It’s time for the Colorado Avalanche to have a firesale. I’m not talking about core players — the more I think about that, the more I’m against it:
That said, the team does need to trim the fat from some of its current contracts.
Now, the Avalanche are going to have as much as $22 million in freed-up cap space already this post-season. Here’s how it plays out:
Colorado has six players who will be unrestricted free agents after this season:
They also have five players who will be restricted free agents at the end of the season:
- Matt Nieto, 24 ($735,000)
Of the six UFAs, I think only Martinsen has a chance of returning.