A little bit of good news!

The Avs have finally signed someone to stay with the team!!! Cody Mcleod, who was our third leading scorer last season (he usually isn't that high up in the scoring sheet because he likes to fight but he did a good job last season!), got signed to a 3 year contract with the Avs! Now I love Cody Mac, but I would really like the Avs to sign some of the bigger guys! Joe Sakic, Ian Laperriere, David Jones, Peter Budaj, Andrew Raycroft! Please sign them!!!!!

I understand that we are most likely only going to sign one goalie, if any, but please please, sign Budaj to a new contract! I would die if Budaj left (yes, I know I have said that before but it's true!).

Joe spent last of last season recovering from a surgery for a herniated disc in his back, and three broken fingers from a snow blower accident (don't ask) and he played 15 games and half a shift the whole season. Joe is not only the captain of the Avs, but he is the heart and soul of the team. He is loved by the coaching staff, his teammates and Avs fans and if he decides to retire, we wouldn't know what to do. He has been out captain since we became a team and we wouldn't know what to do. I think Joe wants to stay one more year, but the question is; is he able to?

Ian Laperrire is loved so much by Avs fans! He has his own fan club and that fan club made t-shirts that say "It's all about Lappy." He is our assistant captain and even though he is our teams fighter, everyone that has met him says he is one of the nicest guys on the team. I thought that Lappy was a definite yes for a new contract,but then I read this article;

http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2009/06/11/lappy-out-of-here/

David Jones and Kyle Cumiskey are two of our younger dudes that have helped out a lot when we needed them to. David Jones was more of a regular and Cumiskey was called up when we needed more defense. Jones was a good scorer and helped out a lot on offense. Cumiskey was a fast defender and the coaches even had him play offense if they needed him to. Last season, they both got injured around the same time and had the same injury. They both had shoulder surgery and were out for half the season. Both are free agents this summer and I have a feeling we won't get rid of them.

In 10 days, the free agency is open and the trading stuff starts. Who is going to stay and who is going to go is the big question but hopefully the Avs will be able to keep the players that need to stay on the team.

And another thing, apparently, the Avs aren't trying to get people like the Sedin twins, Dany Heatly, Vincent Lecavalier, or Marin Hossa. All of these players are wanted by NHL teams and they are all awesome scoring dudes but yet the Avs aren't trying to get them. Why? They could help us so much but we aren't. So who are they going to get? We will have to find out in 10 days. I am so looking forward to that! NOT!!

I m trusting Greg Sherman (Avs new GM) to make good choices so he better!!!