After a first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Avs proceed into a longer offseason than last year. Here are the five most pressing questions Colorado must address.
1. 84.875 million problems and no solutions yet?
Mystery shrouds two of the Avalanche’s most expensive contracts. Will Gabriel Landeskog and/or Valeri Nichushkin be on the ice for the opening night in October? Or will there at least be more clarity about their situations by then?
Landeskog has been seeking a solution to his chronic right knee injury that dates back to the COVID-19 bubble and kept him out the entire 2022-23 season.