The Colorado Avalanche rookies finally brought home a win!
We’ll have more on them later today.
More importantly, though, let’s talk about Eugene Melnyk:
Last year, the Ottawa Senators took a gamble when they picked up forward Matt Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche for a hefty ransom.
Heading to the Senators was Duchene. For all intents and purposes, the forward was a positive addition; excluding his 2016-17 campaign, Duchene had never fallen below 20 goals when playing in 60 or more NHL games.
Heading to the Avalanche, though, was a massive haul. Not only did Duchene fetch both a first and third round pick, he managed to snag the Avalanche prospect Shane Bowers, goaltender Andrew Hammond, and center Kyle Turris - who was then flipped to the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick, forward Vladislav Kamenev, and defenseman Samuel Girard.