Avalanche parts ways with Mikhail Grigorenko; Siemens given qualifying offer

The list of restricted free-agent players the Avalanche tendered qualifying offers to was released Monday afternoon, and probably a player who wasn’t qualified made as much news as those that were.

The Avs chose not to given talented but mercurial forward Mikhail Grigorenko an offer, which means the Russian is an unrestricted free agent. Sources tell BSNDenver that he is likely to sign with a KHL team moving forward, though he’ll see if a decent NHL offer comes first.

While Grigorenko was cut loose, the Avs did qualify the following players: Sven Andrighetto, Gabriel Bourque, Felix Girard, Rocco Grimaldi, Matt Nieto, Duncan Siemens and Nikita Zadorov. The Avs thus retain their rights, and…