[David Pagnotta] Full trade details To COL: Sean Walker 2026 5th RD pick To PHI: Ryan Johansen (placed on waivers) 2025 1st RD pick* The 2025 first-round pick is top-10 protected.


[David Pagnotta] Full trade details To COL: Sean Walker 2026 5th RD pick To PHI: Ryan Johansen (placed on waivers) 2025 1st RD pick* The 2025 first-round pick is top-10 protected.

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  1. What’s the deal with Johansen? I haven’t followed the Avs much this year, I know he was good a few years ago, but why immediately place him on waivers? He has 13 goals this season, not great but it’s not nothing. Anyone know what his deal is?

  2. To all the people who said I was nuts for hammering that the rebuild is still on? We’ll neener neener to you

    I’m really happy with Danny so far. In just one year he’s been able to swing high value trades for rentals, sell off Hayes and Provorov before their declines, and draft some guys that, while too early to call, look like great picks to start.

    Maybe some of yall who look for every single solitary reason to bury this team in pessimism and negativity can dial it back a notch. I think we really have something here in the gm room, finally.

    Here’s hoping he can keep it rolling.

  3. So does that make 2 first round picks this year, 2 next year and two seconds next year?

  4. Not that it is going to be a top 10, but how do those convey in the NHL? Does it become an unprotected 2026 pick?

  5. Good trade. We got a first and a reclamation project at forward.

    Looks like more guys are on the move from this deal.

  6. So we got Johansen and immediately put him on waivers? Pr we picked him up from Colorado from waivers?

  7. I just remembered that Tortorella ran RyJo out of town in Columbus, didn’t he?

  8. Nice work, Danny. It would be insane if COL lands in the top 10 of next year’s draft

  9. Well I’ll be damned. I didn’t think they would get a 1st for Walker and I was wrong. Great job by Briere maximizing value.

  10. Question. If Colorado has a shockingly bad year. And it does not convey. Do we get their next best pick? Or their first the following year?

  11. This is the best Danny could have got in return for Walker. Resigning Seeler $2.7M/4 will be the only unknown right now. How will 24 be impacted by the absence of Walker on the blue-line? That said I don’t think Seeler would have the same ROI as Walker and wanted more to resign.

    Danny B Grade: A best case scenario outcome

  12. Walker has earned us this pick. What a season from the dude. Wish him nothing but the best!

  13. I’ve been a huge proponent of keeping him. This is a really good return for an expiring contract that was a cap dump previously. It also makes us worse right now and I’m sad.

  14. Stunt on these hoes, Daniel!

    Seems like a win-win trade. We get the first and the not yet complete rebuild is still very much on, and they get a serviceable defenseman and out from Johansen.

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