Central Division: Colorado Avalanche Season Primer
Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche

A quick look at the Colorado Avalanche heading into the season.

Salary Cap Situation – source Cap Friendly

Projected Cap Hit: $71,465,595
Projected Cap Space: $1,534,405
Projected LTIR Used : $0
Current Cap Space: $1,534,405
Deadline Cap Space : $6,904,823
Todays Cap Hit : $71,465,595
Roster Size: 22/23
Contract: 44/50

Offseason Moves – In/Out source Sports Forecaster

In
Ben Smith, C/W – FA – Tor
Turner Elson, LW/C – FA – Cgy
Jim O’Brien, C – FA – NJ
Mike Sislo, RW – FA – NJ
Joe Whitney, LW – FA – NYI
Jeremy Smith, G – FA – Bos
Ryan Stanton, D – FA – Wsh
Patrick Wiercioch, D – FA – Ott
Fedor Tyutin, D – FA – CBJ
Joe Colborne, W/C – FA – Cgy
Trent Vogelhuber, RW – FA
Reid Petryk, C – FA
Rocco Grimaldi, RW/C – T – Fla

Out
Patrick Bordeleau, LW/RW – FA – Europe
Garrett Meurs, C – FA – Minors
Brandon Gormley, D – FA – NJ
Gabriel Beaupre, D – FA – Minors
Taylor Beck, RW/LW – FA – Edm
Nate Guenin, D – FA – Ana
Ben Street, C – FA – Det
Borna Rendulic, RW/LW – FA – Van
Andrew Bodnarchuk, D – FA – Dal
Andrew Agozzino, C/LW – FA – StL
Shawn Matthias, LW/C – FA – Wpg
Zach Redmond, D – FA – Mtl
Mikkel Boedker, LW/RW – FA – SJ
Nick Holden, D – T – NYR
Reto Berra, G – T – Fla
Roman Will, G – FA – Europe
Dennis Everberg, LW/RW – FA – Europe
Joey Hishon, C – FA – Europe
Maxim Noreau, D – FA – Europe

Depth Chart

Forwards
Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Joe Colborne
Mikhail Grigorenko – Matt Duchene – Mikko Rantanen
Blake Comeau – Carl Soderberg – Jarome Iginla
Cody McLeod – John Mitchell – Andreas Martinsen
J.T. Compher – Rocco Grimaldi – Ben Smith

Defense
Francois Beauchemin – Erik Johnson
Patrick Wiercioch – Tyson Barrie
Nikita Zadorov – Eric Gelinas
Fedor Tyutin – Chris Bigras
Duncan Siemens – Sergei Boikov

Goalies
Semyon Varlamov
Calvin Pickard
Spencer Martin
Jeremy Smith

2017 Draft Picks

1st – Colorado
2nd – Colorado
4th – Colorado and NY Rangers
5th – Colorado
7th – Colorado

2017 Free Agents

Unrestricted –  Andreas Martinsen, Ben Smith, Fedor Tyutin, Jarome Iginla, Jeremy Smith, Jim O’Brien, Joe Whitney, John Mitchell, Mat Clark, Mike Sislo, Ryan Stanton

Restricted –  Cody Corbett, Duncan Siemens, Eric Gelinas, Mikhail Grigorenko, Nikita Zadorov, Patrick Wiercioch, Rocco Grimaldi, Samuel Henley, Troy Bourke, Turner Elson

2016-17 Colorado Avalanche Pre-season and Regular Season Schedule