David Zalubowski, The Associated Press)
The day before Thanksgiving, Avalanche forward Jack Skille got the green light to get a place in the Denver area, and on Friday he was probably one of the few NHL players looking for a good deal during the shopping frenzy.
"I had a good Black Friday," said Skille, who bought a 65-inch television with 4K technology at Costco.
Skille, 28, had been living out of the team-paid hotel since training camp in September, when he was on a professional tryout, or PTO, contract. He made the opening-night roster and was given a one-year, two-way deal paying him $675,000 in the NHL and $150,000 in the minors.