Colton, who had filed for arbitration after being traded to Colorado from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a second-round pick, has been given a four-year contract that carries an average annual value of $4 million.
Colton's last two-year deal with the Lightning was for $1.125 million.
The 23-year-old had 16 goals and 32 points in 81 games last season. The season before was a career year across the board for Colton, as he put up 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 points in 79 games. Colton was drafted in the fourth round, 118th overall, in 2018. He has his name on the Stanley Cup from the Bolts 2021 Championship.

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JUILLET 17 | 158 ANSWERS BREAKING: Avalanche Give Big-Money Extension to Ross Colton Is this an overpay for Colton? | ||
| Yes | 84 | 53.2 % |
| No | 46 | 29.1 % |
| Not sure | 28 | 17.7 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Michael Bunting | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Charlie McAvoy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sidney Crosby | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brad Lambert | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Justin Barron | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Blankenburg | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Parker Ford | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alex Iafallo | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Jankowski | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Koepke | - | 1 | 1 | |
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| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Canadiens | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Red Wings | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | 16 | |
| Senators | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Lightning | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Bruins | 13 | 6 | 7 | - | 12 | |
| Panthers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Sabres | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Maple Leafs | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Penguins | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Devils | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Hurricanes | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 14 | |
| Flyers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Blue Jackets | 10 | 6 | 4 | - | 12 | |
| Capitals | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 12 | |
| Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Islanders | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| Jets | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Mammoth | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| Stars | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Blackhawks | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| Predators | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wild | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Blues | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Kings | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| Ducks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Kraken | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Oilers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Canucks | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 12 | |
| Sharks | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Flames | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
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