Colorado Avalanche 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
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Joe Sakic has done a fabulous job in recent years building the Avalanche into a Stanley Cup champion, after having missed the playoffs for all of his first 3 years in the position. Joe inherited the team from Greg Sherman, who only made the playoffs once, losing in the first round. This team struggled to find a good General Manager early in the salary cap era, with high turnover at the position. They went through a 10-year stretch where they missed the playoffs 7 times, but their fortunes changed when Joe Sakic pulled off a miracle heist in the Matt Duchene trade, and the team has not missed the playoffs since
Colorado Avalanche 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Colorado Avalanche 20 Best Contracts in the…
Colorado Avalanche 20 Best Contracts in the Salary Cap Era
Joe Sakic has done a fabulous job in recent years building the Avalanche into a Stanley Cup champion, after having missed the playoffs for all of his first 3 years in the position. Joe inherited the team from Greg Sherman, who only made the playoffs once, losing in the first round. This team struggled to find a good General Manager early in the salary cap era, with high turnover at the position. They went through a 10-year stretch where they missed the playoffs 7 times, but their fortunes changed when Joe Sakic pulled off a miracle heist in the Matt Duchene trade, and the team has not missed the playoffs since