In the season marred with disappointment, no Colorado Avalanche player has been more disappointing than Paul Stastny.
Considered a franchise building block since his 78 point rookie season in 2006-2007, the 25 year old center has looked more like a $6.6 million paperweight with only 54 points in 70 games this season.
In previous seasons where Stastny played at least 65 games, his career low is 71 points.
Rumors swirled around the trade deadline of a potential swap of Stastny and LA Kings defenseman Jack Johnson, but a trade never came to fruition.
As the Avalanche cruise towards a bottom three finish and Paul Stastny likely continues his ice cold play, could he be capping off his final season in Denver?
Over the past two years, Colorado Avalanche General Manager Greg Sherman has been proactive in removing the stain of the Francois Giguere era (2006-2009).
Forward Ryan Smyth and defenseman Scott Hannan—Giguere's two biggest free agent signings at a cumulative 10.75 million annually—have both been shipped out for younger, more economic players (defenseman Kyle Quincey and forward Tomas Fleischmann, re ...
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Colorado Avalanche: Could Paul Stastny Be Traded This Summer?
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