Projecting the forward lines for the 2019-20 Colorado Avalanche

Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Thanks to some significant roster turnover for the Colorado Avalanche this summer, the team that we see on opening night is going to look quite a bit different from the one that took the San Jose Sharks to Game 7 of the Western Conference semi-final. After a big trade and a few significant signings earlier this month, the Avs will be missing a long-time presence on the blue line while changing half of their middle-six forwards.

Though Tyson Barrie will be missed, the emergence of Cale Makar (and the likelihood that Barrie wouldn’t sign an extension) made him expendable. As such, Joe Sakic decided to deal from a position of strength to acquire the second line…