HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Cole Perfetti #91 of Team White skates during warm up for the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The Colorado Avalanche are sure to be impressed with center Cole Perfetti and his high hockey IQ. Alas, they’ll pick much lower than he goes in the 2020 NHL Draft.
The Colorado Avalanche will probably pick a forward in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft. Except for their two big-name defensemen — Cale Makar and Bowen Byram — they usually favor forwards in the first round.