Erik Karlsson would accelerate the process for the Colorado Avalanche

Trust the process.

The now famous mantra given to us by former President and General Manager of the Philadelphia 76ers and current analytics consultant for the Denver Broncos, Sam Hinkie.

Draft. Hold your assets. Build from withing. Use a lot of patience. It makes all the sense in the world.

It’s something Joe Sakic seems content on doing with the Colorado Avalanche as he re-builds the team out of the wreckage left behind by Patrick Roy.

They’ve got a Hart Trophy nominee on one of the best contracts in hockey, a star winger that has the potential to be one of the highest scoring in the game and a plethora of players under the age of 21 that should make fans extremely optimistic about the…