Marek Svatos signed a one year deal with the Avs today, which was, of course, overshadowed by the Malkin signing. A one year deal makes perfect sense, as the Avs have no money left after the bonuses paid out this year to Joe Sakic and Rob Blake, and the rash of makeup signings throughout the offseason. This lets Svatos prove himself (he’s got numbers, but so far, no longevity), and then re negotiate the deal for more money. Remember, cap dollars are averaged over the length of a contract, not just that years salary. At the age of 24, Svatos should still be an RFA at the end of this contract. Sounds like good news for all.
This pretty much means that the team is set, unless someone out there wants a few of the underachievers on the squad. I could point some fingers, but if they aren’t pretty apparent, they will be soon. I’m not seeing much trade bait out here.
If you want the story from TSN, go there. But it’s really just a rehash of the one from the Avalanche site.
All of this happened while I was loading in Cats here in Denver. It was the first Andrew Lloyd Webber show I have ever worked on, which is odd for a stagehand. The point is, musicals vs. hockey. I couldn’t wait to get home to the blog.
BTW: The Avs will be holding Rookie Camp soon (Sept. 10th-12th). One of the guys I can’t wait to see will be Tyler Weiman. He played a year with the Colorado Eagles (CHL) winning rookie of the year, and goalie of the year, and the President’s Cup (the Stanley of the CHL).
One response to “Svatos signs, while Cats continues w/o me”
Like he was in his rookie campaign, Svatos makes news and its hardly heard.
Hopefully the kid can continue his devlopment and return to the form that had him up there with AO and Sid last winter.