The Avalanche and the team captain both wanted each other by Ron Knabenbauer / ColoradoAvalanche.com
In the end, there were no other sweater colors that Gabriel Landeskog wanted to wear other than the burgundy and blue of the Colorado Avalanche.
Landeskog was on the verge of becoming an unrestricted free agent and able to sign with any of the other 31 NHL teams on Wednesday, but he didn t get that far as he inked an eight-year contract through the 2028-29 campaign with the Avalanche on Tuesday night. At the end of the day, for me, I was sure what I wanted. My heart is in Colorado, Denver is my home. That s where we put down our roots and that s where I ve always wanted to be, said Landeskog the following morning after inking his long-term deal. So coming down to it, I was very certain about where I wanted to be and my heart was nowhere else. There is no
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Avalanche send Graves to Devils with eye on expansion draft
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Avalanche send D Ryan Graves to Devils with eye on expansion draft
In exchange, the Avalanche acquired forward Mikhail Maltsev and a second-round selection this year from New Jersey.
By trading Graves, along with Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson agreeing to waive his no-movement clause, the team can protect defensemen Devon Toews, Cale Makar and Samuel Girard. The Devils have plenty of room to protect Graves.
Protected lists are due Saturday, and the expansion draft is Wednesday.
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The 26-year-old Graves had two goals and 13 assists over 54 games with the Avalanche last season. He led the team in blocked shots with 91 and was second in hits with 77.