Andrew Bodnarchuk hasn't been able to crack an NHL roster and stay there since finishing his major junior career with the Halifax Mooseheads in 2008.
Until Wednesday, in the nearly eight years since he turned pro, he had played five NHL games with Boston in 2009-10 and then 16 this season with Columbus. Otherwise, his résumé was all AHL, and the Blue Jackets this week attempted to send him back down to the Lake Erie Monsters.
The Avalanche pounced, claiming him on waivers Tuesday, and he was in the lineup Wednesday as Colorado took a wild 4-3 overtime victory over the St.