Joe Sakic is highly predictable. He covets leadership above all else.
The Avalanche general manager proved it again in consecutive days this week by signing Minnesota State captain Wyatt Aamodt on Tuesday and University of Minnesota captain Ben Meyers on Wednesday. Both were undrafted free agents who led their teams to last week’s NCAA Frozen Four in Boston.
Meyers, 23, was a Hobey Baker Award top-three finalist who had plenty of offers to turn pro after his junior year. He couldn’t turn down Sakic.
“To speak to someone like that, it was an incredible experience for me,” Meyers said on Thursday night at Ball Arena, before the Avs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.