Today we evaluate one of the more polarizing players of the Avalanche defensive corp. Is Zach Redmond better or worse than we think he is?
By most standards, Zach Redmond has already overachieved in the NHL. Having suffered a stroke at age fifteen that temporarily claimed his ability to walk and speak, it's a miracle he was even drafted at all, even if it was by the Thrashers in the seventh round. And if that wasn't bad enough, Redmond endured another catastrophic setback in 2013 a month after getting called up to the Winnipeg Jets.