C | 33 years old | 6-foot-4 | 205 pounds
Settled in and with a three-year contract in tow, the coaching staff and teammates have raved about how good Nelson looks in camp. Avs need him to be one of the league’s best No. 2 centers.
13 Valeri Nichushkin
RW | 30 | 6-4 | 210
After two years of postseason turmoil off the ice, Nichushkin had a solid year when healthy and his first “normal” summer in a while. Playing more than 65 games for the first time since 2015-16 should be a goal.