Looking back at the 2011 NHL Draft, there was every reason for Colorado Avalanche fans to be excited about where their team was headed. They had just acquired goaltender Semyon Varlamov and a mid-season trade that brought them their number one defenseman in Erik Johnson. They also held picks number two and eleven in the draft, which they used on future captain Gabriel Landeskog and bruising defenseman Duncan Siemens.
While Varlamov, Johnson, and Landeskog have all played significant roles in the various Avalanche successes and failures since then, Siemens has left a fan base and an organization wanting more.