May 25
C Paul Stastny needs to show in 2012-13 that his $6.6 million annual salary is justified. Stastny, who has two years remaining on his contract, has averaged just 55 points in the past two seasons. He too often doesn't produce when a big goal or assist could make the difference in securing a win for an Avalanche team that has missed the playoffs two years in a row. He went 10 games without a goal during one drought this past season and twice went seven games without a goal.