2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[2] The Avalanche missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous season.

2014–15 Colorado Avalanche
Division	7th Central
Conference	11th Western
2014–15 record	39–31–12
Home record	23–15–3
Road record	16–16–9
Goals for	219
Goals against	227
Team information
General Manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Patrick Roy
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Jarome Iginla Cody McLeod
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	16,176[1] (41 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Jarome Iginla (29)
Assists	Tyson Barrie (41)
Points	Gabriel Landeskog Jarome Iginla (59)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (191)
Plus/minus	Tyson Barrie (+5)
Wins	Semyon Varlamov (28)
Goals against average	Calvin Pickard (2.35)

Off-season

On May 26, 2014, goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere announced his intention to retire, reportedly saying, "I do not see a reason to remain in the League."[3]

Standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102
4	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
5	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
6	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
7	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
3	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
5	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Gabriel Landeskog	Throwing a punch at Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu while both players were on their respective benches during NHL game No. 930 in Denver on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 19:57 of the third period.	—	$5,000.00	March 3, 2015[4]
Cody McLeod	Entering game late with intention of starting an altercation during NHL game No. 930 in Denver on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 19:52 of the third period.	—	$3,091.40	March 3, 2015[4]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Anaheim	5–2	Colorado		Pickard		0–1–0	Recap
2	September 22	Colorado	0–4	Anaheim		Berra	13,252	0–2–0	Recap
3	September 25	Colorado	2–3	Montreal	OT	Berra	21,287	0–2–1	Recap
4^[a]	September 26	Montreal	3–2	Colorado		Varlamov		0–3–1	Recap
5	September 28	Calgary	2–1	Colorado		Varlamov		0–4–1	Recap
6	September 30	Colorado	0–2	Calgary		Berra	19,289	0–5–1	Recap
7^[b]	October 2	Los Angeles	2–1	Colorado	SO	Berra	6,176	0–5–2	Recap
8^[c]	October 4	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles	SO	Varlamov		1–5–2	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City. ^b Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ^c Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season

