What to Expect in Jack Eichel's Golden Knights Debut Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTg3NDU4ODA4ODU4MDI3NTgw/usatsi_17307287.jpg] Claude Giroux appears willing to waive his no-movement clause for a handful of clubs. Colorado Hockey Now's Adrian Dater reported Monday the 34-year-old Philadelphia Flyers captain informed general manager Chuck Fletcher he'd like to join the Colorado Avalanche but would also accept a trade to the St. Louis Blues or Minnesota Wild. Whatever the Flyers set as an asking price for Giroux could be expensive, though the return might not be as big a deal breaker as making the cap dollars fit. Cap Friendly shows [https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/avalanche] the Avalanche with just $1.691 million in projected salary-cap space by the March 21 trade deadline. That probably won't be enough to comfortably absorb the remainder of Giroux's $8.275-million cap hit [https://www.capfriendly.com/players/claude-giroux], which sat at $2.979 million as of Feb. 16. Avalanche GM Joe Sakic will require some creativity to make this deal happen. He could ship out a depth player such as Nicolas Aube-Kubel ($1.075 million) or Tyson Jost ($2 million) in the return to the Flyers. Sakic could attempt to convince Fletcher to retain up to half of Giroux's cap hit. He could also try to get a non-playoff with plentiful cap space, such as the Arizona Coyotes, New Jersey Devils or Seattle Kraken, to act as a third-party broker to spread the cap hit around. The Blues have even less cap space [https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/blues] than the Avs so Giroux probably won't land in St. Louis without them moving out some salary in the deal. The Wild, meanwhile, are the best fit cap-wise with $9.8 million [https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/wild] in deadline cap room but it remains to be seen if GM Bill Guerin will get into the bidding for the long-time Flyers star.
