Avalanche offseason depth chart: Plenty of question marks, openings to fill with a tricky path forward

The Colorado Avalanche has a different kind of offseason ahead, but the road might be just as arduous. This core group of Avs has reached the mountaintop. “The salary cap is a significant challenge for us, and we've got things we're going to have to navigate,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said Thursday. “But we still have Nathan Mackinnon and Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen (and) Devon Toews, and that's a pretty good launch point.”