Fansided · Nov 21, 2019
Colorado Avalanche: Andre Burakovsky Has Found His Home
Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky has found the right fit here with the team. He’s excelling with the chances he’s been given.
The Colorado Avalanche made a trade with the Washington Capitals over the summer that at first I thought was an overpayment. Colorado sent over a second and third round draft pick in next summer’s draft and pending UFA Scott Kosmachuk for restricted free agent Andre Burakovsky.
That seemed an awful lot for a reclamation project.
Well, I can see why the Avalanche wanted the 24 year old. He’s a speedy skater with a sniper’s shot. But the party line was that he was never getting enough chances to make good on those gifts.