Good morning all. For a dead week in the middle of summer, we had a fair amount of Avalanche news. Let's take a look back:
- Avs 1st round pick Mikko Rantanen was signed to an Entry Level Contract on Monday which gives the club the option of keeping him in North America this season if it seems prudent after training camp, and it should. If Mikko plays less than 9 NHL games, the contract will slide to next year regardless of where he plays the bulk of the season.
- Recently acquired RFA center Mikhail Grigorenko signed a sweetheart of a deal, one year at $675K 1-way, which has show-me written all over it.