Before the puck drops on the most exciting time on the NHL calendar, here's an outlook on all 16 teams, with a scouting report on every squads' strengths, weaknesses and paths to success from Jason Bukala.
After trading for proven starter Darcy Kuemper to get them over the hump last season en route to the Stanley Cup, the Avs were priced out on him in free agency and had to go another route. This time, they bought intobackup Alexandar Georgiev, who had become an unrestricted free agent right after posting the worst season of his career. The Avs looked past that, though, recognized a goalie who had pieced together four good years prior, and committed three years to him at a $3.4 million cap hit.
Though Gabriel Landeskog hadn’t played all season, there was still some hope the captain could return for the playoffs, but that was squashed last week when the team announced his knee injury would keep him out for the entirety of the post-season, too. Other than that, the Avs might finally be getting some positive news here. Cale Makar has been out of the lineup since April 1, but there’s optimism the difference-making defenceman will be ready for Game 1.
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