The time is finally upon us, Colorado Avalanche fans! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for!
No, I don’t mean the draft lottery.
No, I don’t mean a return to playoff hockey.
No, Nolan Patrick has not taken giant strides forward and become a generational talent.
This is even better, as we can finally say “goodbye” to the contractual abomination that is Brad Stuart’s contract. Ding-dong, the witch is dead, and the witch also no longer counts against our salary cap!
To commemorate this momentous offseason event, let’s take a stroll down memory lane, and recall how this soul-sucking, team-killing travesty of a management decision came about!