The 2017 NHL Draft was a major turning point for the Colorado Avalanche franchise.
Avs general manager Joe Sakic and his assistants, Craig Billington and Chris MacFarland, have made quick work of creating an organization replete with quality depth up and down the lineup. After inheriting what was a fairly empty, cob-webbed cupboard, Sakic and Co. have since stockpiled the team’s chiffonier with fine china and crystal stemware. And they’ve done it in just two short years.
Corey Pronman, Senior NHL Prospects Writer at The Athletic, is the guy you want to talk to about an NHL team’s depth and potency of its prospect pipeline.