Colorado Avalanche third line forward Matt Calvert isn’t going to challenge Mikko Rantanen or Nathan MacKinnon for top spot on the team. That’s not his role with the Avs. He’s a heart and soul kind of guy.
Does that sound like someone else you know? Maybe a couple guys from our past? I’m thinking of Blake Comeau and Cody McLeod.
When the Avalanche signed Calvert to a three-year contract worth $8,550,000 total, the understanding was that the 28-year-old forward was replacing the 32-year-old Comeau. Indeed, the coaching staff slotted him right into the third line with Carl Soderberg and Matthew Nieto, Comeau’s old linemates.