As per CBC Sports’ Tim Wharnsby, the Colorado Avalanche and Mikhail Grigorenko have settled on a one-year contract worth $1.3M ahead of Friday’s salary arbitration date.
Grigorenko, 22, was the 12th overall draft pick in 2012 before becoming a major piece of the Avalanche’s pivotal Ryan O’Reilly trade with the Buffalo Sabres. Last season Grigorenko scored career highs in all categories, with 6 goals and 27 points in 74 games played for the Colorado Avalanche.
Grigorenko began last season as the team’s 13th forward, spending time as the 4th line center and as a healthy scratch in the press box.