An important set of decisions that must be made in preparation for the next season is upcoming. That is to determine which restricted free agents will receive Qualifying Offers for the Colorado Avalanche to retain their negotiating rights. As always there are some tough calls leading up to the QO deadline, which is usually a couple days before NHL unrestricted free agency opens on July 1st.
Some organizational depth players might see a contract extension before this deadline in lieu of that Qualifying Offer especially if they hold arbitration rights as the front office wants to get ahead of the game on these players.