Sakic’s Back - and Colorado’s Draft Board Gets Interesting

Joe Sakic is back running the show, and that alone changes the temperature around Colorado’s draft room. The Avalanche are not short on ambition, but their 2026 draft capital is the kind of thing that forces a front office to get creative instead of just shopping from the top shelf. This is where the hockey gets sneaky, because the teams that look quiet on draft weekend are often the ones doing the real damage.