Avalanche Wrap-Up: Does Drouin Make Sense? Trade Assets That Could Move

It’s the calm before the storm with the offseason for the Colorado Avalanche. With the playoffs still going on, there isn’t much in terms of news out there.

But even with that being the case, we took a look at Jonathan Drouin, and whether or not he’s a fit with Colorado. We also took a look at the trade assets the Avalanche have that could move this summer.

Here’s a look back at what you might have missed, as well as a look ahead at what’s coming at CHN this week.

Monday

Yes, everyone knows Jonathan Drouin played with Nathan MacKinnon a decade ago. But what is there to make of Drouin now? Would he fit in Colorado? With the help of the Montreal Hockey Now beat writer, we took a look at Drouin and if he makes sense for the Avalanche.

Colorado was mentioned as a team that could make sense for William Nylander. Does it?

Tuesday

Patrick Roy‘s name is coming up more and more linked to teams that need new coaches. His time in Colorado ended terribly, but the league is a bit more fun when he’s around.

Ryan Merkley was picked up as a reclamation project for Colorado. Did it work? We reviewed his game in a film room this week. (+)

The Avalanche will pick 27th in the NHL draft…or will they?

Wednesday

Picked up late in the summer, Evan Rodrigues provided great value for the Avalanche. We took a look back at his season.

Colorado doesn’t have much to trade in terms of valuable assets. What’s left?

Bowen Byram is dynamic when he’s in the lineup, but he’s too often been unavailable. We took a look back at another injury-plagued season for the 21 year old.

Thursday

Just thinking out loud of how the Avalanche will replace Gabriel Landeskog, as well as taking a look at some under the radar UFA’s the team could eye.

Artturi Lehkonen was on a Finnish podcast and told a great story about Connor McDavid.

Friday

Mikko Rantanen scored a ton of goals this year. Now, he’s dishing out the assists at the World Championships.

After another injury-plagued year, what is there to make of Pavel Francouz? Would moving on from him even help the team in any way?

Saturday

Last year, everyone looked at Colorado to see what they could take into the next year. Now, Colorado has to look at the final four playoff teams to see what they could maybe learn for the 2023-24 season.

Sunday

You could make an argument Nathan MacKinnon was the best player in the world after January 1 this year. We took a look back at a dominant year from the superstar.

A Look Ahead to Next Week

• Season in Review series continues
• What could a Devon Toews long-term extension could look like?
• A long-awaited Nikolai Kovalenko film room.
• Time for another mailbag
• What could the potential contracts of Rodrigues and J.T. Compher look like?
• Hopefully…some actual news.

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