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Re-Assessing The Summer Additions By The Avalanche (+)
Colorado Hockey Now
We are 53 games into the season for the Colorado Avalanche, and that means it’s a perfect time to re-assess some of the additions the team made over the summer. If anything, it might be a little late, but now that we’re past the All-Star break, we’ve got a really good idea of who these players are and how they fit in the system.
The Avalanche made five additions over the summer, all to their forward core, in hopes of rebuilding a group that struggled down the stretch and into the playoffs last season. Miles Wood and Jonathan Drouin were brought in via free agency, while Ryan Johansen, Ross Colton, and Fredrik Olofsson were acquired by trade. They’ve all had varying degrees of the success with the team, but at this point in the season, how would those additions be graded?
Let’s take a look…
