It was no secret the Colorado Avalanche and their fans enjoyed what Shawn Matthias brought to the table after he was acquired in a deadline trade. So, when Matthias signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Jets early Friday, it wasn’t hard to predict the Avalanche would attempt to sign another similar type of player.
Lo and behold! Joe Sakic and his staff opened up Stan Kroenke’s pocketbook and signed Joe Colborne for two years at $2.5M per season.
The 6’5" 221lb, 26-year-old forward spent the past three seasons with his hometown Calgary Flames, playing in 217 games and racking up 100 points.