The Colorado Avalanche have always loved to give players a second chance. Time and again, they sign players who had difficulty fitting in with other teams, hoping they might be a better fit. When GM Joe Sakic first took over, he handed out three-year contracts, and those came back to haunt the team.
In recent years, he’s been better about handing out one-year show-me contracts. Maybe this year he’ll offer one of those to forward Magnus Paajarvi, who’s a pending unrestricted free agent from the Ottawa Senators.
Let’s see what Magnus Paajarvi brings to the table.