Earlier this week, we began the deep dive into how every member of the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche were brought into the organization. It all began with the trade for Erik Johnson back in February 2011. Part 1 took us through nearly six years of the build - a time period that brought the core of EJ, Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen to the organization along with J.T. Compher, Tyson Jost, Nikita Zadorov, Matt Nieto and Mark Barberio.
Now let’s take a look at how Joe Sakic was able to work his magic coming off of the worst season in franchise history.