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Colorado Avalanche Decade in Review: 20 Memorable Moments

By Nadia Archuleta

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Jarome Iginla #12, Gabriel Landeskog #92 and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on November 25, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

2014-15 Season

GM: Joe Sakic
Coach: Patrick Roy
Captain: Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate Captains: Jarome Iginla, Cody McLeod
Record:39–31–12

The Colorado Avalanche didn’t really make any notable draft picks in 2014 — the best was Anton Lindholm, who’s still with the team, albeit mostly with the Eagles. They chose him in the fifth round.

The Avs took restricted free agent Ryan O’Reilly to salary arbitration. On July 23, 2014, on the threshold of the arbitration office, the two sides agreed to another two-year contract, after which O’Reilly would be an unrestricted free agent. Obviously, that event didn’t improve relations between the two sides.

After ups and downs at the end of the season about whether Paul Stastny would sign with the team, at a hometown discount, he left for big money in St. Louis. However, the Avs did acquire an aging legend, Jarome Iginla, whom they promptly named an alternate captain.

The season itself was one plagued with injuries. The Avalanche were second only to the Columbus Blue Jackets in man games lost. With just 90 points to their names, they missed the playoffs again.

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)

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