Game log
October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Colorado 0–5 Minnesota Varlamov 19,098 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 11 Minnesota 3–0 Colorado Varlamov 18,139 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 13 Colorado 2–1 Boston Berra 17,565 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 14 Colorado 2–3 Toronto OT Varlamov 18,754 1–2–1 3 Recap 5 October 16 Colorado 3–5 Ottawa Pickard 19,913 1–3–1 3 Recap 6 October 18 Colorado 2–3 Montreal Pickard 21,287 1–4–1 3 Recap 7 October 21 Florida 4–3 Colorado OT Berra 14,440 1–4–2 4 Recap 8 October 24 Vancouver 3–7 Colorado Varlamov 17,119 2–4–2 6 Recap 9 October 26 Colorado 1–2 Winnipeg OT Varlamov 15,016 2–4–3 7 Recap 10 October 28 San Jose 3–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 14,552 2–4–4 8 Recap 11 October 30 NY Islanders 0–5 Colorado Varlamov 12,892 3–4–4 10 Recap
November: 6–6–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Colorado 2–3 St. Louis SO Varlamov 17,498 3–4–5 11 Recap 13 November 2 Anaheim 3–2 Colorado Varlamov 15,310 3–5–5 11 Recap 14 November 4 Vancouver 5–2 Colorado Varlamov 13,221 3–6–5 11 Recap 15 November 6 Toronto 3–4 Colorado SO Berra 15,036 4–6–5 13 Recap 16 November 8 Colorado 3–4 Philadelphia Berra 19,792 4–7–5 13 Recap 17 November 11 Colorado 0–6 NY Islanders Varlamov 12,888 4–8–5 13 Recap 18 November 13 Colorado 4–3 NY Rangers SO Varlamov 18,006 5–8–5 15 Recap 19 November 15 Colorado 3–2 New Jersey Varlamov 15,626 6–8–5 17 Recap 20 November 20 Washington 3–2 Colorado Berra 16,476 6–9–5 17 Recap 21 November 22 Carolina 3–4 Colorado Pickard 17,208 7–9–5 19 Recap 22 November 25 Colorado 4–3 Arizona OT Pickard 12,163 8–9–5 21 Recap 23 November 26 Chicago 3–2 Colorado Pickard 18,007 8–10–5 21 Recap 24 November 29 Dallas 2–5 Colorado Pickard 15,761 9–10–5 23 Recap
December: 5–5–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 2–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Montreal 4–3 Colorado Pickard 14,038 9–11–5 23 Recap 26 December 4 Colorado 3–4 Calgary OT Varlamov 18,651 9–11–6 24 Recap 27 December 5 Colorado 2–6 Winnipeg Varlamov 15,016 9–12–6 24 Recap 28 December 9 Nashville 3–0 Colorado Pickard 12,689 9–13–6 24 Recap 29 December 11 Winnipeg 3–4 Colorado SO Pickard 14,300 10–13–6 26 Recap 30 December 13 St. Louis 3–2 Colorado OT Pickard 17,806 10–13–7 27 Recap 31 December 18 Colorado 0–1 Pittsburgh OT Pickard 18,603 10–13–8 28 Recap 32 December 20 Colorado 5–1 Buffalo Pickard 18,831 11–13–8 30 Recap 33 December 21 Colorado 2–1 Detroit SO Pickard 20,027 12–13–8 32 Recap 34 December 23 St. Louis 0–5 Colorado Varlamov 17,634 13–13–8 34 Recap 35 December 27 Chicago 5–2 Colorado Pickard 18,085 13–14–8 34 Recap 36 December 29 Colorado 0–3 St. Louis Varlamov 19,749 13–15–8 34 Recap 37 December 31 Philadelphia 3–4 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,007 14–15–8 36 Recap
January: 7–3–3 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Edmonton 1–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 16,050 15–15–8 38 Recap 39 January 4 Columbus 3–4 Colorado Varlamov 14,780 15–16–8 38 Recap 40 January 6 Colorado 2–0 Chicago Varlamov 21,492 16–16–8 40 Recap 41 January 8 Ottawa 2–5 Colorado Varlamov 14,697 17–16–8 42 Recap 42 January 10 Dallas 3–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 18–16–8 44 Recap 43 January 12 Colorado 1–2 Washington Varlamov 18,506 18–17–8 44 Recap 44 January 13 Colorado 2–3 Carolina SO Pickard 12,965 18–17–9 45 Recap 45 January 15 Colorado 4–2 Florida Varlamov 9,584 19–17–9 47 Recap 46 January 17 Colorado 2–3 Tampa Bay SO Varlamov 19,204 19–17–10 48 Recap 47 January 19 Colorado 1–3 St. Louis Varlamov 19,187 19–18–10 48 Recap 48 January 21 Boston 2–3 Colorado SO Varlamov 16,832 20–18–10 50 Recap 49 January 27 Colorado 3–4 Nashville OT Varlamov 15,566 20–18–11 51 Recap 50 January 30 Nashville 0–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,064 21–18–11 53 Recap
