasn't retired. Is he still effective at 39? Suppose he's there to groom the youth and add leadership.
He's little more than a depth forward/power play specialist at this point. Too slow, not nearly as effective in puck battles these days. And the Avs were definitely counting on him to be more than just the "leadership" guy, otherwise they'd have signed him for far less money. Unfortunately he's part of that truly disastrous first offseason that Sakic had as GM and they're paying the price for it now. Both Iggy's and Brad Stuart's cap hits are eating up roughly $8 million in cap space. This is a transition year, but a truly expensive one at that. And it didn't need to be. Once again, having that better-than-expected first season threw expectations out the window and threw the rebuilding plan outta whack.