Colorado Avalanche had a really tough season this year. They finished in the bottom of the Northwest division. They have a lot of changing to do if they want to get back into the playoffs next season.
They where extremely old at forward last year. They aren't going to be next year they have a lot of free agents this season and all of them are old guys. They are going to have all kinds of young guns next year so they might have to have a building year but they'll be back in playoffs soon enough. Ben Guite led team in +/- with +2. Milan Hejduk led team in points at 59 and goals at 27. Ryan Smyth led team in assists at 33.
They where old at defense too. They have some excellent young defensemen coming up though that should help them out. They had a really bad year last year on defense. That should change next season.
The starter for the Avalanche should be Peter Budaj next season. He is a little rough around the edges but he can help them out by being in net. They need everyone to step it up big time next season if they want to make in into the playoffs. Luckily they play in a pretty weak division so that should help them get some wins. It'll be interesting to see what happens next year.
By:Shane Murray
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