February: 6–7–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 3 Colorado 3–2 Dallas SO Varlamov 16,521 22–18–11 55 Recap 52 February 5 Detroit 3–0 Colorado Varlamov 18,087 22–19–11 55 Recap 53 February 7 Colorado 0–1 Minnesota Varlamov 19,244 22–20–11 55 Recap 54 February 8 Colorado 3–5 Winnipeg Varlamov 15,016 22–21–11 55 Recap 55 February 12 NY Rangers 6–3 Colorado Varlamov 17,378 22–22–11 55 Recap 56 February 14 Dallas 1–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,087 23–22–11 57 Recap 57 February 16 Arizona 2–5 Colorado Varlamov 14,132 24–22–11 59 Recap 58 February 18 Los Angeles 4–1 Colorado Varlamov 15,786 24–23–11 59 Recap 59 February 20 Colorado 4–1 Chicago Varlamov 22,103 25–23–11 61 Recap 60 February 22 Tampa Bay 4–5 Colorado Varlamov 17,385 26–23–11 63 Recap 61 February 24 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Varlamov 17,113 26–24–11 63 Recap 62 February 27 Colorado 5–4 Dallas SO Varlamov 15,431 27–24–11 65 Recap 63 February 28 Minnesota 3–1 Colorado Varlamov 18,087 27–25–11 65 Recap
March: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 4 Pittsburgh 1–3 Colorado Varlamov 16,905 28–25–11 67 Recap 65 March 7 Colorado 4–0 Columbus Varlamov 16,599 29–25–11 69 Recap 66 March 8 Colorado 3–2 Minnesota Varlamov 19,119 30–25–11 71 Recap 67 March 10 Los Angeles 5–2 Colorado Pickard 15,724 30–26–11 71 Recap 68 March 12 New Jersey 1–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 14,607 31–26–11 73 Recap 69 March 14 Calgary 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 32–26–11 75 Recap 70 March 19 Colorado 5–2 Arizona Varlamov 11,684 33–26–11 77 Recap 71 March 20 Colorado 2–3 Anaheim OT Varlamov 17,313 33–26–12 78 Recap 72 March 23 Colorado 2–3 Calgary Varlamov 18,613 33–27–12 78 Recap 73 March 25 Colorado 3–4 Edmonton Berra 16,839 33–28–12 78 Recap 74 March 26 Colorado 4–1 Vancouver Berra 18,870 34–28–12 80 Recap 75 March 28 Buffalo 3–5 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 35–28–12 82 Recap 76 March 30 Edmonton 4–1 Colorado Varlamov 15,493 35–29–12 82 Recap
April: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Colorado 1–5 San Jose Berra 17,562 35–30–12 82 Recap 78 April 3 Colorado 4–2 Anaheim Berra 17,201 36–30–12 84 Recap 79 April 4 Colorado 1–3 Los Angeles Varlamov 18,230 36–31–12 84 Recap 80 April 7 Nashville 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 13,561 37–31–12 86 Recap 81 April 9 Winnipeg 0–1 Colorado SO Berra 14,802 38–31–12 88 Recap 82 April 11 Chicago 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,049 39–31–12 90 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final[5]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jarome Iginla 82 29 30 59 0 42 Gabriel Landeskog 82 23 36 59 −2 79 Alex Tanguay 80 22 33 55 −1 40 Matt Duchene 82 21 34 55 3 16 Ryan O'Reilly 82 17 38 55 −5 12 Tyson Barrie 80 12 41 53 5 26 Nathan MacKinnon 64 14 24 38 −7 34 John Mitchell 68 11 15 26 −9 32 Erik Johnson 47 12 11 23 2 33 Zach Redmond 59 5 15 20 −1 24 Maxime Talbot^‡ 63 5 10 15 2 27 Nate Guenin 76 2 13 15 −1 32 Nick Holden 78 5 9 14 −11 28 Brad Stuart 65 3 10 13 −4 16 Jan Hejda 81 1 12 13 −12 42 Daniel Briere 57 8 4 12 −7 18 Cody McLeod 82 7 5 12 −2 191 Dennis Everberg 55 3 9 12 −7 10 Marc-Andre Cliche 74 2 5 7 −2 17 Jamie McGinn 19 4 2 6 −9 6 Joey Hishon 13 1 1 2 −1 0 Borna Rendulic 11 1 1 2 1 6 Freddie Hamilton^† 17 1 0 1 −1 0 Tomas Vincour 7 0 1 1 −1 2 Andrew Agozzino 1 0 1 1 1 0 Paul Carey^‡ 10 0 1 1 2 0 Michael Sgarbossa^‡ 3 0 1 1 0 10 Patrick Bordeleau 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Wilson 3 0 0 0 −3 0 Jordan Caron^† 19 0 0 0 −1 2 Stefan Elliott 5 0 0 0 −2 2 Ben Street 3 0 0 0 0 0 Duncan Siemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 Colin Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 Karl Stollery^‡ 5 0 0 0 3 2

