When the Colorado Avalanche signed Jesse Winchester to a two year $900k contract in the summer of 2014 it looked like a very savvy deal for a team that had struggled with forward depth the whole prior season. Just weeks after being bounced out of the first round of the playoffs with Brad Malone, Marc Andre Cliche, and Patrick Bordeleau all playing significant NHL roles for the Avs, they saw a need for a grinding, defensive, 4th line center and they filled it with an under-appreciated, cost effective NHL player in Winchester.
Now at 50 contracts, Jesse Winchester’s injury hurts the Avalanche all over again
