Over the past few years, Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche front office have proven in they like to take a risk on buy-low candidates from other teams. Friday afternoon, the team took another chance on a young player when they traded for 24-year-old Andre Burakovsky from the Washington Capitals.
A former first-round pick in 2013, Burakovsky is a guy that has been a bit of a disappointment in Washington but the big winger has a world of talent and many believe that he could thrive in the right situation.