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Semyon Varlamov	57	57	3,307	28	20	8	141	2.56	1791	.921	5	0	0	4
Calvin Pickard	16	13	895	6	7	3	35	2.35	511	.932	0	0	0	0
Reto Berra	19	12	748	5	4	1	33	2.65	403	.918	1	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Notable achievements

Regular season Player Award Awarded E. Johnson NHL All-Star game selection[6] January 10, 2015 S. Varlamov NHL Second Star of the Week[7] January 12, 2015 S. Varlamov NHL Second Star of the Week[8] March 9, 2015 R. O'Reilly NHL Third Star of the Week[9] March 30, 2015

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached D. Everberg 1st career NHL game October 9, 2014 D. Briere 300th career NHL goal October 13, 2014 C. Pickard 1st career NHL game October 16, 2014 J. Hejda 100th career NHL assist October 24, 2014 C. McLeod 1000th career NHL PIM October 24, 2014 D. Everberg 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point November 2, 2014 D. Everberg 1st career NHL assist November 4, 2014 M. Talbot 600th career NHL game November 6, 2014 R. O'Reilly 200th career NHL point November 6, 2014 N. MacKinnon 100th career NHL game November 13, 2014 A. Agozzino 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 22, 2014 C. Pickard 1st career NHL win November 22, 2014 M.-A. Cliche 100th career NHL game November 29, 2014 C. Smith 1st career NHL game December 1, 2014 M. Sgarbossa 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point December 4, 2014 B. Rendulic 1st career NHL game December 9, 2014 B. Stuart 1,000th career NHL game December 18, 2014 M. Talbot 100th career NHL assist December 20, 2014 C. McLeod 500th career NHL game December 21, 2014 B. Rendulic 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point December 31, 2014 A. Tanguay 800th career NHL point January 8, 2015 B. Rendulic 1st career NHL assist January 10, 2015 N. Holden 100th career NHL game January 12, 2015 J. Iginla 1,200th career NHL point January 30, 2015 J. Hejda 600th career NHL game February 8, 2015 R. O'Reilly 400th career NHL game February 12, 2015 C. McLeod 100th career NHL point February 16, 2015 P. Carey 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point February 16, 2015 M. Duchene 300th career NHL point February 16, 2015 G. Landeskog 100th career NHL assist February 22, 2015 N. MacKinnon 1st career NHL hat-trick February 22, 2015 N. MacKinnon 100th career NHL point February 24, 2015 M. Duchene 400th career NHL game February 28, 2015 A. Tanguay 1,000th career NHL game March 4, 2015 J. Mitchell 400th career NHL game March 19, 2015 F. Hamilton 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point March 19, 2015 T. Barrie 100th career NHL point March 28, 2015 R. Berra 1st career NHL shutout April 9, 2015

Transactions

The following transactions took place during the 2014–15 NHL season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 30, 2014[10]	To Montreal Canadiens P. A. Parenteau 5th-round pick in 2015	To Colorado Avalanche Daniel Briere
July 1, 2014[11]	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2016 6th-round pick in 2017	To Colorado Avalanche Brad Stuart
March 2, 2015[12]	To Boston Bruins Paul Carey Maxime Talbot	To Colorado Avalanche Jordan Caron 6th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015[12]	To San Jose Sharks Karl Stollery	To Colorado Avalanche Freddie Hamilton
March 2, 2015[12]	To Anaheim Ducks Michael Sgarbossa	To Colorado Avalanche Mat Clark
June 25, 2015[13]	To Boston Bruins BOS's 6th-round pick in 2016	To Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg (rights)

