The Colorado Avalanche are hoping to find their way back to Stanley Cup champion form in 2023-24 after falling short in the first round of this past season’s playoffs. Unfortunately, they did lose several pieces such as Evan Rodrigues, Darren Helm (retirement), J.T. Compher, Erik Johnson, Lars Eller, and Matt Nieto. One name the team could look at is former St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers wing Vladimir Tarasenko. Despite Tarasenko’s talented past, he remains a free agent several weeks after free agency began.
Colorado countered their departures by adding Miles Wood, Jonathan Drouin, and Ross Colton, and re-signing Andrew Cogliano and Jack Johnson.