Devon Toews came to the Colorado Avalanche, likely in the same way he will leave. He left the Islanders for Colorado not because they didn't want him around but because New York couldn't afford to keep him. Toews' value has drastically improved after winning a Stanley Cup and partnering with young phenom Cale Makar for the last three seasons. Combine that with a market dishing out eight-year, eight-million-dollar contracts to Jake Sanderson, and you have a dilemma.
Do the Avalanche keep Toewser for one more year and run at the cup, or think long-term and get while the getting is good and trade him for center depth?