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Jarome Iginla Boston Bruins 3 years, $16 million [14] July 1, 2014 Bruno Gervais Adirondack Phantoms 1 year, $650,000 [15] July 1, 2014 Ben Street Calgary Flames 1 year, $650,000 [15] July 1, 2014 Zach Redmond Winnipeg Jets 2 years, $1.5 million [15] July 1, 2014 Jesse Winchester Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.8 million [15] July 7, 2014 Maxim Noreau Ambri-Piotta 2 years, $1.25 million [16] May 15, 2015 Andreas Martinsen Düsseldorfer EG 1 year, entry-level contract [17]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Paul Stastny St. Louis Blues 4 years, $28 million [18] July 1, 2014 Brad Malone Carolina Hurricanes 2 years, $1.3 million [19] July 1, 2014 David Van der Gulik Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $550,000 [20] July 1, 2014 Matt Hunwick New York Rangers 1 year, $600,000 [21] July 23, 2014 Andre Benoit Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $800,000 [22]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref August 21, 2014 Jean Sebastien Giguere [23] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Nick Holden 3 years, $4.95 million contract extension [24] July 23, 2014 Ryan O'Reilly 2 years, $12 million contract [25] September 4, 2014 Tyson Barrie 2 years, $5.2 million contract [26] September 29, 2014 Cody McLeod 3 years, $4 million contract extension [27] September 29, 2014 Brad Stuart 2 years, $7.2 million contract extension [27] March 24, 2015 Mason Geertsen 3 years, entry-level contract [28] May 15, 2015 Andreas Martinsen 1 year, entry-level contract [17] Draft picks See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 1 23 Conner Bleackley C  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 3 84 Kyle Wood D  Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL) 4 93^[a] Nicholas Magyar RW  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL) 4 114 Alexis Pepin LW  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) 5 144 Anton Lindholm D  Sweden Skelleftea (SHL) 6 174 Maximilian Pajpach G  Slovakia Slovakia U18 (Slovakia-2) 7 204 Julien Nantel LW  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) Draft notes Colorado's second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Reto Berra to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[29] ^a Edmonton's fourth-round pick (previously acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs) went to Colorado as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ryan O'Byrne to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[30] References "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720756 "Avalanche's McLeod, Landeskog fined for actions at end of Feb. 28 game vs. Wild". NHL. March 3, 2015. "Avalanche 2014-2015 Regular Season Stats". Retrieved March 17, 2015. "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015. "Backes, Varlamov and Huberdeau named week's stars". NHL. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. "Hudler, Varlamov and Talbot named stars of week". NHL. March 9, 2015. "Dubnyk, Atkinson and O'Reilly named stars of week". NHL. March 30, 2015. "Avalanche Acquires Briere from Montreal". avalanche.nhl.com. Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved June 30, 2014. "Avalanche Acquires Brad Stuart". avalanche.nhl.com. Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved July 1, 2014. "Avalanche Acquires Jordan Caron". avalanche.nhl.com. Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved July 1, 2014. Avalanche Acquires Carl Soderberg Avalanche Signs Jarome Iginla Avalanche Signs Four Players Maxim Noreau signed by Avalanche Avalanche Signs Andreas Martinsen Blues Sign Stastny to 4-Year Deal Canes Agree to Terms with Brad Malone Kings Sign Adam Cracknell And David Van Der Gulik To One-Year Contracts Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Matt Hunwick SABRES SIGN BENOIT TO 1-YEAR DEAL Jean-Sebastien Giguere Announces Retirement Avalanche Signs Nick Holden To Extension AVALANCHE SIGNS O’REILLY Avalanche Signs Tyson Barrie Avalanche Signs McLeod, Stuart to Extensions Avalanche Signs Mason Geertsen "Avalanche Acquires Berra from Flames". March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014. "Maple Leafs swing deal for Ryan O'Byrne". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 3, 2013.