Young goalie Justus Annunen might be that hard-to-find keeper, a guy who enjoys a 15-year NHL career mostly as the No. 1 guy.
Save for goalies Marc Denis, David Aebischer, Peter Budaj and Calvin Pickard, the Avalanche has never drafted anything close to that in 25 years. Colorado has usually pinned its goaltending hopes on a player acquired through a trade or signed as a free agent.
But Annunen, who was selected by Colorado in the third round (64th overall) in 2018, is already an accomplished Finnish professional and has starred on the international stage among his peers.