We're working our way up from last season's lowest grade players to the highest. Guess who goes first?
If you had to wager who was the least popular Colorado Avalanche player, chances are you'd put money on Brad Stuart. From the moment he was traded from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2016 2nd Round pick and a 2017 6th Round pick, it was all but guaranteed he'd never produce enough to earn that value.
And then Joe Sakic did an even more preposterous thing and offer the (then) 34-year old a two-year extension totaling 7.