Denver Post · Oct 11, 2022
Core exercise: Avalanche follows pattern of Stanley Cup champions
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog greets fans as a parade celebrating the NHL Stanley Cup champions rolls through downtown Denver on Thursday, June 30, 2022.Joe Sakic adopted a very practical approach to the task of molding the Colorado Avalanche roster that will attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
“We know we’re not going to be able to sign everybody,” the NHL’s reigning general manager of the year said not long after his team hoisted the Cup. “We know that. But we’ve got our priority.”