[Lonewolfe2015]

Originally Posted by Lonewolfe2015

This thread will ultimately result in the squabbling between Avs fans and one or more fanbases where we state repeatedly that the Avs have no desire to move our most experienced, most productive, best playmaking center that happens to be our most tenured player after Hejduk (seriously: Jones & McLeod are next in line after him) for anything short of our #1 desire, a top pairing defender that can theoretically mesh with EJ.

There is no incentive to move him because few fans on HFBoards are willing to negotiate on Stastny being a 70 point center as opposed to his actual totals the past two seasons.

Nailed it.