- Adrian Dater: Not certain, but Francois Allaire could be getting a cal from Roy as possibly the Avs goalie coach.
- Renaud Lavoie: Patrick Roy will be talking to other GM’s about trades. Roy has told Joe Sakic that they should study the possibility of trading their first round pick this year. Adrian Dater: It is possible that the Avs might trade the 1st overall pick, or try to trade to get top two picks.
- Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post: The Avalanche will actively entertain offers for the first overall pick.
“We haven’t decided what we’re going to do in the draft. We haven’t decided which player we’re going to take at No. 1. We haven’t decided if we’re going to take a player at No. 1. There are lot of options we can discuss, and we will be discussing,” Sakic told me Tuesday.
“We’re not set in stone with what we’re going to do. We might take the first pick, we might take the second guy or we might not. That’s the exciting thing about having the first pick, especially this year.”
It makes sense for the Avs to draft Seth Jones as they need to improve on the blueline. Adding Nate MacKinnon would allow them to trade Paul Stastny or another center for a defenseman or goalie. Kiszla wonders if a Stastny for Ryan Miller trade would work?