The Colorado Avalanche picked up winger Joonas Donskoi as a depth scorer over the summer. They signed him as a free agent after he’d spent his entire four-year career with the San Jose Sharks.
The expectation was that Donskoi would be a mainstay of the third line, or maybe make appearances on the second. I believe he was also meant to be a foundation of the second power play unit.
Yet, here we are in the fifth week of the season. The Colorado Avalanche have been decimated by injuries. And Donskoi is stepping up in ways I don’t believe anyone expected.