| 28 March 2009
UFA forwards
Joe Sakic
Tyler Arnason
Ian Laperriere
Ben Guite
Brian Willsie
Matt Hendricks
Scott Parker
Will Be Resigned
Matt Hendricks - The team is obviously evaluating Hendricks now to see if he has an NHL future. He probably won’t be able to jump up to the next level, at least as top 6 forward, but he has the talent to be a star forward in Lake Erie and so I think they'll resign him to play for the Monsters next season.
Will Not Be Back
Joe Sakic - Even if he wants to play (which is a big IF), we can't afford him. Get your tickets to the 4/12 game against St. Louis, it will be Joe's last game.
Tyler Arnason - The worst player on the worst Avs team ever. Smell you later, Arny.
Ben Guite - He’s 29 now, not effective enough, hasn’t had a particularly great season and changes have to happen. Ben will be gone.
Scott Parker - Not even sure he is playing hockey now. Anyway, no question he won’t be offered a contact next year.
Chris Durno - I honestly don’t know much about his game (sorry, don't get to see too many Lake Erie games), but the fact that he hasn’t been recalled in March speaks volumes to me.
Close Calls
Ian Laperriere - Giguere didn’t move Lappy at the deadline, which makes me think he’d like to resign him, (why let an asset go to waste if you don‘t want him back next year) however, if Giguere is fired (which is a real possibility), then its will be very easy for the new GM charged with rebuilding the team to let this older player walk.
Brian Willsie - These older, marginal players are always easy to let go but if he is resigned, it will be more for Lake Erie than Colorado. Why do I still think he could be retained? Its nice to have veteran leadership on your AHL team and its nice have a guy who played quite a few NHL games on your farm team, if you need to call up a forward for a game or two.
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