The Avalanche, who won the cup back in 2022 with a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning have managed to allow a resurgence for Jonathan Drouin, the third overall pick back in 2013.
Playing alongside good friend and former junior linemate on the Halifax Mooseheads (as well as former Hart trophy winner) Nathan Mackinnon, Drouin set career highs in points and assists.
This makes it especially crushing that he will miss the entire first round against the Winnipeg Jets, as the Colorado Avalanche seek a return to Lord Stanley.
We will see if the Avalanche can hold their own against the red hot Jets without one of their most crucial forwards.
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 20 | 87 ANSWERS Colorado Avalanche lose star Jonathan Drouin for the first round Do you think Jonathan Drouin will re-sign with the Colorado Avalanche? | ||
| Yes | 55 | 63.2 % |
| No | 32 | 36.8 % |
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YESTERDAY
MAY 29, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||