Luckily, the Colorado Avalanche offseason horse will come out the gates sprinting here in a matter of weeks. As soon as the Stanley Cup is lifted by either the Nashville Predators or Pittsburgh Penguins, the Avs’ offseason gets kicked into high gear.
That is the moment they can buyout Francois Beauchemin’s contract. It is the moment they can start talking trades ahead of the upcoming expansion draft. And — if the final goes to game 7 — it is also just under two weeks before the NHL entry draft.
Essentially, the offseason is going to ramp up in a hurry for the Avs because they have quite a few items on their to-do list.