Avalanche Journal: Gabe Landeskog, Valeri Nichushkin highlight biggest questions as offseason begins

No other team in the NHL has three players in the prime of their careers at the level of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. Conversely, no other team that fancied itself a Stanley Cup contender during the 2024 playoffs has the type of uncertainty awaiting it this offseason like the Colorado Avalanche. As Avs coach Jared Bednar put it after his team was eliminated in a 2-1 double-overtime loss to the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena late Friday night, what happens with two of the club's most expensive and, when available, important players, is a question that can't be answered right now. It will almost assuredly be a challenge for general manager Chris MacFarland and his staff to try and retool this roster between now and opening night for the 2024-25 campaign.