Future first-ballot Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla was worth every penny in the first year of his three-year, $16 million contract with the Avalanche. Sunday’s NHL column took a large trim but can be found here.
Connor McDavid is heading to Edmonton. It’s a slam dunk. Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said there is “no chance” they will trade the first pick and those are the same odds McDavid won’t go No. 1 overall on June 26 in Florida.
Colorado retained it’s No. 10 pick, and won’t likely trade it.