As the Colorado Avalanche head into the offseason, one very obvious weakness general manager Joe Sakic will need to address is his team’s depth in the bottom-six forward group — particularly on the fourth line.
Veterans Pierre-Edouard Bellmare, Matt Calvert and Carl Soderberg are all unrestricted free agents and it’s likely all three have played their last game in an Avalanche jersey. Soderberg has already signed to play in Sweden while Calvert is likely finished as an NHL player after battling through concussion issues over the past few years.
As a result, Sakic is going to be looking to rebuild the team’s fourth line and will likely be looking at a few veteran UFAs to fill those holes.