Avalanche GM breaks silence and reveals shocking plan ahead of free agency

"The last three years we didn't know (if he would play). So you're in that wonky space of if he comes back, what do we do, and how do you plan for that exactly? And last year, Val was also suspended. Those are vice-like grips on what you're doing in the summer, because if you don't have escape hatches, sometimes teams will look to exploit you if you have to get in those situations where you have to move money suddenly.» -MacFarland

«We're going to look at all options. It may not be free agency. We'll do our assessments, and we'll see where those markets go, in terms of the terms and the dollars, and maybe a trade is the better way to go. I think we've got to look to add at forward and on the back end. So we'll look at every avenue possible until we find the right fits.» -MacFarland