Forgive some Colorado Avalanche fans if they’re confused by the lack of noise as training camp beckons.
It’s been a while since the Avs have had a relatively quiet, “normal” offseason.
There’s no Valeri Nichushkin-related drama to dwell on. There aren’t any non-updates about Gabe Landeskog’s knee to parse. There is one important contract situation to resolve, but it’s not quite the same as Landeskog’s 11th-hour deal in 2021 or Mikko Rantanen’s impasse a year ago.
There also might be some consternation that Colorado didn’t do more in light of how last season ended, but team president Joe Sakic said a few days after the Dallas debacle that he’d run that team back again if the Avs could.