The Avalanche on Monday agreed to a one-year contract with Ryan Murray, the first defenseman selected in the 2012 NHL draft (second overall). Murray, 27, will make $2 million, per a league source.
Murray, 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, played last season with the New Jersey Devils, after playing his first seven with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was traded from Columbus to New Jersey for a fifth-round draft choice on Oct. 8, 2020. Murray had 14 points in 48 games for the Devils.
“Ryan is an effective two-way defenseman who can provide minutes and added puck movement to our back line,” Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic said in a statement.