Father time is encroaching on the Avalanche’s roster as an early offseason begins.
Four players at least 35 years old were on expiring contracts this season. Whether Colorado wants to bring back any of those depth veterans will be central to how the organization plans to retool around its young core.
There’s also the matter of whether those players want to keep going.
After a 2-1 Game 7 loss to the Seattle Kraken, an emotional Erik Johnson didn’t know Sunday night if he had just stepped off the ice for the final time in an Avalanche jersey.