Thanks to the Matt Duchene trade, the Colorado Avalanche hold an extra second round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. For a team that has been known to trade away an abundance of picks over the past few seasons, having three picks in the top-60 is a welcome novelty.
Once you get outside of the top-3, this year’s draft is as wide open as any. There are a number of players that could be drafted anywhere from #7 to the early 20s. With such a wide open group, it’s hard to pin down exactly who will be available to the Avalanche at #16.