After spending the first four years of his career with the San Jose Sharks, the UFA winger inked a four-year, $15.6 million dollar contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1.
“There were talks with the Sharks. It was tight with the cap space for them,” Donskoi said, before admitting, “But I feel like for me, the thought process was I didn’t develop as a player the way I wanted to my first four years here. I feel like I was kind of stuck in my game. I started thinking maybe it would be good for myself to change scenery, see something else, that would help me take the next step in my career.