No one expected the Colorado Avalanche to make the playoffs, yet the Avs just managed to beat out the St. Louis Blues for the 2nd Wild Card spot in the West. For their hard fought playoff appearance, they earned the right to play the Nashville Predators in the first round. The Preds won the series in six games, but all in all, it wasn’t a terrible season for the Avs, and actually a nice bounceback from an atrocity of a campaign in 2016-2017.
Currently, the Avalanche are set to draft at the 16th overall pick, their first time drafting at that spot in franchise history.