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Colorado Avalanche get it right with Wyatt Aamodt re-signing

By Graham Tiedtke

Apr 9, 2022; Boston, MA, USA; Retired Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask participates in a ceremonial puck drop with Minnesota State defenseman Wyatt Aamodt (7) and Denver forward Cole Guttman (19) before the 2022 Frozen Four college ice hockey national championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2022; Boston, MA, USA; Retired Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask participates in a ceremonial puck drop with Minnesota State defenseman Wyatt Aamodt (7) and Denver forward Cole Guttman (19) before the 2022 Frozen Four college ice hockey national championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Colorado Avalanche have given defenseman Wyatt Aamodt a one-year contract and he will head back to their farm team, the Colorado Eagles. Aamodt had just finished a season in which he played in 52 games, scoring three goals and assisting on 15 scores.

Between 2016-2018, Aamodt had five goals and 41 assists.

Wyatt Wyatt does bring some experience along with him, having just played in several playoff games this past season in the AHL. He played in seven games during the Calder Cup playoffs and had one assist to go along with his 14 shots on goal.

At the end of the day, Aamodt might not see a whole lot of action with the Colorado Avalanche, but at the same time, it certainly isn’t out of the question that he does, given the team’s recent history of injuries throughout the season.

When it comes to really any young NHL player, especially ones that spend a lot of time in the farm leagues, it’s about building their craft. For coaches, it is about evaluation. How well do these players connect with their teammates on the ice? How productive are they? Are they doing exactly what they are asked to do game in and game out?

Thinking about this move, I think that it is just important that they’re consistent in keeping around these players that have at least a little bit of experience with them. It’s nothing groundbreaking. He’s not going to be asked to be a Cale Makar clone. Would that be awesome if he was? Absolutely. But he just needs to be his own person and player.

I neither love nor hate the move to re-sign Wyatt Aamodt. But at the end of the day, consistency is king. Maybe this will be a year in which Aamodt takes a huge leap forward and has an impact on the Colorado Avalanche.

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