The Colorado Avalanche’s fourth line is currently quite uninspiring. The Avalanche have $4.12 million left in cap space and do not have a legitimate fourth line at the moment. This could be a major problem for their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, if they cannot fill those gaps. As in terms of the salary cap, every player on the fourth line could be less than one million cap hit, but the talent at the NHL level will not be there. This also leads to another question: can the Eagles replicate their success from last season?
The Avalanche have yet to fill the role of the fourth line for the 2025–25 season.