Maybe this tells you some — some, not all — of what you need to know about the state of the Avalanche.
Sven Andrighetto on Sunday met his new teammates as they arrived at the dressing room individually or in small groups — and two and a half hours later was skating on the Matt Duchene-centered second line, also joining Finnish winger Mikko Rantanen.
“Throw him right in the fire,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said.
To get Andrighetto Wednesday from Montreal, the Avalanche sent fourth-line winger Andreas Martinsen to the Canadiens.